Experience

OmniAb, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lab Operations Sr. Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Present



Ligand Pharmaceuticals

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Manager Lab Operations

  • Sep 2022 - Oct 2022

• Laboratory Operations Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Aug 2022



Valent U.S.A. LLC

• Farming
• 200 - 300 Employee

• R & D Manager / Analytical Chemist

  • May 1997 - Nov 2021

  - 20+ years of experience in compliance with 40 CFR 160 GLP guidelines - study director for studies conducted in compliance with EPA and PMRA guidelines - comfortable with operation, maintenance, and repair of various models of Agilent HPLCs and GCs - experience applying and receiving USDA soil permit and CDFA crop and cotton permits - System Administrator to LIMS, ELN, Agilent OpenLab - back up System Administrator to Sciforma - current on IATA and DOT dangerous goods… Show more - 20+ years of experience in compliance with 40 CFR 160 GLP guidelines - study director for studies conducted in compliance with EPA and PMRA guidelines - comfortable with operation, maintenance, and repair of various models of Agilent HPLCs and GCs - experience applying and receiving USDA soil permit and CDFA crop and cotton permits - System Administrator to LIMS, ELN, Agilent OpenLab - back up System Administrator to Sciforma - current on IATA and DOT dangerous goods shipping certification - several years of experience with residue method development, method validation, and ILVs - experience with Office 365, Adobe Acrobat - several years of experience as admin to the lab - catering, ordering supplies (office and lab), process invoices, process POs and SOs, coordinating with vendors for building maintenance - several years of experience running QC program Show less - 20+ years of experience in compliance with 40 CFR 160 GLP guidelines - study director for studies conducted in compliance with EPA and PMRA guidelines - comfortable with operation, maintenance, and repair of various models of Agilent HPLCs and GCs - experience applying and receiving USDA soil permit and CDFA crop and cotton permits - System Administrator to LIMS, ELN, Agilent OpenLab - back up System Administrator to Sciforma - current on IATA and DOT dangerous goods… Show more - 20+ years of experience in compliance with 40 CFR 160 GLP guidelines - study director for studies conducted in compliance with EPA and PMRA guidelines - comfortable with operation, maintenance, and repair of various models of Agilent HPLCs and GCs - experience applying and receiving USDA soil permit and CDFA crop and cotton permits - System Administrator to LIMS, ELN, Agilent OpenLab - back up System Administrator to Sciforma - current on IATA and DOT dangerous goods shipping certification - several years of experience with residue method development, method validation, and ILVs - experience with Office 365, Adobe Acrobat - several years of experience as admin to the lab - catering, ordering supplies (office and lab), process invoices, process POs and SOs, coordinating with vendors for building maintenance - several years of experience running QC program Show less



ECPC and Madera Elementary School

• Parent Volunteer

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2020

  - room parent for 9 years - coordinated communication between classroom teacher and parents - science fair coordinator - over 9 years made Madera's science fair one of the largest within the district - various parent volunteer positions either in charge of running programs or assisted with other programs - took on coordinating field trips in their entirety - served on the preschool board of directors as financial secretary - coordinated science outreach between 2008-2020 - room parent for 9 years - coordinated communication between classroom teacher and parents - science fair coordinator - over 9 years made Madera's science fair one of the largest within the district - various parent volunteer positions either in charge of running programs or assisted with other programs - took on coordinating field trips in their entirety - served on the preschool board of directors as financial secretary - coordinated science outreach between 2008-2020



Children's Hospital Oakland

• Emergency Room Volunteer and Trainer

  • Jul 1993 - Oct 2004

  Trained new volunteers by conducting monthly group orientations. Provided potential ER volunteers with an overview of responsibilities and opportunities. Scheduled and trained new ER volunteers weekly in the ER. Comforted and held children still while nurses took blood samples or began intravenous infusions, and while doctors performed procedures such as sutures, splints, casting. Actively sought opportunities to assist families, patients, and the ER staff. Helped set up for procedures as… Show more Trained new volunteers by conducting monthly group orientations. Provided potential ER volunteers with an overview of responsibilities and opportunities. Scheduled and trained new ER volunteers weekly in the ER. Comforted and held children still while nurses took blood samples or began intravenous infusions, and while doctors performed procedures such as sutures, splints, casting. Actively sought opportunities to assist families, patients, and the ER staff. Helped set up for procedures as well as clean up, responsibilities beyond what was expected of volunteers. Tried to alleviate children's anxiety while they waited by reading or playing with them and giving the parents a short break. Show less Trained new volunteers by conducting monthly group orientations. Provided potential ER volunteers with an overview of responsibilities and opportunities. Scheduled and trained new ER volunteers weekly in the ER. Comforted and held children still while nurses took blood samples or began intravenous infusions, and while doctors performed procedures such as sutures, splints, casting. Actively sought opportunities to assist families, patients, and the ER staff. Helped set up for procedures as… Show more Trained new volunteers by conducting monthly group orientations. Provided potential ER volunteers with an overview of responsibilities and opportunities. Scheduled and trained new ER volunteers weekly in the ER. Comforted and held children still while nurses took blood samples or began intravenous infusions, and while doctors performed procedures such as sutures, splints, casting. Actively sought opportunities to assist families, patients, and the ER staff. Helped set up for procedures as well as clean up, responsibilities beyond what was expected of volunteers. Tried to alleviate children's anxiety while they waited by reading or playing with them and giving the parents a short break. Show less



USDA, FSIS

• Associate

  • Oct 1995 - May 1997

  Performed protein analysis using the Kjeldahl method and the Tecator 1030. Performed fat analysis via Soxhlet extraction, and salt analysis using Volhard titration. Set up spreadsheets to calculate analysis results with Lotus and Excel, made calculations easier and faster for all analysts. Initiated and convinced other analysts of more efficient work procedures to decrease turn-around time. Eliminated sample backlog within 3 months of hire. Performed protein analysis using the Kjeldahl method and the Tecator 1030. Performed fat analysis via Soxhlet extraction, and salt analysis using Volhard titration. Set up spreadsheets to calculate analysis results with Lotus and Excel, made calculations easier and faster for all analysts. Initiated and convinced other analysts of more efficient work procedures to decrease turn-around time. Eliminated sample backlog within 3 months of hire.



Marine Corps Recruiting

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• USMC Officer Candidate

  • Jun 1994 - Jul 1994

  Underwent 6 weeks of U.S. Marine Corps officer's leadership training. Learned to improvise, work in groups, when to follow and when to lead. Held positions such as candidate company commander, candidate fire-team leader and candidate squad leader for 4 days in each position. Underwent 6 weeks of U.S. Marine Corps officer's leadership training. Learned to improvise, work in groups, when to follow and when to lead. Held positions such as candidate company commander, candidate fire-team leader and candidate squad leader for 4 days in each position.