Experience

Mt. Cuba Center
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Executive Assistant

  • Jan 2023 - Present


US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Support Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2023

  Provide administrative support, manage data systems, keep records, and generate analytical reports.• Enter information into federal data systems• Manage travel for 20 employees• Manage timekeeping for 35 employees• Generate spreadsheets for budget tracking and projections• Locate vendors and schedule repair services• Greet and direct visitors and calls• Design forms, graphics, and pamphlets for facility• Maintain inventory for central supplies, order restock as needed

• Biological Science Technician/Office Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2023

  Aided in the research of biological control solutions for invasive weeds. Work performed in field, lab, and BSL2 quarantine facility. Provided administrative support as needed.• Insect management: Established & maintained colonies of biological control insects, identified insect sex & age, established oviposition cages, fed and managed pest issues.• Plant management: Propagated from seed & cutting, transplanted, thinned, pruned, labeled, identified & treated disease, pests, & nutrient deficiency, maintained, & repaired irrigation systems.• Research assistance: Aided in plant/insect field population monitoring, sample collection, & biological control insect releases, performed quarantine host range & multi-generational testing.• Collected samples and data via microscopes, berlese, aspirators, CHNS/O analyzer, balances, environmental chambers, data loggers.• Member of Safety, Health & Environmental Management (SHEM) committee which identified and resolved safety concerns and ensured OSHA compliance.• Entered information into federal administrative data systems• Created and processed travel for 20+ employees• Generated spreadsheets for budget tracking and projections• Located vendors and scheduled repair services• Greeted and directed visitors and calls• Designed forms, graphics, and pamphlets for facility• Maintained inventory for central supplies, ordered restock as needed



Nova Southeastern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Laboratory Manager

  • Aug 2011 - Apr 2016

  Assisted in the management of 14 undergraduate STEM labs and oversaw work performed by lab assistants. • Personnel management: coordinated employment form collection for 100+ student hires annually, managed timecards for 20+ student employees, assigned duties to lab assistants, oversaw & provided access to restricted areas, equipment, & chemicals. • Safety: Created SOP, forms, policies, and orientation training, resolved daily lab & safety concerns for students & instructors, ensured OSHA compliance & performed annual safety inspection, collected & consolidated hazardous chemical & biological wastes, classified incoming chemicals, ensured proper storage, managed safety data sheet records. • Facilities: Maintained, calibrated, cleaned, & repaired equipment, created & managed inventory database for chemicals, designed lab layout maps for storage reference.



ARADA

• United Arab Emirates
• Real Estate
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Answering Service Technician

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  Processed calls of medical and technical nature in high volume. • Entered data into software, relayed messages to clients and updated accounts. • Transferred callers to direct assistance as needed. • Developed reference sheet for policies and software system shortcuts. Processed calls of medical and technical nature in high volume. • Entered data into software, relayed messages to clients and updated accounts. • Transferred callers to direct assistance as needed. • Developed reference sheet for policies and software system shortcuts.



USDA-ARS

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biological Science Technician

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2011

  Aided in the research of biological control solutions for invasive weeds. Work performed in field, lab, and BSL2 quarantine facility. Provided administrative support as needed. • Insect management: Established & maintained colonies of biological control insects, identified insect sex & age, established oviposition cages, fed and managed pest issues. • Plant management: Propagated from seed & cutting, transplanted, thinned, pruned, labeled, identified & treated disease, pests, & nutrient deficiency, maintained, & repaired irrigation systems. • Research assistance: Aided in plant/insect field population monitoring, sample collection, & biological control insect releases, performed quarantine host range & multi-generational testing. • Collected samples and data via microscopes, berlese, aspirators, CHNS/O analyzer, balances, environmental chambers, data loggers.



Clarkson University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemistry Stockroom Assistant

  • Jan 2004 - May 2007

  • Prepared chemical solutions and assemble materials for undergraduate labs.• Calibrated pH meter and scales annually.• Collected and ensured proper handling, storage, & disposal of hazardous materials. • Inventoried chemicals/lab equipment and created purchase order lists.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  • Assisted in research on the impacts of a protective roadside barriers on turtle nest predation• Trapped and tagged turtles, recorded biometrics.• Monitored field site temperature and relative humidity data loggers.