Experience

University of Illinois Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Grant and Project Management

  • Jul 2007 - Present

   Primary responsibilities included supervision, management and coordination of multiple Human IRB and Animal Care Committee (ACC) protocols.  Managed extensive animal research component including the directing of animal-based research by all principal investigators and their co-investigators. Responsible for the management and coordination of two large Program Projects.  Responsible for several individual R01’s and other grants and NIH-sponsored projects.  Maintained oversight of of all budgetary, personnel and research components of large grants and program projects. Coordinated and led multidisciplinary interactions within the projects. Developed and coordinated all committees included within each grant or project. Managed and coordinated Illinois state grant on embryonic stem cells.  Responsible for the management and coordination of the annual submittance of Progress Reports for all Program Projects and R01’s to the NIH and NHLBI. Responsible for review of selected Program Projects and individual R01’s for the Department of Pharmacology. Collaborated regularly with the NHLBI/NIH for compliance with new regulations and for submission of new grants and program projects as needed.

• Administrative Director of MPD-RC

  • Jan 2005 - Jul 2007

   Primary responsibilities included complete management, coordination and operational oversight of extensive $19.6M multi-institutional research consortium, an alliance of international scientists and clinicians studying the myeloproliferative diseases. Responsible for development of consortium infrastructure after funding. Managed all budgets, scientific and clinical trial projects and cores as well as coordinated numerous interactions between research groups of program project. Successfully assisted in writing, submitting and total management of several R01 grants obtained by the PI, including Department of Defense Grant. Organized and staffed board and committee meetings of various grants as needed.



University of Illinois

• LaboratoryManager

  • Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

   Primary responsibilities included initiation and management of all fourteen (14) human and animal IRB-related protocols. Directly involved with Bone Marrow Transplant Center in assisting staff to ensure quality patient care and state and federal compliance. Managed clinical research laboratories while performing clinical testing on patient samples in hospital setting. Active in Clinical Patient Care testing with Department of Pathology  Managed all research budgets including personnel as well as procurement process for supplies and equipment. Managed maintenance protocols of research laboratories. Mentored post-doctoral fellows, medical students and clinical fellows in laboratory research and patient testing. Played an important role in recruitment of new laboratory personnel.



Biowhittaker

• Research and Development Scientist

  • Jan 1998 - Jun 2002

  • Responsible for the planning, initiation and completion of novel projects in the Research and Development Department. Work independently of Director of Research and Development. Responsible for development of new products resulting from research projects.• Collaborated with Marketing Department to identify novel products, the optimal manufacturing process and components of cellular kits and novel medias.• Initiate the planning of the experimental design required to discover novel products.• Supervise performance of predesigned experiments by research staff.• Utilize project scheduler to develop accurate time lines for completion of project and development of novel products.• Work with QA/QC Department and Manufacturing Department to formulate SOPs and other documentation necessary for the introduction of new products.• Work with Technical Support Staff and Sales Force to establish promotion of new products.• Managed a project to develop animal protein-free medias utilized in the in vitro production of influenza vaccine. • Managed a project to develop novel medias designed to expand the in vitro and in vivo growth of human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.• Managed a project to utilize the “plasticity” of human hematopoietic stem cells to differentiate primitive hematopoietic cells into both dendritic cells and osteoclasts in vivo and in vitro. These progenitor cell populations will then be utilized to develop novel high-throughput cell-based assays for the study of such bone disease states as osteoporosis.