Experience

VIVALIA

• Belgium
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Quality Assurance Assistant

  • Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

  Bastogne, Walloon Region, Belgium Fixed term contract with the Anatomic Pathology Laboratory (replacement and temporary support to the Laboratory Quality Manager) Compliance to ISO 15189 In this role, I adapted to the changes in priorities and contributed at different levels: - Collaboration with the lab members to streamline documents and processes - Updating of the QA documentation - Drafting of laboratory procedures - Instrument validation (sample and document preparation, identification of… Show more Fixed term contract with the Anatomic Pathology Laboratory (replacement and temporary support to the Laboratory Quality Manager) Compliance to ISO 15189 In this role, I adapted to the changes in priorities and contributed at different levels: - Collaboration with the lab members to streamline documents and processes - Updating of the QA documentation - Drafting of laboratory procedures - Instrument validation (sample and document preparation, identification of potential risks) - Instrument calibration - Preparation for an external audit - Preparation of the response to an external audit report Reference available on request Show less



HOTEL MELBA

• Belgium
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • May 2016 - Feb 2021

  Bastogne, Belgium Information management Customer service Conflict management Staff management



Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Student Subcommittee member (volunteer)

  • May 2013 - Nov 2013

  Dunedin Research and analysis of the Otago Polytechnic students' needs - human-centred approach Report to the Otago Polytechnic Council



Upstart Business Incubator

• New Zealand
• Education Administration Programs

• Coordinator and Steering group member- Audacious Business Challenge

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

  Dunedin Organisation and development of the Audacious Business Challenge (a program aiming to develop youth entrepreneurship skills) Direct supervisor: Steve Silvey Project scoping, implementation, administration and reporting Research and analysis Planning and organisation of the associated events Engagement of stakeholders across the local ecosystem to contribute: - to presentations and workshops for entrepreneurs, business owners and coaches - as jury members - as… Show more Organisation and development of the Audacious Business Challenge (a program aiming to develop youth entrepreneurship skills) Direct supervisor: Steve Silvey Project scoping, implementation, administration and reporting Research and analysis Planning and organisation of the associated events Engagement of stakeholders across the local ecosystem to contribute: - to presentations and workshops for entrepreneurs, business owners and coaches - as jury members - as sponsors Coaching students Show less



Richard Joseph & Associates

• Associate

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  Dunedin Improvement of workplace performance Strategic development People development Challenging of the status quo in relation to working smarter Development of existing systems and processes Introduction of innovative thinking. Collaboration with the stakeholders and combination of science, IT and design skills to address complex problems Reference available from Richard Joseph (Founder and Facilitator)



AbacusBio

• New Zealand
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Oct 2011 - Feb 2012

  Dunedin IT/ Requirement Specification Client project: requirements specification for the compliance of an existing piece of medical research software to the relevant FDA requirements (US Food and Drug Administration). - Research - Analysis - Reporting - Oral presentation Use of IT, molecular biology and regulatory compliance skills



University of Otago

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Compliance officer

  • Feb 2010 - Dec 2011

  Department of Biochemistry, Dunedin Work place compliance - Containment and Transitional Facility Sector Manager (restricted substances, GMOs and other restricted organisms- Feb 2010 to Dec 2011) - Departmental Health and Safety Officer (from Apr 2011): Collaboration with staff and students to improve compliance o Staff and students training o Procedure development o Register maintenance and digitalisation o Department's permits (applications and renewals) o Accident/ incident reporting and… Show more Work place compliance - Containment and Transitional Facility Sector Manager (restricted substances, GMOs and other restricted organisms- Feb 2010 to Dec 2011) - Departmental Health and Safety Officer (from Apr 2011): Collaboration with staff and students to improve compliance o Staff and students training o Procedure development o Register maintenance and digitalisation o Department's permits (applications and renewals) o Accident/ incident reporting and investigation o Auditing departments across the University o Department audit preparation, overseeing and response o Reporting to multiple hierarchies o Conflict management Reference available on request Job taken in parallel with my Graduate Diploma in IT courses

• Research Fellow

  • Jan 2005 - Jun 2010

  Department of Biochemistry Professor Liz Ledgerwood’s group Lottery Health Research and HRC funding The function of ERp29, a protein resident in the mammalian Endoplasmic Reticulum. Identification of novel ERp29 partners. Analysis of the interaction of various proteins with ER resident proteins (e.g. Opsin, Antitrypsin, MHC Class I, GLIPR) - Project planning and grant application - Project implementation (experimentation and interpretation) - Information management - Reporting… Show more Professor Liz Ledgerwood’s group Lottery Health Research and HRC funding The function of ERp29, a protein resident in the mammalian Endoplasmic Reticulum. Identification of novel ERp29 partners. Analysis of the interaction of various proteins with ER resident proteins (e.g. Opsin, Antitrypsin, MHC Class I, GLIPR) - Project planning and grant application - Project implementation (experimentation and interpretation) - Information management - Reporting, presentation and publication - Student supervision and training Mammalian cell culture: - cell lines maintenance - stable transfections Molecular biology: - subcloning - PCR - site-directed mutagenesis (including primer design) - agarose gel electrophoresis, - sequencing (automatic) Bioinformatics: - sequence analysis - nucleic acid and protein databases searches Biochemistry: - in vitro translation - SDS PAGE - immunoprecipitation - immunoblotting - fluorescence microscopy Proteomics: - 2D PAGE (IEF) - sample preparation for mass spectrometry Cell Biology: - cell fractionation - semi-intact cells



The University of Manchester

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • 2001 - 2004

  School of Biological Sciences Professor Stephen High's group BBSRC funding Study of the regulation of early membrane protein biogenesis at the mammalian Endoplasmic Reticulum translocon; regulation of the opsin translocation process. Targeted proteomics: identification of novel membrane proteins of small molecular weight (less than 15 kDa) associated to the ER translocon complex (Opsin recombinant used as a substrate). - Project planning - Project implementation (experimentation and interpretation) -… Show more Professor Stephen High's group BBSRC funding Study of the regulation of early membrane protein biogenesis at the mammalian Endoplasmic Reticulum translocon; regulation of the opsin translocation process. Targeted proteomics: identification of novel membrane proteins of small molecular weight (less than 15 kDa) associated to the ER translocon complex (Opsin recombinant used as a substrate). - Project planning - Project implementation (experimentation and interpretation) - Information management - Reporting, presentation and publication - Student supervision and training Mammalian cell culture: - cell lines maintenance - stable transfections Molecular biology: - subcloning - PCR - site-directed mutagenesis (including primer design) - agarose gel electrophoresis, - sequencing (automatic) Bioinformatics: - sequence analysis - nucleic acid and protein databases searches Biochemistry: - in vitro translation - SDS PAGE - immunoprecipitation - immunoblotting - fluorescence microscopy - purification of monoclonal antibodies (affinity chromatography) Proteomics: - 16-BAC/SDS PAGE - sample preparation for mass spectrometry Cell Biology: - cell fractionation - semi-intact cells

• Research Associate

  • 1998 - 2001

  School of Biological Sciences Professor Stephen High's group MRC funding Study of the early biogenesis and retention of mutant proteins in the mammalian Endoplasmic Reticulum (Antitrypsin, CFTR and Opsin recombinants used as substrates). - Project planning - Project implementation (experimentation and interpretation) - Information management - Reporting, presentation and publication - Student supervision and training Mammalian cell culture: - cell lines maintenance - stable… Show more Professor Stephen High's group MRC funding Study of the early biogenesis and retention of mutant proteins in the mammalian Endoplasmic Reticulum (Antitrypsin, CFTR and Opsin recombinants used as substrates). - Project planning - Project implementation (experimentation and interpretation) - Information management - Reporting, presentation and publication - Student supervision and training Mammalian cell culture: - cell lines maintenance - stable transfections Molecular biology: - subcloning - PCR - site-directed mutagenesis (including primer design) - agarose gel electrophoresis, - sequencing (automatic) Bioinformatics: - sequence analysis - nucleic acid and protein databases searches Biochemistry: - in vitro translation - SDS PAGE - immunoprecipitation - immunoblotting Cell Biology: - cell fractionation - preparation of rough microsomes from dog pancreas - semi-intact cells



Tepnel Life Sciences plc

• Research Assistant

  • 1998 - 1998

  Didsbury, UK DNA amplification research Direct supervisor: Conor Mulrooney - optimisation of molecular biology techniques for the design of DNA amplification kits - drafting of standard operating procedures - patents translation (German to English)



Université libre de Bruxelles

• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Student

  • 1989 - 1997

  Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Rhode-St-Genèse Search for an anti-oncogene located on rat chromosome 5q22-23: Differential cDNA cloning. Professor Claude Szpirer's group - Project planning and grant application - Experimentation and interpretation - Reporting, presentation and publication - Student supervision and training Mammalian cell culture: - cell lines maintenance - transient and stable transfections Molecular biology: - plasmid purification (non-kit based and kit based) - extraction of… Show more Search for an anti-oncogene located on rat chromosome 5q22-23: Differential cDNA cloning. Professor Claude Szpirer's group - Project planning and grant application - Experimentation and interpretation - Reporting, presentation and publication - Student supervision and training Mammalian cell culture: - cell lines maintenance - transient and stable transfections Molecular biology: - plasmid purification (non-kit based and kit based) - extraction of mammalian cells genomic DNA (non-kit based) - extraction of mammalian cells RNA (non-kit based) - purification of mammalian cells mRNA (non-kit based) - agarose gel electrophoresis, - Southern Blotting - Northern Blotting, - differential cDNA preparation for screening and cloning (streptavidin/biotin methodology, non-kit based) - subcloning - PCR - sequencing (manual) Bioinformatics: - sequence analysis - nucleic acid and protein databases searches Show less