Technical Program Manager

• Jun 2022 - Present

Senior Research Associate

• Apr 2022 - Jun 2022

Research Associate 3

• Jun 2021 - Apr 2022

Research Associate 2

• May 2020 - Jun 2021

-Lead workstream to deliver cost per test improvement for Ventana Instruments. Collaborated with subject matter experts, performed literature reviews and data analysis, drafted and presented proposal to leadership team. Savings for customer is upwards of $70,000/year-Acting Scrum Master for cross-functional team of ten. Organize and lead project increment (6-week) planning and sprint (weekly) planning sessions for team. -Create development feature backlogs and schedules and aligning with project priority. Regularly communicate with other scrum teams to align on resource allocation. -Research, draft, and present risk and requirement summaries for technical and business audiences. Improved meeting efficiency from 2 hours to 30 minutes by providing necessary supplemental information prior to and during presentation to audience members. Collaborators include: Global Customer Support, Marketing, Regulatory, Project Leads, Technical Teams, Operations, Development Team, Quality Engineering, Project Management-Provide guidance for drafting, execution, and reporting technical documents (protocols, reports, S/Ns, Q/Ns, CAPA Investigations). Investigations include Hematoxylin Characterization,

Research Associate 1

• Jul 2018 - Apr 2020

-Current contributing member of multiple Systems Integration work streams.-Designed and matured Design Assurance Testing Strategy to ensure quality and robust product deliverable (Hardware emphasis). Lead testing implementation to ensure complete traceability for MDSAP Compliance. Communicated strategy to project leads, coordinated testing timelines for engineers and scientists.-Lead monthly meetings to encourage innovation through guest speakers, senior design team updates, summer intern projects, and side-projects. This provided an engaging platform for peers to challenge and create new solutions for current platform issues. -Performed CAPA investigation. Determined root cause by performing tissue analysis for chemical staining compatibility. Draft, execute, and complete test plans for On-Market Support. Consulted with other departments such as Biostatistics for sample size and data analysis recommendation. Communicated results through report writing and technical assessments. -Interacted with pathology, scribing for various staining markers, observing scoring algorithms and stain features. -Observed tissue pre-analytics and histopathology techniques learning to cut tissue in Systems Integration. -Proficient operator of imaging systems such as spinning disk confocal microscopes and digital pathology instruments by building and managing a vast digital archive for Systems Integration investigations.

Research Associate 1

• Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

Summer Intern

• May 2017 - Jun 2017

Developed an independent project to determine efficacy of various extra cellular matrix substrates by performing literature reviews to evaluate established methods of myoblast cultures in the field and analysis methods such as ELISA assay. Developed an independent project to determine efficacy of various extra cellular matrix substrates by performing literature reviews to evaluate established methods of myoblast cultures in the field and analysis methods such as ELISA assay.

Undergraduate Researcher

• Jan 2016 - May 2017

Dr. Hanna Fares LabLysosomes are membrane-bound organelles that serve as the major degradative compartments for endocytic, phagocytic, and autophagic materials targeted for destruction in eukaryotic cells. This degradation is critical to many physiological processes, including processing endocytosed nutrients, down-regulating signaling receptors, presenting antigens, killing pathogenic organisms, and degrading normal and abnormal cellular proteins. In addition, lysosomes mediate some cell death pathways and repair damage to the plasma membrane. Lysosomes are formed in complex eukaryotes by the budding of a small nascent lysosome from a late endosome/hybrid organelle, movement of the nascent lysosome away from the hybrid organelle while maintaining a membrane bridge, and scission of the membrane bridge to release a discrete primary lysosome. We had previously identified the Mucolipidosis type IV protein TRPML1 as a regulator of the scission step during lysosome formation. We describe the identification of additional regulators of this process, including actin that provides the force for moving nascent lysosomes away from late endosomes/hybrid organelles.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• May 2014 - Feb 2016

Dr. Serrine Lau's Lab

Keep Engaging Youth in Science (KEYS) Intern

• Jun 2012 - Jul 2012