Experience

D2G Oncology

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  ▪ Lead weekly stand up and address any blockers that arise across wet lab, dry lab, and engineering departments. ▪ Coordinate project timelines, goals, and action items between lab and engineering teams for platform development, ensuring project target completion. ▪ Develop budget for consumables, equipment, and operational expenses for vivarium and wet lab departments. ▪ Work with D2G management and legal teams to expand lab and office space; leading lease negotiations for new… Show more ▪ Lead weekly stand up and address any blockers that arise across wet lab, dry lab, and engineering departments. ▪ Coordinate project timelines, goals, and action items between lab and engineering teams for platform development, ensuring project target completion. ▪ Develop budget for consumables, equipment, and operational expenses for vivarium and wet lab departments. ▪ Work with D2G management and legal teams to expand lab and office space; leading lease negotiations for new office and lab spaces. ▪ Organize various internal and external meetings including business development meetings, contract negotiations, scheduling of events/venues for company outings, happy hours, etc. ▪ Create sample tracking process involving QR codes to improve processing. This reduced contamination events, increased processing capacity, improved organization, and allowed for troubleshooting on a per-sample basis. ▪ Introduce data QC template to reduce bioinformatics pipeline errors due to incorrect sample coding. ▪ Manage supplier relationships, contract management, and dispute resolution. ▪ Onboard and offboard staff. Show less ▪ Lead weekly stand up and address any blockers that arise across wet lab, dry lab, and engineering departments. ▪ Coordinate project timelines, goals, and action items between lab and engineering teams for platform development, ensuring project target completion. ▪ Develop budget for consumables, equipment, and operational expenses for vivarium and wet lab departments. ▪ Work with D2G management and legal teams to expand lab and office space; leading lease negotiations for new… Show more ▪ Lead weekly stand up and address any blockers that arise across wet lab, dry lab, and engineering departments. ▪ Coordinate project timelines, goals, and action items between lab and engineering teams for platform development, ensuring project target completion. ▪ Develop budget for consumables, equipment, and operational expenses for vivarium and wet lab departments. ▪ Work with D2G management and legal teams to expand lab and office space; leading lease negotiations for new office and lab spaces. ▪ Organize various internal and external meetings including business development meetings, contract negotiations, scheduling of events/venues for company outings, happy hours, etc. ▪ Create sample tracking process involving QR codes to improve processing. This reduced contamination events, increased processing capacity, improved organization, and allowed for troubleshooting on a per-sample basis. ▪ Introduce data QC template to reduce bioinformatics pipeline errors due to incorrect sample coding. ▪ Manage supplier relationships, contract management, and dispute resolution. ▪ Onboard and offboard staff. Show less



Epic Bio

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager, Laboratory Operations

  • Feb 2020 - Sep 2021

  ▪ Assist in new laboratory buildout, with roles in the facility search, lab design, and office design. ▪ Setup and oversight of all necessary lab and office support services (e.g. Biological and hazardous waste removal, gas and liquid nitrogen, lab coats, equipment monitoring, janitorial, etc.) ▪ County and State permit filling and submittal: Hazardous Material Business Plan (HMBP), Medical Waste Generator Permit, Hazardous Waste Generator Permit, and CERS. ▪ Environmental Health and… Show more ▪ Assist in new laboratory buildout, with roles in the facility search, lab design, and office design. ▪ Setup and oversight of all necessary lab and office support services (e.g. Biological and hazardous waste removal, gas and liquid nitrogen, lab coats, equipment monitoring, janitorial, etc.) ▪ County and State permit filling and submittal: Hazardous Material Business Plan (HMBP), Medical Waste Generator Permit, Hazardous Waste Generator Permit, and CERS. ▪ Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) administration: Established laboratory EH&S SOPs, general lab compliance, OSHA compliance, monthly safety meetings, maintenance of SDS documentation, and lab audits. ▪ Onboarding and Offboarding of research staff. ▪ Sourcing, price negotiation, and procurement of lab reagents and equipment. ▪ Oversight of equipment installation and maintenance. ▪ Implementation and management of Electron Lab Notebooks. Show less ▪ Assist in new laboratory buildout, with roles in the facility search, lab design, and office design. ▪ Setup and oversight of all necessary lab and office support services (e.g. Biological and hazardous waste removal, gas and liquid nitrogen, lab coats, equipment monitoring, janitorial, etc.) ▪ County and State permit filling and submittal: Hazardous Material Business Plan (HMBP), Medical Waste Generator Permit, Hazardous Waste Generator Permit, and CERS. ▪ Environmental Health and… Show more ▪ Assist in new laboratory buildout, with roles in the facility search, lab design, and office design. ▪ Setup and oversight of all necessary lab and office support services (e.g. Biological and hazardous waste removal, gas and liquid nitrogen, lab coats, equipment monitoring, janitorial, etc.) ▪ County and State permit filling and submittal: Hazardous Material Business Plan (HMBP), Medical Waste Generator Permit, Hazardous Waste Generator Permit, and CERS. ▪ Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) administration: Established laboratory EH&S SOPs, general lab compliance, OSHA compliance, monthly safety meetings, maintenance of SDS documentation, and lab audits. ▪ Onboarding and Offboarding of research staff. ▪ Sourcing, price negotiation, and procurement of lab reagents and equipment. ▪ Oversight of equipment installation and maintenance. ▪ Implementation and management of Electron Lab Notebooks. Show less



University of California, Davis

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Jr. Specialist II - Lab Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2019

  • Set up of a BSL-2 environmental microbiology lab. • Oversight of all the lab-work and sampling logistics for of multiple concurrent projects; including a multi-state, multi-million dollar grant from the USDA. • Management of lab on a day to day basis; project supervision and tracking, workflow direction, inventory, equipment upkeep. • Implementation of safety protocols and ensuring the lab follows all UC Davis, State of California, and Federal safety regulations. • Sample database… Show more • Set up of a BSL-2 environmental microbiology lab. • Oversight of all the lab-work and sampling logistics for of multiple concurrent projects; including a multi-state, multi-million dollar grant from the USDA. • Management of lab on a day to day basis; project supervision and tracking, workflow direction, inventory, equipment upkeep. • Implementation of safety protocols and ensuring the lab follows all UC Davis, State of California, and Federal safety regulations. • Sample database entry, upkeep, and management. • Creation of SOPs for lab work. • Interviewing and hiring of full-time lab staff and undergraduate assistants as well as training and documentation of staff for both lab SOPs and university specific safety training. • Manuscript writing for completed projects. • Microbiological testing for various species of bacteria in food and environmental samples: Salmonella spp., Campylobacter (coli, jejuni, spp.), E. coli (generic and STEC), Listeria spp.

• Student Assistant II

  • Dec 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Sterile preparation of selective and non-selective media and buffers for bacterial growth and culture. • Creation and upkeep of cell cultures from project samples and for quality assessment of media and buffers. • DNA Extraction via boiling method and use of RT-PCR and traditional PCR to confirm the detection of bacterial isolates. • Collection of samples, processing of samples, and storage of final bacterial isolates. • Ensure overall lab cleanliness with use of autoclave and… Show more • Sterile preparation of selective and non-selective media and buffers for bacterial growth and culture. • Creation and upkeep of cell cultures from project samples and for quality assessment of media and buffers. • DNA Extraction via boiling method and use of RT-PCR and traditional PCR to confirm the detection of bacterial isolates. • Collection of samples, processing of samples, and storage of final bacterial isolates. • Ensure overall lab cleanliness with use of autoclave and proper disposal of biohazardous waste