Robert Grover
Facilities & Equipment Manager at ProMedDx, LLC (now Precision for Medicine)- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management System (QMS)
AlisonSep, 2023- Sep, 2024 -
Bloodborne Pathogens
StericycleSep, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Hazardous Communication
StericycleSep, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Operations and Supply Management
Alison - Free Online LearningOct, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Orientation to GMP Compliance
ULJul, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
Shipping of Hazardous Materials (49CFR Part 172 Subpart H)
FedExOct, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Good Clinical Practice
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)Sep, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Shipping Infectious Substances (IATA & DOT)
EduwhereSep, 2021- Sep, 2024
Experience
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ProMedDx, LLC (now Precision for Medicine)
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Facilities & Equipment Manager
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Jan 2022 - Present
• Initiates purchasing inquiries & completes transactions with vendors for three local sites, in addition to multiple partner sites across the United States, while approving invoices related to product/service transactions for submission to the Accounting Division • Ensures security, environmental/equipment temperature monitoring, and back-up power systems remain functional through tests and preventative maintenance procedures, in addition to contracting or performing general office and… Show more • Initiates purchasing inquiries & completes transactions with vendors for three local sites, in addition to multiple partner sites across the United States, while approving invoices related to product/service transactions for submission to the Accounting Division • Ensures security, environmental/equipment temperature monitoring, and back-up power systems remain functional through tests and preventative maintenance procedures, in addition to contracting or performing general office and laboratory equipment repairs. • Assists and trains Sales Team & Project Managers with logistics-based bookings and inquiries related to international client transactions • Maintains records relating to equipment maintenance, service vendor deliveries and/or job summaries, purchasing, electronic communications, and provider agreements
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Operations Manager
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Sep 2015 - Dec 2021
• Served as supervisor to multiple laboratory divisions, responsible for answering all internal inquiries & initiating follow-up reviews of time-sensitive tasks accomplished • Established consistent communication with existing & new service & consumables-based vendors, responsible for providing product/instrumentation used for the handling & shipment of biological samples • Collaborated with/assisted Logistics Manager regarding multi-carrier booking requests, FedEx Ship Manager software… Show more • Served as supervisor to multiple laboratory divisions, responsible for answering all internal inquiries & initiating follow-up reviews of time-sensitive tasks accomplished • Established consistent communication with existing & new service & consumables-based vendors, responsible for providing product/instrumentation used for the handling & shipment of biological samples • Collaborated with/assisted Logistics Manager regarding multi-carrier booking requests, FedEx Ship Manager software updates/troubleshooting, and temperature-specific consumables required to complete daily outgoing shipments • Generated data intensive sample storage, inventory history, & expiration-defined reports, used for daily internal reporting, client inquiries, & reconciliation purposes • Trained staff on multiple internal databases responsible for daily incoming & outgoing sample transactions, facility-wide inventory management, and general data entry • Created/approved Purchase Orders related to consumables & capital expenditures for three sites, while monitoring supply chain for irregularities & pivoting to alternate sources • Completed applications to CDC and submits for approval, allowing potentially infectious human biological samples to be imported into the United States, while ensuring HIPAA and OSHA precautions/guidelines are followed by all laboratory & phlebotomy staff • Responded to partner client inquiries, via e-mail, formal mailings and telephone regarding project timeline updates, and changes to current processes designed to improve manufacturing and fulfillment expectations • Composed international clearance documents for outgoing biological substance shipments, containing pertinent information to fulfill IATA requirements for transport
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BioStorage Laboratory Manager
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Mar 2007 - Sep 2015
• Established standard technician protocol as the initial recruitment for a biospecimen storage division • Established essential functionality of a private 2nd-generation specimen database with I.T. Director, which has become responsible for managing hundreds of thousands of samples (associated to multiple data points) • Created multiple operating procedures outlining functionality of the specimen database, the division’s sample processing, receiving & shipping protocols, inventory… Show more • Established standard technician protocol as the initial recruitment for a biospecimen storage division • Established essential functionality of a private 2nd-generation specimen database with I.T. Director, which has become responsible for managing hundreds of thousands of samples (associated to multiple data points) • Created multiple operating procedures outlining functionality of the specimen database, the division’s sample processing, receiving & shipping protocols, inventory assignment, order creation & fulfillment, and other standard procedures
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Laboratory Technician / Logistics Director
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Jul 2003 - Mar 2007
• Handled biological material used for medical testing and research in a controlled environment while using universal precautions • Maintained sample inventory reports of all internal & client-owned material through independent means, as a secondary supporting source to the primary electronic management system • Utilized FedEx Ship Manager software, documenting human biological commodities, inner package materials utilized, and generating Electronic Export Information (EEI) data through… Show more • Handled biological material used for medical testing and research in a controlled environment while using universal precautions • Maintained sample inventory reports of all internal & client-owned material through independent means, as a secondary supporting source to the primary electronic management system • Utilized FedEx Ship Manager software, documenting human biological commodities, inner package materials utilized, and generating Electronic Export Information (EEI) data through the Automated Export System for international shipments • Prepared documentation & executed packaging of human biological samples across multiple parcel options, for global temperature-controlled specimen shipments
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T.J. Maxx
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100 - 200 Employee
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Evening Shift Trainer
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Aug 2001 - Jun 2003
• Trained approximately 45 employees on expected nightly duties, district-specific corporate expectations and execution of department-specific tasks
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Head Cashier
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Jan 2001 - Aug 2001
• Supervised main cashier-customer service area and employee transaction execution • Managed nightly register totals exclusively
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Education
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2003 - 2004
Connecticut School of Broadcasting
Communications & Media Operations, Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology, Production & Editing -
2001 - 2002
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Psychology
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