Experience

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  Blockbuster

  Nov 2000 - Dec 2005

  Customer service representative

  Worked during high school and part of University to fund travel goals and pay for tuition.

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  University of regina - residence services

  Jul 2006 - May 2008

  Administrative assistant

  Started as summer help for conference services, booking rooms and helping large conferences checking into the residence. Promoted through numerous positions and finished with managing billing and cash flow each day, training new staff, managing room swaps and helping to resolve student complaints.

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  Saskatchewan science centre

  Oct 2007 - Apr 2008

  Science explorer

  Ran educational shows, birthday parties and sleepovers to inspire and engage youth (including at-risk youth) in science. Collaborated on program development with colleagues.

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  Vandop art gallery

  Jan 2009 - Apr 2010

  First assistant to curator

  Gave tours, price and artist information to guests. Handled website maintenance and minor system problems. Pitched and followed up on sales for a gallery produced art guide. Additionally, had minor tasks such as cleaning and taking stock in the gallery.

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  Simon fraser university

  Feb 2010 - Apr 2011

  Undergraduate secretary

  Assisted undergraduate students with enrollment, applications, scheduling of courses and faculty questions. Organized text books orders for the department and assisted on account payments.

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  University of regina, residence services

  Jul 2010 - Apr 2011

  Administrative assistant

  Key support staff for full time staff during large database upgrade project. Mentored staff on techniques for effectively supporting student complaints.

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  University of regina

  Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  Undergraduate health studies project

  Designed and implemented an online survey to capture the wellness of staff and students, which was presented to the President's Office. Also, advocated for various long standing wellness issues on campus including lack of Halal food options, finding proper prayer space for the Muslim community and campus exemptions for Aboriginal feast ceremonies.

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  St. paul's hospital - kidney transplant research

  May 2011 - Jun 2016

  Clinical trials coordinator

  Lead coordinator on 4 clinical trials, 2 survey studies and assisted 5 other trials. Responsible for study management including consenting, patient study interviews, chart review, management of investigational product, study set up and ethics submissions.Key responsibilities- Study management including obtaining informed consent, study visits, chart review, and investigational product management.- Execute study set up and close out.- Managed ethics submissions, queries and documents.- Main contact and oversaw Health Canada audit.Skills: Research coordination and management, Clinical trial management, Research ethics, Patient interviews, Data collection, Research set up Show less

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  Simon fraser university

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2016

  Courses taught:BPK 110 Introduction to Nutrition - September 2013 termBPK 140C Contemporary Issues in Health (online) - September 2014 termBPK 140C Contemporary Issues in Health (online) - January 2015 termBPK 143C Exercise: Health and Performance - September 2015 termBPK 420 Medical Genetics - January 2016 term Studied personality genetics in healthy Super-Seniors. Looking for associations between the Super-Senior phenotype and genetic variants in genes that affect personality traits. I designed a case-control study, selecting through extensive research candidate genes to genotype, primers for amplification and which statistical methodologies to use. For this project, I learned the statistical program R, and recruited and managed volunteers for lab work and data entry.

  • Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology Teaching Assistant/Marker

    Sept 2013 - Apr 2016

  • Master's of Science - Brooks-Wilson Lab

    Sept 2013 - Dec 2015
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  Sfu teaching and learning centre

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2015

  Ta/tm training day co-presenter

  Training TA and TMs for upcoming semester. Seminars taught:Fall 2014 - Owning Your Role as a Small-group Instructor: TA Strategies to Support Learning in Tutorials and SeminarsSpring 2015 - Lab TA Essentials: Leading the Lab and Supporting Self-Directed LearningFall 2015 - Teaching in First Year Tutorials: Helping Students Master Material and Transition to University

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  Bc cancer agency

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Research coordinator for the brooks-wilson lab - temporary relief

  Research coordinator for two large genetic studies. Managed Access database, conducted participant interviews, managed lab volunteers, and set up collection processes. Key responsibilities:- Conducted study interviews for family medical history, quality of life and various other questionnaires.- Screened and managed volunteers and co-op students.- Compiled reporting and budgets on study logistics, management and collections.Skills: Research coordination and management, Data collection, Patient interviews, Research set up Show less

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  Canada's michael smith genome sciences centre at bc cancer

  Nov 2020 - now

  Senior project and program manager for large scale oncogenomics programs, managing multi-disciplinary teams and projects at all phases.Key responsibilities:- Deliver overall program objectives, managing overall pipeline, budget, reporting, communications and team.- Develop, implement, document and improve processes including sample procurement, study metrics, reports, pipeline updates, publications, and data dissemination- Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.Skills: Research project management, research ethics, process development, change management, project communication, data management Show less

  • Project Manager

    Jul 2016 - now

  • Team Leader

    Nov 2020 - now