Experience

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  Mylan

  Feb 2004 - Sept 2015

  • Review and approve Laboratory Investigations (LIRS).• Provide guidance and direction to Quality Control Laboratory personnel for investigations while ensuring adherence to FDA regulations, regulatory requirements, cGMP compliance, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)• Track LIRs to ensure efficient closure rates• Initiate Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPAs) as needed• Initiate Pre-Market Supply Incidents (PMSIs) as needed• Initiate Laboratory Trending Assessments.• Review Standard Operating Procedures related to Laboratory Investigations• Conduct product trending and review to determine product stability• Create training modules in response to investigation observations and CAPAs• Determine Proven Acceptable Ranges (PARs) for products Show less • Audit Preparation- staging data, reviewing packets, ensuring the lab is ready for inspection• Prepare and give presentations on areas of interest to the laboratory such as FDA Microbiology related 483 reviews• Protocol writing and researching to establishing guidance for future testing • Paperwork checking and documentation review for clarity, completeness, and accuracy • SOP and procedure reviewing for uniformity and conformity to the USP, EP, JP• Back-Up Team Lead: responsibilities of scheduling, organizing, attending meeting, and acting in all functions of the team lead in his absence• Maintaining stock by tracking usage, ordering, and receiving supplies• Conducting Instrument Qualifications and Operational Qualifications on new instrumentation to enter the lab• Working with different areas internally and externally to ensure all of microbiology’s goals and needs are met promptly.• Calculate the Microbiology costs associated with testing various products on a per lot basis • Microbiological testing ranging from environmental monitoring and product testing to suitability and hold time studies• Handling and taking lead on research, ordering, and special projects Show less • Performed tests for uniformity, composition, identification, related compounds, weight variations, and drug release on finished products and raw materials• Performed tests on in-process samples and cleaning validation testing before they can move to the next step (i.e. compression or return to service)• Integrated HPLC chromatography and wrote up for product release• Researched for and write analytical investigation reports and continuance of stability testing• Peer paperwork• Created excel and other forms of presentation for special case data for my team Show less

  • Sr. Specialist QC Investigations

    Oct 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Microbiologist

    Oct 2006 - Oct 2014

  • Chemist

    Feb 2004 - Oct 2006
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  Rescare

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2011

  Human rights advocacy oversight committee member
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  Pam berry memorial softball scholarship tournament

  Apr 2009 - Aug 2012

  Coordinator

  Organized and marketed an annual event that incorporated groups from multiple states and sponsors from various industries throughout the local community to increase contributions to the associated academic/athletic scholarship offered students entering college

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  Making strides save 2nd base breast cancer charity tournament

  Feb 2011 - Jan 2018

  Assistant project coordinator
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  United way: emerging leaders: monongalia and preston counties

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  Social media coordinator
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  Habitat for humanity: monongalia county wv

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Development committee
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  Perry palmer for sheriff

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2016

  Campaign strategic consultant

  Conducting a voter, candidate, and opposition research at precinct level as needed. Additional consulting encompasses pairing candidate with events, networking, and assisting the social marketing team.

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  Citizens to elect gail voorhees lipscomb judge

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

  Campaign manager

  • Schedule and Organize social engagements for candidate• Responsible for social media, direct messaging, publicity, and press releases• Responsible for overseeing and determining fiscal campaign allocations including fundraising through PayPal• Responsible for design, concept, brand continuity, and placement of campaign marketing materials• Responsible for all candidate campaign events including event planning, conducting, review, and follow-up

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  Nancy jamison for west virginia house of delegates 51st district

  May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Campaign consultant

  Worked to create a campaign committee, mission statements, and strategic timelines for fundraising, polling, and campaign roll-out. Special focus on aspects of candidate grooming including positioning, speech writing, and voice coaching.

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  Peace corps

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2019

  Chemistry educator, steam camp director, media team, let girls learn

  Managed and organized the budget, funding (including grants), programming, promotion, community partnerships, and evaluation for middle and high school student camps as director of Peace Corps Guinea Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics program.Wrote, edited, and assisted in developing educational materials, articles for Peace Corps Publications, multiple grants, girls empowerment through soccer training guide, and internationally implemented 4-year computer literacy program. Developed short films, photographs, and other media pieces for distribution in support of Peace Corps.Monitored and evaluated functions for the Peace Corps Guinea Media Team to determine effectiveness.Created a community resource center including a library, computers, computer literacy courses.Supported girls’ empowerment program by organizing soccer tournament, cultural fair, lodging, and food for teams and incorporating all students and community members in ceremonies, presentations, performances, and malaria sensibilisation activities.Calculated and created budget projections for grant related projects while forging community support partnerships.Taught middle and high school science, computer literacy, ESL, and malaria awareness and prevention. Led and assisted with the training of new volunteers and community members.Organized and advised extracurricular activities including girls’ soccer teams, after school arts and equality program, health awareness sessions, and English lessons.Served a co-author and editor for 4-year internationally implemented computer literacy program that targeted junior high level students and included detailed lesson plans in French, supplemental materials, resources, and recommendations. Secured funding and founded a Resource Center after identifying lack of teaching materials as main cause of student non-success and succeeded in creating a three-room facility with materials and computer equipment. Show less

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  Kupu

  Nov 2019 - May 2020

  Marketing and development assistant

  - Manage the website and search engine optimization (SEO)- Create training modules, deliverables, grants, pieces for the website, development-related materials, - Capitial funding maintenance/closeout/re-application - Data scrubbing, database work, creating accounts, and reports in Salesforce.- Assist as needed with preparations associated with events and other promotional items- Create and conduct presentations

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  University of hawaii at manoa

  Aug 2020 - now

  Teaching assistant for undergraduate level BIOL101/SUST111 (Biology and Sustainability in Society) and BIO265L (Ecology and Evolution) labsDeveloped weekly presentations, activities, and programmingDevelop detailed rubrics for student workDemonstrating fieldwork sampling techniqueCoaching from inception through completion all aspects of individual student studiesEvaluated student workPeer mentored other teaching assistantsHelped students to develop environmental responsible and sustainable outreach projects for their communitiesTeaching assistant for undergraduate level Geography classes (GEO 325 and GEO 425)Coordinate, organize, and assist with conducting an online webinar seriesManaging website site and social media presenceTransfer citations into an online toolBuilding book indexes as neededCollect background materials, organizing, and building annotated bibliographies in support of researchOrganize and assist with in-person departmental events Show less

  • Geography and Environment Department Social Media and News Coordinator

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2020 - Feb 2024
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  East-west center

  Nov 2022 - May 2023

  Co coordinator east-west fest 2023

  Deciding on theme and general operations of the festival alongside staffCreating and administering timeline and workflow for EWF team in collaboration with staff Schedule and chair meetings, delegate tasks, acts as primary liaison between EWC staff and othersTaking the lead on operational logistics and volunteer needs alongside staff Act as liaisons between EWF team and CER (Communications and External Relations)Working with marketing to design promotional materials templates including through canva, and google workspace applications including sheets, jamboard, dropbox, and slackWorking with various groups to develop funding, sponsorship, and partnership opportunities utilizing applications including excel, google sheets, and zoom meeting Show less

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  Kamehameha schools

  Sept 2023 - now

  Substitute teacher

  On an as-needed basis, serve as a substitute teacher at the elementary, middle and/or high school levels. - Providing academic support for students enrolled in online courses. - Providing academic support for students working independently on assignments, projects, or independent study.- Monitoring lunches, recess, after-school bus duty, presentations, assemblies, malama 'aina (caring for the land) activities, and other circumstances beyond the classroom as needed- Other duties as assigned. Show less