Jack Wolffis

Experience

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  PLATINUM SECURITY SERVICES

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2008

  Post Commander

  * Hired and provided training for all new officers, scheduled and maintained day-to-day operations and relations with property managers.* Responsible for managing a team of 4 officers, including staff work scheduling and routine evaluations. * Rewrote security policies and protocols and implemented at multiple client properties.

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  Sky Security Services Inc.

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  Relief Post Commander

  * Supervised day-to-day operations and provided direct service and support for homeowners.* In absence of Post Commander, managed 5-6 staff. * Worked with HOA groups, building engineers, and event planners to maintain secure and safe environments by adherence to security policies and protocols. * Transitioned policies and protocols from hard copy format to electronic formats.

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  Nevada Cancer Institute

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Research Assistant / Intern

  - Researched the effects of the FD12 DS-red gene as a means of fluorescing melanoma cells to determine cell growth probabilities and replication rates.

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  University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2017

  - Laboratory Manager - Inorganic and Nanoparticles. - Member of the Chemistry Department Safety Committee.- Member of the Chemistry Department Curriculum Committee.- Coordinator of the Grading and Proctoring Committee.- Studied gas sorption into materials both experimentally and with classical and quantum simulations.- Analyze data from instruments for anomalies or trends supporting hypothesis and existing research.- Record findings, use statistics and advanced math, determine and apply new research methods from journals.- Provided background research for NSF proposal grants and assisted in grant writing process and submission. - Taught General Chemistry 1 & 2 labs (CHEM 121L, 122L), Introduction to Chemistry (108).- Instill proper lab procedure, rules, and safety precautions in students.- Graduate student coordinator for grading / proctor exams for General, Physical, Inorganic and Biochemistry classes. - Expert in the following instrumentation: BET Surface Area Analyzer, Physiosorption Analyzer (varying temperature), Gas Catalyst Characterization System, XRD, HPLC, GC, GCMS, UV-Vis, LC, LC-MS, NMR, IR, IC, ICPMS, and AAS. - Expert in: OriginLab, Gnuplot, Vesta, R, Gaussian, Spartan, Vienna ab-initio Simulations Package (VASP), Spanish Initiative for Electronic Simulations with Thousands of Atoms (SIESTA), Multipurpose Simulation Code (MuSIC), Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulation (GCMC), BASH scripting, Fortran 90/77, Python, Windows/ Mac OS, full Microsoft Office suite. Show less

  • Instructor and Stockroom Supervisor

    Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2017

  • Undergraduate Research Associate

    Aug 2009 - Aug 2013
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  Cinemark

  May 2011 - Aug 2013

  Assistant Manager

  - Supervised day-to-day operations, managed team of 7-8 people, assisted in hiring of new staff, provided initial training and conducted regular evaluations.- Kept accurate financial statistics, tracked chemical and concession inventory, and maintained movie projectors and built movie reels.- Closing manager responsible for deposits and nightly money flow reconciliations.- Planned company events for 25 attendees seasonally.

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  Analytical Environmental Services, Inc.

  May 2018 - Apr 2020

  - Supervise day to day operations of the Metals Department. - Operate, maintain and troubleshoot Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) Agilent 7700 / 7900. - Certified under the following EPA methodologies: SW6020, and E200.8. - Prepare and run method detection limits and audit proficiency tests for all twenty-five certified analytes. - In charge of updating standard operating procedures and providing quality assurance on all client data generated from the ICP-MS.- Other responsibilities include: rewriting maintenance to cut down on day to day downtime and increase overall sample production, controlling the backlog of samples and tasking out priorities, taking inventory, ordering lab materials / standards, and working with other departments to ensure efficient and timely analysis of all client samples. Additionally, I was in charge in making sure the lab stuck to GMP standards on all documentations in preparation for audits and company evaluations Show less

  • ICP-MS Supervisor

    Aug 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Metals Analyst

    May 2018 - Aug 2018
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  The University of Georgia

  Apr 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Specialize in polymer characterizations of various materials using the following techniques: ~ DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) ~ GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography) ~ NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) (H-NMR / 13C) ~ TGA (Thermogravimetric Analysis) ~ HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography)• Head of waste and safety including overseeing proper waste disposal, ensuring safety precautions are being utilized throughout the building, keeping active inventory of all materials, making sure all labs are following both EPA and UGA regulations, proper GMP was being utilized, including working with safety officers during audits, and assisting the director of the new materials institute with any additional tasks and experiments.• In charge of regular maintenance, calibration, and operation of the DSC and Mastersizer. Assist in training of new graduate students and research professionals on various equipment and techniques. • Coat various polymer dispersions on paper designed to have better biodegradable properties to better understand their barrier properties and what they can be marketed for and testing those barrier properties of coated materials using methods such as Kit, Cobb, and Pinhole testing. • Extrude various materials and injection mold them to test for tensile and elongation capabilities. • Other duties include writing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs), running the mini downstream cleaning process for large scale fermentation processes, performing organic extractions on various materials, testing and apply new procedures and protocols. • Trained on the following instrumentations and software: ~ Varian NMR 300-MHz /MestReNova ~ Varian Carbon 600-MHz / MestReNova ~ Varian NMR 600-MHz /MestReNova ~ Agilent NMR 600-MHz /MestReNova ~ Varian Unity Inova 900-MHz /MestReNova ~ Malvern GPC / Omnisec Software ~ TA Instruments DSC250 / Trios Software ~ TGA ~ Malvern Mastersizer (3000) Show less • Specialize in polymer characterizations of various materials using the following techniques: ~ DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) ~ GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography) ~ NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) (H-NMR / 13C) ~ TGA (Thermogravimetric Analysis) ~ Particle Size ~ Extrusion• Head of Waste and Safety: including overseeing proper waste disposal, ensuring safety precautions are being utilized throughout the building, keeping active inventory of all materials, making sure all materials are properly labeled and incompliance with EPA regulations, working with safety officers during audits, and assisting the director of the new materials institute with any additional tasks and experiments.• In charge of regular maintenance, calibration, and operation of the DSC and Mastersizer. This would include providing proper training to current and new lab members.• Coat various polymer dispersions on paper designed to have better biodegradable properties to better understand their barrier properties and what they can be marketed for. Test those barrier properties of coated materials using methods such as Kit, Cobb and Pinhole testing. • Extrude various materials and injection mold them to test for tensile and elongation capabilities. • Other duties include writing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs), running the mini downstream cleaning process for large scale fermentation processes, performing organic extractions on various materials, testing and apply new procedures and protocols. • Trained on the following instrumentations and software: ~ Varian NMR 300-MHz /MestReNova~ Varian Carbon 600-MHz / MestReNova~ Varian NMR 600-MHz /MestReNova~ Agilent NMR 600-MHz /MestReNova~ Varian Unity Inova 900-MHz /MestReNova~ Malvern GPC / Omnisec Software~ TA Instruments DSC250 / Trios Software~ Malvern Mastersizer (3000)~ HAAKE Extruder Show less

  • Laboratory Manager

    May 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Research Professional II

    Apr 2020 - May 2021
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  Lyell Immunopharma

  Dec 2021 - May 2024

  • Lab manager at a T cell reprogramming GMP biotech company. Interface between several departments such as accounting, procurement, EH&S, facilities, IT, and individual lab departments.• Implement several lab management systems including general lab supply inventory with built-in contingency, remote temperature monitoring, capital asset management, preventative maintenance, etc.• Manage and negotiate equipment service contracts.• Conduct basic lab equipment diagnostics, repairs and maintain equipment's optimal performance through preventative maintenance.• Act as a go between within multiple departments for anything involving inventory stock, new equipment, chemical inventory, lab needs or issues.•Review laboratory equipment site requirements and coordinate with facilities to install the required utilities.• Coordinate vendors for equipment repair, service needs, and new products.• Manage both lab gas and liquid nitrogen supply.• Heavily involved in lab design and lab MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing).• Edited and implemented several laboratory safety policies, and standard operations procedures.• Assist in managing hazardous and biomedical waste for disposal. Show less

  • Senior Operations Manager

    Oct 2023 - May 2024

  • Laboratory Manager

    Dec 2021 - Oct 2023
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  Eli Lilly and Company

  Jun 2024 - now

  Associate Director of Lab Management and Operations