Spearhead the development and implementation of project management workflows utilizing JIRA, enhancing team efficiency, tracking capabilities, and aligning project milestones with business objectives. Collaborate closely with cross-functional internal groups to design and deploy automated solutions, streamlining operational processes and improving productivity. Provide expert technical support for liquid handlers, diagnosing and resolving operational issues promptly to minimize downtime and ensure consistent performance. Contribute to the development of data management tools aimed at facilitating streamlined data analysis, enhancing data accessibility and integrity, and enabling faster decision-making processes. Act as a key point of contact for product and process development teams, ensuring that all automation solutions meet user needs and align with business goals.

#project management #support & troubleshooting #python #custom solutions

Led cross-functional projects across various core and research labs. developed standardized project workflows by creating documentation templates and communication standards. Collaborated with scientists to identify automation opportunities. Maintained and provided on-demand support of over 10 single & multi-instrument integration systems. prototyping and creating custom hardware solutions in SolidWorks to solve unique issues in lab. Automated cell culture processes that optimized seeding, refeeding and enabled predictive passaging through imaging and optimizing autofocus and confluency algorithms. improved the automated multiplex proteome profiling platform by optimizing liquid classes, standardizing deck layouts, enhancing usability, rewriting logic to boost efficiency of assays. collaborated with the Software Engineering team to establish LIMS workflows, barcoding and accessioning standards, and integrations with automation equipment.

#project management #solidworks #custom solutions #support & troubleshooting #cell culture #imaging #dna library prep #multiplex proteomics #python #c# #lims

subject matter expert providing on-demand support and troubleshooting for over 20 liquid handlers. Developed laboratory automation solutions for scientists by programming on third-party and proprietary software. worked on C#-based, custom application that allowed for dynamic creation of automated protocols. integrated use of Qtrays on liquid handlers on custom carriers to allow for higher throughput cell plating. built out and trained operators on fungal spore isolation workflows. created dynamic dna magbead cleanup protocol that allowed for flexibility and wide application across the company.

#project management #fungi #dna magbead cleanup #custom qtray solutions #dynamic programming #support & troubleshooting #python #c# #lims

Utilized micro- and molecular biology techniques to screen, extract, and recover target gene clusters encoding novel natural products aimed at combating drug-resistant bacteria. Led automation initiatives by developing and executing liquid handling protocols on an integrated workcell to optimize the drug discovery platform. Collaborated with scientists on identifying workflows to automate that would improve efficiency in the lab.

#dna extraction #dna purification #cell culture #pcr #r #integrated workcell

Conducted demonstrations of the OT-1 to potential clients, showcasing the company’s open platform API software and hardware. Collaborated with customers to develop custom workflows on the Opentrons Platform by translating scientific protocols into Python programs. Collected internal accuracy and precision validation data for Opentrons liquid handlers.

#volume verification #customer relations #python