Senior Laboratory Technician

EcoCyte Bioscience US LLC (Austin, Texas)

​2010 - present

• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Member

• Maintained laboratory equipment

• Maintained frog tanks and monitored frog habitat according to OLAW (Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare) standards

• Prepared stock solutions for use in laboratory preparations

• Care and maintenance of Xenapus Laevis (African Clawed Frogs) according to OLAW  standards

• Performance of surgical harvesting of oocytes from Xenapus Laevis

• Maintained detailed laboratory records detailing surgeries, frog care, and identification

• Selection of quality oocytes prior to preparation for shipping to research facilities

• Training of new Laboratory Technicians in surgical proceedures, oocyte selection, laboratory record keeping, and frog care

• Sterlization of laboratory equipment

• Helped to implement and ensure laboratory safety procedures

• Packaging of fragile specimens and shipping them to research facilities

• Processing oocyte orders, including invoicing and shipping documentation

• Client communications and creation of announcement newsletters

Office Manager / Executive Assistant

Mary Nell Garrison Realtors (Austin, Texas )

​2001 - 2009

• Certified Real Estate Assistant

• Designed and maintained company web site

• Designed, printed and updated marketing materials

• Maintained and archived property listing information

• Managed inventory and purchasing of all office supplies, lockboxes and signs

• Oversaw maintenance and use of all office machines and computers

• Maintained sales logs and spreadsheets for company and agents

• Compiled data for quarterly and annual sales and tax reports

• Photography and photo processing using Adobe Bridge and Photoshop

• Managed company properties in the Austin Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service

• Compiled listing presentations including Comparative Market Analysis of Properties

• Created and implemented forms and procedures to support sales and increase office productivity 

• Coordinated appointments, schedules, email system and phones for a 14 Person Office

Secretarial and Clerical Specialist

Kelly Services (Shreveport, Louisiana )

​1989 - 1991

• Computer data entry of banking installment loan applications

• Accounts receivable for hospital billing

• Microfiche document vault control and maintenance 

• Sales/Marketing tracking data base management

• Purchase orders and inventory transfer maintenance

• General office duties including transcription, reception desk, payroll, filing, production control and accounts payable