Aug 2019 – May 2024 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Menlo Park, California

Apr 2019 – Aug 2019 · 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

Jun 2018 – Apr 2019 · 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

Jul 2017 – Jun 2018 · 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

Apr 2015 – Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco, CA

Jun 2011 – Apr 2015 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Fremont, California

• Web Development
• Developing a client-side web app that consumes Velos eResearch web services using Ruby, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and SOAP
• Product Implementation/Consulting
• Create discovery reports, workflow diagrams, use cases, configuration and customization specifications, and user acceptance plan and test cases as an analyst on an implementation of Velos eResearch at a cancer center
• Lead on-site discovery sessions and process mapping during the planning and design phase
• Configure Velos eResearch to end-user needs in the areas of study, patient, event-visit, and financial management
• Work closely with subject matter experts to gather requirements and draft configuration and customization specifications
• As a Test Manager, triage issues during user acceptance testing and supervise issue resolution
• Lead the design and support of Velos eResearch post phase one go-live at a cancer center
• Product Management
• Work with a team of five to design and develop a note, task, document, and workflow management system
• Lead the design effort of products including creation of all deliverables: functional specifications, UML diagrams, test cases, enhancements, low fidelity wireframes, detailed HTML/CSS/JavaScript mockups, and other customer-facing documents
• Plan and provide product demonstrations
• Leadership
• Engineering Services team lead; responsible for growing a team to support new and ongoing software implementations with six direct reports
• Lead the new employee on-boarding program for the company
• Lead a team of 22 to gather and define requirements for a new version of Velos’ flagship Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) – Velos eResearch
• Lead a team of three to design a mobile version of Velos eResearch
• Manage a group of writers and editors for the company blog
• Lead the effort to revamp and codify the company's recruiting process by implementing a new method of organizing and collecting data
• Mentor interns

Oct 2010 – May 2011 · 7 mos · Durham, North Carolina

• Product Development
• Created and managed a database for the implementation of NESCent activities, including meetings and events
• Designed switchboards, forms, tables, queries, and reports in Microsoft Access 2007 as well as developed automated reporting
• Tested, consolidated, and tuned database for optimal efficiency to simplify the overall event planning and organizing process

Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 · 4 mos · Durham, North Carolina

• Identified and researched the potential markets for an ultra-precise optical scalpel for ophthalmic surgery
• Performed market research through interviews with experts, i.e. physicians and engineers, in the field of vitreoretinal diseases
• Assessed the commercialization of the device and presented findings to clients in PowerPoint and a written report

Jul 2009 – Aug 2009 · 1 mo · Oakland, California

• Performed outcome studies of over 300 patients with prostate cancer to complete an ongoing research paper
• Managed the transfer of over 1000 patient records onto the electronic system to increase overall efficiency and decrease error in managing patient information
• Shadowed and interacted with physicians, technicians, nurses, and patients on their daily activities to learn more about the field of healthcare

Jun 2008 – Aug 2008 · 2 mos · Ada, Michigan

• Assessed different technology valuation methods from a business standpoint and recommended tools for the process
• Developed tools and procedures for identifying profitable technologies to prevent overinvestment as well as streamlining the overall product development process
• Designed a user-friendly interface on Microsoft Excel that combined an NPV calculation with an innovative approach called ‘Discovery Driven Planning’ to evaluate a technology’s expected cash flow

Jun 2007 – Aug 2007 · 2 mos · Ada, Michigan

• Evaluated 30 different botanical extracts for antimicrobial efficacy with potential incorporation into a product line
• Extracted and tested extracts through sequential fractionation, disk diffusion, bioassay directed fractionation, and bioautography
• Led to the patent formation of an, as then, unknown botanical with antimicrobial efficacy