Kevin A. Todd
Charlotte
Summary
Results-focused program management professional prepared for challenging role. Demonstrated ability to drive project outcomes and support team goals through effective planning and execution. Known for adaptability and fostering collaborative environments. Proficient in stakeholder communication and process improvement.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
University Program Specialist -IACUC/IBC/COI
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
11.2022 - Current
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local agencies.
- Facilitate submission, review, approval, and post-approval monitoring of IACUC and IBC protocols.
- Facilitates semiannual facility and program inspection
- Coordinate monthly meetings and document meeting minutes
- Serves as the primary point of contact for all IACUC, IBC, and COI inquiries.
- Maintain a high level of customer service while working with all colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders in the research administration space
- Responsible for training faculty, staff, and other research colleagues on Research Ethics and Operations
- Provide guidance and recommendations to the Director of the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), Institutional Official, Vivarium Manager, and other university administrators regarding compliance issues and resolutions.
- Development of new policies and streamlined procedures to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations
- Review and maintain institutional SOPs related to IACUC/IBC/COI
- Manage all IACUC federal reporting as required by OLAW and USDA
- Manage all IBC federal reporting as required by NIH
- Works with EHS & Emergency Management regarding lab safety programs, emergency lab closure, and quality improvement.
- Identify issues of noncompliance regarding IACUC/IBC/COI and applying the appropriate corrective action
- Works with IACUC and IO to respond to all other concerns regarding animal welfare or protocol noncompliance
- Apply for and maintain USDA Class R Research License on behalf of the university.
- Implementing high standards of husbandry and vivarium management in preparation of AAALAC accreditation
- Supervises COI staff
- Review and maintain annual COI disclosures, research based disclosures, and associated management plans
- Reviews and enforce COI management plans.
- Ensure institutional compliance with all federal and state regulations regarding COI
- Coordination of COI committee meetings
Lead Animal Care Technician II
Charles River Laboratories
02.2020 - 08.2022
- Supply procurement, maintaining inventory, client billing
- Maintain records related to animal breeding, health, and housing
- Data collection/entry
- Review/Revision of facility SOPs
- New employee training
- Handling/Restraint of various animal species as assigned
- Administering medication, treatment, and euthanasia per veterinary request
- Sanitation of facility and animal environments
- Organizing/setup for procedures, general housekeeping
- Sterilization of surgical instruments
- Assistance with various labs, workshops, and other experimental procedures
- Patient prep/scrub, anesthetic induction/monitoring, post-operative recovery/monitoring
Veterinary Assistant
Banfield Pet Hospital
05.2018 - 02.2020
- Client service coordination, client record maintenance
- Client scheduling, Wellness plan enrollment, client account support
- Performed physical exams, handling/restraint
- Vaccination administration
- Ear cytology, urinalyses, radiology, bloodwork, surgery prep, anesthesia/patient monitoring
- General housekeeping and facility upkeep as needed
Operations Intern
Tyson Foods
05.2016 - 08.2017
- Shadowed plant supervisors learning day to day plant operations and stages of poultry production process
- Managed and restrained live product
- Monitored and maintained all stages of flock growth
- Vaccine administration
- Cut and packaged product
Education
BS Degree - Laboratory Animal Science
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC12-2018
Interdisciplinary Certificate - Biotechnology
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC12-2018
Skills
- Program management
- Staff development
- Standard operating procedures
- Ethics management
- Reporting skills
- Corrective action plans
- Compliance protocols
- Records management
- Risk identification
- Legal compliance
- Compliance training
- Violation reporting
- License verification
- Leadership techniques
- Operations support
- Compliance oversight
Accomplishments
- Dean's List 2015-2016, Fall 2018
- NC Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipient
- Cabarrus County Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipient
- CHS Scholarship Recipient
- Research Triangle Branch AALAS - Rookie of the Year
Timeline
University Program Specialist -IACUC/IBC/COI
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
11.2022 - Current
Lead Animal Care Technician II
Charles River Laboratories
02.2020 - 08.2022
Veterinary Assistant
Banfield Pet Hospital
05.2018 - 02.2020
Operations Intern
Tyson Foods
05.2016 - 08.2017
Interdisciplinary Certificate - Biotechnology
North Carolina A & T State University
BS Degree - Laboratory Animal Science
North Carolina A & T State University
Professional Development
Conferences Attended
- PRIM&R (2022-25)
- FOCI (2024-25)
- Three I’s (2024)
- NCABR (2022, 2026)
- NCABR Certificate