Versatile scientific background successfully executing diverse tasks to meet deadlines. Highly skilled at communicating with colleagues, monitoring status and achieving key milestones. Enthusiastic problem solver and talented team player with superior planning and decision-making skills.
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Kimberly Kaminski
San Diego,CA
Summary
Overview
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Post Doctoral Researcher
2009.09 - 2011.09 (2 years)
Job overview
- Led independent research projects to support laboratory goals
- Created and implemented new protocols in laboratory
- Designed and created equipment for novel protocols
- Collaborated with vendors to optimize newly designed protocols
- Checked incoming data for accuracy and integrity to identify and resolve problems.
- Kept organized records, maintained inventory equipment and materials
- Managed work streams for both routine and special projects simultaneously.
- Set project goals and schedule with lab members
- Assessed, monitored and reported on work progression
University Of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Graduate Research Assistant/Doctoral Candidate
2002.08 - 2009.06 (6 years & 10 months)
Job overview
- Researched information regarding hypothalamic mechanisms facilitating homeostatic regulation to assist professors with academic pursuits.
- Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
- Prepared materials for reports, presentations and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications.
- Maintained laboratory operations, updating and revising standardized operating procedures and reordering raw materials and supplies to sustain experiments and workflow.
- Maintained and calibrated equipment for precision and accuracy.
- Supported department members with administrative, research and academic assistance.
- Gathered, reviewed, and summarized literature from scientific journals such as PubMed and produced graphs and other scientific calculations using MS Excel.
- Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
- Prepared literature for reports, presentations or submission to peer-review journals.
- Directed students in performing and completing assigned tasks.
IKAA: International Korean Adoptee Association, San Diego, United States
Volunteer Assistant Coordinator
2022.04 - Current (2 years & 5 months)
Job overview
- Contributed to organization and execution of new Creative Arts Program to be incorporated into the schedule of the triennial international conference in Seoul, Korea
- Engaged in community outreach to aid a program mission centered on community support and enrichment.
- Helped with office tasks, taking messages, scanning documents and answering phone inquiries.
- Coordinated presenter's materials and supplies for international conference
- Coordinated AV/Tech support for presenter needs
- Supported program leaders with administrative support duties.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
AKASD: Assoc. Of Korean Adoptees San Diego, San Diego, United States
Board Member - Community Outreach & Events
2022.07 - Current (2 years & 2 months)
Job overview
- Served as advocate and ambassador for organization by fully engaging, identifying and securing resources and partnerships to advance mission.
- Contributed to crafting organizational plans that identified long term goals and also detailed smaller goals to keep organization on track.
Education
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Ph.D. from Neuroscience
12.2009
University Overview
- Completed coursework in Data Science
Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
Bachelor of Science from Psychology (Biological)
12.1999
University Overview
- Minor in Neuroscience
Skills
- Providing oversight of all aspects of the laboratory management, including administrative, financial and personnel planning.
- Establishing positive working relationship with staff, customer service, performance improvement, and maintaining intra- and interdepartmental communication.
- Supporting and delegating the responsibilities of the laboratory staff.
- Assisting in the development and maintenance of lab policies, procedures and quality control practices
- Personnel training in analytical methods and new technologies.
- Ensuring lab safety compliance with Environmental Health & Safety policies and guidelines; and through safety protocol registrations and renewals.
- Assisting with writing and designing of experimental animal and stem cell research protocols for IACUC and IRB approval, respectively.
- Writing and collaborating with other researchers on manuscripts, abstracts and other publications of research findings.
- Collaborating with other researchers on long-range plans for project/program, acting as expert in specialized area.
- Organizing the onboarding of new hires, initial orientation and training
- Ensuring policies and procedures are established for monitoring and assessing staff performance and competency, and whenever necessary, provide opportunities for remedial training or continuing education.
- Facilitating equipment repair and laboratory maintenance
- Maintaining reagent and data inventories, reagent and supply ordering
- Laboratory safety compliance through safety protocol registrations and renewals,
- Interfacing with vendors and allocating and managing laboratory resources.
Timeline
Board Member - Community Outreach & Events
AKASD: Assoc. Of Korean Adoptees San Diego
2022.07 - Current (2 years & 2 months)
Volunteer Assistant Coordinator
IKAA: International Korean Adoptee Association
2022.04 - Current (2 years & 5 months)
Post Doctoral Researcher
Harvard Medical School
2009.09 - 2011.09 (2 years)
Graduate Research Assistant/Doctoral Candidate
University Of Southern California
2002.08 - 2009.06 (6 years & 10 months)
University of Southern California
Ph.D. from Neuroscience
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science from Psychology (Biological)
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