Timelia Fink
Holbrook,MA
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Lab Operations
Biobot Analytics
06.2022 - 10.2023
- Operational Excellence: Streamlined daily lab operations, achieving consistent workflow, and exceeding production goals
- Leadership and Development: Led and mentored a diverse team of research associates and production personnel, improving team dynamics and performance
- Safety Management: Functioned as the chemical hygiene and biosafety officer, ensuring compliance with stringent safety measures
- Led safety audits and managed a quarterly audit system to reinforce safety practices, ensuring stringent adherence to safety standards
- Quality Systems: Drafted, reviewed, and approved SOPs, protocols, and reports, establishing robust quality systems
- Innovation in Automation: Adopted laboratory automation strategies, improving testing throughput and efficiency, which ImmunoGen values for streamlining lab operations
- Strategic Planning: Played a key role in refining the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and strategizing for laboratory space and equipment acquisition.
Lab Supervisor
MA State Public Health Lab
06.2016 - 05.2022
- NGS Expertise: Managed daily activities of a Next-Generation Sequencing Lab in a CLIA setting, establishing the facility as a leader in genomic analytics
- Training Programs: Developed comprehensive training programs, enhancing team proficiency in Next-Generation Sequencing
- Operational Integration: Facilitated the integration of sequencing techniques between lab divisions
- Created detailed SOPs for NGS testing, ensuring compliance with CLIA guidelines and fostering inter-lab coordination
- Public Health Impact: Identified and characterized infectious disease outbreaks, proving your capacity to handle high-impact, public health-related projects
- Resource Management: Performed comprehensive analyses of the requirements for laboratory resources, guaranteeing the smooth procurement of necessary resources.
Bacteriologist
MA State Public Health Lab
09.2015 - 06.2016
- Technical Proficiency: Used next-generation sequencing techniques to help characterize infectious agents' molecules
- Optimized the performance of amplicon sequencing assays by carrying out polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nucleic acid extraction
- Quality Assurance: Maintained high standards in specimen processing and data entry, ensuring accuracy and reliability
- Process Optimization: Designed and identified primer and probe targets for sequencing assays, enhancing the lab's genetic analysis capabilities.
Lab Supervisor Assistant / Research Associate
UMASS School of Medicine
05.2014 - 12.2015
- Research Contribution: Conducted research and contributed to scientific advancements
- Supervised and trained staff, ensuring their proficiency in lab techniques and protocols
- SOP Maintenance: Wrote and maintained SOPs, promoting consistency and compliance in the lab
- Product Development Support: Demonstrated expertise in virus manipulation and CRISPR technology, enabling genetic modifications and research advancements
- Produced Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), supporting research and product development.
Molecular Genetic Technician
Integrated Genetics Labcorp
11.2013 - 05.2014
- Molecular Assay Execution: Performed diverse molecular assays while maintaining high-quality testing standards
- Problem Resolution: Recognized assay-related problems and escalated issues appropriately, ensuring prompt resolution
- Lab Support: Provided general laboratory support, including sample organization and solution preparation, contributing to the overall lab efficiency.
Research Associate
Brigham and Women's Hospital
02.2011 - 11.2013
- Innovative Research: Spearheaded independent animal and lab experiments to investigate the effects of cigarette smoke exposures and allergen responses, contributing to the department's understanding of pulmonary diseases
- Technical Mastery: Gained extensive experience in Immunoassays, DNA/RNA extraction, and RT/q-PCR, techniques essential for advancing research in critical care medicine
- Organizational Efficiency: Coordinated schedules for lab members, optimizing lab productivity and ensuring the seamless progression of research projects
- Mentorship: Mentored and trained high school students in lab protocols and research methodologies, fostering a passion for science in the next generation of researchers
- Operational Management: Managed lab operations by ordering materials and maintaining essential lab equipment such as freezers and incubators, demonstrating my ability to ensure a well-functioning research environment
- Safety Compliance: Upheld EHS Protocols, ensuring a safe and compliant lab.
Education
Masters in Public Health -
UMASS Amherst
09.2018
BS in Biology -
Suffolk University
12.2011
Skills
- Staff Development
- Financial Management
- Expense Tracking
- Operations Management
- Project Management
Timeline
Manager, Lab Operations
Biobot Analytics
06.2022 - 10.2023
Lab Supervisor
MA State Public Health Lab
06.2016 - 05.2022
Bacteriologist
MA State Public Health Lab
09.2015 - 06.2016
Lab Supervisor Assistant / Research Associate
UMASS School of Medicine
05.2014 - 12.2015
Molecular Genetic Technician
Integrated Genetics Labcorp
11.2013 - 05.2014
Research Associate
Brigham and Women's Hospital
02.2011 - 11.2013
Masters in Public Health -
UMASS Amherst
BS in Biology -
Suffolk University