Researched used lab equipment, parts and consumables for biological, medical and microbiological laboratories and wrote detailed descriptions and specifications
Created listings on eBay including name, model, part number, serial number, expiration date, manufacturer, price, full description, technical specifications and high-quality photos and videos
Updated eBay IDs and item locations in the Inventory Master File
Created labels and Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) for items
Researched market prices for items
Apr 2022 - Jun 2023
1 year 3 months
Viet Nam
Executive Assistant to the Taiwanese Factory Manager
ALFA Saigon Plant Protection
Strategically planned the production and manufacturing of pesticide and herbicide products for both export and domestic markets
Oversaw the management of auxiliaries, raw materials, semi-finished products and finished goods within the warehouse and inventory
Ensured that all personnel and facilities within the factory were fully operational and ready for use
Monitored and tracked the annual calibration of equipment and machinery
Maintained stringent oversight of production formulations, production lines, packing processes, quality and quantity of semi-finished and finished products, production rates and labor costs
Undertook health, safety and hygiene operations in the company
Oct 2014 - Dec 2021
7 years 3 months
Viet Nam
Research Assistant
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
Macrophage cell culture: Conduct Cell Death Assay infected with various pathogens such as S. Typhi, S. Paratyphi A, S. Typhimurium and E. coli
Protein expression and purification: Cloned sequences into 5’NcoI and 3’NotI sites of pET28b for His-Tag purification with E. coli BL21(DE3) pLysS and purified soluble and insoluble recombinant protein
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: Employed ELISAs to detect antigen-specific antibodies class IgA, IgM and IgG with acute, convalescent, asymptomatic, chronic and longitudinal immune responses
Immuno-strip for rapid diagnostic test: Immobilized candidate S. Typhi antigens on nitrocellulose membrane and tested with plasma samples
Immuno-fluorescence staining assay: Visualized expression of S. Typhi antigens using wide-field fluorescent microscope
Serum bactericidal assay: Used mice sera and clinical typhoid patient sera to kill wild-type or mutant S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi A strains
Knockout genes of interest: Employed homologous recombination with site-specific mutagenesis
Transposon directed insertion sequencing (TraDIS): Generated mutant library with clinical S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi A isolates using Tn5
Molecular biology: Performed DNA, RNA and protein extraction, PCR, gene sequencing, flow cytometry, electroporation transformation and SDS–PAGE
Microbiology: Conducted microbiological cultures and testing methodologies for research, diagnostic laboratories and pharmaceutical manufacturing
R and Python programming: Performed statistical analysis, visualization and plotting of serology, SBA, TraDIS, genome, omics and cytokine data, and classified S. Typhi genes using KEGG pathways and gene ontology
Clinical research associate: Collected, managed and analyzed Case Report Forms (CRF)
Typhoid clinical vaccine trials: Participated in TyVAC study and STRATAA study
Dec 2010 - Oct 2013
2 years 11 months
Viet Nam
Quality Control
Mekophar Chemical Pharmaceutical Joint-Stock Company
Conducting evaluations of pharmaceutical auxiliaries, raw materials, semi-finished products, and final products utilizing biological and chemical methodologies
Overseeing the management of reagents and the calibration of equipment and machinery
Preparing pertinent documentation for Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) audits