Val A. Ray

Round Lake, IL *****

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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Self-motivated and detail-oriented professional with extensive academic research experience, focused on leveraging a dynamic skillset in order to transition into the industrial and biotechnology fields.

Relationship Development: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, adept at working with various stakeholders either as a supervisor or as a colleague in order to collaborate and achieve strategic objectives.

Project Management: Highly organized and able to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously while meeting important deadlines. Experienced in building successful cross-functional teams.

Technical Expertise: Proven ability to understand and facilitate complex studies, and develop standardized processes that meet functional and safety requirements. Techniques include, but are not limited to: sterile technique, DNA, RNA, and plasmid isolation, PCR, primer design, immunoassays for DNA, RNA, proteins, and polysaccharides, and microscopy (dissecting, widefield, and confocal).

Key Strengths: Analytical with an ability to apply innovative ideas to emerging issues, ultimately creating sustainable problem solving strategies. Experienced technical writer and communicator, able to break down complex information and write formal reports.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

Postdoctoral Researcher (2014 – 2017)

Coordinate and conduct multiple complex research projects, collaborating across departments and with varied colleagues including postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and technicians. Mentor graduate students and actively peer review contemporary work.

Selected Contributions:

Orchestrate all aspects of a project designed to evaluate biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Continue to evaluate all project strategies and objectives.

Drove a comprehensive research project with the MedImmune Biotech company, leading to the development of an author manuscript and an invitation to speak at an international conference in 2015.

Increase university resources by actively collaborating to identify and write grants, and evaluate organizational needs.

Indiana University, Department of Microbiology, Bloomington, Indiana

Research Associate (2006 – 2008)

Collaborated with multiple staff and colleagues in conducting varied research and fulfilling lab objectives effectively and efficiently. Analyzed extensive data using numerous techniques with high accuracy, subsequently developing reports to share the information.

Selected Contributions:

Provided technical support and analysis for a study on Streptococcus pneumonia, resulting in a published manuscript.

Indiana University, Department of Microbiology, Bloomington, Indiana

Academic Assistant (2003 – 2005)

Established a new and innovative laboratory by working with the new PI and technician, further contributed to growth by identifying and obtaining data for new funding opportunities.

Selected Contributions:

Received the Howard Hughes Capstone Fellowship to support extensive research.

Completed a project focused on understanding the role of the Sindbis virus on non-structural protein 4, carried out all technical lab duties and analyzed results.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Doctor of Philosophy: Microbiology and Immunology, 2014

Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois

Selected Achievements:

Research focus: Performed extensive genetic and phenotypic microscopy-based analysis of biofilm formation by Vibrio fischeri.

Recipient of the Arthur J. Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship; Summer Research Mentorship Participant; Zeiss sponsored JoVE article; Image in Biofilms Cell Picture Show; Applied Environmental Microbiology Cover; and accepted to NIH Graduate Student Research Conference.

Authored five first author manuscripts (out of seven total) and presented at numerous regional and national conferences.

Bachelor of Science: Microbiology, 2006

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Graduated with Distinction Recipient of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, Howard Hughes Capstone Fellowship; Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Phi Beta Kappa.

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