SUZANNE LYNN MENGES

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WHIITE SETTLEMENT, TX 76108 ad00l5@r.postjobfree.com

Skills

Leadership in a laboratory environment in protocols, quality control, and SOP consistency along with organization and budgeting. Extensive experience in embryology including wide-spread skills with in vitro fertilization, somatic cell culture, micromanipulation and somatic cell nuclear transfer in bovine, cervid, ovine and caprine species.

Lab Management, Technical Skills, Scheduling Management, Quality Control Management, Organizational Leadership, SOP Management, Technical Troubleshooting, Monitoring Operations, Animal Surgical Assistance

Education

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX: M.S. in Animal Science - Physiology of Reproduction. Thesis - THE USE OF LASER-ASSISTED HATCHING IN BOVINE IN VITRO PRODUCED EMBRYOS TO IMPROVE PREGNANCY RATES

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX: B.S. in Animal Science.

Work Experience

Elite Genetics, Nationwide (Off site), 2019 – Present, Management Assistant

Produced new income and cliental by leading scheduling, organization, and customer service.

Cut budget costs by facilitating inventory and supply purchase.

Increased results as surgical assistant.

Supervised IVF lab research, maintenance, quality control and daily function.

Ovagenix, College Station, TX: 2010 – 2019. Embryologist and Office Aide

Increased production results and maintained current clients with performance of laboratory duties for conventional embryo transfer and in-vitro fertilization in cattle.

Shaped organization of production records and necessary inventories.

Advanced Deer Genetics: World Wide. 2008 – 2019. Embryologist and Technical Manager

Lead organizational role in seasonal reproductive work with cervid species.

Improved scope of business with technical management in quality control of artificial insemination, embryo transfer, and in-vitro embryo development.

Transova Genetics, College Station, TX: 2006 -2008, IVF Lab Manager

Created new territory income and services with set up and management of IVM, IVF and IVC lab.

Increased return cliental with management of customer communication and product inventory.

Coordinated the lab schedule and quality control measurements.

Global Genetics and Biologicals, College Station, TX: 2003 - 2006 Senior Lab Technician

Assisted in animal husbandry and employee management.

Oversaw technical aspect and quality control of in-vivo embryo collection in cattle, goats and sheep, iv-vitro embryo production in cattle and goats, cattle cloning, deer cloning and semen collection.

Genetic Savings and Clone/ Viagen, College Station, TX: 2000-2003, Lab Technician

Lead lab technician responsible for somatic cell culture, tissue banking and nuclear transfer of cattle, swine, goats and deer. Responsible for record keeping, lab SOP’s and lab management.

Projects

JK Bovagenix Helped with staff training, lab set up, and protocol establishment for the new company in India. www.jkbovagenix.org

Publications

Hanna C, Menges S, Kraemer D, and Long C. Synchronization of canine germinal vesicle stage oocytes prior to in vitro maturation alters the kinetics of nuclear progression during subsequent resumption of meiosis. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (2008): 606-614.

Abstracts

Porada CD, Sanada C, Long CR, Wood JA, Desai J, Frederick N, Millsap L, Bormann C, Menges SL, Hanna D, Flores-Foxworth G, Shin T, Westhusin ME, Liu W, Gimp H, Zanjani ED, Lozier JN, Pliska V, Stranzinger G, Joerg H, Kraemer DC, Almeida-Porada G. Clinical and molecular characterization of a re-established line of sheep exhibiting hemophilia A. J Thromb Haemost 8(2) (2010): 276-285.

Menges S, Wei H, Faber D, Kraemer D, and Long C. Utilization of Laser Assisted Hatching to Improve the Pregnancy Rate of In Vitro Fertilized Bovine Embryos. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (2008): 150.

Bormann C, Long C, Menges S, Hanna C, Foxworth G, Westhusin M, Pliska V, Stranzinger G, Joerg H, Glimp H, Millsap L, Porada C, Almedia-Porada G, and Kraemer D. 2008. Re-Establishment of an Extinct Strain of Sheep Utilizing Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (2008): 153.

Menges S, Bormann C, Stroud B, Kraemer D, Westhusin M, and Long C. Post-thaw viability of in vitro-produced bovine embryos cultured either in host caprine reproductive tracts or in vitro. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 18 (2006): 193.

Bormann C, Long C, Menges S, Hanna C, Foxworth G, Shin T, Westhusin M, Pliska V, Stranzinger G, Joerg H, Glimp L, Millsap L, Porada C, Almeida-Porada G, and Kraemer D. Re-establishment of an extinct strain of sheep from a limited supply of frozen semen. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 18 (2006): 201-202.

Poster presented at IETS for IVF Biosciences

J. H. Pryor, J. F. Hasler, L. Strobech, B. Avery, N. Hashem, S. Menges, C. R. Long, G. Shewfelt, C. R. Looney. Improved Bovine Embryo Production Using Novel In Vitro Culture Systems.

Certification

Beginning participation of USP Foundation of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Online Course

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