Data Management High School

GREGORIO SAMAR

**** ******* ***., *** *****, NV *9107• *********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position in Research with an organization that utilizes my exceptional organizational, administrative and leadership skills..

- Core Competencies -

A holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’s in Development Education;

Have a long relevant experience as a researcher in the areas of Psychology, Education and Management;

Demonstrated organizational skills to provide data management/monitoring support efficiently and effectively for multiple researches and projects, providing accurate information in a timely manner.;

Strong/ excellent oral and written communication skills;

Computer literate (Excel and background in SPSS)

Positive Teamwork and Collaboration

General computer skills and ability to quickly learn and master computer programs.

Ability to work under deadlines with general guidance.

General understanding of scientific theory and methods.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Laboratory 1 Associate (September 2020)

Quest Diagnostics International

Valencia, CA, USA

Current job responsibilities:

Sorting, and receiving specimens in the Microbiology department – COVID Division

Performs laboratory tasks of batching, centrifuging specimens, printing extra labels, recording data specimen storage and retrieval;

Consistently performs simple to moderately complex assays utilizing established procedures.

Organizes and prepares clinical specimens for testing; identifies problems and assists in resolving appropriately.

Decontaminates work areas;

Maintains lab equipment in good working condition.

Disposes of biohazardous material.

Completes training and competency checklists as appropriate.

Part time Laboratory Assistant (June 2020 – present)

Cosmetic Research and Product Development Labs

Irwindale, CA, USA

Current job responsibilities:

Assist researchers/scientists during lab tests and experiments in creating new cosmetic products

Assist in collecting samples of products and maintaining the product/raw material testing/stability specifications.

Coordinate shipment of samples to the customer or prepare for customer pickup

Assist Regulatory and Quality departments with product and ingredient information as needed

Adjunct Assistant Professor (June 2013 – May 2019)

Lyceum of the Philippines University

Intramuros, Manila, Philippines 1002

Teaching courses in the psychology curriculum. Scope of responsibilities includes: Teach 7 classes per semester; Selected Contributions:

Responsible for maintaining regulatory and academic tasks such as undergoing psychological research procedures, entering and analyzing data, study developmental paper works, and presentation/publication preparation;

Applied expertise and experience for the research projects conducted by the department and students.

Assisted/mentored student researchers in running ongoing academic researches;

Successfully aided the department in formulating new programs and improvise content for existing psychology programs.

Reviewed/edited research manuscripts.

Mentored graduating college students in their research (thesis development).

Adjunct College Instructor/ High School Unit Lecturer (June 2014 – January 2019)

St. Scholastica’s College

Malate, Manila, Philippines 1004

Fully complimented full-time faculty in teaching Psychology courses, and at the High School level, taught courses in Social Studies and Management and collaborated and actively supported the College’s mission and Benedictine education principles. Selected Contributions:

Involved in student’s high-profile psychological research on women studies and gender issues as research mentor or advisee, giving guidance in collecting information firsthand from surveys, direct observation and interviews up to data analysis.

Acted as an academic coach/adviser to student organizations that increase the student’s level of productivity and winning on competitions lending further credibility to the school’s academic reputation.

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychology and Research (June 2016 – May 2019)

National University

M. Jhocson St., Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines

Taught courses in the discipline area of psychology and methods of research. Selected Contributions:

Provided tutoring, supervision and research mentorship in psychological research works of college students;

Actively initiated and became part of the team that formulated new programs of the department of Psychology as well as activities of the university.

Served on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Psychology and Education (June 2013 – May 2016)

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (The University of the City of Manila)

Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

Responsibilities were typically divided between teaching, research and service. Selected Contributions:

Taught courses in the discipline area of Education;

Kept update with the current advances in both research and pedagogy (includes reading journal articles, attending conferences, and staying in touch with other researchers in their field).

Served on various committees at the Department (e.g., the undergraduate program committee which evaluates the courses required for majors and minors), College, Campus (e.g., the General Education Committee, which evaluates the courses students must take in order to gain sufficient "breadth" in their education), and the PLM system.

College Professor/ Senior High School Unit Lecturer in Research (June 2012 – April 2018)

World Citi Colleges, North Manila - Aeronautical and Technological College

Caloocan, Philippines 1406

Shared expertise and experience in the area of Psychology and Research both to college and senior high school students. Selected Contributions:

Taught basic principles in Psychology and Research that connect students’ knowledge on the social, cultural, and psychological factors to technical principles in addressing the kind of open-ended problems that face practicing engineers in everyday life.

Supported the school’s ideals of combining fundamental science and theory, intersecting with required college technological courses to give students the opportunity to apply their knowledge to contemporary problems in the field using state-of-the-art technical equipment and technological know-how.

Consultant / Adjunct Professor (June 2012 – April 2016)

Enderun Colleges

McKinley Hills, Taguig, Philippines 1634

Skillfully performed adjunct professor’s tasks, teaching Psychology, Humanities and History courses. Selected Contributions:

Assisted and became instrumental in the planning and development of the school’s Psychology Department.

Actively shared first-hand experience in the subjects taught, making learning more interesting, lively and imaginable for students.

Executive Assistant cum Researcher (November 1991 – May 2012)

National Center for Project Development

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

Serving the CEO of the company, and carried out administrative support and other related tasks like secretarial work, scheduling and contacts management.

Selected Contributions:

Provided administrative support and worked collaboratively to provide confidential administrative and secretarial support to the company's Owner/CEO. Supported the Executive Director in the administration and operation of organizational change and development initiatives, projects, and activities that further the goals of the company and its strategic goals and objectives.

Scheduled/calendared and booked travel arrangements for the CEO.

Provided strong executive support to Project Managers with projects, liaising heavily with clients, arranging meetings across time zones.

Completed a broad variety of administrative support tasks for the company including; managed an extremely active calendar of appointments; composed and prepared correspondences; copied, reviewed outside mail, scanned and filed documents, screened phone calls and visitors, updated contacts, maintained executive files, arranged detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas; and compiled documents for travel-related meetings.

Assisted the HR Department in its various functions in terms of recruitment, selection and hiring functions; Did other HR functions as assigned like assisted on training and other professional development activities.

Independently did some researches on issues in Project Management, Architectural design and other aspects of Architecture for publication on professional journals.

Established the company’s filing system of paper and electronic documents.

Was responsible for organizing and/or initiating the library system of the company.

Helped to ensure that project contracts and bids were complete and filed on time.

Assisted the company in other day by day tasks of the Architectural office.

Administrative Assistant (April 1990 – October 1991)

United Support and Services Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

For over a year until the start of the Gulf War, served as an Administrative Assistant to the Sector Manager and performed administrative support procedures and processes.

Selected Contributions:

Handled office tasks, such as filing, generating reports and presentations, setting up for meetings, and reordering supplies

Managed & sorted incoming and outgoing mail and packages, initiated a response when appropriate. Assisted with office maintenance and other duties shared between all departments, such as maintaining a break room, greeting guests, etc. Prepared, composed or edited, and executed various correspondence & mailings.

Served as acting supervisor when Sector Manager was out of office, worked closely with colleagues and staff to ensure the smooth running of the office.

Interfaced with staff and business representatives on a regular basis.

College Instructor (June 1983 – April 1990)

Lyceum of the Philippines

Manila, Philippines

Competently did professor’s tasks, teaching Psychology, Social Science, and Research courses. Selected Contributions:

Developed instructional plan which was implemented by the whole psychology Department every semester.

Worked with the College administration in establishing College Council for Research which catered to research projects and programs of graduating students.

Senior Labor Development Specialist cum Researcher (January 1984 – December 1985)

Institute of Labor and Manpower Studies (ILMAS)

Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

Performed research as assigned by the Department on issues like Industrial Relations, unfair labor practices, etc.

Selected Contributions:

Supported the office team in handling companies’ issues on worker relations;

Coached, executed and followed up on the problem resolution process in all covered/identified company units;

Assessed training needs of the Department of Labor (including its regional offices) through surveys, interviews with employees, or consultations with managers or instructors.

Designed and created training manuals, online learning modules, and course materials.

Educational Researcher (August 1982 – June 1983)

Institute for Development Education/UST Social Research Center

Espana, Manila, Philippines

Worked with an academic team that conducted an extensive study on Pre-school Education.

Selected Contributions:

Facilitated educational research by providing the research design expertise in the formulation of data gathering procedures.

Proposed an independent research project that focused on the area of student performance evaluation.

EDUCATION

University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Ph.D. in Psychology

Accumulated 39 graduate units.

University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Master of Arts in Development Education

Graduated 1982

University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Graduated 1980

College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA, USA

Personal & Professional Learning Programs: (Non-Credit Courses):

1. Human Resources Professional Certificate

College of the Canyons, Valencia, California, USA

June 4, 2020

2. Management Toolbox Certificate

College of the Canyons, Valencia, California, USA

June 4, 2020

3. Gateway Human Resources Certificate

College of the Canyons, Valencia, California, USA

August 22, 2020

CERTIFICATES / EXAMINATIONS

EXAMINATIONS:

Research Data Analyst I

California Department of Human Resources

Date of Examination: 09/07/2020

ID#: 2944457 Expiry: 09/07/2021

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

California Department of Human Resources

Date of Examination: 03/19/2020

ID#: 2826296 Expiry: 03/19/2021

Philippine Career Service Professional Examination

NCR- Manila

Civil Service Commission Reference #370529-2

December 7, 1980

Philippine Career Service Sub-Professional Examination

NCR- Manila

Civil Service Commission Reference #266779-6

June 17, 1979

WEBINARS ATTENDED

GENERAL RESEARCH-RELATED WEBINARS:

December 10, 2020 – Institutional Responsibilities Under a Federalwide Assurance. Sponsored by ADVARRA.

November 5, 2020 – Research Staffing Strategies During Challenging Times. Sponsored by ADVARRA.

November 24, 2020 – Citation Booster: Enhancing the reach, readership and visibility of your publication, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

November 10, 2020 – Tips and Tricks for Effective Research Paper Writing in English, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 30, 2020 – Course – Effective Paper Writing for Early Career Researchers - Module 5 - Key team working skills, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 30, 2020 – Course – Effective Paper Writing for Early Career Researchers - Module 5 - Key team working skills, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 29, 2020 – Course – Effective Paper Writing for Early Career Researchers - Module 4 - How to sell yourself as a researcher, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 28, 2020 – Course – Effective Paper Writing for Early Career Researchers - Module 3 - The Right Mindset for Academic Paper Writing, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 27, 2020 – Course - Effective Paper Writing for Early Career Researchers - Module 2 - Writing an Effective Masters Thesis, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 26, 2020 – Course – Effective Paper Writing for Early Career Researchers - Module 1 - Writing an Effective PhD Thesis, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 23, 2020 – Course – Understanding Open Access – Module 5 – Recent Developments and Future Directions, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 22, 2020 – Course – Understanding Open Access – Module 4 – Copyright and Licensing Under Open Access, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 21, 2020 – Course – Understanding Open Access – Module 3 – Benefits and Challenges of Open Access, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 20, 2020 – Course – Understanding Open Access – Module 2 – Open Access Publishing Models, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 19, 2020 – Course – Understanding Open Access – Module 1 – Introduction to Open Access, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

October 7, 2020 – When Research Goes Wrong, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

September 4, 2020 – Selecting the Right Ph.D., sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

September 1, 2020 – Course: Global Thesis Presentation - Module 6: Writing up an Effective Thesis Defense, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

August 28, 2020 – Course: Global Thesis Presentation - Module 5: Writing an Effective MSC Thesis, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

August 27, 2020 – Course: Global Thesis Presentation - Module 4: Writing up your Research Effectively, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

August 7, 2020 – Course: How to write a Literature Review – Module 5: Write the literature review: a literature synthesis paper, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

August 6, 2020 – Course: How to write a Literature Review – Module 4: Write the literature review section, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

August 5, 2020 – Course: How to write a Literature Review – Module 3: Review the literature, sponsored by the Charlesworth Knowledge, Charlesworth Author Services, Huddersfield, HD2 1 JJ, UK.

September 17, 2020 – ETQ Customer Panel Webinar – Why QMS Flexibility is Essential in Today’s Dynamic Environment, sponsored by ETQ Llc. Burlington, MA 01803./

August 29, 2020 – State of the Profession Quality Report, sponsored by ETQ Llc. Burlington, MA 01803.

BIOMEDICAL/LABORATORY RESEARCH-RELATED WEBINARS:

December 9, 2020 – Update on the Laboratory Diagnosis of COVID-19. Sponsored by ARUP Laboratories Institute for Learning and the University of Utah, School of Medicine.

October 27, 2020 – Racial Diversity in Clinical Trials: Building Trust in Participant Engagement. Sponsored by ARUP Laboratories Institute for Learning.

October 13, 2020 – Study Startup Success for the New Generation of Genetically Engineered Vaccines, Sponsor: ADVARRA, Columbia, MD, USA

August 11, 2020 – From Reactive to Proactive: How to Evolve Your Research Program During a Global Crisis, ADVARRA, Columbia, MD, USA

August 4, 2020 – Institutional Perspectives: Leveraging Technology to Meet Operational Goals During COVID-19, ADVARRA, Columbia, MD, USA

September 23, 2020 – Genetic Data Sharing and Reanalysis of Genomic Test Results: Challenges and Benefits to Implementation. Sponsored by ARUP Laboratories Institute for Learning.

September 22, 2020 – Mitigating Risks and Optimizing Security of Supply in Diagnostics, Sponsored by Cytiva (formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences) and LabRoots Inc., Yorba Linda, CA 92886 USA

September 16, 2020 – A Pandemic Challenge - Implementing a COVID-19 Antibody Test in Record Time!, Sponsored by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics and LabRoots Inc., Yorba Linda, CA 92886 USA

September 16, 2020 – New Crossroad: The Intersection of COVID-19 and Sepsis, Sponsored by Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), NJ, USA and LabRoots Inc., Yorba Linda, CA 92886 USA.

September 4, 2020 – Incorporation and Automation of RNAscope Technology into your COVID-19 Viral Pathogenesis Research, Sponsored by Leica Biosystems, Bio-Techne, produced by: LabRoots Inc., Yorba Linda, CA 92886 USA

August 26, 2020 – A Bio-Rad Quality Control Virtual Conference 2020: SARS-CoV-2 Quality Control for High-Throughput, Qualitative Serologic Assays, LabRoots Inc.

SCHOLARSHIPS / FELLOWSHIPS

Fellow:

FRIEdr - Fellow of Royal Institute of Educators, Singapore

Royal Institution International

2018-2019

Scholar:

Association of Catholic Universities of the Philippines (ACUP),

Summer Scholarship Program 1980 – 1984

Education Research Scholar/ Fellow:

Institute for Development Education Fellowship Program University of Frankfurt, Germany & the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines and the Volkswagen Foundation 1980- 1982

RESEARCH PAPERS

Introduction to Organization and Management - ISBN 978-971-95455-6-9

Practical Research I - ISBN 978-971-95455-4-5

Personal Development - ISBN 978-971-95455-7-6

Research Paper Presenter

“Psychosocial Trait Description of Students Among Progressive Schools”

4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TEACHING AND LEARNING TOWARDS ASEAN INTEGRATION (ICTL4 2018) Organized by The Center for Human Research and Development Foundatin Inc. (CHRDF) Theme: Unifying Minds Across the Globe Through Research, November 30 – December 2, 2018, Baiyoke Sky Hotel, 222 Ratchaprarop Road, Khwaeng Thanon Phaya Thai, Khet Ratchatewi, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand.

Research Paper Finalist – Paper “Psychosocial Trait Description of Students Among Progressive Schools” was chosen by the panel of evaluators of 2018 APCoRE Awards Committee as one of the finalists for the 2018 APCoRE Excellence in Research Award (Education Category), November 2, 2018, 2018 APCoRE International Conference at Westin Hotel and Resorts Guam, USA.

Research Paper Presenter – Educational /Sociological Issue: Gender

“Pananaw ng mga Mag-aaral g St. Scholastica’s College-Manila na nasa Baitang Labing-isa Ukol sa Bisekswalidad (2017-2018)” during the 10th National Conference on Women’s and Gender Studies held on August 22-23, 2018 at Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines.

MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATION

American Psychological Association Associate Member 2021

Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Division 53 of the American Psychological Association August 2020 – Dec 2021

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