* Participate in the identification and management of potential portfolio company deal flow * o Attend professional scientific conferences and meetings to source potential investments through meetings, participating in panels and networking events. * o Act as point of contact for select companies in the San Francisco area. * Prepare budgets and terms of work for the subsequent partnering agreement.

* Managed the intake, processing, and tracking of franchise applications for the western region of the United States. * o Restructured the processing of applications in order to pull out relevant information more quickly. * o Revamped all electronic and paper data management systems for increased efficiency. * Planned events on and off-site, such as development forums and meetings with potential franchisees. * Successfully planned, executed, and attended a development forum held in three different states over three days.

* Conducted legal due diligence for all franchise applications and contracts exceeding $500,000 globally. * o Intercepted and reported negative information that caused upper management to restructure pending contracts. * o Prepared reports for upper management for presentation to the board of directors or inclusion in professional presentations. * Managed training initiatives on laws and regulations associated with business practices, within the United States and globally. * o Assisted in the design and implementation of training modules required for employees company-wide. * o Managed timelines and budgets regarding development and implementation. * o Evaluated potential third-party vendors for selection of the training program platform. * Managed the corporation s whistle blower hotline call intake and investigations. * o Was the only Legal team member asked to participate in a highly confidential internal conflict of interest investigation led by the Finance department. * Drafted legal documents, such as contracts and addenda with third party vendors.

* Responsible for the maintenance and daily operations of the succession department * s employee data management system, including employee data collection. * Responsible for providing the analysis of employee data for reports presented to top executives.

* General research assistance. Traveled to Tambo, Queensland to net native birds, collect individual body morphometric data and blood samples. * Responsible for associated data management and lab work.

* Acted as a teaching assistant during undergraduate laboratory sessions. * Answered questions and promoted a better understanding of the course materials through laboratory experiments. * o Organized an ad hoc study group outside of laboratory sessions in order to tutor students. * Created and graded worksheets with de novo biological and chemical questions for their practice.

* Managed efficient and timely customer check in using specialized veterinary software. Maintained both financial and medical records. * Accounted for all aspects of daily financials including receivables, supply management, and customer credits.

* Conducted research and development involving bone remodeling and novel proteins. * o Responsibilities included in vivo and ex vivo bone density assessment, formulating protocols, procedures and study designs, administration of treatment, sample collection, necropsy, data analysis, and final study report authoring. * Primary operator of the desktop micro-computed tomography imaging system ( * CT). * o Completed independent research on the precision and repeatability of the * CT as well as the effect of various antibodies on bone morphology. * Developed an in-house training program for dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) machine operation.

* Aided graduate research students with studies regarding salamander stress hormones. Collected subjects and blood, set up apparatus, recorded and entered data. * Analyzed deforestation around 200 lakes in Concord, MA. Assimilated data from infrared aerial maps and correlated the data to the fitness of resident amphibian populations.

Responsibilities included maintaining/updating computer databases and filing systems, office organization, and general research assistance.

* Responsible for the interception and confiscation of contraband agricultural products brought across the United States border at Logan Airport. * Aided in the technical assessment of contraband for invasive pests, parasites, and/or plants and fungi.

* National Science Foundation fellowship. * Surveyed the tapeworm genus Acanthobothrium as it was found in Gymnura marmorata host specimens. * o Characterized a number of new Acanthobothrium species. * Assisted in the formation of elasmobranch parasite website database, including data collection and image processing. * Assisted in on-site specimen collection and categorization. * Constructed and organized laboratory library and database.