EXPERIENCE Operations Manager Denver, CO

Danielle Funai [email protected] (847) 508-7995 https://www.linkedin.com/pub/danielle-funai/93/770/802

WORK Perfect Teeth Aug 2015

EXPERIENCE Operations Manager Denver, CO  Manage accounts receivable for over 1,200 patients  Coordinate benefits, present fees, and work out financial arrangements  Present and implement overall marketing strategies for the practice  Hire new employees and assess current employees  Keep staff on track to drive production month over month  Handle customer complaints  Manage front desk, dentists and assistants

Sigma-Aldrich Jul 2014- Jul 2015 Associate Production Scientist St. Louis, MO  Biotech manufacturing in the immunochemical group at the Ewing facility.  Protein and antibody purifications and conjugations to resins and other proteins  Chromatography including gel filtration, ion exchange, affinity columns, FPLC  Review and update SOPs and MMFs keeping current with cGMP  Changed BOMs to reflect actual needs and control costs  Various assays to confirm quality and purity of product and materials  Large contributor to 2 major process improvements led by senior chemists BSL-2 experienced, trained in Lean manufacturing, very competent in SAP, 5S team target area inspector

Department of Microbiology- Dr. Peter Orlean Dec 2013-May 2014 Research Assistant Champaign, IL - Searching for mechanism of necessary membrane protein in S. cerevisiae  Yeast cell wall glycan analysis & chitin level analysis of mutant cultures  Microbiology & biochemistry techniques for polysaccharides and chitin extraction  Use radioactive isotopes to determine mechanism of GlcNAc in chitin synthesis  Thin layer chromatography of radiolabeled GlcNAc polysaccharides  Contributed to figures presented in Dr. Orlean's most recent co- authored publication  Strain maintenance of many mutant yeast/E.coli strains  Preparation of multiple types of media for yeast/ecoli cultures

Champaign County Christian Health Center May 2013- Nov 2013 Intern Champaign, IL A  Communicated with doctors, nurses & pharmacies about prescriptions & patient needs  Outreached at local soup kitchens & farmer’s markets to obtain new volunteers & patients  Organized annual 5k by obtaining donations, volunteers & supplies from local & national companies

Harrington’s Catering & Deli Jan 2007– Mar 2013 Server/Deli worker Chicago, IL  Prepare food and tables for events of more than 500 attendees  Provide quality service and attention to customers to provide pleasurable dining experience  Work with the team of servers to efficiently set up and pack up event  Trained new workers in service and food regulations

EDUCATION University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign May 2014 Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Cellular Biology concentration in Microbiology GPA- 3.58/4.0 Minor in Chemistry

VOLUNTEER Champaign County Christian Health Center Aug 2011 – Nov 2013 Lead Volunteer Champaign, IL  Guided patients to physician’s offices throughout their appointment to guarantee comfort  Checked in incoming patients, kept files up to date & general office duties i.e. faxes, mail, phone  Trained 10+ new volunteers each year in clinic tasks, general duties and policies to ensure compliance

Danielle Funai [email protected] (847) 508-7995 https://www.linkedin.com/pub/danielle-funai/93/770/802

Urbana Park District Aug 2012- Nov 2012 Soccer Coach- coed ages 6/7 Urbana, IL  Composed practice plans that demonstrated soccer skill but also kept the interest of the players  Successfully taught players basic soccer skills and rules  Generated team camaraderie and maintained control of players at practice and games

ACTIVITIES Children’s Outreach and Vocational Education- Illinois Chapter Dec 2012-Jan 2014 External Communication Officer &Treasurer Champaign, IL  Networked/recruited new members and affiliates to help with outreach and projects  Organized fundraising events and acquired donations from outside sources to fund implementation of water filtration systems & tuition to the students of the COVE school in Uganda

Intramural Sports at University of Illinois Aug 2010 – May 2014 Captain/Team Member of 2 intramural soccer teams Champaign, IL