Adriana Radu

Caring, resourceful, enthusiastic professional with great work ethics, dedicated and solution focused. Interested in laboratory environments for professional development. Calm, patient, approachable and professional with excellent customer service and administration skills.

Expertise includes pipetting, preparing materials for science lessons, supporting Science teachers, and performing tests. Temporary experience as Science Technician in secondary school and research support in charity sector. Currently working part-time in primary school as part of Science and Design Technology group and Curriculum Development.

Teaching Assistant (part-time permanent) at Cardiff Council - Marlborough Primary (2021-01 – Present)

Working with children of different age groups. Preparing learning materials and supporting in class.

• Class management and safeguarding
• Learning and intervention support

Teaching Support at New Directions Education (2020-01 – 2021-12)

Daily supply in primary and secondary schools.

• Learning Intervention
• Supporting SEN children

Laboratory Technician (fixed term) at ProsperoTeaching R S (2019-10 – 2019-10)

Worked within the Science Department, prepared solutions and maintained stock ledgers. Set laboratory materials and electronic machines for practical sessions. Demonstrated experiments and prepared equipment for school partners.

• Maintained sink areas in preparation room and laboratories
• Updated orders for stock cupboards and checked/tested materials and electronics before practicals
• Health and Safety Regulations

Administrator (fixed term contract) at Pertemps R.S (2018-04 – 2018-07)

Worked within the Asset Finance Department dealing with Personal Information Requests on behalf of customers from Claims Management Companies.

• Handled general PPI compliant for investigations
• Data entry and updated reports for the Financial Conduct Authority
• Customer Data

Claims Technician (fixed term contract) at St.David's R S (2018-01 – 2018-03)

Claim registrations for domestic and commercial loss, claim management and assistance. Acted as a third-party for insurers to control and manage their annual claim spends.

• Data entry/updating internal systems
• Report writing

Retail Administrator - Head Office at Tenovus Cancer Care (2017-09 – 2017-10)

Organised meetings, prepared a range of professional documentation; compiled, edited and distributed fortnightly communication bulletins and coordinated promotional materials.

• Acted as a key contact to charity supporters and clients
• Compliant management
• Managed referrals and follow-up activities
• Maintained and updated internal systems
• Dealt with post/correspondence
• Provided support to additional departments
• Regular shifts in the stores

Research Funding Support Assistant at Tenovus Cancer Care (2017-06 – 2017-08)

Compiled reports and contributed to draft the proposals for grant applications, monitored the fund open days and discussed the options for match-funding.

Research Assistant at Tenovus Cancer Care (2017-07 – 2017-10)

Data entry, data analysis and report writing. Worked with close deadlines and attended events to promote department activities.

Teaching Support in an Outreach Programme at Cardiff Metropolitan University (2016-06 – 2016-06)

• Prepared laboratory equipment in line with internal policies, procedures and Health & Safety requirements
• Supported lecturers during practical sessions and provided technical demonstrations to A level and BTEC students
• Provided instructions on Microbiology assays, Molecular biology and Chromatography techniques
• Advised on data collation and report writing
• Performed student evaluations and provided feedback

Career taster at Welsh Blood Service (2015-05 – 2015-05)

Developed skills of Blood Services including scanning, packaging, processing and storage for hospital distribution and directly contributed with the pre-analytical phase.

Laboratory Assistant - Open Days at Cardiff Metropolitan University (2015-04 – 2015-04)

• Supported in setting equipment and materials
• Performed laboratory tests
• Responded to student enquiries
• Provided an insight on laboratory roles for studying/career options

Fundraiser at Ignite Program at Cardiff Metropolitan University (2014-01 – 2014-01)

Worked for Llamau Charity to raise money for homelessness.

Certificate in Research and human tissues registration from Medical Research Council (MRC) – Cardiff Metropolitan University

BSc Biomedical Science