VELANGANI DIVYA SIRISHA GANDREDDI
Toronto,Canada
Summary
Organized Administrative Assistant experienced in assisting with daily office needs and managing general administrative activities. Expertise in mathematics and finance-related initiatives. Successful in coordinating and executing meetings, travel, and special events.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research Assistant
Ontario Institute of cancer research
Toronto, ON
06.2024 - 08.2025
- Supported day-to-day office and lab operations for the Drug Discovery Department.
- Maintained detailed experimental and procedural documentation, aligned with SOPs.
- Managed calendar scheduling and organized internal meetings.
- Assisted with ordering and tracking of supplies, and office/lab inventory.
- Facilitated interdepartmental coordination for documentation and reporting.
- Ensured compliance with safety and biosafety protocols, and maintained organized records.
- Conducted primary and secondary research to identify relevant information for project development.
Volunteer
St Timothy Catholic church
Toronto, ON
06.2020 - 09.2021
- Set up audio and visual equipment needed for worship services or conferences held at the church.
- Collaborated with other churches in organizing joint activities that benefit both congregations.
- Helped maintain the church facilities by cleaning, repairing furniture and fixtures, painting walls, mowing lawns.
- Greeted visitors on Sundays and provided them with information about services or other activities available at the church.
- Maintained records of attendance at weekly services and special events held at the church.
- Coordinated volunteers for various projects within the church such as food drives or volunteer days in impoverished areas.
- Provided support for weekly Sunday services, including setting up chairs and equipment, preparing materials, and helping to clean up afterwards.
Research Support and Operations
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
Visakhapatnam, India
06.2013 - 09.2018
- Supported research team operations through procurement tracking, sample handling coordination, and project timeline management.
- Maintained digital and physical filing systems, including SOPs, and regulatory documentation.
- Coordinated team meetings, data reporting, and interdepartmental communication.
- Managed project documentation for grant proposals, compliance audits, and presentations.
- Assisted in the onboarding and training of junior staff and interns on standard procedures.
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
- Managed inventory and supplies to ensure materials were available when needed.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to problems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Chemistry
Andhra University
IndiaSkills
- Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams
- Tableau, Power BI
- Data collection
- Documentation management
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Event planning
- Verbal and written communication
- Multitasking and organization
- Deadline driven
- Equipment maintenance
Certification
- Professional Office Administration from YWCA, 2023
- Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Course from Coursera-2023
- Tableau Data Analyst Course, BrainStation, 2023
- Data Analytics Course, BrainStation, 2023
- Concepts of SQL, Coursera, 2023
Languages
English
Full Professional
Telugu
Native/ Bilingual
Hindi
Limited
Tamil
Limited
Timeline
Research Assistant
Ontario Institute of cancer research
06.2024 - 08.2025
Volunteer
St Timothy Catholic church
06.2020 - 09.2021
Research Support and Operations
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
06.2013 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Chemistry
Andhra University
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