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Professional Experience

I started working at Cutter Labs in 1971 as a Kelly Girl and was hired by them in 1972.  I hadn't really planned to stay but at that point I wanted health insurance so why not become an employee.  I stayed there for 27 years taking an early retirment in 1999.  I was there as they moved from a family owned business to a huge multinational corporation from Cutter Labs to Miles Labs to Bayer.   As the company changed so did my role, from that of a person hired because of my skill in making copies (yes in those days it took skill) to Director of Finance and Administration - Berkeley. 

I spent most of my time in Accounting and Finance, I did a 5 year stint in Quality Assurance and the last 3+ years in Administration, which included Accounting, Human Resources, Purchasing, Warehouse, Security, and Public Relations.  My favorite position was as Controller.  First I just loved the name.  If someone said I was too controlling, I could respond, yes that's my title.