Mountlake Terrace, Washington, United States
Recent graduate of UC Davis Graduate School of Management, STEM Designated. Concentration in management of science and technology departments using data-driven and employee-forward techniques. Experience in product, project, and database management. Focus on understanding organizational structure and strategy, identifying procedural and ethical pitfalls, and initiating operational improvements. Adaptable Quality Manager with 5-year background in developing and managing small to medium-sized teams. Capable interviewer and mentor for newly hired employees, creating a safe space for onboarding and promotion of company culture. Accomplished trainer in GMP and safety processes, and explaining difficult scientific concepts to laymen employees. Experience in implementing and developing improvement processes through collaboration with cross-functional teams. First-rate computer, analysis, and research skills. Competent in resolving non-conformances and completing corrective actions, monitoring inventories, and maintaining calibration and validation standards for lab equipment. Specialties include setup and initial validation of lab facilities and associated process validation, quality data collection and analysis, and quality documentation management. Calm and collected individual who thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. Team-oriented and collaborative personality, who sees a manager as a facilitator and leader for the team, a first among equals. An effective communicator who gets along with everyone.
Company Profile: Cepheid is a leader in molecular diagnostics, striving to deliver the benefits of seamlessly accessible molecular testing. Cepheid has recently opened up a brand-new manufacturing facility in Lodi, CA in response to the increase in demand for Covid and Flu testing. • Built out a BSL-2 lab from scratch, establishing processes, purchasing and qualifying equipment, and developing workflows to minimize physical and process waste. • Facilitated in the qualification and validation of 6 new manufacturing production lines through rigorous quality testing. • Interviewed, hired, and developed training program for an entirely new quality control department of 40+ associates. • Directly manages team of 12+ associates, tracking performance, maintaining engagement and team culture, and developing their personal career aspirations. • Spearheaded creation of SMART goals for the lab, with shift/daily metrics for quick employee feedback, and weekly/monthly metrics for reporting to leadership.
Starwest Botanicals is a buyer, importer, processor and packager of herbs, spices and related ingredients for food processors, wholesalers and consumers. Responsibilities: • Followed quality standards and procedures to minimize errors and maximize customer satisfaction. • Managed and archived quality documentation and participated in internal and external quality audits. • Updated quality control specifications, methods and procedures to meet compliance requirements. • Wrote and implemented new rework procedures to standardize processes and streamline workflow.
Performs essential Quality Control operations including Heavy Metals/Identity Testinga as well as regulatory compliance and site preparation for BRC, FDA, and Customer audits.
I am currently working as a QC Chemist at Starwest Botanicals, one of the largest suppliers of organic herbs in the United States. I assure product quality with tests such as ICPMS analysis, product identification, and allergen screening as well as work to ensure food safety compliance.
CSBio is a leading peptide and instrumentation manufacturing company providing high quality custom peptides, cGMP peptides and automated peptide synthesizers to the global pharmaceutical community. • Extensive experience performing Fmoc based solid phase peptide synthesis both manually and using the full range of CSBio machines. • Lead chemist on customer project requiring heightened quality requirements and under a strict deadline. • Performed multiple experiments and syntheses simultaneously, keeping detailed records of all ongoing observations, and planning around time schedules to ensure efficient and complete reactions. • Experience training more than twelve newly hired employees in chemical procedures and GMP policies • Conducted interviews, employee onboarding, and tours for applicants and clients. • Developed new hiring and training procedures to comply with rapidly expanding business and new employee classes.
responsible for independent production and cleavage of peptides, as well as interviews, hiring, and training of new hires.
Performs manual and machine based syntheses of peptides, TFA based resin cleavage, and MS and HPLC analysis. Also assists in hiring and training new hires.
Serving customers and preparing coffee in a fast paced environment working togehter as a team in order to enhance every customers day