Wesley Harlow, MBA, PMP

acuxo6@r.postjobfree.com 914-***-****

Education:

MBA Hagan School of Business, Iona College, GPA: 3.98/4.0 August 2013

Major: Financial Management

Certificate in Business Continuity and Risk Management

Beta Gamma Sigma Member April 2013

University at Albany, State University of New York, GPA 3.3/4.0 May 2008

Bachelors of Science in Biology

Certification:

PMP: Project Management Professional May 2014

License # 1715137

Experience:

Pfizer Vaccines Research, Senior Associate Scientist 2009-Present

Managing a team of direct reports, including scheduling and resourcing to accommodate project demands

Implementation team member for new testing methods, techniques, and innovative technologies increasing high throughput clinical testing by over 50% and a 40% cost savings

Working within a GMP and GLP environment, consistently working with regulators during audits, initiating corrective and preventive action items

Coordinating with project stakeholders to accommodate support of multiple different projects simultaneously

Subject Matter Expert for development, validation and optimization of immuno-assays on Hamilton MicroLab and Plate-Mate-Plus robotics

Project lead for introduction of new innovative biotechnology especially automation technologies

Installed, operated and validated new methods, protocols and instruments on Hamilton Fluid Handling System

Trouble shooting logistical issues, deletion of inefficiencies resulting in strategic contribution to increasing high clinical throughput and meeting project demands

Preparing FDA compliant Validation Documentation, Standard Operating Procedures, and Department Research Reports including Data Review, Organization, Analysis and Presentation

Managing daily operations and logistics of the sample preparation team. Includes ordering consumables and equipment, communicating with external vendors, ensuring stock of laboratory supplies, and scheduling with coordinators

Training and assessing skills of colleagues and new team members on Hamilton Robotics

Cross functioning as a liaison and consult with multiple other teams to harmonize processes

Participating in a mentoring program; shadowing and assisting a Senior Program Manager for new vaccines program. Includes balancing new budgets, changing timelines, updating project status, organizing logistics of technical reviews, taking meeting minutes, updating sharepoint and gaining exposure to clinical protocols and communicating with stakeholders

Distributing monthly budget updates for a new program

National Institute of Health, Associate Scientist 2007-2008

Project: Neotropical Anopheles triannulatus complex: phylogeography and demographic history based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers.

Leader in research proving Anopheles Triannulatus existed in species complex, as well as proving the existence of Anopheles Darlingi in Panama

Leader of this independent research project leading to being Awarded 2008 Department of Biological Sciences Excellence in Research: SUNY Albany

Conducted field work of anopheles species including field identification and collection

Publication: Co-Author “Phylogeography Relationships of the neotropical Anopheles Triannulatus complex (Dipteria: Culicidae) supports deep structure and complex patterns” Parasites and Vectors 2013, 6:47

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