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7 years experience in Biotech Manufacturing, 12 years Chemical Manufac

Location:
Durham, NC, 27707
Posted:
August 29, 2013

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Glenn Turner

**** ********** *****, *** **** - Durham, NC

*******@*****.*** - 919-***-****

Accomplished Biotech Manufacturing professional, with seven plus years of upstream GMP and non GMP

experience, in Cell Culture, Lab and Fermentation. An additional 12 plus years of Chemical Manufacturing

experience, loading and unloading tank wagons, as well as rail cars, and performing high pressurized chemical

reactions, and operating distillation columns. Recognized for the ability to work unsupervised, as well as for

my motivation, dedication, and the drive to accomplish set personal and company goals.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Manufacturing Tech

American Red Cross - Durham, NC - 2013 to Present

Responsible for the receiving, and inspection of blood units. As well as responsible for making plasma,

expressing, centrifuging, sampling, recording, and segmenting, blood units.

Lead Lab Technician

Kelly Services/Duke University Temp assignment - Durham, NC - October 2012 to March 2013

Collect information and data through observation, experimentation and various other methods, to include

operating highly technical laboratory instruments and equipment. Prepare tissue and specimens for complex

procedures. Grow Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells, targeted for neural cell repair and regeneration. Prepare

buffers and media for cells. Responsible for environmental sampling. Order materials needed for Lab and

perform weekly inventory. Work in clean room environment under GMP guidelines.

Manufacturing Associate

Kelly Services/BiogenIdec Temp assignment - Morrisville, NC - August 2012 to September 2012

Responsible for the inoculation and operation of bioreactor trains. In Cell Culture. CIP & SIP of equipment

used in the Cell Culture process. Responsible for the autoclaving of equipment used in the process, as well as

the buffer/media prep. Also the use of a separator. Required to have trouble shooting as well as trouble solving

skills. Also responsible for sampling and the use of a Biochemistry analyzer to run the samples. Maintain Batch

records and recognize deviations from accepted practices. Aseptic bottling of finished product. Clean Room

experience.

Manufacturing Associate II

Repligen Corp - Waltham, MA - February 2008 to March 2012

Responsible for the inoculation and operation of a Bioflow 5000 Mobile Pilot Plant Fermentor, as well as

a 2000L Fermentor/Bioreactor. Use of filtration skids to extract the protein from the cells. CIP & SIP of

fermentation equipment used in the fermentation process. Responsible for the autoclaving of equipment used

in the process, as well as the buffer/media prep. Use of centrifuge and homogenizer. Required to have

trouble shooting as well as trouble solving skills, as demonstrated working unsupervised on the overnight shift.

Also responsible for sampling and the use of a Biochemistry analyzer to run the samples. Maintain Batch

records and recognize deviations from accepted practices. Aseptic bottling of finished product. Clean Room

experience.

Manufacturing Associate II

Shire Human Genetics Therapies - Cambridge, MA - 2007 to 2008

Performed manual cell expansion inside a BSC, starting with the initial thaw. Operated production equipment

in accordance with SOP's, involving the use Cellmate Robotic systems. Performed SIP/CIP on production

equipment, as well as transferring of harvested material. Responsible for sampling and the submission of the

samples to the QC lab. Responsible for lab organization and communication between other manufacturing

departments.

Process Technician

Stonyfield Farm - Londonderry, NH - 2005 to 2007

Responsible for the unloading of Tank Wagons, separation of the cream from the milk, as well as powdering

the milk. CIP/SIP of tanks used in the process. Also responsible for all charts, batch records, paperwork and

the training of new personnel.

Automotive Paint Technician

TNT Automotive Restoration - Manchester, NH - 2003 to 2005

Responsible for the repair and repainting of damaged vehicles at car dealerships, as well as customers homes.

Brewing Operator

Anheuser-Busch Inc - Merrimack, NH - 2000 to 2003

Duties included CIP/SIP of tanks, as well as the transferring of Beechwood aged beer from the aging tanks

to the cooling tanks.

Process Technician

Genetics Institute - Andover, MA - 1999 to 2001

Responsible for routine manufacturing operations in accordance with GMP and FDA guidelines. Productions

of buffers, and media for use in Cell Culture, as well as the Purification areas. CIP/SIP of tanks ad lines used

in the process. Also responsible for batch records, sampling and the training of new personnel.

Control Room Operator

W.R. Grace - 1986 to 1998

Operated two distillation columns, and two high pressurized reactors, using such chemicals as cyanide, lithium

hydroxide, malic acid, isophorone and ammonia. Also responsible for the operation of the plant incinerator,

disposing of plant waste. Loaded, off loaded and inspected tank wagons and rail cars. Responsible for batch

records and the training of new personnel. Worked with hazardous waste.

SGT

United States Army - Manchester, NH - 1980 to 1986

Leadership experience.

EDUCATION

HS Diploma

Chadwick High School - Chadwick, IL

1977 to 1980

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SKILLS

17 years Fork Truck experience. GMP experience. Hazardous waste training. Clean Room experience.



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