Assistant Years Experience

Maureen Ong-Davi

Livermore, CA

408-***-****

****.*******@*****.***

Summary of

Qualifications:

. Over 5 years experience in microbiology/molecular

biology QC and Production

. Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills

. Design and Process implementation of laboratory techniques

and equipment

. Audit and implementation of company SOPs for compliance

. Effective team member possessing the skills to communicate

and work with others in a team environment or autonomously

. Quick learner and well rounded in many functions and

aspects of FDA regulated environments.

. Extensive experience with Microsoft Office, Excel

. Proficient in written and spoken Tagalog

Professional Experience:

September 2009 - Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA

Present QC Technician/Analyst

. Functional testing to collect and analyze data in

support of product stability studies for finished

kits and reagents/components including data analysis

and report generation

. Designed and implemented laboratory systems to better

monitor test materials inventories in the labs as

well as better traceability of problems with

instrumentation

. Created a systemic, streamlined in-process workflow

in lab that enabled QC analysts to conduct testing

with maximum efficiency and minimal downtime

. Support in stability testing and expiration dating

for current and new products

. Efficient installation of software to support product

manufacturing

. Validation of storage chambers to support 30+

stability studies

. Review and approve batch records of incoming

materials including stability data

. Create worksheets for incoming stability studies

which includes linear regression and lot comparison

. Perform investigations for product nonconformance of

incoming materials and identification of equipment

out of tolerance

. Support for staging product stability studies and

special projects in QC where needed

. General lab duties including writing and filing lab

protocols, ordering reagents and products, and

organizing lab orders

. Processing documentation for incoming materials

requiring QC inspection

September 2005 - List Biological Laboratories, Campbell, CA

August 2006 Production Assistant (Promotion)

. Developed, authored and improved technical

documentation, training materials, and SOPs in the

areas of laboratory assays and laboratory instruments

. Worked closely with biochemists in production

runs/experiments

. Spearheaded a team of 2-3 laboratory assistants for

production runs including preparation of buffers and

assembly and cleaning of large scale-filtration

machines

. Collaborated with managers, biochemists and

laboratory assistants on monthly safety inspections

. Helped to conduct tests, determinations and

experiments in research laboratories

January 2003 - List Biological Laboratories, Campbell, CA

September 2005 Laboratory Assistant

. Trained new employees on laboratory operating

procedures

. Verified instrument functioning by checking and

calibrating specific lab instruments.

. Developed filing and record keeping system that

resulted in fast and easy access to data

. Provided all the necessary technical support to

enable the laboratory to operate effectively

. General lab duties including lab cleanup, writing and

filing lab protocols, ordering reagents and products,

organizing lab orders and hosting lab meetings

. Maintained current and relevant Standard Operating

Procedures (SOPs)

Education: SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, San Jose, CA

BS in Biology with a concentration in Systems Physiology

Minor in Chemistry

May 2007

References: Available upon request

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