Engineer Process

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Broomall, PA *****

Cell: 973-***-****

E-mail: abjbpe@r.postjobfree.com

Summary A Green Belt Certified chemical engineer (BS, MS, EIT) with medical

device and pharmaceutical experience, specifically in the following

areas:

Employee Management

Project Leadership and Management

Process Engineering

Product and Process Improvements

Tissue Engineering Research

Industrial Synthes, West Chester, PA

Experience 2/08 to Current

Senior Process Engineer, Biomaterials

Managed engineering staff focused on new product introduction projects;

Responsible for multiple biomaterial medical device projects from

development phase to manufacturing;

Developed, executed, reported, and reviewed validation for new processes;

Utilized project management tools and generated ideas and justifications

for process improvements.

Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Edison, NJ

4/05 to 2/08

Supervisor, Process Engineering

8/06 to 2/08

Managed engineering staff focused on process improvements and new

implementations;

Provided project management and engineering support for skin process

scale up;

Led global team on in package decontamination for soft tissues project;

Managed daily operations on automated disinfection processes;

Transferred new tissue processes from R&D to Operations;

Managed process improvement projects for automated disinfection

processes.

Process Engineer

4/05 to 8/06

Designed and implemented automated skin disinfection system;

Corrected existing piping and filtration design flaws on bone cleansing

system;

Guided bone cleansing team on implementing process improvements;

Investigated and resolved departmental non-conformances;

Provided technical support on equipment in Operations.

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pearl River, NY

9/03 to 4/05

Process Engineer

Investigated product and process improvements for vaccine manufacturing;

Operated pilot scale fermentation and purification process;

Developed feasibility studies for improved product transportation;

Identified and tested new aseptic processing and sampling equipment;

Performed development studies to implement process and product

improvements.

Absorption Systems, Exton, PA

6/03 to 8/03

Process Engineer - Temporary Contract

Assisted in validation of two liquid handling systems;

Developed programs for operating liquid handling systems;

Trained laboratory operators on the use of the liquid handling systems.

Valspar Coates, Rochester, PA

5/99 to 1/01

Process and Project Engineer (co-op)

Developed project agendas and other documentation;

Organized economic justifications and cost estimates for projects;

Completed project safety, environmental, and energy reviews;

Obtained bids for project equipment and installation;

Developed safety hazard operation analysis (HAZOP);

Updated pipe and instrumentation drawings (PID);

Revised standard operating procedures (SOPs) and;

Supervised equipment installations.

Academic University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 8/01 to 4/03

Experience M.S. Thesis Graduate Researcher, Towards the Development of an Artificial

Ovary

Performed microscopic dissection and tissue culture of ovarian follicles;

Encapsulated ovarian follicles in hydrogel for bioreactor culture;

Evaluated growth and morphology of ovarian follicles during culture and;

Applied statistical analysis on growth data.

Education M.S., Chemical Engineering, 4/03

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

B.S., Chemical Engineering, 8/01

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA

Certification Green Belt Six Sigma Certification, 2009

and Training Just in Time (JIT) Synthes Training Certification, 2007

OSHA Certification, 2007

Problem Solving and Decision Making, Kepner Tregoe (KT), 2007

Managing People in Projects, KT, 2006

Project Management, KT, 2006

Microsoft Project, 2006

Engineer in Training (EIT) Exam, 2005

Skills Mentorship, Team Leadership, Employee Management, Project Engineering,

Project Management, Process Development, Microsoft Office

Awards Margaret A. Thomas Memorial Scholarship, 2000-01

Publications Rowghani N, Heise M, Koepsel R, McKeel D, McGee EA, Russell A.

Maintenance of morphology and growth of ovarian follicles in suspension

culture. Tissue Engineering, 2004; 10:545-552.

McGee EA, Rowghani N, Heise M, Koepsel R, McKeel D, Russell A. Suspension

culture of intact ovarian follicles maintains spherical three-dimensional

structure better than traditional tissue culture. Fertility and

Sterility, September 2003; vol. 80, no. 1003:27-27(1).

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