Engineer Manufacturing
Resume:
CHRISTOPHER THOMASSON
Boston, MA 02163-1703
**********@*******.***.***
education
**** – present HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, BOSTON, MA
Candidate for Master of Business Administration, May 2010.
1999 – 2003 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH, NC
Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in Chemical Engineering.
Minor in Business Management.
Executive board member and Initiate Advisor in Phi Sigma Pi Fraternity.
2001 CPE LYON, LYON, FRANCE
Cooperative summer exchange between NCSU Chemical Engineering and CPE Lyon.
experience
2009 ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., BURLINGTON, MA
Summer Intern, Pharmaceutical Business Unit
• Provided marketing support to Aspen’s growing Pharmaceutical Business Unit.
• Profiled competing firms and prepared informational briefs for field sales personnel.
• Rewrote Aspen’s Production Management & Execution software brochure, leveraging competitive research.
• Generated market size estimates to support strategic planning.
• Worked with Corporate Field Marketing to prepare a campaign template to be used in the future, outlining tactic
choice and frequency of use and basic execution support details.
2007 – 2008 TALECRIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. (formerly Bayer Healthcare), CLAYTON, NC
Manufacturing Supervisor
• Managed a team of 15 technicians performing downstream purification for two product lines.
• Balanced headcount and prioritized activities over two process areas to ensure completion of the weekly
manufacturing schedule.
• Preserved product quality by troubleshooting process issues and documenting corrective actions appropriately.
2006 – 2007 Manufacturing Technical Supervisor
• Oversaw a team of 28 technicians, serving as the on-shift technical subject matter expert.
• Coordinated team involvement in a project to reduce microbial contamination over a three-month period.
Changes made as a result of the project reduced contamination by ~90% at two key process steps.
• Led a Continuous Improvement team of 7 technicians in revising all batch records for one product. 18
documents were revised, reducing redundancy and improving alignment with the process.
2005 – 2006 Associate Process Development Engineer II
• Managed raw material and equipment preparation for a Phase III clinical manufacturing campaign.
- Prepared material usage forecasts, ordered supplies, and tracked items through release for use.
- Specified equipment needs, ensured equipment availability and validation status, and assisted during the
validation of new chromatography equipment.
• Completed a 4-month pilot-scale manufacturing campaign as a member of a small team. 20 batches were
produced for a comparability protocol to support several major process changes.
2003 – 2005 Associate Process Development Engineer I
• Served as a team member and lead chromatography operator during a 7-month Phase III clinical manufacturing
campaign. Gained experience with ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, chromatography, and cGMP manufacturing.
2003 Summer Intern, Process Development Group
2002 MILLIKEN & CO., SPARTANBURG, SC
Summer Intern, Plastics Molding Technical Support
personal Eagle Scout. Enjoy homebrewing, cycling, tennis, and travelling.
Contact this candidate