Barbara Klipfel Home: 775-***-****

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Reno, NV 89519 abnq7v@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Experienced in aerospace, safety, and pharmaceutical (emphasis in R&D and CRO work) industries, managing complex,

global projects and technical teams and working with management, leadership, and global teams for process

improvements. I have applied my broad business management capabilities from the MBA and independent study

marketing skills to achieve business goals and objectives to affect the bottom line by ensuring annual revenue goals were

met. Additionally, I have strong international experience, language proficiencies (German, Spanish, French, and Chinese)

and an understanding and appreciation of foreign cultures, traditions and diversities to advance business opportunities

and programs.

Professional experience

RummStudio, Novato, CA 2009-present UC, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 1996-1998

Marketing/Business consultant EH&S Specialist

Charles River Labs, Reno, NV 2004-2009 UC, Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 1994-1996

Manager, Formulations Laboratory Biosafety Officer

Environmental Health and Safety Engineer Cortech, Inc., Denver, Colorado 1988-1992

U of NV, Reno, Reno, NV 2000-2004 Facilities/Laboratory Manager

Emergency Planning Coordinator LMSC, Sunnyvale, CA 1984-1987

Santa Clara U, Santa Clara, CA 1999-2000 Systems Test & Contamination Control Engineer

Safety Services Manager (Hubble Space Telescope Program)

Celtrix Pharma, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 1998-1999

EH&S Officer

Areas of Expertise

Management

• Develop strategies for and execute annual growth plan to increase team size by 70% (2008)

• Manage technical laboratory staff (21 member team), maintaining technical staffing resources for upto 165 annual

client projects in fast-paced contract research environment

• Initiate and grow Global Lab Working Group to 100% participation for harmonization of corporate processes and

procedures

• Collaborate between global sites for 100% improved communications during toxicology studies

• Develop and execute departmental transition plans for move into new laboratory facilities while maintaining

uninterrupted and error free contract research

• Manage general administrative services: including inventory, MSDS tracking, security, warehousing and

receiving.

Business Administration/Project management/Consulting

• Provide strategic business planning and development for small businesses with 15% projected increase in

revenue generation

• Manage validation project for global laboratory database management system in GLP environment for improved

process efficiencies and decreased error rate to <3%. Development of 20 project documents for validation, e.g.

Validation Plan, Systems Requirements Specifications, Installation Qualification plan and summary report

• Prepare job costs and budget estimation spreadsheets for Request for Proposal bid submittals

Marketing

• Prepare marketing plans (Virginia City Marketing Plan for increase in tourism, resulted in adopting communication

plan and building new hotel to increase tourism by 10%), and new marketing strategies for contracted clients

(RummStudio Marketing plan to result in adoption of communications plan to increase annual revenue by 15%)

• Develop and prepare marketing collateral – resulted in 50% improved communication for information distribution

• Conduct target market research and develop best marketing communication program for enhanced target market

awareness – projected to increase tourism by 10%.

• Develop and distribute marketing and informational brochures, department-specific exhibit displays, and training

seminars – resulted in increasing awareness of site programs by >25%

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Environmental Health and Safety/Regulatory oversight

• Manage and provide regulatory oversight of company, division and campus-wide safety programs: safety manuals

preparation, training, auditing and program implementation, including radiation, chemical hygiene, and biosafety,

hazardous waste, emergency planning (51 buildings, 200+ departments), OSHA 200 logs (150 staff), MSDS

tracking (29,000 chemicals), confined space, facilities safety

• Perform monthly site audits and audit reports for 25 campus buildings.

• Provide regulatory and laboratory safety expertise for the closure of a small pharmaceutical R&D (100,000 sf; 10

research laboratories and production (25,000 sf) facility) firm during company restructuring.

• Develop, prepare, revise standard operating procedure (SOP) (av.35/year) for departmental processes and

procedures in compliance with FDA-regulated, GLP standards

• Coordinate with corporate management, regulatory agencies, and contractors to ensure regulatory compliance,

proper disposal of waste streams, and distribution of salvageable items for facility closure.

• Collaborate and coordinate with Campus Environmental Health and Safety department, faculty, staff, and

students

Education

Masters of Business Administration, May 2005, College of Business Administration, University of Nevada, Reno

Beta Gamma Sigma member (Honorary Business Society)

Emphasis: International management, Marketing, and Economic Development

BS Biological Sciences, March 1979, California State University, Hayward

Emphasis: Cellular biology and Genetics

BA Chemistry, March 1979, California State University, Hayward

Emphasis: Biochemistry

Academic studies, training, and skills

Manager Development Training, Charles River, 2006-2009

Validation Program Management, Charles River, 2006-2009

UNR Marketing plan targeting parents of prospective students

Best in class – Fall 2002 (Dr. Judy Strauss - Marketing)

Virginia City Marketing Plan for increasing tourism.

Independent study project – Fall 2003 (Dr. Judy Strauss - Marketing)

The Effects of the Agricultural Sector on Rural Development (in China)

Independent study project - Summer 2004 (Dr. Shunfeng Song - Economics)

Rural Economic Development in China through Electronic Media

Independent Study project - Spring 2005 (Dr. Judy Strauss - Marketing)

Volunteer efforts

Develop International Management website, including linkages to reports and relevant sites, 2005

Rural Economic Development – Rwanda/Ghana Basket Sales (2008 to present)

Reno High School Band Program – Band Parent Committee and project coordinator (2007 to present)

Reno Sky Tavern Jr. Ski Program – Race team coordinator (2008)

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 107 - Project leader (2008-present)

Reno Sparks United Soccer League – Team Treasurer (2007-2008)

Nevada Discovery Museum – Marketing Committee member (2006 to 2008)

College of Business Administration, UNR – Career Services Focus Group (2005)

ESL instructor and social services assistance to Ukrainian Refugees - Colorado (1994-95)

Language proficiencies:

German (fluent), Spanish/French (intermediate), Chinese (beginning)

Past and current activities and interests:

Travel experience: international (Mongolia, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, Peru, most

of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, domestic (20 states)

International work experience: Canada, China, Dominican Republic, Scotland, Switzerland,

International affairs and current events interests - The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Business Week

Strong interest in international rural economic development, business and public policy, and related activities.

Advocate of poverty reduction through rural economic development via marketplace expansion and microloans.

Personal fitness, avid reader, international travel and travel (in general), choral performance

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