Engineer Project

Stephen Pranulis

Email: abqg67@r.postjobfree.com

Address: *** ****** **** ****

City: Higganum

State: CT

Zip: 06441

Country: USA

Phone: 860-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $80,000

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Stephen B. Pranulis

170 Dublin Hill Road

Higganum, CT 06441

Home Telephone 860-***-****

Mobile Telephone 860-***-****

Email abqg67@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a position in a scientific field utilizing my training, skills and experience in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Toxicology, Information Technology, and Management.

EXPERIENCE:

June 2012 to August 2012

Business Analyst for Experis

Subcontracting to Accenture at the Pfizer New Haven, CT

During 2012 I worked at the Pfizer Clinical Research Unit in New Haven, CT. This work required interviewing an international team of clinical researchers in order to determine their needs for new business management software for managing information about recruitment of volunteers, storage and management of trial pharmaceuticals, sample management, storage of pharmaceuticals, recording and communications regarding adverse events. Interviewees included nurses, physicians, pharmacists, recruiters, and managers.

Feb 2010 to July 2011

Business Analyst, for Comsys, USTech, and Experis,

Subcontracting to Accenture at the Pfizer Groton, CT and Collegeville, PA sites

My most recent work was with the Medical Application and Data Integration-Medicine Development Group, or MADI-MDG. Our assignment was to integrate databases, applications, and equipment from the legacy Wyeth Clinical Pharmacology group into the Pfizer system, while conforming to Pfizer ELC standards. This process involved providing support services to individuals who perform statistical analysis and modeling for Pharmacology, Consumer Health and Nutrition groups:

* Creating and applying an algorithm with over 400 rules to mimic file evaluation process used by the clinical pharmacologist heading the project.

* Communicating with clinical pharmacology end users to determine the requirements for making archiving decisions on over half a million legacy Wyeth statistics and report files.

* Tracking the applications, data and computer hardware information of multiple pharmacology statistics groups. Applications included SAS, R, eNCA, and ePharm.

* Writing test scripts used to validate laptop migrations.

* Developing a system to gather and combine the metadata for approximately 2000 clinical studies using information gathered from different protocol identification schemes.

* Devising a method to check protocol studies for legal holds.

Prior to the position in MADI-MDG, I provided IT support to Pfizer for the integration of Wyeth Drug Safety Research and Development IT data bases and applications. This work included writing the statement of work for the management of Pfizer`s legacy Wyeth drug safety research data and applications. This work also included working with the newly integrated Wyeth Drug Safety Research and Development groups to determine their needs for backing up and archiving research data and applications at new laboratories using the OpenLAB application.

Jan 2009 to May 2009

Owner, Higganum Creek Consulting

In 2009 I started Higganum Creek Consulting in order to provide Pharmaceutical IT support as a subcontractor to another consulting company working for a startup Pharmaceutical company. In this role I installed, updated, and performed troubleshooting on software installed on company computers. I also Installed, rebuilt, and performed troubleshooting on office hardware including laptops, iPhones, Blackberries, WAN cards, and a video conference system used for international conference calls.

2001 to 2008, Group Technology of Trumbull

Computer Consultant, working at Pfizer Development Sciences Informatics, and at Pfizer Development and Medical Sciences Informatics

My duties at Pfizer during this time period were wide ranging, and included serving as a Business Analyst, Technical Writer, and as an assistant to the Program Manager on a number of local and international projects. These projects included the Laboratory Data Management project, Benchtop Computer Support, and Waters Empower2 software support. Duties include document creation and management, communication with IT specialists to coordinate local and global hardware delivery and installation, and communicating with laboratory and manufacturing customers to obtain system requirements for the CyberLAB laboratory data archiving application.

Other projects that I worked on included the transfer of laboratory data from pharmaceutical companies purchased by Pfizer. I am certified as an administrator on the CyberLAB and OpenLAB laboratory data management applications and I provided subject matter expertise for an online system used to train CyberLAB users and administrators. I have also received administrator training on the Waters Empower 2 software system, and worked on initial testing of VMWare software that provided significant savings to Pfizer through server consolidation.

1998 to 2001 Keane, Incorporated

Senior Computer Consultant, working at Pfizer Regulatory Operations, and Development Sciences Informatics

This work included database population of the Clinical Documentum DMPS database, and tracking of data used for the Electronic submission of drug applications to the Food and Drug Administration. It also entailed communicating with an international group of compilation specialists and managers to make a complete and successful drug application submission for the drug Eletriptan, aka Relpax. During the Y2K Remediation Project, I worked as a Database Administrator. This position entailed tracking the status of applications and equipment used in the Developmental Research Laboratories, and communicating with vendors regarding project deliverables. My duties during this time included budget tracking, document creation and management, and vendor management. Duties on later projects included project coordination within the Laboratory Data Archive project, and within the Manufacturing Materials Management/ PeopleSoft project.

1993-1997 NERAC

Technical Specialist and Group Leader at a Database Research Company

I was responsible for providing technical and business support to customers by using database searching and communication skills to identify solutions to scientific, engineering, and business problems. This process included interviewing customers over the phone, determining the nature of their problem, determining the databases that would most likely contain the requested information, and writing a logical database query. Successful searches provided the customers with abstracts, documents, and patents that aided the customer in their problem solving efforts.

I specialized in finding answers to chemical, engineering and toxicology questions posed by a group of clients that included a wide range of industries. Databases that I searched included the US and European Patent Databases, Medspan, American Chemical Society database, Inspec Engineering, and Department of Energy databases, Dun and Bradstreet and Prompt Predicast business databases.

One major duty that I performed along with other successful technical specialists was to present sales demonstrations of the NERAC problem solving system to prospective customers.

During part of my time at NERAC I acted as a Group Leader for specialists in the fields of chemistry, medicine, and engineering.

1992-1993 Engineer, Loureiro Engineering Associates.

Project Engineer at an environmental engineering consulting firm.

I was responsible for the daily operation, chemical analysis, and sample management at a water decontamination system within a major remediation site. This system consisted of a network of groundwater pumping stations, a collection system, an aeration system, an air stripping system, a pH adjustment system, a clarifier, and a solids dewatering filter press. I ran this water treatment system successfully during the entire project, and effluent quality from this system exceeded discharge standards throughout its operation.

I was also responsible for monitoring and collecting discharge samples from a number of Soil Vapor Extraction systems and monitoring wells at the same site. I developed a method for filling vapor sample bags which did not require time consuming purges or passage through potentially contaminated pump internals.

At Loureiro Engineering, I also assisted in compiling the huge volumes of analytical data that were generated at the remediation site. Subsequently I conducted an investigation of available toxicological data for use in establishing safe remediation levels for site contaminants.

1987-1992 Napco Subsidiary of Thermoelectron Corporation

Project Engineer and Project Manager at an automated equipment manufacturer.

At Napco I designed and developed industrial waste treatment systems under the supervision of the head of the environmental products section. This work included traveling around the country to supervise installation, provide startup assistance, and perform troubleshooting. I also ran a product development laboratory used to conduct tests on ion exchange, precipitation, electro-winning, and electro dialysis systems that Napco produced or considered producing. My duties occasionally included having to provide sales presentations. I also supervised site remediation and environmental compliance work at industrially contaminated Napco facilities.

1986-1987 HRP Associates

Project Engineer at an environmental engineering consulting firm.

I performed site assessments and treatability studies at HRP Associates. Site assessments entailed inspecting sites and mapping and photographing site features for further investigation and surveying. I also successfully helped to pilot and later helped to implement the biological treatment of an industrial waste lagoon through aeration.

1984-1986 Ensign Bickford Co., Inc.,

Senior Research Technician at the Blasting Products and Research Divisions of an explosives initiation and fiber optics manufacturer

At Ensign Bickford I designed and conducted experiments relating to explosive initiating systems and fiber optics. I performed laboratory testing of high explosives, pyrotechnics, primary explosives, and of the systems within which these were used. I designed test equipment used to measure pressure profiles of explosive initiation systems. I also designed equipment to obtain vapor breakdown products from sealed plastic detonation tubing. I worked under a the supervision of a chemical engineer to design experiments used to determine the effect of UV and visible light, moisture, and temperature on the reliability of explosive initiation systems, and I conducted gas chromatography analyses to determine breakdown products and failure mechanisms. I conducted and helped design irradiation and chromatography experiments that resulted in the re-design of an explosive initiation product that is still used worldwide. I conducted static fatigue tests to determine the effect of atmospheric moisture levels on polymer coated fiber optics. I also conducted high voltage testing of explosive initiation products to successfully determine failure mechanisms and thus improve product safety.

1981-1984 York Wastewater Consultants

Associate Project Engineer at an environmental engineering consulting firm.

I was responsible for designing and conducting sample collection and flow measurement protocols, and for analyzing and characterizing water pollution and solid waste problems. I conducted feasibility studies on a treating a wide range of industrial and municipal waste streams. I also took part in contract operations and feasibility studies at a wide range of industrial facilities including aircraft manufacturing plants, metal fabricating facilities, hospitals, municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities, and a petroleum refinery. I also conducted a study that evaluated the use of ion exchange resins for the removal of organic contaminants from groundwater.

1978-1981 American Chemical and Refining Company

Chemist, Environmental Manager, Process Development Manager at a precious metal refinery

At American Chemical and Refining Company, I managed and designed in-house processes and treatment systems for the recovery of gold, silver, and palladium. I used a number of analytical techniques for the analysis of solids, liquids, and gases. These included Atomic Absorption, cupellation, cyanide distillation, and an in line chemiluminescense NOx analyzer for monitoring plant air emissions. I managed the wastewater treatment system successfully for over two years. This system oxidized cyanide using hypochlorite and chlorine gas, removed heavy metals using pH adjustment and flocculation, and performed precious metal recovery from cyanide solutions using electrolytic recovery. I also designed and supervised an experiment to determine the optimum pH for removing nitrogen oxides from an industrial air stream. I became proficient in troubleshooting gold recovery operations, and implemented the largest system for gold recovery in the refinery.

1977-1978 Sales Engineer, O`Connor Associates, Engineered Products, Inc.

I was responsible for the selection and sales of pumps, tanks, level controls, and corrosion resistant coatings. This job provided me with exposure to a wide range of industrial and environmental chemical engineering applications.

1977 Laboratory Technician, Aqualogic, Inc.

As a laboratory technician at Aqualogic, Inc., I performed chemical and biological analyses of ground water and industrial effluent. There I also became familiar with setting up automated sampling equipment and industrial wastewater treatment systems.

EDUCATION:

Master of Science, Chemistry, Central Connecticut State University

Thesis topic: A Re-assessment of the Health risks of Chlorophenoxy Compounds Based on an Endocrine Toxicity Model.

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Central Connecticut State University 3.50 GPA

Associate in Science, Chemical Engineering Technology, Waterbury State Technical College (Now Naugatuck Valley Community College). Graduated with Honors 3.137 GPA

Bachelor of Arts, Lafayette College, Anthropology and Sociology

Computer Courses

Fortran, Basic, Pascal, Cobol, JCL, Visual Basic, Computer Graphics.

Proficient in using Word, Excel, Project, Visio, Project, and PowerPoint.

Certified Administrator for Scientific Software CyberLAB v1 and v2, and Agilent OpenLAB v3.

Trained in administration of the Waters Empower 2 software system

Informatics System Life Cycle

Introduction to Auditing Computerized Systems

Business Training

Understanding Foreign Corrupt Practices

International Anti-Bribery & Anti Corruption Procedure

Introduction to Good Clinical Practices

Handling Sensitive Information

Privacy and Personal Information Protection

Identity and Access Management Policy Training

21 CFR Part 11 General Awareness Training

Introduction to Auditing Computerized system

Environmental Training

40 Hour Hazardous Materials Training

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