Alice N. Nantege

Lowell, Massachusetts *****

[C] 978-***-**** [H]781-***-**** ac083a@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Senior Manufacturing Associate with over four years of experience in Biotech industry, skilled in performing a wide range of manufacturing activities related to Purification processes and production support area/dispensary. Highly organized, self directed, dedicated to executing on and delivering positive results independently or as a team member. Adaptable, able to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Team player, patient, respectful of differences, great trainer, and recognized as an outstanding employee of the year 2015 by superiors. Seeking a similar position.

Professional Experience

BIOGEN, Somerville/Cambridge, MA 2012 – 2016

Senior Manufacturing Associate (2016)

Sole-responsibility for completing monthly or quarterly work orders (PMs) for equipment used in the facility. Resulted in properly functioning equipment, good hygiene, durability, and extended life of the equipment.

Operated label printers for clinical finished drug products, prepared and operated check weigher, tamper seal, and automated label applicator.

Requested, confirmed delivery of, and then tracked data on the use of raw materials, using Oracle (OPM) system. Tracked completion of printing and drug packing operations during post-production.

Trained co-workers on how to operate several machines and on how to prepare materials/ tools for purification processes. Training resulted in meeting the goal of continuous production.

Manufacturing Associate II (2012 – 2016)

Substituted as team lead, provided day-to-day team supervision in the absence of superiors.

Improved process of classifying expired components/ chemicals for proper labeling and handling during disposal process.

Caught several critical “near misses” that would have resulted in higher costs and more time; won awards for “Living the Value” and for “Teaming and Leading”.

Operator of purification skids, small equipment (Osmometer, pH meter, Conductivity, Meter, Kinetic reader and Spectrophotometer), sterilized equipment, including: in-place and portable stainless steel mix tanks, glass and carboy washers, and COP bath.

Performed pressure tests on stainless steel buffer tanks and bulk bottling apparatus used in Purification and production support area dispensary.

Weighed and mixed Media/ Buffers for Purification and Upstream processes.

Assembled Bioprocess bags and Bottling apparatus for purification purposes.

Initiated work orders for broken equipment and completed PMs on several pieces of equipment used within the facility.

Performed Data entry for released SLRs in Discoverant.

Trained new employees on Media/ Buffer mix and on transfer from 1K and 2K buffer tanks, standardizing and use of small equipment, and how to start work flows in Syncade system for weighing and mixing.

Education & Professional Development

Associates Degree, Biotechnology, Middlesex College, Lowell, MA (2012)

Related Coursework: General Biology, Molecular & Micro Biology, Immunology, Biochemistry, Psychology, Advanced Techniques & Methods, Special Topics & Quality Control, Introduction to Chemistry, College Chemistry I, Biotechnology Math.

Certificate in Cell Culture/Purification, Fundamentals of Bio Manufacturing, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (2014)

Coursework: Introduction to Cell Culture, Bioreactor Components & Controls, Filtration and Integrity Testing, Introduction to Chromatography

BIOGEN TRAINING:

TOC swab Certification, ESL English Certification, QA training on updating Technical Reports, Exporting PDFs in myCims, and initiating and writing investigations in Trackwise, Training on Human Performance tools that have contributed to effective execution of my job assignments successfully with minor or no major errors/ deviations.