Engineering Continuous Improvement

Kevin C. Jones

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East Greenbush, NY 12061

Work Experience

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Rensselaer, NY August 2016 - Present QC Technician II, Quality Control

Sampling Raw Materials at all phases of matter per SOPs set forth under cGMP guidelines

Remain Gown Qualified as most sampling takes place in clean rooms

Perform study and sample transactions both in LIMS and physically including transfers to Sample Management

Submission of retain samples to Materials Management

Electronically posting staging reports and move orders to Materials Handling Department

Data Review including LIMS data and logbooks

Work closely with Quality Assurance to maintain adherence and commitment to quality procedures

Authored updates to SOPs related to sampling procedures

Created numerous continuous improvement ideas with regards to safety, quality, and efficiency Internship at Biomedical Department, Arden Hill Hospital, Goshen, NY Spring 2012

• Worked as a Technician for the Biomedical Equipment department validating and calibrating various equipment Education

Western Governors University

M.B.A. in Business Administration Expected May 2018 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY May 2016 B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials Concentration 3.0 GPA SUNY Rockland Community College (SUNY RCC), Suffern, NY May 2012 Honors A.S. in Math and Science 3.8 GPA

Related Experiences

RPI Change the World Competition Winner Fall 2013

Concussion Resistant Airbag Supplemented Helmet (CRASH), Patent Pending

• Invented and helped create the CRASH baseball helmet equipped with a sensor that detects an incoming projectile and activates an airbag before impact to reduce the risk of concussion Beacon Scholar Award in Math/Science Experimental Research Spring 2011

“Testing the Efficacy of the Three Sink System Using Two Different Surfactants in a Commercial Setting”

• Personally designed an experiment and received recognition for a lab report in which the equipment cleaning and sanitizing system of a local delicatessen was analyzed for its antibiotic effectiveness Calculus and Physics Tutoring, SUNY RCC Fall 2011

• Helped students in the subjects of Algebra, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Mechanical Physics Related Coursework

Capstone Senior Design Project, RPI Spring 2016

• Working directly with Former United States Surgeon General Dr. Kevin C. Kiley in the creation of a novel Fetal Pulse Oximeter to reduce the occurrence of unnecessary Caesarian sections

• Designing, prototyping, and commercializing a device that will enable physicians and other professionals involved in the delivery of newborns to monitor fetal vital signs including heart rate, blood pH, and oxygenation Tissue Biomaterial Interactions, RPI Spring 2015

• Prepared a seminar on acetabular and femoral components of Stryker® Corporation’s MDM X3 Hip ImplantTM System, which is the first modular system of its kind

• Learned about the biochemical processes that occur as a result of the implantation of a device specifically at the surface where the internal body structures and fluids interface with the specific biomaterial

• Attended several biomedical engineering seminars specific to inner vertebral disc regeneration and wrote summarizing accounts of each presentation

Drug and Gene Delivery, RPI Fall 2014

• Prepared and presented a seminar on a published report: “In vivo light-induced activation of neural circuitry in transgenic mice expressing channelrhodopsin-2,” examining the article’s methods, results, and discussions

• Wrote a research paper on Penicillin V with regard to its chemical structure, co-factors, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and its use as an antibiotic

Leadership and Community Service

Circle K, RPI Fall 2014 – Spring 2016

Biomedical Engineering Society, RPI Fall 2014 – Spring 2016 Student Mentor

Eagle Scout Fall 2007

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