Ashleigh L. Taylor
*** ******* **** ***** ***. #*23
Durham, NC 27704
acate6@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Validation Engineer: Hospira, Inc. – 4285 North Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Employment Dates: May 2013 – present Supervisor: Rodney Clemons Contact: 252-***-****
Responsibilities:
Work closely with Quality Assurance, engineering and production personnel to assist the mixing validation team
Assist in sampling, testing and data collection to evaluate process changes and modifications
Initiate Change Requests and/or Change Notices for updates or modifications to process, protocols, sample collection and
greatest challenge list materials
Identify opportunities for process and production improvements
Follow GMP and all other regulations while maintaining detailed records
Assist in any Process Reports or investigations that may occur
Collect and manage large amounts of data
Write and revise protocols and PVP’s
Train new hires on validation processes
Collaborate with other divisions to ensure successful processing and production
Keep abreast of current training and continuing education relevant to manufacturing
Senior Technician, Operations: Merck, Sharp & Dohme Inc – 5325 Old Oxford Road, Durham, NC 27712
Employment Dates: August 2011 – March 2013 Supervisor: Eric Brockenfelt Contact: 919-***-****
Responsibilities:
Keep abreast of current training and continuing education relevant to manufacturing
Update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as needed
Batch Record and Protocol Reviewer
Bench-top Reliability Liaison
Implement and drafted compliance audit checklist
Implement Role and Responsibilities for Durham VBF Cell Compliance Lead/Representative
Train new hires on Cell Suite Processes
Identify the gaps in roles for the Cell Suite
Aseptically Qualified
Collaborate with other suites and divisions to ensure successful processing and production
EMT First Responder
Alarm Management Captain
Shift Lead
Environmental Monitor for the suite
Interview and identify ideal candidates for employment
Adjunct Professor: Guilford Technical Community College – 601 High Point Road, Jamestown, NC 27282.
Employment Dates: January 2011 – May 2011 Supervisor: George Whitesides, PhD Contact: 336-***-****
Responsibilities:
Present lecture material to students
Preside over laboratory experiments and procedures
Create, administer and proctor all exams
Advise and mentor students
Keep accurate attendance and grade records
7th & 8th Grade Science Teacher: Guilford County Schools – Hairston Middle School, 3911 Naco Road, Greensboro, NC 27401.
Employment Dates: August 2009 – June 2011 Supervisor: Larry Canady Contact: 336-***-**** ext. 4557
8th Grade Science/Social Studies Teacher: Guilford County Schools – Ferndale Middle School, 701 Ferndale Boulevard, High
Point, NC 27262.
Employment Dates: December 2008 – June 2009 Supervisor: James Smith Contact: 336-***-****
Responsibilities:
Develop lesson plans for teacher instruction every week
Present information and study material to students according to the standard course of study
Administer and proctor all tests, quizzes, benchmark exams and end-of-grade exams
Advise and mentor students
Recommend students for high school courses
Conduct parent/teacher conferences
Keep accurate grade records and administer progress reports/final grades
Attend professional development and national/international conferences
Medical Laboratory Assistant: Spectrum Laboratory Network – 4388 Federal Drive, High Point, NC 27407.
Employment Dates: August 2008 – November 2008 Supervisor: Bimini Wideman Contact: 336-***-****
Responsibilities:
Enter specimen requisition data into database for processing
Process throat, wound and vaginal swabs and urine, stool and blood cultures
Process FOB and O&P specimen
Identify bacteria type by gram stain
Use aseptic technique to streak culture plates for both colonies and isolation
Prepare specimen for proper storage and location
Graduate Research Assistant: Biology Department – North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 East Market Street, Greensboro,
NC 27411. Employment Dates: January 2006 – May 2008 Supervisor: Libyadda Mosley Contact: 336-***-****
Responsibilities:
Designed and conducted research on recruitment strategies for ascertaining African Americans for genetic research
Genotyping of several genes of interest including PON and ApoE
Developed an intergenerational survey for state-wide distribution
Collected, processed, sequenced and genotyped DNA specimen from whole blood samples
Collected, managed and statistically analyzed data using MS Excel, SPSS and SAS software
Trained and supervised research assistants
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Biology Department– North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 East Market Street, Greensboro,
NC 27411. Employment Dates: August 2004 – May 2008 Supervisor: Gregory Goins, PhD Contact: 336-***-****
Responsibilities:
Instructed Biology 100, Zoology, Comparative Anatomy, and Genetics Laboratories
Obligations included:
-Providing input to the actual laboratory curriculum
-Conducting brief lectures and facilitating laboratory procedures
-Advising and tutoring students
-Maintaining/reporting accurate grades/records of student progress
-Maintaining the up-keep of the lab
-Preparing demonstrations of dissections
-Preparing quizzes/test
EDUCATION
North Carolina A&T State University: Master of Science Degree – Biological Sciences with a concentration in Human Genomics
Graduation Date: August 2008 GPA: 3.64
Thesis: Ascertaining African Americans for Genetic Research Studies in Alzheimer’s disease.
Lead Advisor: Goldie S. Byrd, Ph.D.
North Carolina A&T State University: Bachelor of Science Degree – Biology, Pre-Medical Sciences/Chemistry minor
Graduation Date: May 2004
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT TRAINING
MED Program Chapel Hill, NC
Medical Educational Development Student, Summer 2007
Learned and utilized important medical skills related to medical school.
Shadowed several medical professionals in obstetrics/gynecology and anesthesiology
Endured a six week program consisting of course work that simulated the first year of medical school, courses included:
Biochemistry, Microbiology, Gross Anatomy, Histology, Immunology, and Physiology
North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC
Laboratory Assistant, October 2003 – May 2004
Prepared different reagents such as nutrient broth and several dyes
Prepared agar, agar plate, agar slants, and agar deeps
Sterilized glassware and plates by autoclaving
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust West Palm Beach, FL
Mortgage Loan Servicing Representative, May 2001- August 2003
Consumer Loan Servicing Representative, May 2000- August 2000
Processed satisfaction of mortgages for Mortgage Servicing
Issued recording checks to Courthouses and refund checks to customers
Completed certified mail orders to various agencies
Issued property titles to the customers or dealers
Processed loan applications
Issued bank drafts
Obtain files to be hard copied
Contacted insurance agencies regarding updated renewal policies
CERTIFICATIONS
Phlebotomy Technician, ASPT
North Carolina Teaching License
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
CITIZENSHIP
United States of America
REFERENCES
Rodney Clemons, Validation Engineering Supervisor, Hospira, Inc., 4285 North Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount, North
Carolina 27804 Email: acate6@r.postjobfree.com, phone: 252-***-****
G. Eric Brockenfelt, Cell Suite Coach, Merck, Sharpe & Dohme Corp, Maurice Hillman Center for Vaccine Manufacturing,
5325 Old Oxford Road, Durham, North Carolina 27712 Email: acate6@r.postjobfree.com, phone: 919-***-****
Dr. Gregory Goins, Professor, North Carolina A&T State University, 1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27411
Email: acate6@r.postjobfree.com, phone: 336-***-****
Mr. Larry Canady, Assistant Principal, Hairston Middle School, 3911 Naco Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
Email: acate6@r.postjobfree.com, phone: 336-***-****
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
ACHIEVEMENTS AND HONORS