Quality Control Analyst
Resume:
Carmen Reid
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Skillful Scientist proficient in providing resolutions through my education, qualifications, strong problem
solving and communication skills developed within industrial Research & Development, Manufacturing
and Biotechnology.
Skills
Technical
Manufacturing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Handle OEB 3 and 4 substances for Prostate
Cancer and Diabetes medication, HPLC Purification, Final Production, Lyophilization,
Packaging and Shipping final material, data analysis, Buffer Preparation, Mitigation
Assessments, Hazard Vulnerability Assessments, Biostatistics, Method Development
DNA Extraction, 96-well Qiagen kits, qPCR Taqman, Real-time PCR, making competent E.Coli
and transforming with cDNA library to have DNA structure recitation, streaking colonies by
isolation of plasmid DNA, sizing supercoiled plasmids on agarose gel, quantifying DNA by UV
spectrophotometry, restriction enzyme digestion of plasmids, translocation, reading frames and
BLASTing sequences, designing PCR primers and performing PCR assay, Method Development
analysis using gel electrophoresis, use beta galactosidase assay (Beta-GAL), Southern blot;
running SDS-PAGE and ELISA testing by tracking disease outbreaks, Quality Control
Harvesting single and Multi-channel nucleofection for adherent and non-adherent human, rat,
mouse and Chinese hamster cells, Media preparation, validation, method development, detect
mutation and isolate mutant clones with CompoZR ZFNs, cell culture, DNA gel Analysis (Image
J), Cell 1 Digest,
Developed a Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis for identity, prioritizing, surveillance and plan for
natural disasters and climate- related threats, Develop an Illinois Department of Public
Health/CDC 15 Public Health Capabilities template for CEMP database, Investigate statistical
probabilities for hazard risk assessment,
Communication
Revised and reviewed numerous standard operating procedures, written instructions and batch
records used by 20+ employees for better understanding and knowledge of processing areas. That
led to a 75% reduction in deviations and investigations.
Assist Research and Development with implementation of a new pipeline process to incorporate
within the Peptide Development Center that will decrease impurity yield percentages, minimize
solvent usage and incorporate another effective process for final production
Routine interpretations of analytical results and technical concepts to other scientists,
manufacturing groups and engineers for Quality Control.
Fosters a sense of urgency, identifies and overcomes obstacles, balances the big picture with day-
to-day activities/issues, persistent in the pursuit of results
Conduct weekly conference meeting discussing and reporting statistical data, documentation and
upcoming projects
Attend Emergency Preparedness and Health Policy Conferences and seminars to represent the
Southern Illinois Region
Training &Personal Skills
Lead trainer for Purification and Finishing Processes and for newly hired employees.
Team Player, ability to multi-task, work under minimal to no supervision, self- motivated,
Proficient and embodies good time management skills.
Participate in various OpEx events such as monthly Kaizen, 5S and Lean projects.
OSHA Safety, cGMP,cGLP, LIMS, SPSS
Experience
03/26/2012-Present Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Chemistry Technician III
09/04/2012-Present St. Clair County Health Department, Emergency Response Team Member
(Intern)
09/2011- 01/2012 Sigma-Aldrich, Associate Research Scientist, Contractor-to-hire (Kelly Scientific)
04/2010-09/2011 Monsanto Company, Molecular Analyst, Contractor (Spherion Staffing)
01/2009-05/2009 Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL, Research Analyst
Instrumentation/ Software Tools
HPLC-TotalChrom, Hemocytometer, BioRad, Veriti, Thermocycler, Robot operation and
automation (BioMek, Tecan),Tetrad, Spectrophotometry (Nano drop), automated sequencing
(Applied Bio systems), SPSS, Laboratory Centrifuges, 7500 Real Time PCR ABI System,
Endpoint BioOvens, BMG Labtech PHERstar Micro plate Reader system, Permanent and
Temporary Plate Heat Sealer
Education
2013 M.P.H. Walden University, MN.
-Thesis: “Correlating Emergency Preparedness with Epidemiological Fungal Meningitis Outbreak”
Master’s Thesis submitted to Walden University, FEB 2013
2009 B.S., Biology, Illinois State University, IL.
Publications
Molecular Genetic Experiments on a Drosophila Fruit Fly by capturing a DNA strand to analyze
a protein sequence found in human ortholog and function on Protein Alignment Computer Based
Programs.
Reid, C.A., Larzaro, J.C., Marada, S.K., and Edwards, K.A. 2009. Drosophila silvestris
CG14590 cDNA sequence. GenBank Accession Number FJ907929
Honors & Volunteer Activities
American Public Health Association 11/2011-Present
Medical Reserve Corps 02/2013-Present
Profound Pioneers Leadership Committee Chair 08/2005-05/2008
Outstanding Scientist Award Illinois State University 2007
References
Robert Karingithi- Sr. Analytical Research Chemist 314-***-****
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Michael Lauer -Scientific Business Analyst 314-***-****
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Janel Johnson PhD- Neuroscience Biologist
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Tallis Brown-Protein Scientist 314-***-****
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Nicole Plair- IT Business Analyst
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