Quality Assurance Control

JESSE R. VARGAS

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Santa Clara, Ca *5051

Email: **********@*****.***

Cell phone 408-***-****

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Objective: System Verification Specialist (6193)

Education: B.S. in Biology / Humboldt State University, Arcata CA

Qualifications:

. 4 years of Flow Cytometry experience, including setup,

maintenance, and operation of the SySTEMix High Speed Cell

Sorters and the following Becton/Dickinson cell

sorter/analyzers: FACSTurboVantage, FACSVantage, FACStarPlus,

FACS Calibur, and FACScan.

. 2 years as a maintenance technical instructor in the semi-

conductor field. Topics included control system electronics

and communication, process gas delivery system and

calibration, vacuum and pressure control, radio frequency and

microwave energy delivery systems, and wafer transport robot

removal, installation and calibration.

. I have over 6 years of biotech lab experience including

positions such as an Associate Scientist, Development

Associate, Cell Sorting Technologist, Quality Control

Analyst, and Quality Assurance Analyst.

. 2 years machine shop operator/ technician and manufacturing.

Continuing education:

. Innovations in Flow Cytometry and Cell Analysis, BDIS, May

1998.

. 4th Color Option Training, Cell Quest, BDIS, July 1997.

. Principles in Flow Cytometry, San Francisco State University,

May 1997.

. Water Treatment Plant Operations II, California State

University, Sacramento. Completed, November 2011.

. Water Treatment Plant Operations I, California State

University, Sacramento. Completed, March 2008.

. Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance,

California State University, Sacramento. Completed, December

2008.

Certifications:

. Grade T2 Water Treatment Operator. California certification,

January of 2009.

. Grade D2 Water Distribution Operator. California

certification, May of 2009.

Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Experience:

09/07-Present Field Service Representative Road Runner

Express, San Jose, CA

. Transporting and installation of medical, telecommunication

and other electronic equipment.

11/06-09/07 R&D Operator/ Technician Core Systems, Sunnyvale, CA

. Ion implantation of wafers used for R&D and computer chip

manufacturing.

. Determination of the correct chemical isotope using mass

spectroscopy.

. Veeco Ion- implanter set-up, including: source building,

implantation material selection, correct carrier gas, and

establishing a beam by performing various adjustments to the

beam-current, solenoid, extractor, and focus controls.

08/03-12/05 Operator/ Technician Sonora Precision Molds, Sierra

Village, CA

. Cincinnati CNC machinery set-up and operation, manufacturing.

. Bridgeport mill, lathe, and finishing grinding. Parts

assembly and quality control.

12/00-11/02 Technical Instructor II Lam Research Corporation,

Fremont, CA

. Instructed Maintenance Courses for Field Service Engineers on

Lam 2300 Cluster tools (computer chip manufacturing

equipment).

. Topics included control system electronics and communication,

process gas delivery system and calibration, vacuum and

pressure control, radio frequency and microwave energy

delivery systems, and wafer transport robot removal,

installation and calibration.

. Systems included 200/300mm Silicon/ Metal Etchers, 200/300mm

Exelan (Oxide) Etchers, and TCP/Microwave Strippers.

07/99-12/00 Associate Scientist DNAX Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA

. Stem cell population purification, along with pre and post

sort analysis of human blood stem cells.

. Operation and maintenance of Becton/Dickenson flow cytometry

equipment (blood cell sorters and analyzers), including the

FACSTurboVantage, FACStarPlus, and FACScan.

. Performed laser optimization and alignment, fluidic assembly,

and sort electronic calibrations.

08/94-07/99 Development Associate II SySTEMix Inc., Palo Alto, CA

. Setup and maintenance of the following Becton/Dickenson cell

sorter/analyzer equipment included the FACSTurboVantage,

FACSVantage, FACStarPlus, FACS Calibur, and FACScan.

Cell Sorting Technologist I SySTEMix Inc., Palo Alto, CA

. Team member in cGMP cancer patient related clinical trials,

performed human blood stem cell population purification,

along with pre and post sort analysis.

. Operation and maintenance of the SySTEMix High Speed Cell

Sorters.

. Performed laser optimization and alignment, fluidic assembly,

and sort electronic calibrations.

Quality Control Analyst I SySTEMix Inc., Palo Alto, CA

. QC Analytical cGMP testing included: Pepsin Activity Assays,

UV Vis, Water Chemistry, GMP Gases sampling and testing,

Conductivity, FTIR, Identity, pH, Osmolality, and Thin Layer

Chromatography.

. QC Microbiology cGMP testing included: Water, Bioburden,

Endotoxin, Sterility, Biological Indicators and Environmental

Monitoring of air quality.

. Maintained cGMP test result files and databases.

Quality Assurance Analyst I SySTEMix Inc., Palo Alto, CA

. Performed cGMP chemical inspections, sampling and testing.

. QC Analytical testing included: Chemical Identity, pH,

Osmolality, Thin Layer Chromatography, UV-Vis, and

Isoelectric Focusing Gel Electrophoresis.

. Created Standard Operating Procedures for material testing.

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