Manufacturing Six Sigma
Resume:
Christine J. Armento
Norristown, PA 19403
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Objective
To obtain a position as a microbiologist that utilizes my education and experience in the pharmaceutical
industry
Experience
Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, PA
October 1998 present
Biological Manufacturing Technician, Bacterial Vaccines
Subject Matter Expert/Qualified Trainer
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
• Responsible for the production of Pneumovax23® and PedvaxHIB® vaccines in compliance with the
Code of Federal Regulations for Current Good Manufacturing Practices
• Conduct large scale BioSafety Level 2 fermentation, prepare culture media and measure growth
parameters via on line and off line sample testing
• Perform routine environmental monitoring and conduct microbial limits and bioburden testing
• Execute various downstream filtration and centrifugation operations for protein/polysaccharide
recovery and purification
• Operate and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment, instrumentation and automated systems
• Contribute to the creation and revision of Standard Operating Procedures and Manufacturing Batch
Records
• Collaborate with Engineering, Validation, Deviation Management, Quality and Facility Maintenance
groups to ensure the successful manufacture of saleable product
• Actively participate in departmental safety programs to resolve safety concerns and implement
solutions to minimize safety hazards and ergonomic injuries
• Develop training plans and perform skills assessments
• Championed Right First Time initiative, resulting in favorable metrics for batch record defects
• Participated in numerous regulatory inspections, resulting in Biological License approval
IBAH, Inc, Fort Washington, PA
June 1998 September 1998
Clinical Manufacturing Associate
• Encapsulated tablets and prepared placebo capsules for use in clinical studies
• Responsible for operation of Capsugel filling machine in cGMP facility
Education
La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Biology
Relevant Courses: Biochemistry, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, General/Organic Chemistry
Laboratory Skills: cell culture techniques, aseptic technique, microbiological plating techniques, Gram
staining, microscopy, UV spectroscopy, liquid chromatography (ion exchange, size exclusion, affinity), SDS
PAGE and agarose gel electrophoresis
Computer Skills
SAP, Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Fisher Provox Distributed Control Systems,
Programmable Logic Controllers, Microsoft Office
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