Engineer Maintenance

Glenn Trunnell

Laboratory Instrumentation Support Supervisor - Johnson Controls

Pittsboro, NC

*********@*********.*** - 919-***-****

* A demonstrated ability to adapt and apply knowledge

* Highly motivated to ensure the satisfaction of internal and

* external customers

* Self-managed with the ability to multi-task and prioritize

* Effective team leader with excellent interpersonal skills

* Wide range of skills across many areas

* Committed to life-long learning

WORK EXPERIENCE

Laboratory Instrumentation Support Supervisor

Johnson Controls - Research Triangle Park, NC - 2010 to Present

Provided front line, day to day supervision of fourteen technicians and project engineers supporting various

types of analytical instrumentation in the pharmaceutical R & D laboratories of GlaxoSmithKline.

Responsible for scheduling all maintenance, calibration and repair work performed.

Resolved any technical or quality problems that arose.

Wrote and revised qualification / calibration procedures.

Managed financial aspects of the business resulting in savings of over $250,000 to the

customer.

Lead Engineer

Johnson Controls - Research Triangle Park, NC - 2006 to 2010

Provided service and support of HPLC, liquid handlers, robotics and laboratory automation equipment.

Developed protocols to support new types of instrumentation and new models of existing instrumentation.

Trained and assisted staff as the subject matter expert on HPLC, laboratory automation and robotics.

Performed preventive maintenance and repair on Tecan Genesis, Beckman Biomek and Perkin Elmer

Multiprobe workstations.

Performed preventive maintenance, repair and calibration of Applied

Biosystems DNA sequencers.

Developed calibration and maintenance procedure for Zymark Rapidplate liquid handler.

Created and certified various chemical test standards as the LIS Standards Chemist.

Project Engineer

Johnson Controls - Research Triangle Park, NC - 1996 to 2006

Performed day to day calibration, PM and repair on laboratory instrumentation such as HPLC equipment,

microplate readers, dissolution equipment and mass spectrometers.

Created qualification protocol for Agilent 1100 series HPLC systems.

Performed preventive maintenance and repair on AB Sciex and Finnigan

mass spectrometers.

Supported custom instrumentation (tube stores, SFC systems and automated cell processors).

Clinical Laboratory Scientist

UNC Hospitals - Chapel Hill, NC - 1994 to 1996

Performed routine and stat analysis of patient samples in the clinical chemistry and blood gas laboratories.

Performed periodic quality control to verify instrument performance.

Diagnosed and repaired instrument failures, performed scheduled

preventive maintenance.

Processed CAP test samples to ensure laboratory compliance.

Trained students during their clinical rotations.

Test Engineer

SCI Systems - Graham, NC - 1989 to 1992

Designed and built equipment to perform functional testing of printed circuit boards such as computer

motherboards, modems, power supplies and communication interfaces.

Provided troubleshooting and performed analysis of functional and in-circuit testing failures.

Diagnosed design or component problems on production runs.

Installed new LAN system throughout the facility.

Programmed, repaired and maintained Northern Telecom switch and telephone system

EDUCATION

Certification in Clinical Laboratory Science

The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC

1992 to 1994

Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics

Appalachian State University - Boone, NC

1984 to 1988

SKILLS

Experienced in the use of clinical chemistry and hematology

healthcare diagnostic instrumentation

Expertise in the use and repair of HPLC, laboratory automation and

robotics

Strong electronic and mechanical background

Use of tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes and computer

diagnostic software

Technical procedure writing/review

Supervisory, training, and project management experience

Computer programming (C++, Java) and applications (Microsoft office,

Agilent Chemstation)

GLP/cGMP training and knowledge

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