Andrew Ralph Davenport
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Education:
Undergraduate: University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Type of Degree: Bachelor’s of Science
-Majors: Biology and Mathematics Minors: Chemistry and Classical Humanities
Graduate:
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
-Certificate in Chemical Engineering
Boston University
Boston, MA
-MBA Entrepreneurship & Health Sector Management
Employment History:
Redemption Fish Company
Salem, Massachusetts
(10/14-Present)
Founder/Managing Member
-Develop corporate structure and guidance for new aquaculture company
-Establish job functions and perform duties of:
-Director of Engineering
-Director of Finance
-Head Scientist
-Built company capable of production and sales of ~100,000 pounds of fish/yr
-Designed all production systems, workflows, and SOPs for corporate governance and aquaculture
Skills practiced:
Training of direct hires
Project Management
Engineering design
Scientific systems and production
Implementation of corporate strategy
Consulting Projects
Various
(10/14-Present)
-While engaged with the MBA and my own entrepreneurial project I worked with several companies
to lend my expertise in their growth
Company: SomethingGUD Interim Director of Operations
-Managed operations for delivery of >$1million of farm-to-table grocery deliveries
Company: Infohounds, LLC Sales Manager
-Developed Sales Strategy and performed market testing for new SaS platform in mortgage industry
Company: QueueDoc Territory Manager- Boston
-Managed test market operations for new SaS platform in the health sector
Company: Onnit Scientific Writer
-Develop guidelines and reporting strategies for clinical trials in supplement industry
Skills practiced:
Direct report management
Logistics
SOP writing and implementation
Training new hires/temporary staff
Project Management
Sales and Marketing
Market opportunity identification
Abcam
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(12/13-10/14)
Supplier Manager
-Managed relationships with OEM suppliers of antibodies and custom drug development services
-Directed business development projects, including marketing efforts and new product lines
-Directly responsible for contracts in excess of 1,000,000 GBP a year in sales
-Responsible for identifying stability of product sources quality to align with company values.
Skills Practiced:
Contracts
Project Management
Negotiation
Business Development
Novartis CDx
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(05/13-12/13)
6 Month Contract
Pilot Production Scientist
-Set up Pilot production operations, including facilities and processes
-Support development of Companion Diagnostic products, including the production of Quality documents and identifying stable raw materials
-Support research scientists with reagents and expertise around cGMP manufacturing, including documentation and continuity
Skills Practiced:
5s and manufacturing design
Quality documentation
Supplier review and harmonization
CTA development and regulations
Project Management
Budgeting and forecasts
Biogen
Morrisville, North Carolina
(09/10-05/13)
Manufacturing Associate I (09/10-02/11)
-Perform and document daily manufacturing operations in a cGMP environment
-Operation of various process equipments, including the DeltaV operating system
-Maintain currency in training requirements
-Execution of validation protocols
-Creating/ revising cGMP documents and ensuring process efficiency
Skills Practiced:
Chromatography columns
(MabSuRe, DEAE, Q Sepharose)
Viral Filtration
Ultrafiltration/ Diafiltration
Large Scale Cell Culture
Buffer Preparation
Media preparation
Tank cleaning
Validation
Warehouse and inventory
Process sampling
Laboratory testing
Manufacturing Associate II (02/11-05/13)
-Training of new hires
-Verifying member of production team
-Maintaining vigilance, made a number of catches for regulatory and documentation discrepancies
-Manage the RTFT process, increased production efficiency and reduced errors 84%
-Investigation of OOS
PM&C Associates
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
(09/10- 05/13)
Research Associate (09/10-12/11)
-Assist Managing Partner with current projects related to pharmaceutical development and compliance
-Research drug delivery mechanisms and optimize client designs
-Perform research on new and innovative ways to improve manufacturing techniques
-Keep informed of new regulatory issues and procedures in the pharmaceutical industry
-Become familiar with analytical techniques and regulatory requirements for said techniques
Regulatory Specialist (12/11-05/13)
-Assist in the production and filing of regulatory documents
-Act as primary contact with client and contract sites
-Maintain database of client action items
-Ensure regulatory concerns are met
-Design programs for stability and analytics for clients
Skills practiced:
Drug Delivery and Design
Certificate of Analysis assays
(SDS PAGE, RP-HPLC, Peptide Maps, etc.)
Manufacturing process and regulations
Project management
Regulatory agency submissions
Client site audits
Regulatory guidance for drug production
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
(05/09-08/09)
Cancer Biology Fellow
-Investigate the origins and clinical significance of cancers and novel treatments
-Design and implement new treatments in model cell lines
-Specialized in studying leukemia lines, AML, ALL, CLL, CML, and using natural compounds for treatment
-Designed and performed experiments related to pharmacokinetics of drug substances
Publications:
A Davenport et al. Celastrol and an EGCG pro-drug exhibit potent chemosensitizing activity in human leukemia cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 2009.
Frezza M, Hindo S, Chen D, Davenport A, Schmitt S, Tomco D, Dou QP. Novel metals and metal complexes as platforms for cancer therapy. Curr Pharm Des, 2010Jun.
Skills Practiced:
Mammalian cell culture
Western Blot analysis
PCR
Cellular Function Assays
Publication review
Presentations