Career Summary

Uniquely qualified professional with experience in pharmaceuticals, personal care products/cosmetics, and the polymer industry. This includes manufacturing, quality control, research and development, and regulatory affairs.

Employment

GOJO Industries, Inc Akron, Ohio

Regulatory Affairs Specialist November 2014 – Present

Provide guidance on acceptable ingredients for product reformulations and what would be needed for updated registrations.

Manage various projects and submissions with project management skills.

Trained in SAP for review and release of raw materials and formulas per established guidelines and sustainability goals.

Review technical documentation and marketing collateral for compliance with FDA guidelines

Laboratory Technician September 2009-February 2011

Test product and help with the release of product to be deployed, test water systems, prepare samples to test on GC, HPLC, pH meter, conductivity meter, TOC meter and Empower software.

Reviewed Standard Operating Procedures and company SDS’s and updated them as needed.

Performed Quality Line Audits.

Trained new technicians in the In-Process Lab.

Firestone Polymers Akron, Ohio

Chemist November 2013 – November 2014

Provided support to the pilot plant by testing pilot plant, production, and customer complaint samples to ensure products complied with company standards.

Trained technicians on methods, techniques, and software updates in the analytical lab.

Updated old methods while writing new methods to ensure consistency across all manufacturing and research sites.

Used Empower and ChemStation software to run analytical instrumentation.

Ordered new laboratory safety equipment to ensure compliance with federal regulations including OSHA.

Boehringer Ingelheim Bedford, Ohio

Stability Chemist I March 2012-November 2013

Tested final product and stability samples per company methods, the USP, and established SOPs/GMPs.

Analytical instrumentation used for test these products include KF, HPLC, UPLC, and GC.

Wet chemistry techniques utilized include but is not limited to pH, appearance, UV, and TLC.

Raw Material Chemist I February 2011- March 2012

Tested raw material samples per the monographs in the USP, EP, ACS and written company procedures.

Testing include pH, manual titrations, UV, FTIR, and other various wet chemistry techniques.

Used analytical instrumentation, including HPLC, with Empower software to test incoming raw materials.

Developed the creation of user guides for the Labware LIMS system while troubleshooting and training new users on the program.

Education

Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland, OH

Post-Degree Certification: Environmental, Health, & Safety May 2016

Denison University Granville, OH

Bachelor of Arts, Major: Chemistry May 2009

Special Skills

Leadership ability shown with project management skills with regulatory submissions

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Knowledge of FDA, EPA, and international regulations

Ability to understand and relay information related to complex regulations

Team Player shown in multiple successful team sports

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