Product Development Chemical Engineering

Angela Tao

Drexel Hill, PA 774-***-**** ******.*****@*****.***

Diverse Experience in Drug Development and Project Management EXPERIENCE

CMC, Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Nov 2015-Present

Manager, Product Development & CTM Manufacturing

- Manage project timeline, work flow, budget, and deliverables; communicate project status, challenges, risks, and contingent plans with clients and collaborating teams

- Liaise with cross-functional teams and coordinate internal/ external resources to balance workload and ensure timely completion of projects

- Oversee tech transfer from R&D projects to GMP manufacturing

- Supervise Formulation Scientists in executing product development and GMP manufacturing (Phase I and II) tasks

- Review proposals and provide technical input in feasibility, timeline, and pricing of prospective projects CMC, Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Jun 2013- Nov 2015 Scientist, Product Development & CTM Manufacturing

- Lead R&D and GMP manufacturing projects for drug products of various dosage forms

- Designed and executed experiments for formulation and process development

- Performed tech transfer and scale-up operations for clients

- Lead generic product development projects and drafted Product Development Reports

- Identified and resolved issues in R&D and manufacturing operations with emphasis on improved effi- ciency and sound scientific reasoning

Lyophilization Technology, Inc. Jun 2011- Jun 2013 Development Technician II

- Participated in lyophilization process development for small molecules and therapeutic proteins

- Performed thermal and chemical analysis using KF titration, FDM, TGA, and DSC

- Validated laboratory testing methods and conducted Instrument Qualification (IQ) and Operational Qualification (OQ) for equipment

- Communicated research findings to scientific training sessions for improved process development Dept. Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Aug 2008- Feb 2011 Research Assistant

- Investigated the effects of cranberry juice compounds on adhesion of pathogenic E. coli to uroepithelial cells using atomic force microscopy (AFM)

- Established in vitro cell-culture based models for pathogenic adhesion

- Conducted a clinical study addressing the effect of cranberry juice on female subjects and risk of uri- nary tract infections

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Angela Tao

******.*****@*****.***

EDUCATION

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA, U.S. M.S., Chemical Engineering, Feb 2011

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

B.S., Chemical Engineering and Industrial Biological Engineering, Jul 2008 SKILLS SUMMARY

Relevant Skills: Project Management, Drug Formulation and Process Development, Technology Trans- fer, Clinical Trial Material (CTM) Manufacturing and Coordination, Risk Analysis, Design of Experiments, Multivariate Analysis, Lyophilization, Validation, Light Scattering Particle Size Analysis, Differential Scan- ning Calorimetry, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Karl-Fischer Titration, Aseptic Processing Computer Skills: Microsoft Project, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Design Expert, MATLAB, Polymath, Origin, SigmaStat, SigmaPlot, Windows 7/XP, Mac OS X, Kaye Digilink 4S Interface, Kaye Validator Interface

PUBLICATIONS

Angela (Yuanyuan) Tao, Paola A. Pinzón-Arango, Amy B. Howell and Terri A. Camesano: Oral Con- sumption of Cranberry Juice Cocktail Inhibits Molecular-Scale Adhesion of Clinical Uropathogenic Es- cherichia coli, J Med Food 14 (7/8) 2011, 739–745

Laila Abu-Lail, Angela (Yuanyuan) Tao, Paola A. Pinzón-Arango, Amy Howell, and Terri A. Camesano: Using Atomic Force Microscopy to Measure Anti-Adhesion Effects on UropathogenicBacteria, Observed in Urine after Cranberry Juice Consumption, J. Biomat. Nanotech., 2012, 3, 533-540 AWARDS

Graduate Research Fellowship (WPI) 2008

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