JEFFERSON J. AUSTRIE

Production Quality Control Specialist

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PROFILE

Document Management and Quality Assurance subject matter expert. Grants Management and Support Agreements subject matter expert for the California Air and Army National Guard. Working knowledge of cross functional teams, problem solving skills and finding solutions. Working knowledge of collecting, analyzing, and reporting data in meaningful ways. Subject matter expert on writing Engineering Change Orders, Work Instructions, and Standard Operating Procedures. Working knowledge with various enterprise resource planning systems, material resource planning, and bill of materials. Subject matter expert in technical writing, document writing, and researching.

KEY SKILLS

Results Oriented, Technical Writing, Connecting Stakeholders, Cooperative Agreements, Support Agreements, Quality Assurance, Writing Documentation, Problem Solving Team Skills and use various problem-solving tools. Document Control Specialist SME, Customer Focus, Process Improvement, Engagement of People and teams, Detailed Oriented, Strong organizational skills, and ability to work independently. EXPERIENCE

Mizkan America (Sept. 2021 – Present)

Quality Assurance Documentation Specialist

• Writing standard operating procedures, work instructions, and work aids and modifying standard operating procedures and work instructions

• Reviewing daily Bottling Batch Records for accuracy and GMP compliance

• Performing quality assurance inspection on the bottling lines upon request

• Updating Product Packaging Specification for the bottling lines

• Assisting management with quality process improvements

• Scanning, renaming, and organizing bottling Batch records for archival

• Obsoleting expired records per GMP compliance

• Assisting management with internal and external audits United States Property and Fiscal Office (Oct. 2012 – July 2021) Grants Management Specialist/Program Analyst (GS-0343-09) Support Agreements/Grants and Cooperative Agreements:

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• Developed and implemented internal control measures to ensure timely close out of fiscal cooperative agreement program. Performed the following tasks: management and processing of funding obligations, modifications, de-obligations, reimbursements, and execution of the Program Agreements. Also, provided guidance/trained state and federal personnel on Cooperative Agreements

• Performed Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Close-out Modifications for Army and Air National Guard program appendices. Received commendable and excellent administration of Cooperative Agreement program; expert knowledge of Grants Officer function; participated and facilitated the reimbursement and closure of previous year appendices during the First Army Inspector General who conducted a virtual inspection of the California National Guard's oversight of federal property and funds during the period of 16-18 March 2021

• Monitored federal funds expended on projects and programs funded through the Cooperative Agreements appendices. Maintained Excel worksheets to track each appendices' modification amounts, reimbursements, and balances

• Performed continuous process improvement and insured program managers and resources managers are updated with the most recent guidance, regulations, processes, and procedures. Ensured billings for reimbursable on cooperative agreements are submitted to the receiver on a regular and timely basis

• Researched and interpreted regulations, DA Pam’s, Circulars and NGB guidance. Worked concurrently with management to develop state program policies and procedures. Provided advice and assistance to management on accountability and legality of operating the Cooperative Agreements programs. Conducted field visits to the Air Bases and Army installations performing training for the proper management and accountability of the Cooperative Agreements programs

• Reviewed Annual Funding Guidance/Programs (AFG/AFP) ensuring obligation authority does not exceed program allowance and budget adjustments are properly modified and staffed. Reviewed daily and monthly funding documents to determine if updates are correct or require further action

• Wrote support agreements such as Memorandums of Agreements, Memorandums of Understanding, Interservice Agency Agreement for the California Air and Army National Guard

• Maintained a document management data base and the associated files and managed the lifecycle of all support agreement files and cooperative agreements appendices

• Responsible for processing and routing all support agreements through the Army Legal Department and acts as the liaison between departments and vendors by assisting in obtaining signatures, amending certain support agreements and addendums

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• Assisted the Grants Officer Representative in resolving problems with contracts, support agreements, and cooperative agreements appendices

• Maintained and archived all historical contract data, support agreements, cooperative agreements appendices, and provided reports upon request

• Assisted the GOR with preparation for high-level meeting. Assisted the GOR with performing qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze and measure the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of tracking and staffing support agreements

• Developed, conducted, and evaluated support agreement training material each year. Implemented a training plan and identifying all known dependencies, constraints or limitations that could possibly affect the training and performing training evaluation

• Reduced review time of support agreements by 60% in first 6 months through process improvement (streamlining and using automated forms) and collaboration with various departments within the Air and Army National Guard

• Evaluated business management capability, viability, financial history, and past performance of recipients to analyze potential risk prior to final decision and release of Federal funds

• Developed guidance and modified work methods, management processes and program administration procedures for the Financial Assistance Office and agency wide, active project management (APM) processes, improving organizational effectiveness

• Prepared sensitive information and presented recommendations to Executives for highly specialized and/or complex issues affecting Support Agreements and Cooperative Agreements programs for solicitation through award

• Project lead and liaison: Created Qualified Recycle Program (QRP) business documents to assist the Camp Roberts QRP manager to reestablish the QRP program in accordance with the Non-Appropriated Funds Instrumentality (NAFI) regulations

- Created the following business documents: QRP Business Plan, Work instructions for the Brass Deformer, Invitation for Bid, and Safety SOP Current grade: GS-0343-09-07, Salary: $69,881

Supervisor: Ms. Kari Cachapero 858-***-****)

40 Hour work wee

Spectra-Physics Lasers and Engineering (08/2000 – 08/2012) Technical Writer

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• Wrote end user manuals for final assembly of products using Adobe Elements, Paint Shop Pro Photo, Adobe Acrobat X Pro, and PowerPoint

• Wrote, edited, and maintained technical documents such as work instructions, procedures, user tutorials, and operational user manuals to meet internal and external demands

• Created Auto Forms using Word and Adobe Acrobat for the engineering change order process

• Trained Mechanical and Electrical Engineers on writing user manuals and engineering change orders

• Participated and initiated several problem-solving teams both as a team leader and a member to meet critical customer demand which resulted in cost savings

• Used MRP, ERP and SAP systems to create and make changes to Bill of Materials

• Captured and modified screen images using SnagIt and Camtasia BD Biosciences (01/1990 – 05/2000)

Senior Production Lab Technician

• Wrote validation protocols and reports for several pieces of sanitation equipment

• Wrote, edited, and maintained manufacturing documents (procedures, work instructions and standard operating procedures) for Immunochemistry, Bio-production, and Research and Development departments

• Wrote monthly variance reports, product incident reports and internal audit corrective actions

• Wrote Engineering Change Orders to release documents for operations

• Prepared and presented safety information to the operations department monthly meetings

• Collaborated with R&D, Immunochemistry, Buffer Preparation, and Reagent Vialing and Packaging to define and document procedures and work instructions for internal use

• Interfaced with Manufacturing, Marketing, Image Authoring, Purchasing, Planning and Scheduling, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Receiving Inspection to resolved technical issues relating to documentation product labels, material specifications, bill of materials and standard operating procedures

• Coordinated with internal and external vendors and developed action plan to install new sanitation equipment in operations department

• Participated on several problem-solving teams. Used various problem-solving tools such as the fishbone diagram for cause and effect analysis and brainstormed to solve problems which resulted in cost savings

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• Trained new and existing employees to performed production technician duties in the Reagent Vialing and Packaging Department

• Performed maintenance and calibration on different types of laboratory equipment

• Certified Quarantine Control (QC) Inspector

• Safety representative and a member on the emergency response team for operations. Conducted Quarterly Safety Audits for the operational department

• Used SAP to create MRP II Bill of Materials, routings, and dispatch reports

• Worked in a heavily GMP environment while following SOPs and safety guidelines during the manufacturing process

• Extensive knowledge in Good Clinical Practices and Good Laboratory Practices EDUCATION

MBA, Master of Business Administration/ Marketing, 01/2012 – 02/2014 Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, AL

Technical Writer Classes at 01/2012 - 08/2012

De Anza College, Cupertino, CA

Completed class in Writing Documentation and Procedures, 08/2011 - 12/2011 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration/ Marketing, 08/2006 - 03/2010 Columbia College, Columbia, MO

AA in General Studies, Columbia College, Columbia, MO 07/2002 - 07/2004 COMPUTER SKILLS

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Vista, Visio, & Outlook)

• Proficient in Microsoft SharePoint 2010

• Proficient in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI

• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop

• Proficient in Adobe Elements

• Proficient in Acrobat X Pro

• Proficient in Adobe Acrobat Professional

• Familiar with computer aided design software such as AutoCAD, Unigraphics, and Pro- Engineering

• Familiar with Access, SAP, Oracle, and Brio databases to query information

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• Familiar with Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe products

• Savvy with utilizing Social Media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING

Certificate of completion in the following:

- National Guard Bureau (NGR 5-1) for Cooperative Agreements Course (2-3 March 2021)

- Fiscal law in DoD (12/11-12/12/2018)

- DoD Financial Management Certification Level II (01/24/2019)

- NGB Grants Officer Representative training workshop (10-14 June 2019)

- Qualified Recycle Program (QRP) virtual training at AF Institute of Technology offers DOD QRP Management Course) (9-Mar-2021 to 12-Mar-2021)

- Defense Travel Management – Programs and Policies – Travel Card Program

- Center for Development of Security Excellence –, Information Security, Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information for DoD and Industry, Opsec Awareness for Military Members, DoD employees and Contracts, Insider Threat (09/16/2020)

- Beyond Time Management (13 July 2018)

- MRP, ERP, SAP, ISO, PLC, SDLC, BOM, ECO, and Quality Management Systems training and experience

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