MOHAMMAD A. AFANA

**** ******* ***** ** *********, CA, 94534 M: 707-***-**** ad359j@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/mohammad-afana

OBJECTIVE

Skilled laboratory professional ensuring production & products meet expected standards. Extensive knowledge of quality control guidelines, lab processes, & LIMS software amongst other tools/resources needed for managing the position.

EDUCATION

Sonoma State University (SSU), Rohnert Park, CA January 2019 - December 2020

Bachelor of Arts in Geography & Environment - Level 6 qualification equivalent Cumulative GPA: 3.37 & Major GPA: 3.57

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Adhere to Good Lab/Document Practices (GMP/GLP/GDPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), & safety protocols

Research skills, plus background knowledge in Environmental Compliance & EHS/ESG topics

LabWare LIMS, ProcessMAP/Intelex EHS, & COUPA Business Spend Management application software experience

Geographical Informational Systems (GIS & Data Science/Analytics), industry-standard ArcGIS Pro, ErDAS software

Soundscape ecology/AudioMoths (bioacoustics tech), Machine Learning Algorithms (AI), & RFCx Arbimon software

Planning, mapping & statistical modeling techniques measuring fire risk, water/air pollution, & climate change

Environmental measurement measures relative to fuel & energy usage (scope 1-3 emissions) & carbon data trends

Environmental analysis & research in engineering environmental sustainability initiatives (SSU Climate Plan)

Google & Adobe applications; Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, & PowerPoint

Presentation, leadership, organization, time management & effective oral/written communication skills

EXPERIENCE

Avantor Science Services – BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Novato, CA

Onsite Sr. Lab Technician – QC Viral Vector Analytical November 2022 - Present

Major responsibilities consist of making measurements, assisting in/performing several routine quantitative & qualitative biological or chemical analytical tests according to standard procedures per GLPs & GMPs

Closely adhering to EHS standard procedures in waste removal (hazardous, non-hazardous, universal)

Laboratory testing, evaluating various routine assay, & performing tasks related to stability studies & sterility testing

Repeated handling of pipettes, balances, pH meters & other various scientific laboratory equipment

Maintaining laboratory notebooks, testing records, or worksheets per GDPs

Streamline processes & manage associated risks within the QC lab environment with EHS Software solutions using ProccesMap establishing consistency & providing insights to improve Health & Safety performance & ROI

Investigating & evaluating various products (i.e., reagents) using laboratory informatics software: LabWare LIMS

Operation of production equipment & systems in a lab environment along with purification product-related operations

Follows blueprints, guidelines, or diagrams to ensure product specifications are met

Perform housekeeping procedures & assist in the assembly or sub-assembly of life science products & devices per SOPs

Key Projects

Member of BioMarin Green Team Distribution List: Following innovative projects implemented across BioMarin relative to sustainability, with the intention of wanting to contribute to sustainable ingenuity & creativity

My Green Lab Ambassador Certification: Implementing sustainable actions within the lab organization

Point Blue Conservation Science Petaluma, CA

S2L intern with the NASA-funded program Soundscapes to Landscapes January 2020 - July 2020

Partnered with other interns, scientist, & community members in validating & analyzing bird populations including biodiversity conservation across northern Sonoma County using new sonar technology: RFCx Arbimon software

Validated over 20,000 recordings analyzing spectrograms & waveforms, mapping the species distribution models with a 95% consensus rate contributing to the 2,330 hours of work done on the project by citizen scientist in 2020 alone - a record year for participation

Contributed to the development of a convolutional neural network trained to identify the recordings of species & ability to correct those identities using statistical modeling resulting in about 100% of ID’s to be true positive

Provided robust efforts to finishing up the collection of bird call clips for over 54 species of birds, used to train deep machine learning algorithms to automatically detect those 54 species across all sound recordings

Contributed towards leadership initiatives by leading others in a successful socially distanced field campaign gathering wildlife & habitat data through artificial intelligence technology resulting in recording data captured from over 200 sites

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