Stivi Vangadio

Located in South San Francisco, CA 94080

Summary:

Manufacturing quality and systems tech & chemical and laboratory professional who undertakes complex assignments, meets tight deadlines, and delivers superior performance. Possesses practical knowledge in product validation and materials and product inspection. Applies strong analytical and technical skills to utilize and verify measuring equipment and assure compliance of Quality standards and procedures. Safety conscious with attention to detail. Productivity and quality oriented. Skills:

• Manufacturing

• Assembly

• Callipers

• Optical Measurement Systems

• Manufacturing processes (Grinders, Soldering, Molding Parts and Repair)

• Harness Prototype Production

• Blueprint Analysis and Interpretation

• Data Analysis

• Reports Creation

• Quality Inspection

• Proficient in Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

• Visual & Dimensional Checks

• Various Stages Product Validation

• HPLC, SFC, MS, ELSD, and Histological skills such as grossing, tissue processing, embedding, sectioning, and staining

Education:

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2022 - 2026

BSE, Mechanical Engineering – In Progress (Grade: 4.00) (Participating remotely) Elsie Allen High School, Santa Rosa, CA, 2004 - 2008 High School Diploma – CSF (California Scholarship Federation) Honor Graduate – Ranked 3 out of 307 Professional Experience:

AstraZeneca, Redwood City CA (40/hrs.) Jun 2022 – Jan 2023 Manufacturing Technician

• Responsible for ensuring adherence to safety, health and environmental standards and guidelines, Good Manufacturing Practice and Order Due Date.

• Support manufacturing team to achieve operational delivery against defined production and quality targets.

• Ensure raw materials and products meet the agreed product specification and production schedule.

• Perform preventative maintenance on small equipment (heat sealer, mixers, conductivity meters, etc.) Provide routine support to department and other aligned support services to deliver line performance and continuous improvement projects.

• Assist in setting up and running line equipment in accordance with the agreed settings/parameters. Provide assistance to projects as needed, adhering to timelines to support project managers as necessary.

• Participate in formal and informal training to meet business needs AZENTA, South San Francisco, CA Mar 2022 – Nov 2022 Laboratory Technician III (Part Time)

• Responsible for ensuring the integrity of biologics customer samples (DNA and Primers), including but not limited to sample check-in and receiving, processing orders, maintenance, and proper handling of samples.

• Maintain inventory for samples in database and spreadsheets.

• Utilize sterile techniques (pipetting) to handle samples during processing.

• Perform routine maintenance of laboratory equipment. PHYLAGEN, San Francisco, CA Dec 2021 – Jun 2022

Biomanufacturing Technician

• Responsible for setting up, formulating, and manufacturing reagent consumables as directed by established protocols.

• Executes production plan and maintain production records.

• Experience with Laboratory principles and analytical instruments. Helped install, evaluate, and maintain new equipment in collaboration with R&D

STERIS, Petaluma, CA Apr 2019 – Apr 2020

Validation Technician

• Performs qualification of Customer products, validation of the radiation process and calibration of laboratory instrumentation.

• Generates and reviews accurate records including protocols and reports evidencing completion of these activities

PACK AND SHIP, Santa Rosa, CA 2018 – 2019

Warehouse Technician

• Performed inventory-related duties including shipping and receiving KEYSIGHT, Santa Rosa, CA 2017 – 2018

Manufacturing Technical Support Fab

• Makes high speed Gallium Arsenide and Indium Phosphide semiconductors in a class 100 clean room used in test systems.

• Handles wafers and uses etch, deposition and Lithography systems including wet etch. Handles chemicals and follows complex process documentation.

• Authors and reports production results

Parker Hannifin, Rohnert Park, CA 2016 – 2017

Mechanical Assembly Technician

• Performs linear motor production processing tasks including but not limited to wiring parts and stripping wires, de-tooling molding and patching duties (including spray painting) and other quality control activities.

• Kept track of daily manufacturing production progress. Zodiac Aerospace, Santa Rosa, CA 2015 – 2016

Industrial/Manufacturing Technician

• Performs helicopter and plane harness prototype production processing tasks including but not limited to over molding parts and grinders, soldering, repair, manual and automated machinery duties (including CNC machines) and other quality control activities.

• Assist with first-level troubleshooting and implementing corrective action and process improvement as necessary.

• Worked with and completed Engineering requests as necessary which involved using callipers and optical measurement systems.

• Prioritized workload with minimal direction.

Parmatech, Rohnert Park, CA (40/hrs.) 2014– 2015

Manufacturing Technician

• Performed QA/QC tasks including but not limited to visual inspection of parts, measurement, gauging, stacking, sanding, lifting, and moving materials.

• Assisted in the operation of machinery and equipment. Rieke Packaging Systems, Rohnert Park, CA (Part Time) 2014– 2015 Manufacturing Technician

• Runs and operates molding machines. Uses magnifying glasses and/or microscopes for visual and dimensional inspection.

• Supports the audits of ISO 9000 Quality System.

Other Skills (Academic, Industrial and Computing):

• Clean production equipment or work areas.

• Ship packages, following carrier specifications.

• Prepare production documents, such as standard operating procedures, manufacturing batch records, inventory reports, or productivity reports.

• Set up and operate production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures.

• Provide production, progress, or changeover reports to shift supervisors.

• Select cleaning materials, tools, or equipment.

• Build product subassemblies or final assemblies.

• Transfer hazardous or non-hazardous waste materials to collection areas for disposal, recycling, or reuse.

• Monitor and adjust production processes or equipment for quality and productivity.

• Conduct environmental safety inspections in accordance with standard protocols to ensure that production activities comply with environmental regulations or standards.

• Clean scrap materials for recycling or reuse, such as preparing aluminium scrap for cold- bonding processes or preparing paper for pulping or ink removal processes.

• Inspect finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.

• Install new manufacturing equipment.

• Set up and verify the functionality of safety equipment.

• Collect hazardous or non-hazardous waste or scrap materials in correctly labelled barrels or other containers.

• Prepare and assemble materials.

• Keep manufacturing production logs.

• Plan and lay out work to meet production and schedule requirements.

• Start up and shut down processing equipment.

• Provide advice or training to other technicians.

• Assist engineers in developing, building, or testing prototypes or new products, processes, or procedures.

• Build packaging for finished products.

• Package finished products.

• Measure and record data associated with operating equipment.

• Calibrate or adjust equipment to ensure quality production, using tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, protractors, or ring gauges.

• Troubleshoot problems with equipment, devices, or products.

• Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance.

• Maintain inventory of job materials.

• Test products or subassemblies for functionality or quality.

• Separate scrap or waste materials for recycling, reuse, or environmentally sound disposal.

• Able to identify and procure lab equipment to conduct experiments

• Able to participate in experimental setups, experimental procedures, execution of experiments, data collections and result reporting

• Able to work closely with Lab Team to discuss procedures and evaluate results of successful and non-successful experiments with the goal of improving the reliability of the lab outcome and future projects

• Able to create and maintain database for batch records and production documentation in compliance with the Quality System

• Excellent organizational skills, inventory tracking skills, and data tracking, and has a deep commitment to enforcing structure and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Experience in managing environmental health and safety (EH&S) and risk assessments.

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and able to lead and direct others.

• Able to work in research labs and process biological samples

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