Thomas Everett Bird Phone 512-***-**** Home

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San Marcos Texas 78666 E-mail ad3xis@r.postjobfree.com

10+ years of analytical laboratory experience using automated equipment such as HPLC, FPLC, Flow cytometry, Confocal microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and other general laboratory equipment on agricultural products and biological specimens. 3+ years of experience in Quality Assurance writing protocols, SOP’s and validation of protocols to meet ISO 9000 and ISO 13485 requirements. 3+ years of aseptic/sterile sample preparations in class 100 hoods and clean rooms. Extensive experience in management of customer relations in developing quotes and implementing a plan of action.

EDUCATION:

Graduate Study, Polymers, Texas State University-San Marcos, Texas, 1984 - 1985

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas, 1980 - 1984

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Phlebotomist

EXPERIENCE

Scorpius Biomanufacturing (formerly Pelican Therapeutics) 2019-Present

Duties for position of Scientist II

Material Science and Technology duties such as manufacturing data transfer, training of new personnel on new processes, and scale up of manufacturing drug processes.

Process characterization for FDA drug product approval.

Cell culture growth and maintenance.

Creating master cell banks.

Stability testing.

ELISA Assay qualification.

Flow cytometry studies.

Purification of proteins from E. coli inclusion bodies and cell culture media.

Organizing and leading employees in environmental monitoring studies.

Manage cleanroom activities such as VHP sterilization as well as other cleanroom requirements.

Creating reports for environmental studies.

Navy Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-SA), San Antonio Texas, JBSA, 2015 – 2019

Duties for position of Research Associate III

Culture of pathogenic bacteria

Create database of bacteria using Raman spectroscopy

Labeling bacteria and identification by confocal microscopy

Detection and identification of one or more strains of bacteria using flow cytometry

Writing protocols for bacteria labeling with fluorophores and identification by flow cytometry

Tissue culture

RNA extraction MTT assays, Protein Analysis

Laboratory management, chemical inventory and disposal

ELISA and Bioplex Assays

Quality Bioresources Inc. Seguin Texas, 2012 - 2014

Duties for position of Technical Manufacturing Chemist

Calculations and formulations of OEM products

Formulations using aseptic techniques

Aseptic filtration of products

Sample preparation for lyophilization

Running lyophilizers

Customer consultation

Quotations for customer projects

Quality control testing as required for specific projects

Development of ELISA assay

Development of rattlesnake vaccine for small animals

Purification of antibodies including anti-rattlesnake IgY

XBiotech Corp, Austin, Texas, 2009 - 2012

Duties for position of Research Assistant I

Clarification of cell culture media

Purification of antibodies, cytokines and antigens

Difiltration of proteins

Sterile filtration of antibodies

Analysis of Proteome, HPLC and ELISA data

PAGE and Western Blots for protein samples

Quality control testing of product

Pharmaceutical manufacturing, purification and formulation of antibody for clinical trials

Cone Bioproducts, Sequin, Texas, 2008 (Contract Position)

Duties for position of manufacturing chemist

Affinity chromatography

Cohn plasma fractionation

Size exclusion chromatography

Immunoaffinity chromatography

Network administration and computer management

Chromatographic data acquired using a Pharmicia FPLC system

Quality BioResources, Sequin, Texas, 2006 - 2008

Duties for Quality Assurance Manager

Management of quality control personnel

Document control

Supervised and created documentation needed for ISO 13485-2003 certification

Quality assurance release of all final products to customers

Created and maintained databases to organize and schedule internal audits, customer complaints, nonconformance reports, instrument calibration sand processed change reports

Assigned responsibility for annual customer audits

Set up and maintained the computer network and workstations

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