Data Entry Quality Control

Irvine Ochoa Hernandez

************@*****.*** • 707-***-****

I am a Bay Area native working in the biotech field for the past 6 years. My work field has ranged from small startups to established pharmaceutical companies like Genentech. I have great experience with working in teams settings or independent, excellent communication skills and always bringing a great attitude to the work place.

Professional Experience

Amyris, Emeryville

Associate Scientist 1

April 2022 — Dec 2023

●Daily sampling of bioreactors for analytical processing.

●Daily inspection of fermentation equipment (Bioreactors, scales, vessels, pressure gauge, water chillers) for safety and quality procedures.

●Accountable for all equipment failure alarms, troubleshooting them, and alerting support staff for guidance.

●A key member of the fermentation safety committee delegating safety tasks amongst the team and leading/planning quarterly lab cleanouts.

●Responsible for sterilizing and autoclaving glassware for fermentation production

●Conduced quality control on all fermentation data using QC Spotfire tool.

Zymergen, Emeryville January 2021- September 2021

Lab Coordinator

Onboarded new hires for training sessions, safety and compliance training

Scheduled lab walkthroughs for all existing and new lab users to gain access into 10 different labs

Coordinated with vendors for lab consumables VWR, Thermo Fisher to ensure no halt on lab work flow

Meet with lab stake holders on a weekly basis to ensure all labs were fully stocked and maintained by our supply teams

Submitted Jira tickets on behalf of lab users for in house maintenance work requests

Responsible for ordering lab equipment when needed and provided stakeholders with updates upon delays or completion.

Set up power point presentations on lab safety prior to conducting lab walkthroughs for badge access

Coordinated our shipping department for internal and external shipments using Fedex Manager for routine and Dangerous Goods.

Genentech, Vacaville

Senior QC Analyst

August 2020 — January 2021

●Fulfilled daily reagent prep requests for lab users

●Restocked, organized and ordered lab supplies/chemicals as needed

●Calibrated and performed preventive maintenance checks on laboratory equipment (Scales, balances).

●Monitored lab equipment during preventive maintenance work on incubators.

●Maintained an updated equipment entry log per calibration, and preventive maintenance checks.

●Reviewed SOP’s before any calibration or preventive maintenance work to adhere to current GMP standards (cGMP).

●Documented “lock out tag out” on equipment taken out of service.

●Inspected all incoming/outgoing samples and had proper documentation.

●Digitally tracked and maintained all internal/external sample shipments, and chemical transfers

●Responsible for sterilizing and autoclaving glassware for RND teams

Zymergen, Emeryville

Quality Control Analyst

May 2019 — May 2020

●Daily sampling of water sources, air, benchtops, and equipment using the appropriate equipment for each test type (air testers, sterile swabs, and agar contact test plates).

●Performing control tests of each sample type to ensure testing equipment is sterile.

●Made daily equipment entry logs for traceability on tested equipment.

●Performed calibration checks on air tester before sampling events.

●Updated lab users on contamination results and advised on proper aseptic technique and PPE to use.

Zymergen, Emeryville

Lab Technician

August 2017 — May 2019

●Maintained all chemical inventory for manufacturing lab

●Daily equipment preventative maintenance of all liquid handlers in our manufacturing lab (TECAN,BRAVO, QPIX).

●Maintained and updated equipment log sheet to track all services executed.

●Responsible for owning 10 manufacturing liquid handlers making sure all preventative maintenance work was executed and documented (equipment log sheets) in a timely fashion.

●Responded to all alarms regarding in-serviced equipment.

●Inspected all lab consumables for science teams before distribution across all labs

●Responsible for sterilizing and autoclaving glassware for 5 RND teams and our MFG production lab

Education

Napa Valley College

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