Microbiologist

DANIEL LASTRINA

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Experienced Microbiologist with over five years of relevant experience spanning the food manufacturing, dairy, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries.

EXPERIENCE

MARCH 2019 – NOVEMBER 2019

MICROBIOLOGIST, medline

Responsible for daily bioburden testing of povidone iodine solutions, alcohol, and water.

Daily environmental monitoring including swabbing, viable and non-viable air sampling, and contact/settle plates. Responsible for trending and presenting data using Microsoft Office.

Skilled in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Excellent in making graphs and data tables.

Responsible for making media, among other laboratory reagents. Setting up growth promotion.

Responsible for the machine and tank cleaning validations on all incoming machinery.

Executes protocol and laboratory technique revalidations.

JUNE 2017 – NOVEMBER 2017

MICROBIOLOGIST, sca pharmaceuticals

Co-participant in a small team responsible for a disinfectant qualification (DQ) study.

Responsible for the drafting and implementation of SOPs and EMPQ including plotting non-viable particulate, viable air, and viable surface location sampling maps.

Responsible for the systematic environmental monitoring of two ISO Class 7 clean rooms including but not limited to non-viable particulate air sampling, gowning qualifications, exit monitoring, viable air sampling, and viable surface sampling.

Responsible for media preparation (when applicable), growth promotion and sterility testing.

DECEMBER 2016 – JUNE 2017

QA LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, saputo

Sanitation checks, ATP swabbing.

Microbiological and qualitative evaluation of both incoming ingredients and finished products.

Antibiotic testing of incoming milk.

AUGUST 2014 – JUNE 2016

QA LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, rich’s products corporation

Sanitation checks, ATP swabbing.

Microbiological and qualitative evaluation of both ingredients and finished products.

Verification of both vendor receivables, ingredients and packaging.

Testing of water and air for the presence of microorganisms.

APRIL 2009 – NOVEMBER 2011

MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, unilever

Preparation of media used in various microbiological testing.

Testing of both raw materials and finished products using microbiological techniques such as dilutions, Celsis, plate method, T-streaking, and Gram staining as necessary for each sample individually.

Testing of water and air for the presence of microorganisms.

EDUCATION

MAY 2011

B.S. BIOLOGY, university of new haven

DEAN’S LIST

MAY 2011

B.S. FORENSIC SCIENCE, university of new haven

DEAN’S LIST

MAY 2007

DIPLOMA, east catholic high school

SKILLS

Environmental Monitoring

GLPs and GMPs

Microbiology

Quality Assurance

Microsoft Office

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