Quality Lab Microbiologist

Professional Profile

Ambitious, detail- oriented, and independently motivated Quality Control Business Professional offering in-depth experience in research, analysis, and global supply chain management. Strong leadership and management skills dedicated to helping employees improve their skills and techniques in order to reach larger goals. Visionary behind company operations and strategies. Flexible multi-tasker who thrives in fast-paced environments.

Areas of Expertise

Conceive and drive strategic direction for logistics and supply chain division that leverages corporation’s revenue, cutting edge technologies, and managed services capabilities.

Lead regional focused cross functional management team in development and introduction of new and innovative logistics services for large leaders in production and supply of pharmaceuticals.

Utilized scanning electron microscope, petrographic microscope and X-ray diffraction microscope.

Characterize in-process and final products using wet chemistry, HPLC, NIR, GC, and AA.

Career summary

Baxter Healthcare Cleveland, MS

Quality Control Lab Associate 2015- Present

Responsible for chemical and physical analysis on medical products through all stages of the manufacturing process from incoming raw material through to product release.

Provided leadership and direct reports for quality improvements and activities in Controlled Environmental Areas.

Responsible for organizing and implementing QA plans, inspections procedures and projects that met all state and FDA regulations requirements for pharmaceutical products.

Designed and completed protocols to enhance the Environmental-Monitoring Program for water, air and surface samples from designated sample sites within the facility on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.

Completed daily solution bio-burden testing, examining total count, coliform count and spore count in accordance with SOPs. Conduct testing of raw materials and media growth upon request.

Address all out of limits and positive test results by completing trending analysis (OOL, NCRs, Trackwise investigations), retest procedures, gram staining, thermal death testing, microscopic analysis, aerosol challenging etc.

Organized and hosted training seminars to ensure employees are properly trained to growth test and adjust pH of media and buffer solutions, required for Sterility testing and Environmental Monitoring.

Severed as key member of the senior management team focused on providing world class products to diversified customers at lowest landing cost.

Baxter Healthcare, Cleveland, MS

Quality Lab Technician 2014-2015

Aseptically pull and process the following samples from controlled environmental areas: Micro Air, surfaces, distilled and non-distilled water, particle counts (room air and hoods), sterilizer cooling water, laminar air flow velocities, and compressed air.

Prepare media and reagents used within the lab. Use lab instruments (i.e. autoclave, pH meter, air sampler particle counter).

Perform area audits, sterility testing, particle analysis, gram stains, required documentation and data entry.

Schedule and prioritize daily work load efficiently. Perform sample test result evaluation and implement corrective action when necessary.

Assemble filters to perform filter integrity testing and perform HEPA Aerosol testing.

Handling of bio-hazardous waste from finished testing.

Baxter Healthcare, Cleveland, MS 2013-2014

Material Handler

Responsible for inbound/outbound processes, customer order processing, verifying

correct boxes are being loaded in the right delivery sequence onto the

appropriate trucks.

Use of forklift and work saver (hand pallet jack).

Ensure customer satisfaction by reading all types of labels and verifying accuracy of

shipping and receiving processes.

Utilize equipment such as: Box knife, tape gun, hand pallet jack, manual and auto

stretch wrappers, motorized MHE equipment, communication equipment, PC, RF

scanning devices, etc.

Participate in projects for Six Sigma/Lean and teams to continuously improve the operation and key result

areas (safety, quality, service, and cost).

Delta State University, Cleveland, MS Clerk

Postal Clerk 2011-2012

Process outbound and inbound mail.

Assist fellow employees in ensuring that service and quality standards are met or exceeded.

Maintain incoming and outgoing revenue while operating the department cash machine.

Ensured customer service levels met and exceeded company standards.

Meet or exceeded all dress codes standards daily.

Bottomland Hardwood Research Lab Stoneville, MS

USDA Lab Technician 2010-2012

Served as a Forestry assistant and ensured proper testing and proved various hypotheses.

Assessed the needs; conducted research, performed DNA sampling and evaluating ideas.

Performed research on an endangered plant species project and conducted information which was presented to the government for further studies.

Performed team-oriented task to accomplish various goals that was essential to completing the mission.

Participated in a series of training programs which built the knowledge needed to properly perform assigned duties while working with the USDA.

Orchestrated various briefings, training sessions, and informational sessions to large and small groups.

Reported directly to my supervisor for departmental reporting and assessment.

Characterize products samples using HPLC, UV-Vis, viscometer, wet chemistry and odor tests.

Education

Master of Business Administration

2015- Delta State University Cleveland, MS

Bachelor of Science; Minor: Environmental Science

2012- Delta State University Cleveland, MS

Certifications

Testing of HEPA Filtered Systems and Pharmaceutical Cleanrooms Certification.

Supervisor Development Program in Quality Assurance.

Sterility Sterilization Certification.

Skills

Supply chain skills and management.

Lab skills are performing topographic map reading, vegetation survey analysis, tested water samples, identified rocks and minerals.

Computer skills are being familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Google Earth.

Operation of XRD, Confocal, SEM, DCP to find laboratory results.

Extended knowledge and expertise with GMPs, GLP, and SOPs.

Familiar with Blas, Labvantage, AS400 and LIMS to document data, results, and experience with analytical instrumentation.

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