Production Supervisor
Resume:
Emily Amor Balase
********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Production Supervisor achieved in streamlining production processes, production schedule attainment, project planning and training and development; successful at exceeding company production, revenue, and quality standards through effective leadership and enhancing training programs and cross-training; equipped with problem-solving skills with the application of Lean Six Sigma methodology and statistical tools in solving manufacturing problems to significantly reduce the potential risk of reoccurrence.
Education
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified
July 2019
Data Science Certificate
December 2018
Certification Planner LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah
USA
Sheridan College
(The Hazel McCallion Campus)
Mississauga
Ontario, Canada
Graduated with High Honors (Overall GPA: 3.99)
Ph.D. Mathematical Sciences
(concentration in Statistics and Applied Mathematics)
2005 to 2010
Mindanao University of Science & Technology, Philippines (now known as University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines)
Canadian Equivalency Assessment Outcome from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS): Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from with a focus in Mathematical Sciences and Applied Mathematics.
Canadian Equivalency Assessment Outcome from the University of Toronto Comparative Education Service: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from a Recognized University.
MS Applied Mathematics
2002 to 2005
Mindanao Polytechnic State College Philippines
BS Statistics
1995 to 1999
University of the Philippines
Experience
November 2020 to Present
Supervisor, Continuous Improvement and Training
Resilience Biotechnologies Inc.
Mississauga, Ontario
Managed continuous improvement projects which generate at least $100K savings annually per project and providing leadership to the team to meet deliverables and timelines.
Achieved schedule adherence by more than 100% of the planned number of batches which resulted in high revenue.
Investigated and implemented ideas for increased revenue, quality improvement and cost reduction.
Championed quality initiatives for robust manufacturing processes.
Implemented the optimization of training and competency processes to achieve productivity and promote safety-first culture in the workplace.
Authored procedures to improve quality.
Responsible for identifying and improving the outcomes of manufacturing and operational processes to improve efficiencies, reduce cost, and increase overall departmental productivity while maintaining the highest quality standards.
Lead Continuous Improvement team to identify and facilitate process improvement projects related to process, equipment, and training.
Lead manufacturing training program for all work groups.
Manage training curricula, generate training reports, and provide training status report.
Collect, organize, analyze, and present data relevant to manufacturing tasks.
Responsible for data collection and analysis in determining, monitoring, and disseminating KPIs.
Leads or collaborates with the process experts and validation specialists in investigations relating to product and processes.
Provides risk assessment and process improvement reports demonstrating the use of statistical and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
Directly works with the management in all process-improvement projects and initiatives.
2018 to present
Continuous Improvement Specialist
Therapure Biopharma
Achieved production targets consistently by identifying and eliminating/minimizing wastes and downtimes and consequently obtained increased profitability.
Leads the Employee Training Optimization Project with a total of 13 training committees from various departments that aims to reduce costly human-related errors in the processes using a decision model.
Responsible in setting and maintaining production goals for the production processes based on cycle times and value stream maps.
Collaborated with other departments (Validation, Microbiology, Chemistry, and Manufacturing Science and Technology) in conducting successful protocol studies to establish ranges for critical parameters, challenge the potential risks in the processes, and provide statistical expertise.
Responsible for data collection and analysis in determining, monitoring, and disseminating KPIs.
Led or collaborated with the process experts and validation specialists in investigations relating to product and processes.
Identified and facilitated process improvement projects, process, equipment, and training.
Led the training project that aims to reduce human-related errors.
Worked on Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) and Change Controls to improve processes.
Provided responses to observations from the audits conducted by regulatory authorities (FDA and Health Canada) and clients.
Wrote various technical reports to identify problems and issues, provide assessment, mitigate risks, and recommend solutions through generation of CAPAs and Change Controls.
Developed standard work instructions for the purpose of process improvements.
Directly worked with the management in all process-improvement projects and initiatives.
2013 to 2018
Aseptic Production Technician
Therapure Biopharma
Mississauga, Ontario
Performed various manufacturing/production processes according to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), batch production records, and safety and quality standards.
Provided statistical consulting and analysis to the Quality Control Department on the statistical principles and methodology applied for the design, validation, testing and analysis of data to meet regulatory requirements such as ICH Q2(R1) and USP <1010> Analytical Data – Interpretation and Treatment.
December 2018
Data Science Capstone Project: Prediction of Passenger Satisfaction in the US Airline Using Machine Learning Models
Sheridan College
Mississauga, Ontario
Initially performed data cleaning and dimension reduction on the raw data containing 129,880 rows (passengers) and 22 columns (variables or features). used supervised learning algorithms for making predictions, and reduced prediction error by 10% by trying a robust method.
Performed data visualization with the use of Tableau.
Used factor analysis to reduce the dimensionality of satisfaction datasets while discovering some latent variables that cannot be directly measured with a single variable.
2002 to 2013
Statistician/Data Analyst/Project Leader
Commissioned Projects
Mindanao University of Science and Technology, Philippines
Spearheaded the team’s successful state-funded project on the development of a national government’s Citizen Satisfaction Index System as the statistician who was responsible for the development of code book, data editing/cleaning, data processing, data organization, summary, interpretation, technical report writing, and presentation of results to the clients.
Successfully completed the commissioned project on reproductive age mortality study as the designated statistician, a national scale study that aims to identify the causes of maternal mortality and provide evidence-based recommendations to improve health care in collaboration with the health practitioners and academic researchers.
Applied statistical, quantitative and analytical discovery techniques to reveal key insights and communicate them to the clients and stakeholders, to solve contemporary problems across multiple disciplines.
Provided research and statistical consulting to over a hundred of Master’s and PhD candidates from various disciplines and evaluate over a hundred of manuscripts written by MS and PhD candidates from various fields.
Published some research papers in refereed journals.
Presented research findings in international conferences.
2005 to 2012
Assistant Professor and Chairperson
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Project Director
Center of Development in Mathematics
Mindanao University of Science and Technology, Philippines
Taught courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs such as research methods, research statistics, data analysis, design of experiments, mathematical statistics, linear programming, mathematical modeling, probability and statistics, etc.
Deliverables: 2 publications, 10+ manuscripts, 30+ citations, 10+ international conferences.
2001 to 2004
Head, Center for Data Banking and Management
Mindanao University of Science and Technology, Philippines
Responsible for the data management and statistical services of the state university.
Assistant to the Vice-President for Research.
Provided statistical trainings to statistics users and stakeholders.
Developed training modules on research and statistics.
Other Skills and Knowledge
Manufacturing
Lean Six Sigma, current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Aseptic Behaviors and Practices, Safety and Sanitization Standards
Software Programs/Applications
R, Python, Statgrahics Centurion,, Minitab, SPSS, Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams
Soft Skills
Creative and critical problem solving, creative and critical thinking, oral and written communication, strategic planning, good leadership skills, detail-oriented, proficient at building and maintaining professional relationships, collaborative.
Professional Affiliation
Member of the Statistical Society of Canada
Certified Canadian Red Cross First Aider
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