Quality Control Specialist with Biotech Expertise

Westbroek, ME ***** ***************@*****.*** 207-***-****

Professional Highlights

●Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work both as a team member and independently in diverse science labs.

●Good analytical, quantitative, and technical skills while doing Puffer preparation antibody conjunction and pipetting during internship at Alera.

●Highly organized and ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously while paying meticulous attention to detail.

●Native Arabic speaker. Strong communication skills in dealing with diverse populations.

●Self- motivated: able to set effective priorities to achieve immediate and long- term goals

●Seven years of professional teaching experience with a focus on experiential learning.

●CRMA certified.

Education

●University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine - Bachelor’s degree in biology (GPA 3.5) major Biotechnology and minor Biochemistry. December, 2018

●Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, Maine - Associate Degree in Biotechnology (GPA 3.75), 2016

●University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan - MA in Rural Women’s Development, 2011

Professional Experience and Strengths

●QC Specialist Abbott RDx 2020 to present

Performs data review for in-process and final release testing for all products

●Performs in-process and final release testing as needed

●Observes all safety policies and report

●Reports any and all safety policy violations

●Participates in all departmental ergonomic programs

●Aids in the transfer of new processes and technologies into the QC department

●Works closely with QC Management to ensure all departmental objectives are met or exceeded

●Identifies Quality gaps and process inefficiencies and recommend solutions

●Trains new and current Quality Control technicians as needed

●Calibrates and maintains QC laboratory equipment according to schedule.

●Initiates and authors Quality Incidents (QI)

●Reviews/approves new and revised Standard Operating Procedures.

●Performs periodic document review.

●Provides support for technical and quality issues

●Communicates quality issues to QC Management in a timely manner

Interpreter Catholic Charities, Portland Maine 2016 - present

●Ability to focus and convey information accurately and interpret the meaning of information

●Apply knowledge of the content and structure of the English and Arabic

● languages, including the meaning of words, grammar, and pronunciation

●Ability to work with diverse populations in stressful situations

●Show integrity by following ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.

Internship Alere, Scarborough, ME 2016

●Pipette calibrations and analyzing samples on instrumentation

●Prepared buffers and assisted with experiments that included colloidal gold synthesis, hepatitis C (HCV) conjugation, immunodiagnostic kit assembly, and analysis of conjugate in a Bio lab Safety II room with live samples.

●Maintenance of laboratory equipment

Internship Biodiversity Portland ME 2018

●Receive incoming samples as they arrive from the collaborators. Use the collaborator’s

spreadsheet and reorganize how the feathers are arranged (by site, species, or band number).

●Make a copy of the collaborator’s original spreadsheet and use this as the working spreadsheet.

●Sort data by site > species > band number (smallest to largest) on the spreadsheet.

●Create and maintain sample catalogs to be used in laboratory analyses of total Hg

●Run samples (bird feathers, blood, and human hair) in the lab to test mercury levels using

DMA (Direct Mercury Analyzer).

IT Support University of Southern Maine 2017 -2018

●logging, processing support calls, and solving password problems

●planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance upgrades

●setting up accounts for staff, ensuring that they know how to log in

●assist with computers and printer problems.

Math tutor Academic Achievement Center, SMCC 2013 - 2016

●Good knowledge of general math, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics enabled me to tutor students and build their knowledge and confidence

Pharmacy Technician Maine Medical Center Portland, ME 2019 –2020

●Prepares and labels medications according to applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

●Demonstrate knowledge of generic and brand names of drugs, abbreviations, and medical terminology.

●Restocking automated medication dispensing systems

●Mixing and dispensing orally administered medications

Direct Support Professional Port Resources, South Portland, ME 2014 – 2019

●Assist clients in acquiring the interpersonal skills necessary to live independently and to function in society

●Help clients to develop employment skills

●Assist with the rehabilitation of people with long-term injuries or illnesses, manage medications, and participate in motor skills therapy

High School Teacher Khartoum, Sudan, 2011-2012

●Taught math

●Responsible for planning and leading group recreational activities for students. Observed and/recorded student behavior and progress

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