Adrienne Bigalow-Kern Email & Phone Number

Danbury, Ct, Us

Greater New York City Area

Consumer Research and Innovation, Developed Countries Markets Research/Product Innovation• Liaison Between R&D and Marketing• Created product innovation stories for Duracell's Developed Regions (North America, Europe)• Integrating & translating consumer, market, & technology insights into innovation strategies & product ideas.• Supported cross-function in legal support, and product differentiation.• Conducted extensive research on consumer groups and product technologies.• Co-led group program and series of events enabling the organization to gain knowledge and broader understanding helping to empower the overall business, drive a more holistic and "all inclusive" culture.• Passionate commitment to lifelong learning

Greater New York City Area

Products Research, Developed Countries Markets Research and Product Innovation (Rechargeables)• Leader and Liaison Between Research & Development and Marketing• Created product innovation stories for Duracell's Developed Regions (North America, Europe) with the focus on rechargeables• Translating consumer, market, & technology insights into innovation strategies & product ideas.

Greater New York City Area

• Method Development/Method Validation Co-leader• Increase productivity and compliance in laboratories via Quality Assurance Audit Team and Notebook Auditor• Training personnel • Developed, validated and authored methods for drug substances and products using GC, HPLC, PSD and other analytical techniques.• Maintained and qualified laboratory equipment• Analyze samples with multiple techniques including: Gas Chromatography (GC), GC/MS (Mass Spectrometry), High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Thermal Analysis (TGA, DSC), UV-Vis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Karl Fischer Columetric, Titrations, Ion Chromatography (IC), Elemental Analysis (Carbon/Sulfur Analyzer), pH, Particle Size Analysis (PSD), Gas Pyconometry, Physical Analysis: Cross-Sectioning with Image Analysis, Microhardness, Tensile, Puncture Analysis, Scanning Electon Microscope (SEM) with X-ray microanalysis (EDS)

Syracuse, New York Area

• Develop, validate and perform methods in support of stability samples, reference standards, drug substances, drug products and raw materials. • Generate and interpret data using analytical instrumentation to address materials characterization and process issues. • Lead analyst for investigation of foreign matter found in drug products and raw materials. o Analysis includes isolation and identification of unknown material utilizing FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray micro-elemental analysis and microscopic techniques• Prepare memoranda, test procedures, validation reports, technical reports and presentations to summarize and effectively communicate key learnings. • Calibration of instruments for GLP/GMP (Good Laboratory Practices) compliance.• Comply with and establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).• Perform chemometric analysis.• Utilize FTIR Spectroscopy, Near-infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy, NIR Imaging, Raman Spectroscopy, UV-Vis, X-ray micro-elemental analysis, microscopy, XRD in a GMP laboratory.

Syracuse, New York Area

Performed routine and non-routine analyses in support of upstream and marketed pharmaceutical products.• Responsible for performing GMP analytical testing for release and stability studies of pharmaceutical products with multiple techniques.• Use multiple techniques for analysis including: HPLC, Dissolution (Apparatus I, II, IV), UV-Vis, FTIR, Karl Fischer (KFV and KFC), Titrations, NMR, Physical Evaluation, Elemental Analysis (CHN), pH, fluorescence.• Documentation of all laboratory work in accordance with cGMP requirements.• Comply with regulatory and safety requirements.

Bs, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Research Assistant, Plattsburgh State University, Plattsburgh, NY Spring 1999, Spring & Fall 1998, • NMR study.

Chemistry