Aislinn Mccarthy Email & Phone Number

Southbank, Victoria, Australia

Australia and New Zealand

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

- Management and leadership of people, technological and financial resources as related to the QC Microbiology, Environmental Monitoring, Validation Compliance and Sterility Assurance Units, supporting Pfizer Global Supply Manuacturing Operations.-Providing expert advice to key customer departments, solving complex problems and performing decision making.-Challenging, influencing and supporting practices, policies, systems, attitudes and structures to enhance and ensure compliance, and alignment, with global regulatory requirements and global quality standards.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

-Responsible for reviewing, developing and introducing systems, practices and cultural changes that enable the Functional Unit meet business demands within agreed timeframes and expected GLP and GMP standards -Undertaking short term operational planning, implementing and reporting on improvement plans to meet business goals and KPT’s -Reviewing and rationalising processes and tasks to deliver efficiencies and cost saving

-Coordinating a team of QC Analysts -Liaising with key representatives of customer departments ensuring effective communication channels are maintained -Performing QC Filled Product, Raw Material, Component release and Stability authorisation -Ensuring that testing requirements are scheduled to deliver results within expected lead times -Perform OOS & non-compliance investigations in a timely fashion and implementing Corrective Actions -Coordinate and implement continuous improvement plans within the laboratory to streamline activities and improve standards

Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford

Lowes TC Pty; a leading Australian tissue culture lab, is based in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. With labs based in Australia, India and Ireland, Lowes TC produces millions of plants per year for commercial trade.As the operations manager of Lowes TC European lab my role involved:-Independent responsibility for all operational activities and lab production in plant tissue culture laboratory-Controlled workflow and troubleshooted production issues ensuring KPIs were met and exceeded -Instituted effective training programs and introduced performance management appraisals improving employee morale and performance -Coordinating and supervising daily operations, ensuring that production targets and KPI targets are met and exceeded-Developing and implementing daily work of the operators-Training operators for explant production and ensuring team members achieve their weekly potential-Initiation of new plant lines into culture and research and development of operating plant lines-Collaborating with directors, growers and customers-Accountable for cost control, budgeting, purchasing and payroll -Responsible for developing and implementing plant tissue culture research and development

-Ensured production environment ran smoothly, minimizing interruptions to production and maximising efficiency -Ensured all internal processes and protocols were followed according to company guidelines and statutory regulations -Prepared detailed and accurate production reports ensuring business was aware of changes in the production environment -Distributed work needing to be undertaken evenly and fairly to micro-propagator staff ensuring that necessary work was completed on time -Upheld clean and safe work environment ensuring work area and equipment were maintained in an orderly condition

Gorey, Co. Wexford

Indoor Adventure Playground based in Gorey, Co. Wexford. Kidzone provides a safe environment for kids to play and cater's for private parties. - Opening and closing business and handling the day-to-day running of the business- Training in new staff members and delegating tasks to current staff- Overseeing and coordinating parties of up to 50 children and adults

Ba Hons, Microbiology, Ii.1

Research Project/Thesis: Investigating the Role of Histone H3 Lysine 79 in Yeast Stationary Phase Research Essay: Metallo-beta-lactamases

High School

Head Girl 2010 - 11