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• Conducted walkdowns of systems in production areas, including cleanrooms and mechanical chases, as part of project to determine suitable spare parts for the equipment.• Analyzed equipment in field for information/characteristics to determine manufacturer and model, as well as verified this information against the Maximo equipment database.• Contacted vendors to establish which spare parts (e.g. valve repair kits) could be purchased, or for obsolete models, possible in-kind replacements. • Reviewed collected information with area engineers to create Bills of Materials for the equipment, as well as created database entries for any items missing from the system.

• Created and updated job plans and PMs for equipment and instruments across Merck’s Manufacturing Division at West Point.• Analyzed Maximo database for incorrect equipment information such as equipment/PM priority misalignments.• Conducted criticality assessments for each new equipment and instrument to determine importance to the manufacturing process.• Determined optimal PM frequencies to both ensure safety and provide budgetary relief.• Prepared calibration standard database for transfer from Maximo to ProCal.• Generated new equipment/instrument database entries, PMs and job plans for project to reopen a manufacturing area.

• Assisted Sr. Engineers with commissioning and qualification of liquid pharmaceutical plant systems under Consent Decree.• Conducted pump tests as well as tank drainability tests alongside other engineers.• Carried out walkdowns of plant systems and tagged equipment according to P&IDs.• Created Turn Over Packages used for execution of Commissioning Test Protocols.

• Redesigned and created a bill of materials for a biaxial testing device used for fatigue testing of tissue specimens.• Researched and purchased specialty equipment used in testing devices.• Collaborated with lab supervisor to discover new field research.

• Utilized automated equipment and gained experience in instrument process flow and testing sequence.• Performed instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, including dual piston pump seals, automated injectors, and mobile phase tubing, etc.• Assisted supervisor in validation of control test procedures to ensure method accuracy and precision.

• Utilized automated equipment and gained experience in instrument process flow and testing sequence.• Performed instrument maintenance and troubleshooting, including dual piston pump seals, automated injectors, and mobile phase tubing, etc. • Assisted supervisor in validation of control test procedures to ensure method accuracy and precision.

• Participated in analytical method development of a High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method in support of packaging shipping studies (transport, quality control).• Used sensitive detection system and instrumentations and performed assay, impurity, and dissolution testing for pharmaceutical drug product. • Gained knowledge of instrument automation and knowledge of analytical equipment, including balance, pH meter, UV/Vis, HPLC and chromatographic data system.