Jessica Bermejo, Mba Email & Phone Number

Lansing, Mi, Us

Lansing, Michigan Area

Responsible for the overall management of the Soleris, Neogen Culture Media, MDS and ANSR Manufacturing departments in Neogen’s Food Safety Division.

Lansing, Michigan Area

Directed the design, planning, and implementation of site-wide and departmental GxP training programs. Managed and coached five Training Specialists, and directed a department budget of $650K. • Implemented a performance to plan metric for completion of required training and achieved an average of 98% performance to plan to drive training compliance • Improved the New Employee Orientation program by identifying the essential trainings and reducing time away from work by 28% • Led the backroom team during the Prior-Approval Inspection for the new BioThrax® Manufacturing facility which resulted in 0 observations from the FDA inspection team • Awarded approximately $100,000 to local non-profit organizations and schools as a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility team • Coached management level employee to identify and reach goals through the Emergent BioSolutions Coaching Program

Lansing, Michigan Area

Directed the investigations of non-conforming events in the Manufacturing process and facility and implementation of corrective and preventative actions. Reviewed and approved change requests for the Manufacturing process and facility. Managed and coached six Manufacturing Specialists and two Training Specialists, and directed a department budget of $300K. • Developed and implemented the Manufacturing New Hire Training Program to eliminate the need for on-the-floor training on entry level skills and reduce trainee errors • Collaborated with the Engineering department to build the Excellence in Manufacturing Training Center to house a classroom setting and manufacturing mimic area • Increased production starts by 18% through the facilitation of continuous improvement projects and kaizen events using Lean principles and tools • Decreased the number of touches by 14% and the number of signatures by 16% for Expense Reporting through the facilitation of a kaizen event using Lean principles and tools • Awarded approximately $100,000 to local non-profit organizations and schools as a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility team • Coached management level employees and individual contributors to identify and reach goals through the Emergent BioSolutions Coaching Program

Lansing, Michigan Area

Supervised a shift of thirteen manufacturing technicians and two team leads. Performed investigations into non-conforming events for production related events to identify root cause and corrective actions. Acted as a liaison and BioThrax® Manufacturing subject matter expert in interactions with regulatory agencies. • Achieved a 100% on time metric for all maintenance activities through communication and coordination with the Facilities Resource Planning department • Implemented new process analytical technology, equipment and software in the Fermentation Suite to improve manufacturing turn-around times, success rate and reduce risks to the production schedule • Coached management level employees and individual contributors to identify and reach goals through the Emergent BioSolutions Coaching Program

Lansing, Michigan Area

Performed operational functions including Batch Record and documentation review, quality investigations, production shift scheduling, process breakdowns and setups, and process and system troubleshootingOperated production equipment including: 10 L and 100 L fermenters, pH and conductivity meters, laser particle counters, viable particle counters, spectrophotometers, Sterilize-In-Place system and filter integrity testers

Lansing, Michigan Area

Operated production equipment including: 10 L and 100 L fermenters, pH and conductivity meters, laser particle counters, viable particle counters, spectrophotometers, Sterilize-In-Place system and filter integrity testers

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, 3.86

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Microbiology, General