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Chicago, Il, Us

Managed Chemistry Lab, Microbiology Lab, and Document Control in FDA regulated environment.Collaborated with R&D to develop and implement training programs for lab personnel.Verified and signed CoAs, facilitating product distribution to partners and customers.Updated procedures to align with technological, compliance, and customer requirements.Maintained communication with third-party labs and managed testing relationships.

Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Sanford, Nc

Technical Writer  July 2019 – January 2020Responsible for document technical writing and editing support to other team members and departments.• Analyzed procedures in accordance with company policies and governmental regulations.• Followed the change management process to maintain compliance during creation of new documents and revision of existing documentation.• Assisted in maintaining control of site documents through accurate revision history and change revision documentation.• Used document control systems to facilitate document routing and approval. • Became SME (Subject Matter Expert) of a client-specific regulatory Word add-on.

Sanford, North Carolina

Pharmacy Technician  February 2019 – June 2019 Responsible for filling prescriptions while using the Intercom Plus system to take care of needs of pharmacy customers.• Assisted pharmacists with filling prescriptions in a timely manner.• Maintained appropriate documentation for prescriptions and patient records through use of IC+.• Ensured customers were given extraordinary customer care and customer service.• Used IC+ to prepare delete lists to move medication not picked up back into stock. • Rotated throughout pharmacy daily to complete daily tasks in all areas of the pharmacy.

Wiesbaden, Germany

Red Cross Volunteer Dental Assistant • Continuation of on the job training with Dental Assistants and Dentists to learn on the job skills for dental assisting • Assisting Dentists in dental procedures• Assisting in the Front Office with checking patients in and creating files

Red Cross Dental Assistant Training Program • Training with Dental Assistants and Dentists to learn on the job skills for dental assisting• Coursework for dental assisting completed at the beginning of the program • Successful completion of the classroom testing for the program• Completed the hours needed for the completion of the training program

Cuero, Tx

Founded in 1989, RSI (Refinery Specialties, Inc.) is a Texas based oilfield service company focusing on formulating, manufacturing and providing customized specialty oil and gas chemicals, pump down services, remedial pumping, stimulation and hot oiler services.Responsible for starting up satellite laboratory to provide individualized testing for customers and their wells. • Created standardized SOPs for the company for use in all RSI laboratories and in the field; also created documents to streamline the solids identification analysis in the laboratory.• Prepared the lab for start-up at Satellite location, which included reviewing and editing of documents, as well as creation of lab data sheets, and training of the field technicians in the lab and in the field. • Purchased lab equipment and chemicals as needed for use in the laboratory, as well as for Account Managers and Field Technicians.• Maintained on-site IT, helping with everything from computer, internet, and phone issues, to training personnel on iPads with RSI USP web-based program to track field data. • Ran Full Water Bench Analyses, including bacteria (via SRB/APB bottles), and maintained data entry for tests for each customer, as well as sending out data to the main lab so reports could be created. • Worked with on site Technical Manager and Technical Engineer to train personnel in the lab and in the field.

Responsible for the management of the lab, and working to establish permitting for the facility to run.• Worked with upper management of plant to get all permits in place for the plant to run, to include establishing contact with the permitting officials and following up with them to have the permits in place for start-up. • Management of 1 lab technician and time card approvals.• Prepared the lab for start-up, which included reviewing and editing of documents, as well as creation of lab data sheets, and training of the lab technician and operators. • Attended weekly meetings with management team to discuss permitting, purchasing, operations, maintenance, laboratory, and safety around the plant.• Trained lab technician and operators on laboratory procedures. • Worked with all departments of the plant to ensure proper start up of plant. • Worked with vendors for installation of instrumentation, as well as establishing training for the laboratory.

Rives, Tn

Responsible for management of the lab, as well as fermentation and product quality control. • Attended weekly meetings with management team to discuss fermentation.• Trained operations and lab personnel on laboratory procedures.• Worked with Operations and lab personnel to organize lab. • Assisted in interviewing candidates for this position.• Participated bi-weekly corporate lab meetings.• Participated in an audit from an outside vendor and followed through with suggestions from the auditors to improve the laboratory

Responsible for management of the lab, as well as fermentation and product quality control. • Management of 2 lab technicians and time cards approvals. • Attended weekly meetings with management team to discuss fermentation.• Trained operations and lab personnel on laboratory procedures.• Worked with the Director of Operations to improve fermentation, reducing chemical usage by 17%; therefore cutting costs by 2 million dollars. • Verification of laboratory data.• Reviewed data daily and made recommendations to the Operations Manager to improve production. • Creation and implementation of lab and process data sheets.

Responsible for the management of the lab, as well as fermentation and product quality control.• Management of 4 lab technicians and time card approvals.• Prepared the lab for start-up, which included reviewing and editing of documents, as well as creation of lab data sheets, and training of operators and lab technicians. • Attended weekly meetings with management team to discuss fermentation. • Trained lab technicians and operators on laboratory procedures. • Worked with other managers on Root Cause Analysis and HACCP Plan.

Responsible for the management of the lab, as well as fermentation and product quality control. • Prepared lab for start-up, including reviewing, editing, and creating standard operating procedures.• Purchased appropriate lab instrumentation, attended training on instrumentation, and trained other operations and lab personnel on proper use of lab equipment. • Worked with and prepared chemical standards.• Tested incoming grain, process samples, dried distillers grains, and final product ethanol.• Requested to work as a distillation & evaporation operator to gain better understanding of the fermentation process• After plant shutdown, directly oversaw and lead a group tasked with the compliant disposal of a large amount of contaminated water.

Worked in the microbiology, starch & gluten, fermentation, and alcohol laboratory departments. • Tested starch and gluten products for protein, Salmonella, Eschericia coli, while using sterile sample preparation.• Determined phosphorus, total dietary fiber, ash, viscosity, pH, acidity, absorption, acetylation, moisture, and insect & metal fragments on starch and gluten samples. • Prepared HPLC/GC samples, using HPLC/GC, NIR, UV-Vis, Karl Fischer, and densitometer.• Prepared beverage grade samples for taste panels, in conjunction with other testing, to determine the overall quality of the alcohol.• Proper data entry into excel spreadsheets and ERP.

Worked in the microbiology and chemistry lab. • Created standard operating procedures for the microbiology lab to test for bacterial contamination in the process. • Reorganized and cleaned microbiology lab to prepare it for new microbiology testing.• Prepared samples to be plated for bacterial growth, as well as making a further determination of type of bacteria found by using gram stain and bacterial colony analysis. • HPLC sample preparation. • Determine pH, sodium, ammonia, acidity, and formol nitrogen on mash samples.• Other sample preparation and data entry as needed in the lab.