Charles Akers Email & Phone Number

An accomplished, hands-on laboratory operations, warehouse and facilities leader with over twenty-two years of experience in management driving growth in both small and large organizations. Experienced in directing laboratory operations, GMP production operations, specimen repositories, facility maintenance, as well as research and development activities. This includes the design and setup of operations areas, facility layout, systems engineering and staffing of local and global operations. Responsible for developing processes and procedures surrounding production and maintenance activities as well as identifying resources. Responsible for developing required regulatory documentation and ensuring departmental compliance. Fourteen years of experience in the Fluid Analysis industry, and over eleven years of experience in product development, project transfer, manufacturing scale-up and aseptic manufacturing in regulated (cGMP, ISO) environments. I have extensive experience with process development, validation, and implementation. Over eight years experience as an R&D scientist, developing pharmaceutical diagnostics. Over 3 years Experience leading a Protocol Services team that oversaw clinical Trials.Significant experience in managing vendors, negotiating price, ensuring quality, and meeting delivery times.

Listed skills include Quality Assurance, Process Improvement, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Quality System, and 27 others.

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  Director Of Laboratory Operations

  Polaris Laboratories

  Nov 2009 - Mar 2024 - Indianapolis, Indiana Area

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  Indiana University Bloomington

  B.S. Microbiology