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Wilmington, DE, US

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

United States

• In my current role as Product Lifecycle Management Implementation Specialist, I:
• Singlehandedly designed and launched a new software within 8 months and trained users during the software rollout. Integrated and employed visual tools to raise software usability.
• Successfully initiated the use of a Quality management software tool for launching products faster and with greater compliance by automating various portions of the new product development stage-gate process.
• Collect, clean, and transfer the data of all critical business data across the global marketing companies from the company’s ERP system and regulatory databases into the new software.

Yuma, Arizona

• In my previous role as Head of Quality, I:
• Served as the RCI and CAPA lead to a new product launch, leading to $18.9M of salvaged business that would have been lost after a scale-up failure resulted in a total product recall.
• Developed and implemented a Matrix Managed Quality program with oversight of 5 internal laboratories and over 50 contract manufacturing QC labs, including raw material suppliers, CRO testing facilities, CMO.
• Managed a global team of 12 direct reports through continuous change, championed broader thinking, and created a transparent environment of open communication and clear expectations.
• Quickly and efficiently resolved product issues by executing and utilizing root cause investigations (RCI), corrective and preventative action (CAPA), and other QMS methodologies.
• Executed various documentation programs, including SOPs, hazard communication plans, dust hazard plans, community communication plans, and a chemical hygiene plan to ensure compliance with all governmental Laws and.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Objective: To ensure programs remain on time and are delivered on or under budget in order to meet or exceed client expectations. This has been accomplished through an understanding of business costs and revenues, effective task management and an ability to network and persuade laterally and horizontally through the organization. A thorough understanding.

• In my previous role as Program Manager, I:
• Directed the efforts of the implementation team to ensure project timelines, milestones and deadlines were successfully maintained and achieved.
• Served as a liaison between the customer, the investigator, Quality Assurance, and company Leadership. Reputation for building long-lasting relationships through ongoing communication and follow-through.
• Established and managed relationships with clients and stakeholders in order to understand their desires. Identified risks, challenges, and hurdles to projects.
• Conceptualized and designed projects according to external customer requirements and timelines through effective management of internal budget constraints, resource allocation, task management in alignment with all.

• In my previous role as Subject Matter Expert, I:
• Efficiently solved complex product problems originated by end-use customers, manufacturing facilities, or internal collaborators concerning product development, analytical methodology, or product performance.
• Applied sustainable change control processes including the development of protocols for developing HPLC methods for chiral molecules using both reverse and normal phase chromatography, and the implementation of a.
• Singlehandedly spearheaded a six-sigma helium reduction effort which led to a reduction in the site’s Helium consumption by over 95% with a cost savings of $250M annually.

Indianpolis IN

Overview: A diversified set of opportunities leading to the refinement of problem solving skills, leadership, effective communication, and time management with a strong focus on quality and customer relationships. Served as the analytical SME for the Product Technology Expertise Center. Leveraged extensive knowledge of analytical methodologies.

• In my previous role as Formulation Scientist, I:
• Verified substitute source suppliers of raw materials and active ingredients by producing lab-scale batches of various formulations, conducting storage stability testing, and performing multiple chemical and physical.
• Understood historical problems, current problems, and trends to solve several product qualities issues. Utilized analytical expertise and literature searches to design targeted experiments to test a possible hypothesis.
• Designed and implemented new analytical methods, conducted experiments that challenged current philosophies for root-cause investigations, and applied the findings to existing in-development formulations through.
• Collaborated with multiple functions, managed summer interns and contractors, and served as the analytical focal point for the Enlist Chemical Solutions team by utilizing various technologies, including HPLC, GC, and IC.
• Served as the analytical focal point for the insecticide formulation development teams providing analytical support and problem-solving assistance during formulation development and manufacturing process scale-up.

Taught a variety of math classes to several groups of non-traditional age students supporting the medical technician and the veterinarian technician curriculums.

Allegan, MI

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemistry