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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

• Microbial limit testing, antimicrobial effectiveness testing, growth promotion testing, particulate matter analysis, glass delamination testing, method validation and method suitability.• Scheduling and execution of preventative maintenance on laboratory equipment and instruments.• Proposal and implementation of process improvements and organization strategies.• Inventory management for media, solutions, laboratory materials and office supplies. • Isolate screening, subculturing and interpretation of results.• Investigate aberrant results, identify root cause and implement CAPAs.• Author and approve incidents, investigations, and CAPAs.• Author and review documents in support of product and data release.• Creating and refining SOPs, protocols, analytical procedures and forms.• Hiring and managing compendial testing analysts and laboratory technicians.• Training and mentoring analysts on various subjects.• Project planning with team members and communication of updates to meet critical deadlines.• Recurring performance reviews and feedback with colleagues.

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

• Performed environmental monitoring of city water, purified water, air (bioburden and particles) and surfaces.• Trended and evaluated environmental monitoring data.• Performed microbial limit testing, antimicrobial effectiveness testing, growth promotion testing, particulate matter analysis, method validation and method suitability.• Reviewed data in support of raw material and finished product release. • Initiated and completed incidents, investigations and CAPAs.• Trained and mentored analysts on various topics and microbiological disciplines.• Created and enhanced SOPs, protocols, analytical procedures and forms.

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

• Monitored and evaluated potable water, purified water, air and equipment surfaces.• Reviewed and authorized documents in support of product and data release.• Investigated aberrant results, identified root cause and implemented CAPAs.• Oversaw off-site testing, special testing, method development and stability testing.• Scheduled projects with team members and communicated updates to meet deadlines.• Trained new and experienced analysts on basic and advanced microbiological disciplines.• Implemented change controls, SOPs, protocols, impact assessments and 6S organization.

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

• Extensive understanding and application of aseptic technique.• Prepared, sterilized and growth promoted media.• Performed seed lot culturing, inoculum preparation, serial dilutions and cryopreservation.• Executed staining and microscopic examination of microbes.• Completed microbial limit testing of raw materials and finished products utilizing classical techniques.• Carried out antimicrobial effectiveness testing, method validation and water activity testing.

Morgantown, Wv

• Maintained a stock collection of bacteria. • Managed and trained several student workers and teaching assistants.• Coordinated media and reagent preparation.• Sterilized laboratory equipment and various devices.• Maintained inventory and scheduling for a laboratory supporting approximately 250 students.

Morgantown, Wv

• Assisted the laboratory with fungal (Ascomycetes) research.• Processed overnight and axenic cultures of fungi.• Prepared fungal samples and solutions for High Performance Liquid Chromatography analysis.• Performed DNA extractions and transformations on fungi.

Morgantown, Wv

• Taught classes in a laboratory setting on a variety of microbiological subjects.• Aided students in the interpretation of test results and in the operation of laboratory equipment.