Christopher Tomas Email & Phone Number

North Chicago, Il, Us

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

S&T Drug Products Group

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

Technical lead for process support groups located in North Chicago and Puerto Rico. Drug Product CMC lead and operations brand team representative for AbbVie's best selling biologic drug. Provide technical input for pipeline development projects with respect to drug product formulation, packaging, and manufacturing. Interface with key suppliers, TPMs, and regulatory agencies.

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible for the Manufacturing Science and Technology techincal support group at the AbbVie parenteral facility in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, as well as other key product and process development projects.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

In addition to Process Engineering responsibilities, responsible for reagent manufacturing operations and incorporation of the Process Engineering function into the operations organization.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Process Engineering group technical leader responsible for delivering on a portfolio of process development and improvement projects across various unit operations, including scale-up. Global Process owner responsible for oversight and continuous improvement responsible for identification, development, and implementation of best practices. Facilitate transfer of new processes from R&D into operations, and redevelop existing processes as warranted. Highly knowledgeable in regulatory and GMP requirements, with experience interfacing directly with regulatory auditors. Well versed in process validation and IQ/OQ processes.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Optimized a bioconjugation process using models to improve reaction stoichiometry and understanding of reaction kinetics, resulting in significant savings. Developed a novel conjugate purification process (patent pending) with improved capability and cost profile. Served as technical expert on numerous process investigations to determine root cause and identify corrective actions, resulting in timely resolution of production issues. Provided technical support to production.

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Installed and functionally tested new fermentation equipment for use in process development and scale-up activities. Developed a stable cell line for production of candidate protein. Provided R&D with milligram quantities of candidate proteins for use in screening assays. Optimized protein production in adherent and suspension cell cultures for scale-up.

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Identified and implemented simple design improvements increasing trichlorotoluene production by 9%. Process design for a sulfuric acid recovery system resulting in significant annual savings. Provided plant personnel with day-to-day engineering support and troubleshooting for a trichlorotoluene unit (batch reactor with continuous distillation).

Naperville, Illinois, Us

Four semester-long Co-op rotations:- Developed cost models for common water treatment processes used to quickly estimate project costs.- Evaluated novel antimicrobial agents (STABREX®) for evaporative cooling towers from bench to pilot scale.- Member of analytical support group evaluating R&D and production samples, primarily by NMR and IR.- Worked on characterization and scale-up of water-soluble dispersion polymers.

Phd, Chemical And Biological Engineering

M.Sc., Biotechnology

B.Sc., Chemical Engineering