Christopher Vas Email & Phone Number

Dayton, Oh, Us

Wilmington, De, Us

- Managed a 122 product/intermediate portfolio across 3 reactors and 13 finishing vessels

Midland, Michigan, Us

- Managed a 72 product portfolio across 6 reactors and 3 finishing vessels.- Led efforts to sustain production quality and efficiency which enabled the site to achieve a production record in 2018.- Conducted investigations into repeat quality complaints to reduce the number of complaints by 46% from 2016 to 2018.- Established critical instrument calibration and preventative maintenance across 6 assets.- Developed business specific technology with a cross-functional team for standard equipment cleaning strategy.- Increased the success rate of a difficult product from 83% to over 97%.- Maintained annual reviews of the site GMP systems to ensure continual compliance and improvement.- Implemented standard production batch sizes and equipment tuning to enhance asset supply reliability by 7% over two years.

Midland, Michigan, Us

- Led RCI’s and process improvements to reduce plant offgrade by 26% in 2017.- Coordinated the scale up of 5 new products for the site.- Developed innovative short term solutions to close Process Safety/LOPA compliance gaps and assisting with the design and planning of long term, robust installations.- Reduced the percentage of in process adjustments on our primary reactor from approximately 50% to 10%- Collaborated across the business to develop standard safe operating limits, emergency procedures, and training for operations responding to abnormal reactor conditions- Active member of 24/7 technical support coverage providing process automation and technical troubleshooting support for manufacturing.- Executed aggregate project at $50,000 to plan and coordinate the installation of building screen doors for cGMP compliance.- Received 14 personal monetary award recognitions for efforts to lead and achieve site and business results- Audited procedure and safe work permit usage monthly throughout the manufacturing facility.- Co-led the procedure use team to drive increased compliance with our procedure use policies.- Developed new training curriculums for operator certification.

West Lafayette, In, Us

Undergraduate Research assistant under Dr. Arvind Varma in Trickle-Bed Reactor Hydrodynamics.

Bloomington, Us

- Coordinated mechanical failure investigations and risk mitigation for multiple chromatography systems- Developed comprehensive maintenance packages for 9 systems to ensure proper system upkeep- Discovered and devised a strategy to save approximately $100,000 per year in maintenance costs

Bloomington, Us

- Prepared a tangential flow filtration skid for operation through equipment change controls, method development, equipment tuning, maintenance, and procedural updates- Resolved time critical process issues through equipment troubleshooting and coordination with operations and maintenance- Trained operations staff on the use of new equipment and single-use assemblies

Bloomington, Us

- Designed a new bioreactor addition line and sterile transfer method to accommodate atypical process needs- Characterized the mixing capabilities of 3 single-use mixing systems- Validated and drafted validation reports for mixing parameter criteria for client process specifications- Improved bioreactor and harvest tank steam-in-place systems through mechanical and automation updates

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

- Managed 7 committees and chairmen in order to reach specific goals for the chapter- Hosted and directed 3 parent and alumni events ranging from 15 to 150 attendees- Planned 3 philanthropies each semester raising over $6,000 for College Mentors for Kids and the Global Service Initiative

Bloomington, Us

- Integrated a new seed bioreactor into an existing process train through execution of IOQ, asset management, process integration, procedure drafting, and operations training- Collaborated with engineering and operations personnel to draft standard operating procedures and train employees on new equipment

Bloomington, Us

- Conducted mixing and mass transfer studies to bracket system capabilities for scale up between four bioreactors

West Lafayette, In, Us

- Accomplished daily tasks in a team environment to maintain patron safety- Maintained a high grade point average while keeping a consistent work schedule- Assisted in managing events at the aquatic facility

- Coordinated individual staff teams to accomplish lifeguard duties throughout the work day- Collaborated with other employees to improve the quality of the facility- Mentored new employees in yearly job shadowing sessions