Responsible for all aspects of material operations and product management in an FDA regulated facility, including supply chain, warehouse, destruction, purchasing, project management and inventory management. Negotiates cost-effective terms and conditions for materials, supplies and contracts with suppliers. Manage vendor relations including developing supplier KPI's and addressing non-conformance material issues.

Certified Quilting Instructor for Legit Kits, LLC and MJ Kinman, Fiber Artist. Specializing in modern quilting techniques such as foundation paper piecing and freezer paper piecing. I teach classes at quilt shops, quilt guilds, retreats, quilt shows and consortium meetings. I also make commissioned quilts, table runners, pillows, and wall hangings.

As a Series 7 & 66 Certified Financial Advisor, I met with existing and prospective clients to understand their investment and lending needs utilizing my financial planning experience and discovery-based financial planning tools to complete comprehensive analyses of my clients' assets, income, liabilities, cash flow and tax status. I compared and evaluated investment options, identified investment strategies, and recommended potential products based on suitability. I worked with a variety of business partners and referral sources to uncover and identify prospective opportunities. I am adept at growing existing relationships, using partnership referrals, and conducting new business development. I am also proficient in SalesForce CRM and the Envestnet wealth management and trading platform.

As a Series 7 & 66 Certified Financial Advisor, I was responsible for educating clients on the Edward Jones products and advisory services available to help best utilize their available funds and achieve important monetary goals. This included:Meeting individually with clients to determine their financial objectives, risk tolerance, income, expenses and assets, offering strategic advice on products and services, such as investments, insurance coverage and debt management tools, securing stocks and bonds and establishing progressive investment accounts such as UMA's, Transferring funds between accounts per industry and federal regulations, performing market research to stay current with financial trends, preparing financial documents, such as income projections, retirement and investment reports, and maintaining compliance with all rules and regulations in the financial industry, and identifying and pursuing potential clients to maintain a strong client base.

Business Coach providing QuickBooks, back-office, startup and social media marketing services to local small businesses.

Primary individual responsible for coordinating and providing oversight to all activities related to the testing of release, stability, and in-process samples assigned to the BioSeparations functional area within Quality Control. This includes supervision of laboratory and project-related work for a group of 10 scientists. Responsible for assuring all work is conducted in accordance with cGMP regulations and departmental and site SOPs as well as corporate quality directives and policies. Specific job duties of the position include: Manage work schedules for release, stability, and in-process testing; Ensure sample testing deadlines are met and track due dates through completion to meet established metrics; Generate, revise, and/or approve SOPs related to laboratory functions and systems; Coach, mentor and conduct performance evaluations for BioSeparations staff; Conduct, write, and approve laboratory investigations; Coordinate, review and approve technical transfers and co-validations; Represent Syracuse Quality Control on site and network project teams; Lead initiatives to streamline and improve laboratory systems; Promote and maintain safe work environment in the laboratories and participate in site and departmental safety inspections.

Oversee daily stability sample receipt and storage, lot entry operations, and timely delivery of BMS drug substance and drug product testing samples to internal as well as external (including international) analytical laboratories and third party manufacturers (TPMs).Author biologic and small molecule drug product and drug substance annual reports and annual product reviews for regulatory submission. Manage facility upgrades and capital appropriation projects as required.Perform monthly exception processing of stability studies to align with changes in GTS (testing standards) and current stability protocols. Assist BMS Syracuse site, as well as other sites as requested, with FDA and regulatory inspections (PAI) and interpretation of FDA and EMEA cGMP regulations.Prepare stability metrics and progress reports for BMS Quality Council meetings.Author new and revise existing departmental SOPs, electronic change control documents, and stability protocols. versee site raw material, biologic and manufacturing sample reserve program. Perform stability and manufacturing reserve tasks in LIMS to monitor and maintain stability studies and the reserve program. •Participate as an active member of the Syracuse LIMS stability implementation team.

Oversight of daily laboratory operations including safety, instrument maintenance, cGMP compliance, troubleshooting methodology and instrument and analytical method problems. Scheduled, reviewed and approved analytical testing for drug products on stability, special studies, technical transfers, and reference standard qualifications. Recommended and implemented approaches towards solving scientific problems and increasing laboratory efficiency. Directed the activities of laboratory staff of eight (Assistant or Associate Scientist Levels) at the manager level. Developed and authored protocols, standard operating procedures, technical reports, and change control documentation. Performed monthly assessments for laboratory metrics

Performed method development and validation of HPLC and GC analytical methods in accordance to ICH guidelines. Provided analytical support for Technical Operations including the Organic Synthesis for a Pilot Plant, Chemical Development Process Chemists, and other Worldwide Manufacturing Sites using liquid and gas chromatographic techniques. Authored analytical validation reports, method documents, and technical transfer protocols in compliance with cGMP guidelines. Interpreted and reported analytical data. Acted as Primary Key Holder for the Department Controlled Substances Lockbox and maintained all DEA required documentation and inventory records. Routinely calibrated and troubleshot analytical instrumentation, while maintaining timely and detailed documentation

Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP)- Prepared and filed tax returns for individuals and small businesses.

Reported directly to the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Provided business management control and metrics in a $4.2 million environmental laboratory including: financial data, production data, laboratory capacity control, $3.5 million budget development and monitoring, capital equipment justification and evaluation, work load projections, service and third-party vendor contracts, quality agreements, raw material purchasing, and inventory control. Organized staff and coordinated outsourcing transitions. Directed a number of focus groups in the laboratory and corporate continuous improvement programs. Worked as part of the senior laboratory management team on strategic planning, operations, business development, and customer service.

Performed specific qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis of process and research samples utilizing gas chromatography for a continuously operating pilot plant. Performed potentiometric titrations, ion-selective electrode analysis, APHA color comparisons, freezing points, Loss On Drying, Karl Fischer water determinations, distillations, and UV/VIS spectrophotometric determinations. Responsible for the quality control analysis and preparation of release documentation required for quality assurance disposition and release of outbound shipments of pyridine and pyridine derivatives