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Stillwater, Minnesota, United States

As an IT Business Systems Analyst I support a wide range of business units within Operations (QC, Packaging, Filling, Raw Material Qualification, Reagent Manufacturing, and Engineering). Responsible for road mapping, and planning of planning of projects. Execution of software design and testing phases to ensure consistency with technological scenario and IT strategy. Contribute to the application business case supporting investment.Position highlights:• Leader on project to inplement enterprise labeling solution.• Provide support for business Tableau.• Team member on conversion of SAP ECC 6 ERP from on-premise to cloud hosted.• Site PM for procurement and supplier management platform implementation.• Developed and implemented an Engineering helpdesk application to facilitate collaboration between production and enginering personnel on packaging and filling equipment, while also providing critical data for KPI, root cause analyisis, and improvement projects.• Provide as needed support for a variety of applications.

Stillwater, Minnesota, United States

As a Project Manager in a small Continuous Improvement Team I enjoyed leading large, multi-departments projects to improve processes or perform root cause exercises, as much as engaging a single stakeholder to develop new tools which improve their workflow.Position Highlights:•Developed & qualified a statistical analysis tool for monitoring product complaints and preparing reports for quarterly and post launch reviews, and complaint investigations. Analysis identified products or dates that required further investigation, while reporting prepared visualizations of the data. Reduced effort required to generate reports by 97% and standardized rules for when complaint investigations are required.• Developed time tracking system for Operations to address absorption issues. Maintained dashboards and monthly distribution of reports to management in visualization software.• Lead a 10 person, 5 department walk-in cooler reorganization project to optimize space and material flow. Final result yielded a 10% increase in useable floor space, 40% increase in shelf space, 20% more container space, aided employee safety through walkways. Total scrap and obsolescence by $15K in the first year.• Implemented Barcode Scanners. Barcoded labeling of warehouse component storage bins. Designed to eliminate manual hand count of components delivered to final assembly area.• Lead project to convert from internal, proprietary coating and silkscreening of histology glass slides to purchase from a vendor, annual savings in excess of $50k in materials alone.• Developed export auding tool for Trade Compliance to compare ERP data with data filed to AES by freight forwarder. Tool creates reports of shipments to investigate, generates scores for each freight forwarder, and ranked comparison of freight forwarders. Reduced effort by 90%, annual cost savings $17000.

Stillwater, Mn

As a Supervisor lead a team of 3-7 Process Scientists in the Radioactive Immunoassay group in the production of in-vitro diagnostics. Position Responsibilities:• Assign work to distribute group workload evenly and appropriately according to skill and experience level.• Regular meet with team member to review performance, questions and kit maintenance, including trending and internal control ranges. Follow up to ensure actions required for kits are followed through.• Analyze results of QC testing based on established guidelines.• Lead troubleshooting meetings for group if the responsible employee is not experienced enough to lead meetings.• Perform annual reviews, includes competency assessment and provide input on salary action.• Review documents and determine disposition of products requiring technical review.• Oversee training of new employees and help plan/execute training program for the entire group. • Ensure completion of new employee training syllabus. Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.• Help guide employees through product manufacture and QC activities.• Write and help employees write Change Requests, Non-conformance Reports, and Deviations, as applicable.• Support team goals for Backorder, Obsolescence, Scrap and other annual goals by implementing goals for each employee within the group to support the organization's goals and their career paths.• Participate in inter-department teams such as Product Development and Technical Services.

As a Process Scientist in the Radioactive Immunoassay I was responsible for the preparation of immunodiagnostic kit standards and solutions according to established procedures. In addition to the manufacture of product, I also performed lab experiments for the QC of the diagnostic products. The position required evaluation of data, recognizing errors and abnormal value. Recognize non-conforming product and handle accordingly.Position Highlights:• Eliminated or consolidated QC testing to reduce cycle time.• Shined forms to reduce paperwork errors.• Developed Excel macro to assist with data handling.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Worked as a Research Associate under the direction of Robert Meller, D.Phil. BSc investigating the cellular responses to non-injurious stress (preconditioning) in stroke and traumatic brain injury.Responsiblities:• Perform a variety of molecular experiments for quantitative protein analysis• Prepare neuronal cell cultures from dissected rat brains • Assist with maintaining neuronal cell cultures• Collect and evaluate raw data, prepare final data for publication• Maintain accurate, reproducible documentation for all experiments• Review relevant publications and periodically present reviews to research group• Develop and adapt new protocols from primary literature for application in research• Prepare reagents and order laboratory supplies• Evaluate materials for suitability and optimal working conditions in research• Train new personnel as needed

Job Duties:• Perform all tasks in HIV Western Blot production, including reagent prep, electro-blotting and packaging • Write operating, equipment use and maintenance protocols • Train entry-level personnel • Write and perform validation protocols for new equipment and procedures • Perform all functions in compliance to FDA class III pharmaceutical, GLP and GMP guidelines • Clerical tasks, e.g. laboratory maintenance, ordering and inventorying of supplies