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Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) and process owner for technology transfer of drug product stabilizer preparation and pooling
• Design and execute supporting process studies on material charges, filtration, and mixing
• Create over 30 process diagrams to guide electronic documentation and automation recipe development
• Facilitate cross-functional team meetings to drive process development and optimize efficiency
• Provide on-the-floor and on0call technical support on both nights and days to ensure safe, right first time manufacturing
• Support global knowledge share via regular presentations within the Media and Buffer Community of Practice (CoP)

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Lead and successfully execute multiple shakedown runs for pre-culture stage of drug substance biomanufacturing
• Work alongside Quality Assurance, Operations, and Automation teams to ensure PPQ readiness
• Author batch record procedures for cell pre-culture, exceeding 200 pages
• Train over a dozen Operation technicians on manufacturing processes and equipment
• Redline and edit process batch records, SOPs, and forms to align with cGMP
• Provide upstream processing technical support from cell inoculation to production bioreactors

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Authored batch records, single-use diagrams, and material lists for upstream biomanufacturing of drug substances
• Trained Operation coaches and technicians on manufacturing processes and equipment
• Wrote and executed technical protocols on quantifying mixing rates and media hold up for process execution
• Redlined and edited documentation, including process batch records, SOPs, and forms, to align with cGMP
• Provided upstream processing technical support from cell inoculation to production bioreactors
• Led waste-to-drain assessment for low bioburden biomanufacturing

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Undergraduate Student Employee enrolled in the Provost’s Professional Experience Program (PEP)
• Conduct self-led research project on detection of heavy metals in water sampling
• Support ongoing NC State extension project on the effect of prebiotics on fish development
• Assist graduate student research on biofiltration media for aquacultural systems

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Undergraduate Student Employee working for the University Sustainability Office
• Develop strategies and materials for sustainability outreach
• Conduct awareness training for student organization officers
• Act as a sustainability liaison for sustainability programs, campus units, and student leaders

Franklinton, North Carolina Area

• Developed and executed experiments to optimize fermentation and dosing media for over a dozen products
• Investigated and validated new instrumentation later adopted by Environmental Operations
• Gained hands-on experience with state-of-the-art laboratory instrumentation and bioreactors

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Learned sustainable agricultural practices and developed skills needed to operate an urban farm and community garden
• Led volunteers of different ages, ethnicities, ability, and backgrounds
• Networked with small-business owners engaged in local food production

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biological/Biosystems Engineering, Senior

Activities and Societies: NC State Stewards Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society) Engineers Without Borders American Society of.

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