Ethan Banton Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California

Santa Clarita, California, United States

Promoted to PCR/NGS Team Lead to oversee the development of a CLIA startup for COVID-19 sample processing facility. Serve as an interim supervisor and collaborate with other managers to troubleshoot production issues, enforce company policies, and conduct daily equipment checks to avoid contamination..Assisted in the development of a start-up CLIA COVID-19 clinical sample processing facility.Performed RT-PCR and NexGen Sequencing on clinical COVID-19 samples.Developed controlled documents and established guidelines for GLP, workflow, data collection, and GDP.Trained laboratory personal.Experience with equipment IQ/OQ/PQ

Greater Los Angeles Area

Khademhosseini Research Lab- Design and optimization of bio-inks for 3D printing tissue scaffolds in regenerative medicine applications. Worked with laboratory personnel to create an organized work environment and maintain EH&S safety regulations..DoE experience in tissue engineering applications (bone, muscle, cardiac)..Optimized gelation protocols that reduced gelation time and improved print quality of bio-inks .Performed cell survival and supporting protein expression experiments utilizing fluorescence microscopy & metabolic assays.Trained & certified new users for laboratory 3D printing equipment.Lead by example on lab safety practices and cleanliness standards, assisted in organization of lab materials.Analyzed statistical data, edited manuscripts and published journals .Experienced in cell culture & maintaining multiple cell lines

Simi Valley

Contributed to lean and kaizen focused projects for critical product pipelines. .Analyzed raw material data to develop material thickness batch qualification standards resulting in an 6% increase of overall %yield and a 10% reduction in waste material. .Developed VWI’s and process flow diagrams for each manufacturing operation to streamline production and standardize processes .Designed and fabricated tools and fixtures for scale-up of various manufacturing processes .Worked with QA and Maintenance on performing equipment repairs and subsequent validation as part of process validation guidelines .Revised manufacturing protocol’s and SOP’s with process improvements

Northridge, California

Simi Valley

Assisted Sr. Mfg Engr in the implementation of lean manufacturing and six sigma methodologies resulting in marginal increases of %yield and waste reduction of respective manufacturing stations..Automated prototype equipment that increased production throughput and improved operator safety.Drafted AutoCad drawings on equipment wiring and circuitry.Developed VWI’s for product assemblies to improve %yield and reduce scrap material.Performed time study analysis on various operations to identify bottlenecks.Collaborated with fellow interns on cross-functional projects.Manufactured production parts utilizing machine shop experience

Oak Park & Northridge, California

Thousand Oaks, California

Calabasas, California

Master Of Science - Ms, Materials Engineering

Activities and Societies: Materials Research Society

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Activities and Societies: National Society of Leadership and Success

Transfer, Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Pi Kappa Alpha

High School Diploma, General Education

Activities and Societies: Robotics Club, Track and Field, Comedy Sportz