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Emeryville, Ca, Us

Emeryville, Ca, Us

• Relocated to Brazil for five months to aid in the commissioning of a new commercial scale manufacturing facility and start of commercial manufacturing campaigns.• Worked on CapEx projects for the Pilot Plant as well as ordering CapEx equipment to keep the facility and equipment up to date and in working order.• Implemented new Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to control stainless steel fermenters. • Developed and maintained a tool used to calculate the cost of goods (with and without headcount) at Pilot scale. Cost estimates were used to invoice partners and help budget departmental costs. Tool was also used to identify areas for cost savings.• Aided in technology transfer to Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs).• Aided in department experiment scheduling.• Implemented 5S principles to identify and reduce waste and increase efficiency of team members.

Emeryville, Ca, Us

• Shift lead that was responsible for scheduling work and leveling team’s workload. Organized team members to ensure production schedule was adhered to, meeting project and departmental deadlines. • Aided in technology transfer to CMOs.• Implemented 5S principles to identify and reduce waste and increase efficiency of team members.• Organized feedstock production schedule for multiple departments within Amyris.

Emeryville, Ca, Us

• Played a major role in safety implementation within the Amyris Pilot Plant.• Executed process development experiments with yeast fermentation and recovery. This includes, but is not limited to: cleaning, sterilization, batching, and inoculation of bioreactors, preparing media and solutions, performing cell counts, operating harvest and recovery equipment, monitoring process trends, process and equipment troubleshooting, and experiment data recording and collection.• Blend, sterilize and bag feedstock for upcoming fermentation runs.• Lead the fermentation team in the pilot plant by organizing team members to ensure production schedule was adhered to.• Reviewed technology transfers for CMOs overseas.

South San Francisco, California, Us

• Executed process development experiments with bacterial culture processes. This includes: cleaning, sterilization, batching, and inoculation of bioreactors, preparing media and solutions, performing cell counts, operating harvest equipment, monitoring process trends, process and equipment troubleshooting, and experiment data recording and collection. • Operated computers for process control, data entry. • Worked closely with primary investigators and shift personnel to carry out complex experiments for the development, characterization and validation of products and technologies. • Aided in the improvement and creation of standard operating procedures, implementation of new technologies and equipment, and participate in continuous process improvement efforts using 5S and lean sensei methodologies.• Member of the contamination monitoring team that helps identify contamination of our bacterial and CHO processes.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

• Used kinetic and structural spectroscopic assays to study the role of molecular confinement on structure and function of proteins encapsulated in hydrogels.• Trained and supervised a fellow undergraduate student on all activities related to laboratory research including sample preparation, experimental design and upkeep of laboratory notebook.• Published a first author peer reviewed journal article and presented at national conference.

Master’S Degree, Bioenginering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Bioengineering

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