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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Scale up of EasySep Direct Rapidspheres.Subject matter expert on magnetic iron nanoparticle, synthesis, tangential flow filtration, coating and magnet washing.Responsible for transitioning key process steps from ISO to GMP.Initiated business excellence system within our team.Scheduling and planning of all activities related to development work within the team.Line management responsibilities for associates and senior associates.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

Ensuring compliance to GMP by completion of batch records, logs and other GMP documentation.• Escalating technical, quality and safety issues to appropriate responsible individuals.• Manufacturing Paclitaxel and Docetaxel APIs. • Providing support with deviation investigation and closure.• Executing corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) for non-conformances.• Operating and setting up solvent extraction, filtration, chromatography and chemistry equipment.• Following… Show more Ensuring compliance to GMP by completion of batch records, logs and other GMP documentation.• Escalating technical, quality and safety issues to appropriate responsible individuals.• Manufacturing Paclitaxel and Docetaxel APIs. • Providing support with deviation investigation and closure.• Executing corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) for non-conformances.• Operating and setting up solvent extraction, filtration, chromatography and chemistry equipment.• Following and writing SOPs as required. Show less

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Ensuring compliance to GMP by completion of batch records, logs and other GMP documentation.• Escalating technical, quality and safety issues to appropriate responsible individuals.• Manufacturing Paclitaxel and Docetaxel APIs. • Providing support with deviation investigation and closure.• Executing corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) for non-conformances.• Operating and setting up solvent extraction, filtration, chromatography and chemistry… Show more • Ensuring compliance to GMP by completion of batch records, logs and other GMP documentation.• Escalating technical, quality and safety issues to appropriate responsible individuals.• Manufacturing Paclitaxel and Docetaxel APIs. • Providing support with deviation investigation and closure.• Executing corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) for non-conformances.• Operating and setting up solvent extraction, filtration, chromatography and chemistry equipment.• Following and writing SOPs as required. Show less

Victoria, Bristish Columbia

• Manufactured Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) sensors in a cleanroom environment.• Performed lithography and metallization of CZT wafers.• Developed and implemented process improvements. • Trained operators on process improvements.• Fabricated CZT prototype high flux radiation imaging sensors.• Conducted quality control (QC) on prototype sensors.

Victoria,British Columbia

• Scheduled production.• Managed component inventory.• Performed root cause analysis of inventory shortages to prevent reoccurrence.• Sourced parts for R&D prototyping.• Reduced shipping costs by approx. $100K by determining the most cost effective shipper from specific locations.

Dublin

Mylan Dublin Respiratory are responsible for pilot scale manufacturing, assembly, packaging, analytical testing and quality assurance of inhalation drug products. As part of the Technology Transfer and Process Development group my role includes:• Responsible for technology transfer and scale up of R&D processes to commercial scale.• Participated in set up of equipment for manufacturing drug products in a cleanroom environment. • Participated in cross functional teams to… Show more Mylan Dublin Respiratory are responsible for pilot scale manufacturing, assembly, packaging, analytical testing and quality assurance of inhalation drug products. As part of the Technology Transfer and Process Development group my role includes:• Responsible for technology transfer and scale up of R&D processes to commercial scale.• Participated in set up of equipment for manufacturing drug products in a cleanroom environment. • Participated in cross functional teams to troubleshoot and root cause issues hindering processes.• Provided support with deviation investigations and closure.• Executed CAPAs for non-conformances.• Performed risk assessments to determine critical quality attributes and critical process parameters.• Designed and performed DOE to optimize equipment performance. • Performed gap analysis using risk management principles and determined risk mitigation strategies. • Completed in-process checks and batch records. • Provided data summaries and updates on development activities to upper management. • Participated in IQ / OQ / PQ of bespoke filling and sealing equipment.• Wrote and provided training on SOPs, process flow diagrams, development study protocols and master batch records.• Trained technicians to subject matter expert (SME) level on GMP process knowledge.• Escalated technical, quality and safety issues to appropriate responsible individuals.• Documented all activities to ensure GMP compliance.• Planned and completed process development studies. Show less

Kingscourt, Cavan

Gyproc is the market leader in plaster, plasterboard and drylining systems.My role included responsibility for plaster quality and new product development. I was involved in a number cost saving and product improvement projects. Gypsum industries practice world class manufacturing.

Melbourne, Australia

My role included meeting & greeting conference attendees, managing all aspects of client conferencesand supervising other conference attendants.

Aughinish, Askeaton, Limerick

Rusal Aughinish is Europe's largest Alumina refinery. My responsibilities included the monitoring and reporting of key process parameters: rheology of the slurry as well as measuring alumina and caustic concentration of liquor by auto titration and preparing liquor for ICP. I also gained experience of powder X-ray diffraction and was responsible for maintaining the laboratory according to 5S.

This required registering and processing of applications. It required working with specialised computer applications and dealing with customer enquiries.

Limerick

Demonstration and supervision of the Polymer Processing Module. Included the supervision of students in a laboratory environment and demonstration of 3 processes injection moulding, vacuum forming, and extrusion equipment. I also presented a number of lectures and tutorials in the polymer processing module.

Limerick

Vistikon manufacture contact lenses. I had responsibility for the sterilisation and secondary packaging of the contact lenses. Review of sterilisation records and maintenance of the packaging equipment.

Leixlip, Co. Kildare, Ireland.

Intel Ireland produces silicon microprocessors. Member of the Lithography department working in a cleanroom environment. Within the lithography department I was a member of the metrology and scanner teams. I was responsible for running test wafers on the SEMs and overlay alignment tools. I was also the administrator of the teams SharePoint.

Master Of Science (Msc), Advanced Materials

• Advanced analytical techniques • Composites • Failure processes • Structures of materials • Surface technology • Polymer processing •.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Industrial Chemistry

• Organic Chemistry • Inorganic Chemistry • Chemical Reaction Engineering • Physical Chemistry • Pharmaceutical Formulation • Industrial.