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• Perform document processing of DHF-related documents while ensuring compliance to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), Good Documentation Practices (GDPs), and design control procedures.• Ensure record management within compliance of SOPs by performing Periodic Reviews of documents and facilitating annual department (data) clean up.• Assist with managing migration of electronic records from FirstDoc to Veeva.• Provide audit/inspection backroom support during internal audits to help department prepare for FDA audits/inspections.

May/June 2019: QUEER F*UCKERY FITNESS, Queer as F*ck III: Tickling Your Funny Bone(r) - Ensemble, movement during dream sequence scene. Production Assistant & Stage management. February 2019: THE LOVE EDITION: FALLING HARD - performed as the “no filters”, ‘Ate Josie’, the “wedding emcee” aka host of the show. “Ate” is Tagalog for older sister. It’s added as a title to a female’s name out of respect in the Philippines. October 2018: THE INCINERATOR, Forbidden Future(s) (One of three original short plays about Filipino Diaspora in a Forsaken World) - performed as ‘Worker’ with a Bostonian-like accent and then discovers her former title as, ‘Lady Incinerator’ with a highborn accent October 2018: DARK HEART, Forbidden Future(s) (Sci-Fi Short Play Festival) - performed live & pre-recorded voice of ‘Superior Instructor'. See short video, below, dressed in a blue gown and helmet in the screen above the stage. That is my commanding voice.June 2018: PRIMER, Queer as F*ck (QTPOC Short Play Festival) - Performed live voice of ‘Mrs. Esposito’ and performed on stage as Filipina ‘nurse’ in a mental health facility. See QAF Part 4 video, below, and start at 13:49.October 2017: WELGA (World Premiere) - performed on stage as ‘Carmelita Montalban’, a single, Filipina mother, a caregiver in a nursing home, deserted by husband, lost her older son to the streets of SFMOMA, and is struggling to ensure her teenage son graduates high school, while she works long hours at nursing home to support them.

Production: QAF: Tickling Your Funny Bone(r)• As Production Assistant and Stage Manager, organized, scheduled, and managed 20+ people for workshopping sketches/short plays and coordinating actors as stage hands during pre-production/production rehearsals.• Collaborated and coordinated with production team on set and light designs, props, and costume designs.• Developed and fostered positive relationships with production team, performers, theater personnel/volunteers, photographer, and videographer.• Leveraged my organizational, handy and nurturing skills to ensure the safety of the performers by providing plenty of spaces for privacy and costume changes for rehearsals and productions, as the green room was not large enough for the 16 performers.

Managing the operations and administrative duties for a new Filipinx American theatre company in its inaugural season.--Facilitate and record minutes for Team meetings with the Co-Founders/Co-Artistic Directors--Facilitate audition process with Casting Director--Serve as liaison between the Company, the fiscal-sponsor (PlayGround, Inc.), and Artists-For-Hire while building a Creative Team for the inaugural production--Manage contract agreements for actors, designers, stage managers, playwrights, and vendors.--Manage Company budget and timelines for Operations, Productions, and Fundraising opportunities.--Locate, coordinate, and scheduled rehearsal space for evenings when rehearsal space not readily available through fiscal-sponsor, PlayGround.--Coordinate online video and in-person meetings between director, stage manager, and designers/other creative directors (ie, mask designer, costume designer, movement director, etc.).

- Point of contact/liaison between fiscal-sponsor, PlayGround, and The Chikahan Company's creative team and production team- Coordinated load-in/load-out, set-build and hang & focus activities between PlayGround support staff (Artistic Director, Technical Director, Sound/Lighting/Tech) and The Chikahan Company staff and production team (director, stage manager, sound designer, lighting designer, master electrician, set designer, and broadcast director) for the inaugural production of "The Act of Care".- Managed and coordinated sharing Potrero Stage with other cohorts of PlayGround's "Innovator Incubator" cohorts (i.e., other new theatre companies in the 2021 Incubator festival of new works, who were to use the theatre space for staged readings and developmental plays during the week of The Chikahan Company's Tech Week). Activities included, communicating with the other cohort's SPOC (single point of contact) regarding when the theatre space would be available for them to set up for their show and when I could hand off 1 of 2 theatre building keys to them so they may enter the building.- Managed communications between PlayGround Tech Staff and "The Act of Care" sound designer and broadcast director when issues were encountered with sound and broadcasting.- Provided transport where needed for transporting set pieces, props, cast and crew.

Responsibilities and activities performed for the inaugural production of "The Act of Care":- Curate items/materials for set pieces/props to be used (ie, a free, in-home hospital bed, body bag, Sharps container, empty vials to put in Sharps container, fake IV bags & tubes, endotracheal tube, fake stethoscope, surgical gloves, and borrow set furniture from other theatres).- Create props and build small set pieces:---Made a dummy stuffed with towels and small bags of rice to add weight. This dummy was then inserted into a body bag for the main character to pull/drag on stage.---Made a fake lit-up cigar out of paper towel roll, a battery-operated small string of beaded LED light bulbs that lit up red tissue paper stuffed on end of roll. This was "smoked" by a tall, large creature character---Filled IV bags with clear liquid to make fake sodium chloride and blended beet juice w/ vinegar (to preserve) as fake blood, then attaching actual IV tubes and taping the "needle end" to female actor's arm for every show, plus taping an endotracheal tube to female actor's mouth for the appearance of her being intubated, and making a fake heart monitor with wire leads and electrodes that were attached to female actor's chest for every show. All of the above tubes and wires were to be "pulled out" by female actor during a scene.---Made a fake COW (computer-on-wheels) to mimic what is used by nurses at hospitals.---Made fake mushroom out of marshmallows and cocoa powder wrapped in a banana leaf and curated small, round vanilla meringue cookies to be used as fake eyeballs for one of the creature character masks (designed by mask designer) and then applying black gel icing to cookie as the pupils for every show. These were pull out of their pocket/mask eye sockets to present and give to main character to eat for "special powers".

June 2019: Developmental staged reading for Louise, a News Announcer, a TV Announcer, for La Llorona and Michelle (Announcer).May 2019: Developmental table reading for Vida and La Llorona.

THE EMERYVILLE HORROR - Assisted the director with running rehearsals. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders, rehearsals were conducted using video chat technology (i.e., Google Meet and Zoom). Rehearsal schedules adjusted to accommodate the four different time zones (CA, NY, London & Delhi, India). As Asst. Director and Stage Manager, provided guidance on how to do transitions using Zoom video, mic and virtual background features, which also included providing technical assistance and tips for ensuring actors appeared and can be heard clearly on the screen. As Zoom Tech Operator, received tutorial from PlayGround SF Stage Manager and learned how to run Tech using Zoom and QLab technology in less than a week of Opening Night.

During pre-production for Kheven LaGrone's World Premiere Commission of PILLOW TALK via Zoom Live Streaming, - Coordinated production team meetings and rehearsals with cast, director and playwright, choreographer and intimacy consultants- Managed communications between costume designer and the cast- Coordinated filming of pre-recorded scene from the play with choreographer, sound/video designer and the director- Coordinated promo photo shoot with cast, costume designer, and directorDuring production, coordinated technical rehearsals and pickup rehearsals with Front of House, cast and crew. Performed Zoom Tech using sound designs and video projections for the five, live shows.

Leveraging 20+ years quality assurance (QA) expertise & corporate knowledge in biotech to sup-port design control documentation (e.g., Design History Files or DHFs) in the Device and Packaging Development department.• Support compliance and process improvements: writing standard operating procedures (SOPs), creating work instructions/guidance documents, creating document intake forms via Google Forms, and providing training to peers and engineers to transition DHFs from a paper-based system to an electronic document management system (EDMS called FirstDoc).• Perform document processing of DHF-related documents while ensuring compliance to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), Good Documentation Practices (GDPs), and design control procedures.• Ensure record management within compliance of SOPs by performing Periodic Reviews of documents and facilitating annual department (data) clean up.• Provide audit/inspection backroom support during internal audits to help department prepare for FDA audits/inspections.

Applying 10+ years of biotech QA expertise, in addition to project management skills to manage projects related to business process operations and portfolio management within the Device Development department. This includes working closely with subject matter experts to: create guidance and planning tools for device project teams, gather and provide portfolio data for scheduling and budgeting purposes, coordinate annual portfolio review meeting and support evolving business process operations, where needed.

Provide on-call/standby support to proofread pharmaceutical labeling material (physician inserts, patient inserts, medication guides, folding cartons, and labels) against FDA-approved document for accuracy and consistency by following proofreading guidelines and communicating any errors to product Lead prior to submission for mass production.

Communicated closely with Director and cast to determine what costumes and accessories to order/attain during pre-production. During production, prepared costumes and ensured costumes fit cast members.

Portrayed Nurse Barb Nom in a short film, NANAY'S LULLABY--The morals of a Filipino-American family are turned upside down when the mother is diagnosed with a mysterious illness.

Managed actors’ rehearsals, based on director’s timeline and instructions for Boni Alvarez's World Premiere of DRIVEN. Managed intimacy calls for rehearsals and performances. Set-up stage/ props/ lights/ sound, clear out and lock-up rehearsal space and performance venue (Spark Arts Gallery). Provided nightly rehearsal & performance reports to cast and crew. Assisted with stage design and props. Provided temporary storage, transportation of stage set, props, light & sound equipment. Performed load-in on Thursdays and load-out on Sunday afternoons at performance venue.

Played the role of Esmeralda, an East LA Latina mother, a heroin addict, who is widowed and has a son who is caught up in dealing heroin “BELOW SYCAMORE”.

Portrayed Marie Macaraeg, mother of the lead character, Nathaniel Brandon Galicia Macaraeg, who left home and quit school to chase after his dream of being an actor. She disagreed with the idea. But he disagreed with her and left after an argument. She was hurt by the fact, but she still wanted to support him. Until the day he became known to the world where he began to lie on television about the family back home. So she shunned him and hasn’t spoken a word to him since, even after he’s been trying to come in contact with her.

- Managed 6 product development projects with global and local team members- Managed teams of 6-20 scientists and engineers - Managed project schedules, resources, and budget via Planisware project portfolio software- Skills to support department: Leveraged 10+ years QA background prepping team presentations for review committees; educating team members/stakeholders on clinical product development terminology, ex-US clinical trial packaging timelines & GMP documentation; and knowledge-sharing of tips for Planisware software for complex projects with fellow PMs

Subject-Matter Expert in QA documentation and lot release, managed training of QA peers as representatives on Process Technical Development teams. Specialized in preparing for ex-US clinical trials.

Managed, trained, and coached 3-5 employees (varying from direct reports to manager level) to ensure 24-hour QA support to drug product manufacturing operations.