Mary Dickerson Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

• Manage, develop, and execute cross-functional projects for non-conformance investigation, product transfer, process improvement, material changes, process validation, and cleaning validation in a cGMP environment
• Author, review and approve protocols, reports, batch records, operating procedures, and risk assessments
• Provide technical assessment of changes through statistical analysis of testing results and continuous process verification to ensure robust manufacturing processes and consistent, quality product
• Serve as the plant point of contact for channeling manufacturing related questions and issues for resolution
• Assist in training of new departmental employees, delegate priority items, and provide project guidance

Maine, United States

• Managed, trained, motivated, disciplined, interviewed and hired for two production teams totaling 10 direct reports
• Conducted process deviation investigations, organized change and incorporated operational excellence initiatives
• Recommended capital investments, managed departmental budget and developed resource management plan
• Structured and implemented SAP schedule, recommended staffing levels, ensured people safety and product quality
• Led collaborative process team and effectively communicated progress to local/global management
• Identified production risks, proposed solutions using scientific reasoning and organized cross-functional triage

Maine, United States

· Technical services representative for areas of tissue culture, fermentation, and autogenous vaccine production.· Steward for projects related to process improvement, process troubleshooting, and process capability/control.· Responsible for identifying critical parameters in production processes, analyzing trends and performing statistical analysis to.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

· Conducted customized mock interviews for Illinois students and provide constructive feedback· Reviewed resumes and other documents in advance and develop specific questions for each interview· Participate in training throughout semester related to conducting interviews, evaluating interviewing skills, and delivering feedback· Collaborated with The Career.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Designed, set metrics for, and ran over 150 fermentation experiments on 2 different scales to help support improvements in cost and time efficiency for enzyme manufacturing
• Analyzed the effects of media makeup on enzyme production using a variety of equipment including spectrophotometers, plate readers and shake flask readers

Mahomet, IL

· Assisted veterinarians, technicians, and other employees with the handling of animals, sterilization of equipment, and other daily activities involving pets. · Answered phones and ran reception desk. · Took care of boarding animals and checked patients in/out.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

· Undergraduate Research Assistant in Dr. Hans-Henrik Stein's Monogastric Nutrition Laboratory. · Job tasks included running analysis on samples using a variety of advanced machinery. · Worked with graduate students and faculty to assist in the running of experiments and other assorted tasks around the laboratory.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Animal Sciences

Chemistry Minor; Food and Environmental Systems Minor

Master Of Science - Ms, Technical Systems Management