Michael Easterbrook Email & Phone Number

Troy, New York

Mount Ida Preservation Association is an organization founded in 1998 located in (and owns) a previously abandoned historic church built in 1869. The mission of the organization is aimed at restoring the church as a community center, and facilitating neighborhood citizenship.Served as a board member from Fall 2017 - 2019. Championed mission statement.

Rensselaer, NY

Manage two direct reports in addition to previous responsibilities.

Rensselaer, NY

Author process validation protocols and summary reports including PPQ with scopes encompassing cell culture, purification, column cleaning, buffer mixing, limit of in-vitro cell age, and formulation. Design experiments for validation of processes not covered under current strategy as well as amend strategic plans to cover gaps in validation.Investigate.

Troy, Ney York

The Basswood is a cooperative style house that focuses on entrepreneurship, sustainability/regenerative practice, community, and technology to maximize quality of living in urban and semi-urban settings.Manager of the Basswood's vision and execution of that vision, financial assets, procurement of new technology, disbursement of projects funds and hours.

University Park, PA

• Performed fluid dynamic calculations to determine optimal equipment for enhanced organic/aqueous separation that could ultimately save upwards $175,000 of product per year.
• Project managed by creating milestones for key deliverables and keeping close communication with the plant manager

Carlsbad California

• Spearheaded the design and implementation of manufacturing tracking software to facilitate a technology transfer with a cross-functional team of developers, engineers, and floor operators with $100,000+ in time savings
• Established formulation work-orders categorization system that clarified manufacturing workflow and standardized formulation SOPs
• Presented concept of novel manufacturing system that would take advantage of recent developments in automation and cloud computing as a future goal for the team
• Elected chair of the Intern Association at Thermo Fisher Scientific out of 30+ interns

University Park, PA

• Produced complete business plan and formal pitch presentation for commercial distribution of a machine that converts baobab fruit into a powder, which can used be as a nutritional supplement.
• Provided critical information on the demand and value for the machine by multi-variable sensitivity analysis of the supply chain

University Park, PA

• Created several synthetic biology engineering projects for Penn State iGEM* team and determined experimental pathways for their completion (*iGEM- international genetic engineering machines)
• Troubleshot and solved several unexpected cloning issues in lab through tweaking of experimental variables
• Achieved bronze medal at iGEM jamboree competition
• Coded the Penn State iGEM website via html (http://2013.igem.org/Team:Penn_State)
• Take aways: genetics & cloning lab technique, experimental design, in-lab troubleshooting, good lab-notebook technique, team dynamics, political dynamics, technical leader skills, html coding

Tyson Building, Shortlidge Rd. State College, PA 16802

• Applied free energy calculations to create an mRNA that will optimize protein yield in three typical commercial bacteria
• Performed laboratory techniques for culturing and cloning bacteria as well as manipulating and amplifying DNA

Akron, OH

• Coordinated quality check across international suppliers for material tensile testing
• Created comprehensive competitor reports based on trends in tire design and overall complexity
• Proposed excel VBA program to automate the competitor reports

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

➢ Held responsibility for proper line assembly and safety before opening and appropriate labeling and storage upon closing➢ Balanced register and counted money often over $2,500 on a regular basis➢ Handled complaints and general customer service regularly

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 3.39

Activities and Societies: Lambda Sigma Upsilon Associate (2012), State of the Soul Officer (2012), Nittany Entrepreneur Fundraising.

High School Diploma, 3.91

Activities and Societies: Band member: 1st and 2nd Trumpet, Esquires “Jazz Band”, Symphonic Band (2008-2011), U10-Soccer coach assistant.