Muhamad Said Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

Greater Seattle Area

• Perform routine manufacturing process while continuously identifying constraints and contributing towards process improvement.• Design protocols for process validation, material qualification, and aseptic control studies• Implemented an effective statistical method for process validation to ensure product integrity with 95% reliability• Contributed to improvement through Lean Manufacturing• Reduced process complexity and waste by 65% by redesigning process and batch record through a Kaizen Blitz• Established working relationship with service providers to assist in process design and validation• Train team members in performing routine manufacturing process operations.

Greater Seattle Area

• Perform routine process formulation, purification and filling in compliance to class 10,000/1,000/100 aseptic processing.• Control charted production yield and optimized process that led to 5% increase in output• Successfully fine-tuned study design for cleaning validation to reduce the final cost by 50%• Collaborated with Quality Department to implement a robust aseptic control program

Greater Seattle Area

Decafino, Inc. is startup that develops a sustainable decaffeination technology using composite mineral adsorbents. What started out as a Chemical Engineering Design Project during our undergraduate studies, this endeavor achieved to attract numerous customers with our working product. We have a patent pending and we are now in the phase to further optimize the product and designing the scaled-up process.Role summary:• Part of a team that successfully invented and patented an in-cup decaffeination technology using composite mineral adsorbents• Performed lab scale experiments and improved product performance by 30% through modification of product ingredient and form• Developed a business model that proved to be profitable and less energy intensive than traditional decaffeination methods• Sought funding through pitching to investors, reaching out to potential customers among local businesses, and entering business plan competitions• Worked in a multi-disciplinary environment including engineering, business, and legal• Co-founded a company, Decafino, Inc.

Greater Seattle Area

• In charge of setting up traffic and event signage throughout campus• Communicated and assigned work orders among team members and ensure accomplishment of each task• Prioritized multiple assignments by optimizing transport route to ensure completion prior to deadline• Developed inventory management to improve signage tracking which improved the flow of operation• Responded to customers’ inquiries while ensuring them with the warmest hospitality• Mentored new employee after only 4 months of services

Greater Seattle Area

• Developed and maintained an organized database of activity reports to serve as guidelines for future committees to improve on the organization’s operations• Served as a liaison with the Malaysian Education Agency in maintaining the organization’s finances and professional network• Successfully organized the first on-campus forum on “Malaysian Culture and Politics” that was attended by 150 people, locally and internationally