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Point Comfort, Texas, United States

• Provided process, mechanical/chemical engineering support to the daily operations of the plant in order to comply with the goals on production, quality, training, yearly/monthly budget, cost reports, safety, environmental, plant start-up, plant shutdown, normal operation, improvement project/expansion management, while sustaining a safe and healthful working environment that meets all environmental, health and safety regulatory and Company requirements• Studied the process and looked for areas of improvement that will help the unit achieve Best Industry Practice and correct problem areas• Gathered, compiled, analyzed, reported, and made recommendations with critical impact to sales, marketing, production planning, credit, quality, logistics, and customer service• Managed projects for process, safety, and environmental improvement while justifying expenditures to corporate• Managed and maintained raw material inventory• Vetted third party contractors and suppliers and issued projects based on cost, process, and environmental benefits• Oversaw management of change (MOCs) and involved SMEs in order to carry out changes efficiently• Tested controls and interlocks in Formosa’s DCS• Monitored quality and process and made recommendations based process and quality parameter/specifications for a high density polyethylene process

College Station, Texas, United States

• Responsible for conducting deviation investigations for drug product upstream and downstream manufacturing to ensure accurate, thorough, and on time completion (Using TrackWise) in a pharma/clinical contract development and manufacturing organization while using Lean Six Sigma methodologies• Apply systematic and analytical root cause analysis techniques inclusive to each investigation• Works collaboratively with staff and management of site functions to instill a ‘Quality Culture' by coaching in the application of GMP Principles including the underlying rational of those principles• Facilitates corrective and preventive action agreement with stakeholders• Supports client due diligence and Quality audits as well as regulatory inspections• Management notification of potential quality or regulatory issues that may affect product quality or regulatory compliance• Support change management/change control

College Station, Texas, United States

• Responsible for conducting deviation investigations for drug product fill finish to ensure accurate, thorough, and on time completion (Using TrackWise) in a pharma/clinical contract development and manufacturing organization while using Lean Six Sigma methodologies and tools• Applied systematic and analytical root cause analysis techniques inclusive to each investigation• Worked collaboratively with staff and management of site functions to instill a ‘Quality Culture' by coaching others in the application of GMP Principles including the underlying rational of those principles• Facilitated, drafted, and executed corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) alongside stakeholders• Supported client due diligence and Quality audits as well as regulatory inspections• Management notification of potential quality or regulatory issues that may affect product quality or regulatory compliance• Supported change management/change control

Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States

• Responsible for providing QA support on quality systems for surfactants and utilities at the site for drug excipients and non-drug products.• Cross function collaboration for continuous improvement.• Worked across teams/departments to work outages/gaps in the quality space• Owned tracking of quality metrics and scorecard updating• Daily interface with QA teams and operations to ensure the health of quality systems• Coached QA teams and operations on quality related needs and systems• Troubleshoot and problem-solve quality issues.• Prepared site for corporate and regulatory body (FDA, Health Canada, OSHA) audits.• Owned validation and change control for surfactants and utilities• Managed QMS system and investigations, corrective actions, and preventative actions• Tracked supplier qualifications• Decreased quality system failures by 40% in a span of a year

Mcallen, Texas, United States

Safely and effectively operate the mixing, application, and drying equipment to apply the Apeel product onto produce while complying with Standard Operating ProceduresClean and sanitize systems per FDA regulations to meet Food Safety requirementsPerform preventative maintenance tasks and repairs to keep equipment operatingUnderstand, control and troubleshoot key process variables that impact produce qualityInitiate and implement modifications in a commitment to continuous improvement (Kaizen & Lean Six Sigma)Develop and maintain strong positive relationships with the client to coordinate operationsCoordinate Apeel-treated produce product quality testingHave solved several problems that once caused faulty product batchesSkills Practiced: Lean six sigma methodologies, HMI, quality control, batch process, maintenance, FDA regulations, food, laboratory work, mechanical aptitude, document integrity, batch reports

Brownsville, Texas, United States

Staged, set up, assembled, tested and installed flight hardware on rocketsWorked on Spacex’s Starship prototypesRead and interpreted engineering drawings and work instructions, as well as collaborated with production engineers to develop and document integration processesPerformed work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructionsWas trusted to lead several ops and installations, as well as instruct new techniciansCaught several quality problems that could have resulted in the contamination of fuel

Midland, Texas

Installed, serviced, and worked with variable speed drives/variable frequency drives, SCADA, Programmable logic controllers (PLCs), remote communication devices, electrical systems, pumps, three phase induction motors, gas separators, electric submersible pumps, transformers, variable speed/frequency drives, and moreResponsible for maintaining safe, efficient, and reliable product and service deliver worth 100k+ to clients in the oil and gas industryWrote technical reports and submitted field ticketsWas able to learn my role without the usual training regimen

Kingsville, Texas

Conducted research in a laboratory setting on the culturing of salt tolerant microalgae in wastewater, under professor supervision, to see its effect on growth and lipid yield to view the possibility of incorporating wastewater into microalgae biofuel production in order to reduce operational costConducted research on the biodegradation of hydrocarbons present in refinery wastewaterHad to design my own experiments to prove my hypothesesPresented at local TAMUK research symposiums and TAMU system research symposiumsWorked on a tight schedule and made report deadlines