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Austin, Texas, United States

• Leading a design transfer project from R&D to Manufacturing, conducting risk and transfer feasibility analyses, creating validation plans, and coordinating with multiple departments.
• Prevented line-down situations by making data driven decisions to make product changes and process changes in accordance with company change control procedures.
• Effectively communicated with R&D and external vendors to ensure timely delivery of custom production equipment ahead of design transfer… Show more
• Effectively communicated with R&D and external vendors to ensure timely delivery of custom production equipment ahead of design transfer project deadlines.
• Collaborated with other cross-functional engineers on multiple projects to troubleshoot roadblocks, assist with heavy workloads, and suggest efficient paths forward in accordance with company quality systems. Show less

Austin, Texas, United States

• Assisting a production scrap reduction effort by co-authoring an engineering assessment of lot size scale down, utilizing existing procedures to simplify potential implementation.
• Successfully supported design transfer efforts by identifying optimizations in polymerprocessing MI language during PQ activities.
• Ensured uninterrupted operations for 2 years by successfully executing microsphere and crystalline dyesyntheses, safeguarding business continuity.
• Maintained a 98%… Show more
• Maintained a 98% work order quality yield by adhering to FDA Quality System Requirements, ISO 13485, and cGMP.
• Prevented production lot scrap by skillfully training new colleagues in company instrument and lab equipment use. Show less

Austin, Texas, United States

• Achieved 10% higher antibody conjugate production yields by collaborating across departments to improveprocesses and quality specifications.
• Increased production flow by quickly learning and training new colleagues to 100 downstream processes.
• Successfully assisted engineers in real-time troubleshooting of large-scale automation equipment byidentifying sensor anomalies and software bugs during production lots.
• Maintained a 98% production quality yield by performing… Show more
• Maintained a 98% production quality yield by performing high-quality documentation of procedures,adhering to the company QMS and collaborating with quality departments. Show less

Austin, Texas, United States

• Operated large scale, automated assembly systems in an ISO 13485 compliant clean room, consistentlydelivering manufacturing requirements.
• Collaborated with equipment engineers to troubleshoot defects, ensuring continuous production flow.
• Provided training and guidance to associates, ensuring quality and timely completion of production lots.

Virginia

Engaged in negotiations across 30 different vendors, managed and organized the progress, and communicated updates to cross-functional team to complete a large procurement project on timeSupported Research, Development, & Engineering, writing technical reports for the Defense Technical Information Center and preparing technical summaries of subcontractor.

University Of Maryland

Learned and independently improved MATLAB particle tracking algorithm to accommodate Zeiss.czi files, earning co-authorship on a publicationCultured P. aeruginosa and designed experiments in a BSLII lab, analyzing data using the Zeiss LSM 800 and the improved MATLAB algorithmParticipated in literature reviews, presenting analyses of current scientific.

Optimized the production process of a burn wound dressing, resulting in quick and accurate preparation of 150 testable samples before deadlineCreated organic filter material by following technical research journals, utilizing XRD to confirm material identityCultured E. coli and designed quality test procedures for the burn wound dressing, creating.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Bioengineering

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