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Hampstead, Md, Us

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Working in a fast paced environment repairing over 750 units per year. Also covering the Quality Control position and training for the role. Using SAP to both process and finish units as well as updating current QC testing parameters for the facility to help maintain audit readiness.

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Create hand made glass tubes and fill with a liquid of a known viscosity or known color. During my time in the role, we started using technology to better time the tubes. Also implemented written procedures for future development of the role.

Hanover, Pa

- Managed up to 16 non-exempt employees including validations of skills, creating individual development plans and training to gaps.- Reviewed and updated plants prerequisite programs for food safety program- Trained in InfinityQS data systems at InfinityQS headquarters in Fairfax, VA and help maintain the current system- Created and maintained a document control registry for all the facility’s food safety and lab programs- Created the facility’s verification and validation program - Designed and created the facility's Food Safety Plan according to FSMA guidelines for an SQF Level III facility- Obtained HACCP certification in October 2016

Hunt Valley, Md 21074

-Managed and updated inspection plans in SAP production management system for finished goods, intermediates, and raw materials for all products for our number one, Fortune 500 customer.-Reduced time by 30 hours (37%) on quarterly report using Excel by creating a linked spreadsheet, thereby removing research and errors.-Saved $100K+ a year in continuous improvement initiatives.-Prepared for customer specification reviews on a minimum quarterly basis or at customer request, saving 2 hours (25%) on specification reviews using data and time management.-Created Gantt charts and spreadsheets to better manage time and provide forecasting to help re-mediate issues and predict future issues.-Reduced time between reviews of 300 raw materials by having investigations and data collection completed up front.-Saved $133K by improving efficiency in raw materials testing as Key Project Executor.-Enhanced company resource usage by 25%, extended shelf life of materials for internal / external use in SAP.-Improved time by an hour (33%) using Microsoft Excel by creating inspection plans, which included first time order plans and updates for customer-approved specifications.-Problem solved and performed risk assessments, determining product dispositions on raw and finished materials.-Investigated customer complaints and prevented Shelf Life and Obsolete by extending finished goods.-Indirectly managed two facilities quality for our specific customer

Hunt Valley, Md

-Maintained accuracy by performing preventative maintenance on all equipment in Instrument and Analytical Labs including GCs, HPLCs, FT-IR, and other analytical equiment.-Performed sensory evaluations on finished goods and raw materials.-Created lab blends, aiding in making rework decisions.-Purchased specialty gasses for lab equipment, ensuring on-time completion of orders.-Prepared for audits by reviewing and documenting equipment verification and calibration.-Managed up to 4 non-exempt personnel in the day-to-day operations of a food-manufacturing lab, motivating direct reports to excel and receive internal promotions.-Conducted hiring interviews and training for team advancement, identifying excellent and impressionable people who worked well within assigned environment.-Reduced amount of future customer complaints through investigative efforts of complaints, out-of-spec results, and quality notifications.-Implemented motivating change management through new high-performance work system. Increased lab output during cultural change by empowering employees to take action and require less management.-Minimized production downtime by utilizing troubleshooting and problem solving for production, customer service, materials management, and innovation.-GC Units: 2 Agilent 6890s and an Agilent 5890 GC knowledge includes replacing septa, liners, split filters, columns, detector parts, gas line tubing, extractions, and sample preperation.-HPLC Units: 2 waters HPLC with spectrophotometer and refractometer. HPLC knowledge includes rebuilding pumps, running lines, preparing solvents for each unit, repairing injection syringe, troubleshooting column issues and leaks. Sample extraction preparation for analysis-FT-IR Unit: Thermoscientific Nexus FR-IR knowledge includes working with a diamond lens for liquids, cleaning unit, replacing crystals, replacing laser, and general peak performance troubleshooting.

-Monitored product using analytical equipment and performing quality control.-Generated reports and key process indicators utilizing external LIMS system.-Performed line verification checks.-Processed over 100+ samples daily.-Performed sensory evaluation.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: American Chemical Society Tutored General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Statistics, and General Biology Ran.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Microbiology, General

Activities and Societies: American Chemical Society Stream Monitoring program Science Fiction and Fantasy Club Chemistry Biology.