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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

• Revise and author standard operating procedures, standard test methods, and forms to ensure compliance with site and regulatory requirements.• Perform laboratory investigations including deviations and CAPAs.• Review microbiology laboratory data.• Environmental Monitoring of ISO 5, ISO 7, and ISO 8 manufacturing areas.• Growth promotion and sterility testing of media.• Streak and gram stain microrganisms for characterization and identification.• Establish trends for microorganisms found in manufacturing sites and utilities.• Identify Frequently Occurring Organisms (FOO) Isolated from manufacturing sites and identify possible sources of contamination.• Perform bioburden and total heterotrophic count (THC) testing of water and manufacturing samples by membrane filtration.• Work with contract laboratories to coordinate outside laboratory testing.• Participate in FDA audits by scribing auditor requests and gathering data.

Morton Grove, Il

• Assist with study protocols and research projects by executing and interpreting results• Provide training on laboratory test methods for Microbiology lab• Maintain Good Laboratory Practices, laboratory safety, and current Good Manufacturing practices according to FDA regulations• Update standard operating procedures according to changes in the United States Pharmacopeia and FDA requirements• Perform water testing for total coliform and total aerobic bacteria• Maintain stock cultures for bacterial, yeast and mold suspensions• Perform Microbial limit testing to provide results required by USP and FDA for product quality• Antimicrobial effectiveness testing to test stability of product preservatives• Perform biological assay testing for determination of antibiotic potency• Environmental monitoring of plant site and compressed air sampling.• Make reagents and media required for testing• Daily verification of laboratory equipment and maintain laboratory stock• Record study results into laboratory notebook, prepare written reports• Excellent aseptic technique• Gram Stain Isolated Microorganisms

• Prepared all reagents and media for biology level 200 laboratory Courses• Increased productiveness in classroom laboratories by setting up laboratory experiments and providing supplies for students.• Primary trainer for student workers in Biology Laboratory• Relayed all chemical prep and experiment set up completion to instructors or laboratory manager• Worked under minimal laboratory supervision to manage classroom laboratories.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science (Concentration: Data Science)

Activities and Societies: Computer Science Society, iAAMCS scholarship recipient, Grace Hopper DePaul ScholarMS computer science program.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Biology/Biological Sciences