Experience

VERO Biotech

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Quality Engineer

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  • Oversee validation projects for combination pharmaceutical/medical device manufacturing, including equipment, process, facilities, and utilities validation. Maintain validation system compliance while supporting rapid scale up • Manage validation life cycle of over 100 qualified systems, including re-qualification assessments, relocations, and Validation Master Plan updates. Responsible for writing and executing validation protocols and reports • Responsible for maintaining risk management program. Lead a cross functional team to align process, design, software, and usability FMEAs with field data on a yearly basis. Provide technical support for risk assessments • Responsible for generating, reviewing, or approving deviations, change controls, and investigations in Quality Management Software • Support Corrective Action/Preventive Action investigation and implementation relating to validation, risk management, equipment control, and utilities • Developed packing/shipping qualification strategy for next generation product, including hazmat and simulated distribution testing



SKC Inc.

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Managed a team of engineers and direct all aspects of quality over four polyester extrusion lines, including management of change, developing specifications/standards, and root cause/corrective action plans• Actively push SKC’s quality capabilities and culture to meet the standards of higher value markets• Improve relations with key customers by leading weekly customer quality meetings and providing above and beyond technical service• ISO 9001 certified Internal Quality Auditor; conduct regular audits to assess the effectiveness of the organization’s quality management system

• Process and Quality/Technical Service Engineer

  • Nov 2016 - Feb 2020

  • Developed statistical process control tools to generate automatic alerts for OOS / out of trend process events• Developed a machine learning algorithm in Neural Designer to predict QC properties from hundreds of online process parameters• Conducted DOEs on 4 PET extrusion lines. Assisted with product development including coating research and pilot trials• Led task force team using FMEA to prevent chronic customer failures; Implemented raw material changes resulting in cost savings and reduced claims.



The University of Georgia

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • May 2013 - May 2016

  •Developed process for conversion of biomass into biofuel using metal oxide catalysts generated from industrial waste o Conducted DOEs in plug flow and batch reactor systems; included reactor operation and maintenance o Performed kinetic analyses to evaluate the activity of different metal oxide catalysts o Successfully converted undesired bio-oil oxygenates to higher value products •Developed process for conversion of biomass into biofuel using metal oxide catalysts generated from industrial waste o Conducted DOEs in plug flow and batch reactor systems; included reactor operation and maintenance o Performed kinetic analyses to evaluate the activity of different metal oxide catalysts o Successfully converted undesired bio-oil oxygenates to higher value products