Experience

Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions LLC.

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Validation Associate I, Sterility Assurance

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Indiana University Bloomington

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Manager of the Stable Isotope Research Facility

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2021

  • Coordinated installation, maintained, and operated IRMS, GC-MS, and ICP-MS instruments• Supervised the work and training of lab technicians and outside users• Managed the use of instrumentation by graduate students and outside users• Collaborated with supervisors, graduate students, and clients in order to publish data• Worked with clients to prepare and analyze samples for isotope analysis• Built and maintained isotope preparation lines for analysis of δ 18 O, δ 33 S, δ 34 S, δ13C, and δ 36 S• Stocked and ordered lab supplies• Processed whole rock and pure mineral samples from drill cores, hand samples, and soils• Handled and disposed of highly toxic and corrosive materials such as fluorine, bromine pentafluoride, and sulfur dioxide gas• Handled and disposed of highly explosive materials such as bromine pentafluoride and chlorine trifluoride• Maintained a safe and clean lab environment for lab personnel• Fixed instrument software issues in Isodat, Masshunter, Visual Hotmux, and Clarity• Organized large amounts of data for multiyear experiments• Calibrated in-house standards using international reference materials

• Lab Technician

  • Feb 2008 - Jan 2011

  -Prepared samples for sulfur, carbon, and oxygen isotope analysis-Analyzed samples using Elemental Analysis (EA) and IRMS-Assembled AVS, CRS, CAS, and elemental sulfur extraction setups-Cleaned Glassware for Sulfur, Carbon, and Oxygen isotope experiments-Performed chemical separations of sulfide, sulfate, carbonate, organic carbon bearing compounds-Handled and properly disposed of compounds containing Cadmium, Chromium, and other heavy metals-Assembled, Designed, and Maintained vacuum line assemblies