Christie Hay
Quality Assurance Associate at Miller-Keystone Blood Center- Claim this Profile
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Heather Evans
I have had the pleasure of having Christie Hay as a colleague and fellow graduate student for the past several years. She is a diligent and insightful scientist with a high degree of technical skill, particularly in molecular biology techniques. She has won several awards from the graduate school, among them the prestigious McLaughlin fellowship. Her experience working with local high school students in the BENCH program has shown her to be a talented teacher and mentor. Christie's positive impact on her pupil led to Christie winning a student-nominated mentoring award, and she inspired her student to pursue a degree in the life sciences. Hence, I would not hesitate to recommend Christie for employment in a laboratory or teaching position.
Heather Evans
I have had the pleasure of having Christie Hay as a colleague and fellow graduate student for the past several years. She is a diligent and insightful scientist with a high degree of technical skill, particularly in molecular biology techniques. She has won several awards from the graduate school, among them the prestigious McLaughlin fellowship. Her experience working with local high school students in the BENCH program has shown her to be a talented teacher and mentor. Christie's positive impact on her pupil led to Christie winning a student-nominated mentoring award, and she inspired her student to pursue a degree in the life sciences. Hence, I would not hesitate to recommend Christie for employment in a laboratory or teaching position.
Heather Evans
I have had the pleasure of having Christie Hay as a colleague and fellow graduate student for the past several years. She is a diligent and insightful scientist with a high degree of technical skill, particularly in molecular biology techniques. She has won several awards from the graduate school, among them the prestigious McLaughlin fellowship. Her experience working with local high school students in the BENCH program has shown her to be a talented teacher and mentor. Christie's positive impact on her pupil led to Christie winning a student-nominated mentoring award, and she inspired her student to pursue a degree in the life sciences. Hence, I would not hesitate to recommend Christie for employment in a laboratory or teaching position.
Heather Evans
I have had the pleasure of having Christie Hay as a colleague and fellow graduate student for the past several years. She is a diligent and insightful scientist with a high degree of technical skill, particularly in molecular biology techniques. She has won several awards from the graduate school, among them the prestigious McLaughlin fellowship. Her experience working with local high school students in the BENCH program has shown her to be a talented teacher and mentor. Christie's positive impact on her pupil led to Christie winning a student-nominated mentoring award, and she inspired her student to pursue a degree in the life sciences. Hence, I would not hesitate to recommend Christie for employment in a laboratory or teaching position.
Credentials
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5S Workplace Organization
Manufacturer’s Resource CenterOct, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)
ASQ - World HeadquartersJun, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Miller-Keystone Blood Center
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Quality Assurance Associate
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Apr 2019 - Present
Ensure compliance to FDA, AABB, and DOH regulations in operation of blood center. Oversee internal audit program, serving as lead auditor. Ensure compliance to FDA, AABB, and DOH regulations in operation of blood center. Oversee internal audit program, serving as lead auditor.
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ImmunoTek Bio Centers, LLC
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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200 - 300 Employee
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Quality Assurance Manager
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Nov 2017 - Apr 2019
Ensure plasma donation center operates in compliance with FDA, EMEA, and PPTA regulations. Oversees donor center deviation management system, completing root cause analysis, designing effective CAPA plans, and ensuring they are implemented. Responsible for mentoring, training, and development of Quality Assurance Specialists. Ensure plasma donation center operates in compliance with FDA, EMEA, and PPTA regulations. Oversees donor center deviation management system, completing root cause analysis, designing effective CAPA plans, and ensuring they are implemented. Responsible for mentoring, training, and development of Quality Assurance Specialists.
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University of Florida
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Biological Scientist
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Aug 2015 - Jun 2017
Laboratory focuses on development of recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccine platform for delivery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens. Cloned codon-optimized M. tuberculosis antigen genes into S. Typhimurium vectors designed to induce lysis of host Salmonella strains. Performed plasmid stability and protein synthesis experiments to ensure stable production of antigens by Salmonella trafficked to the proper cellular compartment. Cloned codon-optimized M. tuberculosis antigen genes into expression vectors, induced protein production, and affinity purified using gravity-flow chromatography. Orally immunized mice with recombinant attenuated Salmonella vaccine strains and challenged with aerosol M. tuberculosis to assess vaccine efficacy. Maintained contemporaneous laboratory notebook, chemical inventory, and records of hazardous waste. Show less
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Florida Biologix
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United States
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Biotechnology
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1 - 100 Employee
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Quality Control Supervisor
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Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
Supervised daily activities of Quality Control laboratory in a non-profit contract manufacturing organization. Ensured analytical chemistry and cell therapy-based quality control assays were conducted in a timely manner and in accordance with cGMPs. Performed departmental quality review of executed records to ensure compliance with USP and EP cGMPs. Drafted certificates of analysis (C of A) for finished drug products. Tracked and ensured completion of all departmental deviation investigations, out of specification investigations, and the implementation of required corrective and preventative actions. Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications. Show less
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The University of Texas Medical Branch
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Assistant
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Aug 2010 - Aug 2014
Earned a M.Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology. Thesis work focused on vaccine design in Leishmania, comparing the efficacy of protein-based vaccines with different adjuvant formulations in a murine model system. Analyzed immune responses generated with the following methods: - multi-parameter flow cytometry (analyzed using FlowJo application) - qRT-PCR using RNA isolated from mammalian tissue - ELISA from serum and culture supernatant from in vitro and ex vivo stimulated splenocytes Show less
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Duke University Medical Center
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Technician
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Jul 2009 - Jul 2010
Laboratory focused on understanding the role of Rac-family transcription factors in virulence in fungal pathogens, using Cryptococcus neoformans as a model system. Utilized mammalian macrophage-like cell line to perform intracellular survival assays comparing wild type and mutant strains of C. neoformans. Cloned a putative C. neoformans gene and a characterized Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene into the yeast two hybrid system to assess protein interactions in order to infer the function of the C. neoformans protein. Show less
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Education
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2010 - 2014
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Master's degree, Microbiology and Immunology -
2005 - 2009
Cedar Crest College
Bachelor's of Sciences, Genetic Engineering
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