Experience

Xeltis

• Netherlands
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior R&D Technician

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Conducting and setting up experiments and running RCA/improvement projects for aXess and XABG vascular grafts. Performing test method validation, equipment qualification and data analysis. Trained for cleanroom production (electrospinning) and quality testing. Conducted testing and written reports for Investigational Device Exemption package.

• R&D Technician

  • Apr 2022 - Jan 2023

  Assisting on experiments and RCA/improvement projects for aXess and XABG vascular grafts. Trained for cleanroom production (electrospinning) and quality testing.



HAL Allergy Group

• Netherlands
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Bioprocess Technician

  • Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

  Senior Technician and assistant team lead in the high-pressure and internationally known Covid Vaccine project for AstraZeneca. Responsible for critical handlings on Pall disposable bioreactors of 50, 200 and 1000L volumes. Main challenges were to create GMP compliant methods, bioreactor data integrity, logbooks, training, deviation troubleshooting and team leadership. Senior Technician and assistant team lead in the high-pressure and internationally known Covid Vaccine project for AstraZeneca. Responsible for critical handlings on Pall disposable bioreactors of 50, 200 and 1000L volumes. Main challenges were to create GMP compliant methods, bioreactor data integrity, logbooks, training, deviation troubleshooting and team leadership.



MSD

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Bioprocess Technician

  • Oct 2018 - Jan 2021

  Assistant shift lead and expert of lab systems (Blood Gas Analyzer, Cedex HiRes, YSI2950) and processes (Elonva 500L production, vialbreak/preculture Keytruda and Insulas). Written work instructions and performed qualifications. Trained in 8-step problem solving, MPS and tier structure. Fully trained and qualified several other technicians.

• Bioproces Technician

  • Jul 2012 - Oct 2018

  Upstream cell culture Puregon (2012 - 2014). 5-shift team for large scale cultures (20k bioreactor) Keytruda and Insulas (2014). Dayshift technician for critical operations such as vial breaks, pre-cultures and lab maintenance for Keytruda and Elonva (2014 - 2018).



Maastricht University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Sep 2011 - Apr 2012

  Biocompatibility and Organic Synthesis of a novel, x-ray visible, biomaterial for use in cardiovascular stents. Biocompatibility and Organic Synthesis of a novel, x-ray visible, biomaterial for use in cardiovascular stents.



Philips Engineering Solutions

• Netherlands
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Intern

  • Mar 2010 - Aug 2010

  Constructing a mathematical model with matlab and determining reactionkinetic constants through immunological methods for a magnetic biosensor. Constructing a mathematical model with matlab and determining reactionkinetic constants through immunological methods for a magnetic biosensor.