Joe Mendiola
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Chet French
When a Management position opened up at my company one particular name was recommended to me by several people; this person, Joe Mendiola was a former employee who had left the company four years previously. We hired him back as the Manager of our Biologics Upstream Manufacturing team. Well-liked, respected and even admired by his subordinates, peers, management and clients, Joe was an absolutely essential part of the success of our department during his tenure. There was no part of the job where he didn’t consistently strive to contribute. Every day he came to work with an enthusiasm to dive into the job at hand. In our fast-paced Operations environment, any number of things might go wrong, but he would always remain unfazed. Joe is blessed with a keen intelligence, humble personality, calm demeanor and charming manner that always made others feel comfortable in his presence; be they clients, coworkers or direct reports. The ignoble task of broaching difficult or uncomfortable news often fell on Joe’s shoulders. True to form, he was always able to handle it with aplomb and grace and keep us in good standing with the client. Joe consistently demonstrated outstanding personal initiative with whatever issue we might encounter. Joe would attend to these issues and resolve them without being told. The most widely accurate thing I could possibly say about Joe is that it’s impossible to imagine anyone saying anything negative about him. If you could order up a Manager of people in a technical environment to exacting specifications – just the right combination of people skills, technical skills, attitude and work ethic; Joe Mendiola is what you’d end up with. He has a sincere interest in the welfare of other people – be they clients, peers, his direct reports or his management and was particularly effective at coaching and mentoring others. Before he left our company, he led and set into motion a number of continuous improvement initiatives that are still underway months later. In addition to his regular duties, he led our efforts to validate our mid-size production fermenter – a Hurculean task because the equipment had been purchased used and sat idle for several years. This achievement alone increased our fermentation capacity by over 10% Joe is an all-around decent human being, and it's readily apparent by his actions that he has a sincere interest in making being in the workplace a better experience for everyone else. I worked with Joe for only slightly more than a year, but even in that short time he left an indelible impression and
Irene Williams
I have had the pleasure of working with Joe on multiple large and complex projects.Joe has always been very well organized, diligent in his approach to issues and demonstrated strong leaderships skills on a daily basis. He is very responsible and provides excellent service to his external as well as internal Clients. He is a terrific person who combines the ability to think clearly and concisely with the characteristics of being friendly and helpful.
Chet French
When a Management position opened up at my company one particular name was recommended to me by several people; this person, Joe Mendiola was a former employee who had left the company four years previously. We hired him back as the Manager of our Biologics Upstream Manufacturing team. Well-liked, respected and even admired by his subordinates, peers, management and clients, Joe was an absolutely essential part of the success of our department during his tenure. There was no part of the job where he didn’t consistently strive to contribute. Every day he came to work with an enthusiasm to dive into the job at hand. In our fast-paced Operations environment, any number of things might go wrong, but he would always remain unfazed. Joe is blessed with a keen intelligence, humble personality, calm demeanor and charming manner that always made others feel comfortable in his presence; be they clients, coworkers or direct reports. The ignoble task of broaching difficult or uncomfortable news often fell on Joe’s shoulders. True to form, he was always able to handle it with aplomb and grace and keep us in good standing with the client. Joe consistently demonstrated outstanding personal initiative with whatever issue we might encounter. Joe would attend to these issues and resolve them without being told. The most widely accurate thing I could possibly say about Joe is that it’s impossible to imagine anyone saying anything negative about him. If you could order up a Manager of people in a technical environment to exacting specifications – just the right combination of people skills, technical skills, attitude and work ethic; Joe Mendiola is what you’d end up with. He has a sincere interest in the welfare of other people – be they clients, peers, his direct reports or his management and was particularly effective at coaching and mentoring others. Before he left our company, he led and set into motion a number of continuous improvement initiatives that are still underway months later. In addition to his regular duties, he led our efforts to validate our mid-size production fermenter – a Hurculean task because the equipment had been purchased used and sat idle for several years. This achievement alone increased our fermentation capacity by over 10% Joe is an all-around decent human being, and it's readily apparent by his actions that he has a sincere interest in making being in the workplace a better experience for everyone else. I worked with Joe for only slightly more than a year, but even in that short time he left an indelible impression and
Irene Williams
I have had the pleasure of working with Joe on multiple large and complex projects.Joe has always been very well organized, diligent in his approach to issues and demonstrated strong leaderships skills on a daily basis. He is very responsible and provides excellent service to his external as well as internal Clients. He is a terrific person who combines the ability to think clearly and concisely with the characteristics of being friendly and helpful.
Chet French
When a Management position opened up at my company one particular name was recommended to me by several people; this person, Joe Mendiola was a former employee who had left the company four years previously. We hired him back as the Manager of our Biologics Upstream Manufacturing team. Well-liked, respected and even admired by his subordinates, peers, management and clients, Joe was an absolutely essential part of the success of our department during his tenure. There was no part of the job where he didn’t consistently strive to contribute. Every day he came to work with an enthusiasm to dive into the job at hand. In our fast-paced Operations environment, any number of things might go wrong, but he would always remain unfazed. Joe is blessed with a keen intelligence, humble personality, calm demeanor and charming manner that always made others feel comfortable in his presence; be they clients, coworkers or direct reports. The ignoble task of broaching difficult or uncomfortable news often fell on Joe’s shoulders. True to form, he was always able to handle it with aplomb and grace and keep us in good standing with the client. Joe consistently demonstrated outstanding personal initiative with whatever issue we might encounter. Joe would attend to these issues and resolve them without being told. The most widely accurate thing I could possibly say about Joe is that it’s impossible to imagine anyone saying anything negative about him. If you could order up a Manager of people in a technical environment to exacting specifications – just the right combination of people skills, technical skills, attitude and work ethic; Joe Mendiola is what you’d end up with. He has a sincere interest in the welfare of other people – be they clients, peers, his direct reports or his management and was particularly effective at coaching and mentoring others. Before he left our company, he led and set into motion a number of continuous improvement initiatives that are still underway months later. In addition to his regular duties, he led our efforts to validate our mid-size production fermenter – a Hurculean task because the equipment had been purchased used and sat idle for several years. This achievement alone increased our fermentation capacity by over 10% Joe is an all-around decent human being, and it's readily apparent by his actions that he has a sincere interest in making being in the workplace a better experience for everyone else. I worked with Joe for only slightly more than a year, but even in that short time he left an indelible impression and
Irene Williams
I have had the pleasure of working with Joe on multiple large and complex projects.Joe has always been very well organized, diligent in his approach to issues and demonstrated strong leaderships skills on a daily basis. He is very responsible and provides excellent service to his external as well as internal Clients. He is a terrific person who combines the ability to think clearly and concisely with the characteristics of being friendly and helpful.
Chet French
When a Management position opened up at my company one particular name was recommended to me by several people; this person, Joe Mendiola was a former employee who had left the company four years previously. We hired him back as the Manager of our Biologics Upstream Manufacturing team. Well-liked, respected and even admired by his subordinates, peers, management and clients, Joe was an absolutely essential part of the success of our department during his tenure. There was no part of the job where he didn’t consistently strive to contribute. Every day he came to work with an enthusiasm to dive into the job at hand. In our fast-paced Operations environment, any number of things might go wrong, but he would always remain unfazed. Joe is blessed with a keen intelligence, humble personality, calm demeanor and charming manner that always made others feel comfortable in his presence; be they clients, coworkers or direct reports. The ignoble task of broaching difficult or uncomfortable news often fell on Joe’s shoulders. True to form, he was always able to handle it with aplomb and grace and keep us in good standing with the client. Joe consistently demonstrated outstanding personal initiative with whatever issue we might encounter. Joe would attend to these issues and resolve them without being told. The most widely accurate thing I could possibly say about Joe is that it’s impossible to imagine anyone saying anything negative about him. If you could order up a Manager of people in a technical environment to exacting specifications – just the right combination of people skills, technical skills, attitude and work ethic; Joe Mendiola is what you’d end up with. He has a sincere interest in the welfare of other people – be they clients, peers, his direct reports or his management and was particularly effective at coaching and mentoring others. Before he left our company, he led and set into motion a number of continuous improvement initiatives that are still underway months later. In addition to his regular duties, he led our efforts to validate our mid-size production fermenter – a Hurculean task because the equipment had been purchased used and sat idle for several years. This achievement alone increased our fermentation capacity by over 10% Joe is an all-around decent human being, and it's readily apparent by his actions that he has a sincere interest in making being in the workplace a better experience for everyone else. I worked with Joe for only slightly more than a year, but even in that short time he left an indelible impression and
Irene Williams
I have had the pleasure of working with Joe on multiple large and complex projects.Joe has always been very well organized, diligent in his approach to issues and demonstrated strong leaderships skills on a daily basis. He is very responsible and provides excellent service to his external as well as internal Clients. He is a terrific person who combines the ability to think clearly and concisely with the characteristics of being friendly and helpful.
Experience
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Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc.
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr Program Manager
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May 2022 - Present
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Sr Manager Technical Operations
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May 2021 - May 2022
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Sr Project Manager
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Mar 2020 - Jul 2021
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Client Services Manager
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Feb 2017 - Mar 2020
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Althea, CMO
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager of Upstream Biologics
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Jan 2016 - Feb 2017
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Verenium...now part of BASF
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Pilot Plant Manager
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Sep 2015 - Jan 2016
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BioProcess Development Team Leader
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May 2012 - Aug 2015
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Althea, CMO
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Biologics Manager, Process Implementation and GMP Purification
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Jul 2011 - May 2012
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Sr. Manufacturing Supervisor - Process Implementation
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Mar 2010 - Jul 2011
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Manufacturing Supervisor Process Implementation
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Nov 2008 - Mar 2010
Leader of Technical Transfer group responsible for implementing a process suitable for cGMP production. Included identifying suitable raw materials, equipment, authoring process specific SOPs and Batch Records, and establishing in-process specifications Onsite technical transfer operations leader for domestic clients, hosting client visits as they oversee the product production, developing client relationship over the project duration Developed and supervised the implementation… Show more Leader of Technical Transfer group responsible for implementing a process suitable for cGMP production. Included identifying suitable raw materials, equipment, authoring process specific SOPs and Batch Records, and establishing in-process specifications Onsite technical transfer operations leader for domestic clients, hosting client visits as they oversee the product production, developing client relationship over the project duration Developed and supervised the implementation team from feasibility to engineering through pre-clinical studies Closely partner with Sr. Management, Project Management, Manufacturing and Quality departments to drive cross functional integration and system improvements Performed processing assessments of systems used in client developed processes in relation to available resources Experienced in developing, executing and validating Clean In Place (CIP), Clean Out of Place (COP), Sterilization in Place (SIP) and Aseptic Process Validation (APV) of an aseptic process completed in an ISO 5 (Class 100) area Supervised the on floor execution of Engineering and cGMP production of non-routine activities troubleshooting, providing ongoing technical support, process monitoring and identifying deviations Coordinated the production schedule with Project Management, Sr. Management, Quality, Supply Chain, Validation and other stakeholders to identify critical paths of the project, high risk activities and ensure measures are in place to address them in a timely manner Accustomed to performing cross functional tasks in the form of material and resource identification, procurement, utilization of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and equipment training Prepared and submitted written and oral communications to technical consultants, clients, and other functional groups within the company Experienced with tangential flow filtration (TFF) ranging from 50cm2 to 8m2
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Manufacturing Supervisor
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Jan 2006 - Nov 2008
Packing and operating chromatography columns from 1.6cm to 45cm in diameter Microbial fermentations utilizing B. Braun’s Biostat C (30 L) and Biostat UE 100 D, and New Brunswick’s Bioflo 3000 (5L & 10L) with multi-day fed batch operations. Supervised inclusion body recovery using validated microfluidizer in conjunction with centrifugation and/or filtration Executing downstream/purification product processing of recombinant proteins. recovery using column chromatography… Show more Packing and operating chromatography columns from 1.6cm to 45cm in diameter Microbial fermentations utilizing B. Braun’s Biostat C (30 L) and Biostat UE 100 D, and New Brunswick’s Bioflo 3000 (5L & 10L) with multi-day fed batch operations. Supervised inclusion body recovery using validated microfluidizer in conjunction with centrifugation and/or filtration Executing downstream/purification product processing of recombinant proteins. recovery using column chromatography (various media types), membrane processing including dead end and tangential flow filtration systems Responsible for the implementation on non-routine production and manufacturing procedures Project Management cGMP protein and plasmid manufacturing Authored and executed validation protocols including IQ, OQ, PQ and cleaning validations Authored product specific batch records and SOPs
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Sr. Manufacturing Assistant
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Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
Preparation of bioreactor medias, components, buffers and other solutions as required Operator in aseptic fill / finish operations using Flexicon Flexseal 10 and FMB210 Filling systems in ISO 5 environment (Class 100) Process validations associated with GMP operations in ISO 7 (class 10,000) Accurately documented engineering data in lab notebooks and write, execute, and review batch records under cGMP guidelines
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Manufacturing Assistant
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Jun 2003 - Jan 2005
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Education
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1999 - 2003
UC Santa Barbara
B.S., Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
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