Experience

Noramco™

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Technical Service Specialist

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Provide customer technical support for all aspects of API production, validation, quality, and regulatory. Provide customer technical support for all aspects of API production, validation, quality, and regulatory.



Purisys

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analytical Scientist-R&D

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2022

• Analytical Scientist-R&D

  • Jul 2018 - Jul 2019



The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemist

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2018

  • Primary responsibility is to coordinate in-process testing/ data review to insure Just In Time flow. • Perform lab event investigations to determine root cause and implement corrective/preventive actions through PR and CAPA system. • Function as a lab lead and a SME in analytical instrumentation. • Work with Technical Specialist and vendor Service Engineers to perform instrument validation, IQ/OQ/PQ, and troubleshooting. • Research/ apply new technologies (i.e. NIR, Raman) to reduce turn around times and increase lab efficiency. Show less



Johnson & Johnson

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Chemical Analyst

  • Feb 2011 - Jan 2014

  • Manage analytical testing lab for raw materials and production polymer. Worked with process engineers to troubleshoot process problems and drive Continuous Improvement through Six Sigma/Kiazen principles. • Manage Non-Conformance Records (NCR) for product testing failures. Work jointly with PE and QE departments to indentify failure root cause, set statistical bounding, and implement corrective actions. • Worked directly with SQM to monitor and maintain outside raw material vendor quality. • Responsible for everyday operation and troubleshooting of multiple analytical instruments including Perkin Elmer AAnalyst 300 AA, Agilent 6890 GC, and Agilent 1100 LC. • Subject Matter Expert and Certified On-the-Job Trainer for analytical testing including GC, LC, Atomic Absorption (AA), FTIR, UV-VIS, and automated viscometer instrumentation. • Successfully trained 7 chemical analysts in testing and instrument analysis for Cornelia location and secondary plant build project in Athens, GA. • In-Depth work with FDA mandated systems including SOP Document Change Control, GMP, and Quality Systems/Non-Conformance management.. • Work jointly with QE to perform internal audits and prep for FDA and other external regulatory audits. • Experience with instrument IQ/OQ/PQ and Test Method Validation. Show less



Combined/AGLA Insurance

• Licensed Insurance Agent

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2010



Georgia Mountain Biofuels

• Manufacturing Chemist

  • Apr 2008 - Dec 2008

  Joined new venture company as scientific subject matter expert for the production of biodiesel from oils and animal tallow. Designed 1,500 gal/batch manufacturing process for multi-feedstock conversion to automotive grade biodiesel. Set up and managed quality testing lab for pre-shipment certification of biodiesel batches. Joined new venture company as scientific subject matter expert for the production of biodiesel from oils and animal tallow. Designed 1,500 gal/batch manufacturing process for multi-feedstock conversion to automotive grade biodiesel. Set up and managed quality testing lab for pre-shipment certification of biodiesel batches.



Stephens County High School

• Chemistry Teacher

  • Aug 2006 - May 2008

  Taught Chemistry and Physical Science Faculty advisor for Science Olympiad Taught Chemistry and Physical Science Faculty advisor for Science Olympiad



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Chemist, ORISE Fellow

  • May 2003 - May 2006

  Researched under 3 year fellowship from Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education in the Clinical Chemistry Branch of the National Center for Environmental Health Part of 2 person team that developed an analytical method to simultaneously detect background levels of multi-class antibiotics in human blood samples. Analytical method consisted of automated Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) cleanup followed by LC-MS/MS analysis. Researched under 3 year fellowship from Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education in the Clinical Chemistry Branch of the National Center for Environmental Health Part of 2 person team that developed an analytical method to simultaneously detect background levels of multi-class antibiotics in human blood samples. Analytical method consisted of automated Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) cleanup followed by LC-MS/MS analysis.