Experience

Editas Medicine

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Associate Director of the Cellular Process Development group with 3 direct and 7 overall reports. Responsible for the commercial development, clinical support and tech transfer of EDIT-301 a CRISPR based gene therapy targeting Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalasemia.



bluebird bio

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Process Engineer II

  • Apr 2021 - Oct 2022

  MSAT Suspension LVV Lovo-cel gene therapy for the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

• Process Engineer II

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2021

  Cambridge, Massachusetts MSAT - Lentiviral vector (LVV) team ABECMA approval for the treatment of Multiple Myeloma



SQZ Biotechnologies

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

  Watertown, Massachusetts Process Development & Manufacturing

• Sr. Engineer

  • May 2017 - Jul 2018

  Watertown, MA



Amgen

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineer

  • Apr 2015 - May 2017

  Greater Boston Area ■Process Development- Drug Product Team ■Worked cross-functionally in a GMP facility with Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities & Engineering to support daily operations for the production of Talimogene laherparepvec a cancer-killing oncolytic virus for the treatment of melanoma. (single use facility) ■ Authored/Reviewed Quality Systems documents (NCs,CAPAs,CCs). ■ Authored Protocols, DoE & ETPs(Engineering Test Plan) to support T-Vec (Imlygic)[First Approved Oncolytic Viral Therapy in… Show more ■Process Development- Drug Product Team ■Worked cross-functionally in a GMP facility with Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities & Engineering to support daily operations for the production of Talimogene laherparepvec a cancer-killing oncolytic virus for the treatment of melanoma. (single use facility) ■ Authored/Reviewed Quality Systems documents (NCs,CAPAs,CCs). ■ Authored Protocols, DoE & ETPs(Engineering Test Plan) to support T-Vec (Imlygic)[First Approved Oncolytic Viral Therapy in the U.S] ■ Performed Continuous Process Monitoring, Validation support and Characterization of Process Sub-components. ■ Process Owner and SME (Subject matter expert) for Drug Product Processes:Dilution, Fill/Finish, Inspection, Labeling and Freezing. ■ Site Lead for discovery and mechanical optimizations to fill finish equipment. ■ Supported FDA, EMA and CQC regulatory inspection audits. ■ Conducted FMEA and Risk assessments for process units. ■ Authored and Executed Fatigue and Knapp Characterization studies for Manual Visual Inspection. Show less



Columbia University in the City of New York

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Technician

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2015

  Greater New York City Area ■ Designed, prototyped and manufactured novel projects from the biomedical engineering department and clinical partners of Columbia. ■ Projects spanned a wide range of areas such as mechanical testing devices, bioreactors for tissue engineering, anatomically engineered devices and interfaces for novel imaging technologies.



Genentech

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pharmaceutical Technical Regulatory Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  San Francisco Bay Area ■ Assessed internal response to implementation of ICH Q3D (Elemental Impurities). ■ Constructed an interactive regulatory IND/IMPD submission work flow process mapping document. ■ Created operational analytic tools for predicting future workloads & for tracking submissions using VBA(Visual Basic for Applications) in Excel.



Bristol-Myers Squibb

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Manufacturing Science & Technology Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  New Brunswick, NJ ■ Investigated the raw material (Polymer & API) variability, temperature variability and mixing dynamics for a clear granulation liquid for use in Fluid Bed Granulation. ■ Created lab scale granulation liquids with in line monitoring Focus Beam Reflectance Measurement(FBRM) and Particle vision Microscope(PVM) probes. ■ Conducted tests on granulation liquids for turbidity and viscosity response upon heating and cooling within the Upper Cloud Point and Lower Cloud Point Temperature range… Show more ■ Investigated the raw material (Polymer & API) variability, temperature variability and mixing dynamics for a clear granulation liquid for use in Fluid Bed Granulation. ■ Created lab scale granulation liquids with in line monitoring Focus Beam Reflectance Measurement(FBRM) and Particle vision Microscope(PVM) probes. ■ Conducted tests on granulation liquids for turbidity and viscosity response upon heating and cooling within the Upper Cloud Point and Lower Cloud Point Temperature range of polymer. ■ Provided recommendations for in process controls based on analysis of results. Show less



Con Edison

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Aide

  • Oct 2012 - Sep 2013

  Greater New York City Area ■ Consolidated safety procedures for system hold offs and protection file listings for the Maintenance and Operations department ■ Updated and maintained Con Edison’s stations, systems and assets in New York city in Maximo ■ Created redlines for process and instrumentation diagrams(PNIDs) for Con Edison’s stations, systems and assets in New York city ■ Conducted on site field investigations (East River-14th St. Plant) to verify the location of current assets in various systems



The Cooper Union

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Computer Center Operator

  • Jan 2010 - May 2013

  Cooper Union Computer Center Provided assistance with on call IT related problems and performed tasks necessary for maintenance of the computer center, i.e management of printers and plotters, and processing of storage and inventory requests

• Analytical Chemistry Teaching Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  ■ Mentored a group of 16 high school students in the classroom and chemistry laboratory in various projects such as the assay of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in heated cooking oils and the assay of heavy metals in protein powders