Experience

Red Star Yeast Company LLC

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Frontier Co-op

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Quality Control Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

• Quality Control Manager

  • Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

• Senior Quality Analyst

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2021

  ·Developed analytical methods, GLPs and SOPs to ensure product quality, authenticity, purity and safety of essential oils, carrier oils, spices, herbs, dietary supplements, cosmetic and food ingredients·Developed methods for chromatography of volatile oils, capsaicin derivatives, curcumins, tocopherols, catechins, and several other constituents for HPLC and GC methodology ·Organize, coordinate and vet new and established vendors for instrument procurement- including GC-FID, GC-MS, ICP-MS, Autotitrator/ Auto-sampler, Karl Fisher, UV-Vis, OSI and consumables·Led projects relating to the development of laboratory optimization, functionality and method validation, including ISO 17025 and analytical instrumentation.·Research and set specifications/procedures by reviewing and synthesizing information from various reference materials, including pharmacopeias, ISO standards, industry standards, historical results, and data analytics·Coordinate, organize, and collate all proficiency testing and training in laboratories ·Quality representative on cross-functional teams for New Products and Innovation initiatives·Maintain, create methods and analyze reports for laboratory instrumentation such as HPLC, GC, GC-MS, Karl Fisher, Auto-titrator/Auto sampler for titrations, and OSI. ·Maintain and create methods for wet chemistry and microbiological testing·Interact with supplier’s technical departments and visited suppliers to audit and gain product and process knowledge Show less



Integrated DNA Technologies

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Scientist

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2010

  -Raw materials Quality Control testing -Maintain sample throughput and sample analysis, utilizing Instrumental Analysis HPLC, GC, NMR, UV-VIS, titrations and several chemical attributes of samples. -Collect documentation and evaluated raw materials used for oligonucleotide synthesis -Interpretation of -MS and CE data. Sequenced test oligonucleotide. -Raw materials Quality Control testing -Maintain sample throughput and sample analysis, utilizing Instrumental Analysis HPLC, GC, NMR, UV-VIS, titrations and several chemical attributes of samples. -Collect documentation and evaluated raw materials used for oligonucleotide synthesis -Interpretation of -MS and CE data. Sequenced test oligonucleotide.