Steven Kechichian
Process Development Consultant at Endeavor Consulting Group, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Become a Certified CAD Designer with SOLIDWORKS
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Data Science Foundations: Fundamentals
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Becoming a Six Sigma Green Belt
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Change Management Foundations
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Project Management Foundations: Communication
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Project Management Foundations: Teams
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Leading Productive Meetings
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Six Sigma Foundations
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Six Sigma: Green Belt
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Six Sigma White Belt Certificate
Aveta Business InstituteSep, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
Steel Building Design with SOLIDWORKS Weldments
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Designing a Sheet Metal Enclosure with SOLIDWORKS
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SOLIDWORKS 2016 Essential Training
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Experience
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Endeavor Consulting Group, LLC
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Process Development Consultant
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May 2021 - Present
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Allogene Therapeutics
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United States
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Biotechnology
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Associate Scientist, Late Stage Process Development
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Sep 2019 - May 2021
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Nohla Therapeutics
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Biotechnology
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Research Associate II, Process Development
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Jun 2018 - Jul 2019
• Led the evaluation of available cell culture modalities and developed methods to implement technologies for a commercial scale-up process • Assisted in developing 2nd generation process for current production platform • Assisted staff scientist in evaluating automated cell processing and fill finish systems • Assisted offsite GMP manufacturing team during production runs • Drafted and revised SOPs and protocols for equipment and current processes • Led the evaluation of available cell culture modalities and developed methods to implement technologies for a commercial scale-up process • Assisted in developing 2nd generation process for current production platform • Assisted staff scientist in evaluating automated cell processing and fill finish systems • Assisted offsite GMP manufacturing team during production runs • Drafted and revised SOPs and protocols for equipment and current processes
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Boehringer Ingelheim
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Germany
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Student Consultant - Project Coordinator
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Sep 2017 - Jun 2018
• Developed CFD simulations to guide and diagnose scale-up issues of bioreactors• Managed CFD team, ran simulations using ANSYS software and processed results• Created models and set up experimental parameters for model validation
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Process Science Summer Intern- Cell Culture
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May 2017 - Sep 2017
•Determined and optimized the gas transfer strategy for lab and pilot scale bioreactors•Determined the effect of various and agitation rates and gassing strategies on CO2, O2, and pH profiles in lab and pilot scale bioreactors•Developed a process control strategy in small-scale bioreactors to mimic cultures across different scales•Validated proposed process control strategies with cell culture runs
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Keck Graduate Institute
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Independent Research
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Feb 2018 - May 2018
• Develop models to predict interactions of ions in mucosal membranes• Develop simple explanations of models and create demonstrative videos using MATLAB to define Electrolyotropy• Determine therapeutic applications of Electrolyotropy
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Independent Study
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Jan 2017 - May 2018
• Develop a method to grow Embryonic and Mesenchymal stem cells on a manufacturing scale using microcarriers• In charge of culturing, maintaining and scaling up stem cells lines • In progress of establishing cell cultures and creating protocols for the project
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M.Eng. Student
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Aug 2016 - May 2018
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graduate Student Consultant
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Dec 2016 - May 2017
•Develop Scale Down Models for lab-scale and production-scale bioreactors using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). •In charge of running simulations using ANSYS computational software and processing results •In progress of developing further studies to analyze and validate scale down model •Develop Scale Down Models for lab-scale and production-scale bioreactors using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). •In charge of running simulations using ANSYS computational software and processing results •In progress of developing further studies to analyze and validate scale down model
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City of Hope
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Student Consultant
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Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
•Perform market assessment and determine licensing options for the COH vessel sealing device •In charge of communication among team members and corporate liaison •In charge of accessing and establishing the clinical value of the vessel sealing device •Completed analysis and established device has a high clinically value and proposed licensing options. •Perform market assessment and determine licensing options for the COH vessel sealing device •In charge of communication among team members and corporate liaison •In charge of accessing and establishing the clinical value of the vessel sealing device •Completed analysis and established device has a high clinically value and proposed licensing options.
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University of La Verne
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Laboratory Technician
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Jun 2013 - Jun 2016
•Isolate bacterial strains from rhizosphere which produce secondary metabolites with tumor terminating properties. •Isolation of microbes from rhizoshepere with antibiotic producing properties,Antibiotic production assays performed, Antibiotic producers isolated and frozen down.
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Biology 101 TA
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Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
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Physiology TA
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Feb 2014 - Jun 2014
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Undergraduate Trainee
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Nov 2013 - 2015
•Determine mechanism of action of PCNA derived peptide on MYCN amplified Neuroblastoma •Performed cell culture, imaging and western blot studies •Successfully located mechanism of action and published in EbioMedicine •Determine mechanism of action of PCNA derived peptide on MYCN amplified Neuroblastoma •Performed cell culture, imaging and western blot studies •Successfully located mechanism of action and published in EbioMedicine
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Pediatric Trainee
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Jan 2012 - Jun 2012
•Determine effectiveness of adding a Topotecan to Busulfan/ Melphalan therapy regimen which is followed by an autologous hematopoietic cell transplant •Compiled and statistically analyzed patient data from treatment results using Citrix JMP 8 Program •Determined larger scale studies are needed to demonstrate full effectiveness of treatment Published in Blood Journal of Hematology •Determine effectiveness of adding a Topotecan to Busulfan/ Melphalan therapy regimen which is followed by an autologous hematopoietic cell transplant •Compiled and statistically analyzed patient data from treatment results using Citrix JMP 8 Program •Determined larger scale studies are needed to demonstrate full effectiveness of treatment Published in Blood Journal of Hematology
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Education
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Keck Graduate Institute
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Biopharmaceutical Processing -
University of La Verne
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology, Pre-Med -
Clark Magnet High School
Marine Biology/ArcGis and Photography