Experience

US Specialty Formulations LLC

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• QC Technician

  • Mar 2017 - Present



CAPS® (Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc.)

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Batch Release Quality Control

  • Jul 2015 - Mar 2017

  Reviewed documents and verified accuracy of product and label.Visually inspected product and packaging for quality.Performed titrations to determine in-spec potency of product. Reviewed documents and verified accuracy of product and label.Visually inspected product and packaging for quality.Performed titrations to determine in-spec potency of product.



Miller-Keystone Blood Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Processing QC Technician

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2014

  Performed QC testing on blood products to determine platelet and white blood cell count.Adhered to FDA regulated guidelines to ensure product quality and safety. Performed QC testing on blood products to determine platelet and white blood cell count.Adhered to FDA regulated guidelines to ensure product quality and safety.



Air Products & Chemical, Inc

• Principal Research Technician

  • 1990 - 2009

  Fabricated and tested button cell batteries.Assembled LED devices.Performed detailed operations within glove box environment.Performed conductivity measurements of gel polymer electrolytes.Formulated emulsion blends, paint coatings, pressure sensitive adhesives and evaluated through a wide range of application tests: loop tack, peel adhesion, static shear, wet adhesion, creep, scrub, blocking. Fabricated and tested button cell batteries.Assembled LED devices.Performed detailed operations within glove box environment.Performed conductivity measurements of gel polymer electrolytes.Formulated emulsion blends, paint coatings, pressure sensitive adhesives and evaluated through a wide range of application tests: loop tack, peel adhesion, static shear, wet adhesion, creep, scrub, blocking.



Merck

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Control Technician

  • Jun 1986 - Jun 1988

  Managed and operated the media prep lab.Trained new media prep technician.Promoted to sterility test lab. Sole technician responsible for quality testing of interferon.Trained in aseptic technique.Adhered to GMP, FDA, and ISO standards. Managed and operated the media prep lab.Trained new media prep technician.Promoted to sterility test lab. Sole technician responsible for quality testing of interferon.Trained in aseptic technique.Adhered to GMP, FDA, and ISO standards.



National Starch & Chemical Corp.

• Chemical Research Technician

  • Oct 1979 - Sep 1985

  Gained experience in technical skills and knowledge and formed the foundation of my laboratory career.Learned basics of polymer chemistry and carried out procedures from glassware setup through distillation, polymerization, and high vacuum depolymerization. The majority of research was for pressure sensitive adhesives.Conducted analytical measurement of byproducts and product using IR, GC, intrinsic and Brookfield viscosities and tensile strength in application testing. Gained experience in technical skills and knowledge and formed the foundation of my laboratory career.Learned basics of polymer chemistry and carried out procedures from glassware setup through distillation, polymerization, and high vacuum depolymerization. The majority of research was for pressure sensitive adhesives.Conducted analytical measurement of byproducts and product using IR, GC, intrinsic and Brookfield viscosities and tensile strength in application testing.