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Empower PharmacyQuality Operations Specialist
Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025Houston, Texas, United States· I obtained the role of Quality Control Specialist as well as Quality Assurance Specialist. I am responsible for instructing people on the proper way to gown, wear their ppe, correct them on mistakes, and conduct themselves inside and outside of the clean rooms. ·I am trained, and microbial plated in going into the sterile clean room. This included gowning into a face mask, full bodysuit, with boots, double gloves, and goggles. ·I am the QA final person to sign off on weighing master batch records, cleaning documents, formulation records, etc.
Lonza Houston, Inc.Environmental Monitoring Analyst
Feb. 2022 - Apr. 2022Pearland, Texas, United States· *(I had to take a leave of absence from this position in 2022 to become an unpaid patient advocate for my mother to go home to take care of her) · Performed environmental monitoring procedures to make sure that the numerous cleaning rooms were up to FDA standards at this company · Performed airflow testing as well as plating testing to determine the cfu content and microbial content of every clean room in this facility. Then put this data into written reports for this company. · Calibrated and maintained monitoring equipment used for data collection. · Organized and stored environmental data in databases. · Ensured that this company adhered to environmental regulations. · Reviewed reports, many logbooks, and data sets. · Wrote quality records (deviations, CAPA, change controls) and test methods as well as wrote and reviewed SOPs. · Was able to recognize deviation from accepted practice, work on problems and then identified which analysis of situation or data required a review of identifiable factors.
FUJIFILM Diosynth BiotechnologiesQuality Control Chemist II
Oct. 2021 - Jan. 2022· Performed pH, biological assays, osmolality, and protein concentration determination of in process and release biological materials. · Applied cGDP/GMP standards in documentation of all analysis, reagent preparation and record keeping. · Employed a safety consciousness and discipline while operating in a BSL1,2, viral environment. · Skilled in the operation of Mettler Toledo analytical balances, Orion Versa pH/ Conductivity meters, Osmometer Advanced 3250, and Agilent Cary 60 UV Spectrometer (SoloVPE), Agilent 1290 Infinity II HPLC.
ExxonMobilMicrobiological Analyst
Mar. 2020 - Jun. 2021Friendswood, Texas, United States· Became one of the main operators of an anoxic automated pipeline ecosystem simulator (APES) that tracked the corrosion rates of pipelines in Africa to monitor the contamination, finding biomarkers in organisms that indicated corrosion production. · Performed microbiological analysis of biological samples to determine microbial growth, protein analysis, DNA isolation, and ATP analysis. · Operated within a sterile environment employing GMP/GLP, and aseptic technique. · Performed Environmental Monitoring tests. · Cultured cell lines and designed/ performed cell expansion experiments. · ICP analysis including determination of manganese, iron, and volatile fatty acids.
LAMBERTI USA, INCQuality Team Lead / Research and Developmental Chemist
Jul. 2014 - Nov. 2019Conroe, Texas· Lead a team of 10 people to follow ASTM and ISO specifications to perform QA-QC procedures. · Partnered with the Research & Development staff to blend various surfactants, emulsifiers, and adjuvants to make new products and put them into various stability testing. · Worked directly with the production line to be the only executive shipment decision maker based on specification adherences to various tests to include density, surface tension, Karl Fisher moisture content, total amine value, and % anionic actives for surfactants. · Investigated audits and solved problems when products failed specifications, took corrective action, and prevented future instances of such problems, identified nonconformance’s, eliminated them through process improvement, got to the root of all problems encountered on the production line and came up with preventative solutions. · Created the QA department and distribution of standardized inspection procedures that enabled similar functionality using SAP software across this company.
Independence Oilfield ChemicalsChemist
Jan. 2013 - Jul. 2014The Woodlands, TX· With the help of the Senior VP, created the Quality Assurance Program. · Conducted detailed analysis to identify improvement on standardization opportunities and decreased production cost for their guar slurry formulations. · Lead contributor in the creation and development of the water analysis unit which offered numerous tests to include H2S content, microbiological kill studies on SRB's and APB's (Sulfate Reducing bacteria and Acid Producing Bacteria), bacteria count by bioluminescence/micro fluoroscopy, and ppm analysis by ICP-OEMS (Inductively Coupled Plasma, Optical Emission Spectroscopy), along with full water analysis reports for our customers.
SkinMedica Inc., An Allergan CompanyDocument Control Specialist
Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2012Houston Area, Texas· Conducted comprehensive analysis related to product manufacturing and specifications, including examination of products, ensuring Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (cGDP), and ISO requirements were consistently met for this personal care line. · Established, composed, and evaluated numerous material specifications and product specifications as well as Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), ensuring Good Documentation Practices (cGDP) were always followed. · Received hands-on cell culturing and expansion experience in their mammalian cell lab where they utilized stem cells in their skin care line.
DCG PartnershipGas Lab Technician
Jan. 2011 - Jan. 2011Pearland, Texas· Derived calculations to create various aromatic mixtures that other companies then used as gas standards for their organizations. · Gained ISO compliance experience at this company, while ensuring documentation was always maintained accurately.
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