Feb 2018 – Nov 2018 · 9 mos

• Extended solo travel sabbatical to enhance personal growth by immersing myself in new cultures, seeking and experiencing new challenges and connecting with people all over the world.

Oct 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Worked as an Engineering Consultant and Project Engineer for various clients, on multiple projects in the fast-paced pharmaceutical, bioprocess, and regulated process industry.
• Led projects throughout their lifecycle. This included defining user requirements, managing and prioritizing project tasks, executing project tasks, supporting various departments as a Subject Matter Expert and communicating status and issues.
• Led a cross-functional subteam to achieve milestones and objectives for the Purification Area in a manufacturing facility project. Held weekly meetings to communicate status, resolve issues, and ensure project deliverables on schedule.
• Built and maintained client relationships and relationships with third party contractors and vendors on a daily basis and long term.
• As a Staff Manager, managed three direct reports while working full time on billable client projects. This included serving as the single point of contact with the client, holding regular 1:1s with staff, conducting annual appraisals, and managing project and staff challenges that arose.

Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 · 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

May 2014 – Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

May 2012 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Worked as a technical resource for the design, installation, qualification, maintenance, and improvement of equipment and the biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
• Participated in the design and installation of new and existing equipment in a GMP environment. Worked cross-functionally with various departments within the organization, as well as outside contractors, to develop and implement solutions to issues or implement new equipment and/or improvements to existing equipment.
• Performed necessary troubleshooting and implemented changes or process improvements through change controls to decrease deviations and improve manufacturing. Managed various capital projects for process or facility improvement. Implementation also included writing and executing various technical documents and protocols.

Jun 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Worked on the upstream production team to perform manufacturing operations and operate large-scale bioreactors.
• Monitored parameters of process through data collection software (IP21) and performing various assays on samples. Took proactive or reactive steps to process data, as needed. Trained and mentored new associates.
• Wrote and revised various GMP documents including SOPs (standard operating procedures) and batch documents related to manufacturing unit operations. Authored various technical documents related to upstream manufacturing.