Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

• ● Analyzed preliminary team data, verified and reviewed deliverables to ensure manufacturing activities
• aligned with SOPs and company policy.
• ● Ensured accurate real-time documentation for right-first-time operations. Authored key documentation
• such as reports, technical files, SOPs, and production records.
• ● Achieved a 65% reduction in bulk manufacturing waste by improving data capture, enhancing team
• communication, and utilizing metrics. Resolved problems of production.
• ● Conducted training on testing responsibilities, documentation practices, and safety requirements.
• ● Supported scale-up of initial production runs including method transfer and development.
• ● Verified and Reviewed Team Deliverables promoting the accuracy of all manufacturing activities and
• that they align with standard operating procedures and company policy.

Jul 2022 – Feb 2023 · 7 mos

• ● Spearheaded preparation of freeze-dried biologics beads for medical diagnostic devices, mastering all
• major formulation processes.
• ● Managed safety coordination, achieving an 80% reduction in on-site injuries within 6 months through
• promoting a safety-awareness culture emphasizing collaboration and communication.
• ● Conducted comprehensive product, process, and instrument validation.
• ● Qualified analytical methods for GxP Laboratories facilitating task management and prioritization.
• ● Facilitated initial production scale-up, including method transfer and development.

Jun 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr · Sacramento, California, United States · On-site

• ● Developed methods for analyzing trace-level pesticides (66) and residual solvents (20) in
• environmental samples using HP-LC/LC-MS and GC-MS (Mass spectrometry); focused on controlling
• sample matrix variation, eliminating false positives, enhancing analytical sensitivity, simplifying
• procedures, and ensuring agency compliance. Worked independently to solve quality challenges.
• ● Trained technicians and supervisory staff on methodologies, automated quality systems, data
• interpretation. Lead to reduced lab errors, faster data processing and customer turnaround times.
• ● Audited projects and methodologies to ensure adherence to quality control procedures and regulations
• through a data driven mindset.

Aug 2018 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos · San Luis Obispo, California, United States

• ● Spearheaded as Director and Lead Project Manager at two water quality labs; overseeing permit
• interpretations, data management, and operational decision-making, enhancing plant efficiencies.
• ● Utilized bacteriological, chemical, instrumental, and field-based standard methods for water quality
• analysis. Mentored and coached analysts; managed resources and personnel.
• ● Led a team comprising ten lab staff and fourteen facility operators, significantly improving SOP
• training, team communication, and project planning.
• ● Executed all managerial duties, including equipment maintenance and procurement, streamlining
• laboratory operations. Documented staff performance evaluations for employee growth.

Mar 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos · Sacramento, California Area

Aug 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Rancho Cordova, CA

• ● Developed analytical methods for pharmaceutical stability analysis using HPLC/LCMS, and residual
• solvent testing with GCMS-Headspace.
• ● Ensured compliance with GMP, including laboratory safety, quality systems, GDP, GLP, and ISO9000
• standards. (cGMP Standards)
• ● Conducted stability analysis, identifying degradation and byproduct formation, and determined optimal
• storage conditions.

Aug 2014 – Aug 2016 · 2 yrs · Davis, CA

Aug 2014 – Aug 2016 · 2 yrs · Davis, CA

• ● Managed molecular biology and bioanalytical chemistry projects, focusing on upstream/downstream
• processing of recombinant biomolecules.
• ● Generated a cell and enzyme library to explore metabolic pathways of M. tuberculosis, creating 40 cell
• lines expressing wild-type, mutant, and recombinant enzymes.
• ● Developed ultrapure enzymes into protein crystals for structural analysis and computational modeling
• to identify drug targets.
• ● Contributed to the discovery of several prodrugs through simulated compound docking, followed by
• synthesis and in vitro assays. Utilized critical thinking to solve disease related medical challenges.

Jun 2013 – Aug 2013 · 2 mos · Chico, California Area

Sep 2012 – May 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Chico, California Area

Aug 2012 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Chico, California Area

• Paid student researcher within the departments of chemistry, biology, and anthropology.
• Participated in four research projects: antimicrobials from Sierra Nevada fungal isolates, biofuel from marine microalgae, forensic anthropology internship, and identification of historical burial samples via FT-IR.

Aug 2011 – Oct 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Chico, California Area

Jun 2011 – May 2012 · 11 mos · Chico, California Area

Sep 2008 – Mar 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos · Visalia, California Area