Alisha Wallace
Summary
Results-driven quality professional with expertise in developing and enforcing quality programs, implementing effective quality procedures, and managing good manufacturing procedures. Demonstrated leadership in collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet company objectives while maintaining high standards of compliance and operational excellence.
Overview
1
1
Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician
Alois Solutions/Becton Dickson
Covington, GA
01.2026 - Current
- Represented corporation division and quality department in professional engagements.
- Provided project teams with support to enhance quality initiatives.
- Conducted product testing in complaint laboratory for all relevant products.
- Delivered technical quality engineering support to resolve quality issues, including complaint reviews.
- Performed investigations on complaints for all UCC products and relevant OEM manufactured items.
- Created comprehensive investigation files in TrackWise complaint system.
- Set up, operated, and maintained laboratory equipment and testing instruments safely.
- Conducted tests and experiments following GMP and GLP requirements.
QA Documentation Specialist/QA Lab Technician
E-Teams Inc./Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Bogart, GA
03.2023 - 11.2024
- Facilitates timely and accurate archiving of GMP documentation.
- Issues manufacturing harvest records, quality control assay worksheets, logbooks, etc.
- Performed pH testing on raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products, ensuring compliance with established quality standards and regulatory guidelines (cGMP).
- Conducted rigorous testing and validation of laboratory instruments and devices, ensuring functionality, accuracy, and compliance with internal standards and industry regulations.
- Generated test reports detailing results of device performance testing and provided feedback to stakeholders for device improvement or upgrades.
- Reviews manufacturing harvest records, quality control assay worksheets, logbooks to certify compliance with procedure.
- Inputting information from the Quality Systems into electronic databases and generating reports from these systems as needed.
- Capturing and reporting metrics around Quality Systems and Harvest Record review turn-around times and closure/approvals time as needed.
- Interacts professionally with company management, internal departments and other colleagues to effectively maintain Quality Systems.
- Collaborate with teams to ensure efficient, compliant, and timely review and closure of GMP documents.
- Participate in audits, inspections and various project and technical meeting, as needed.
Quality Assurance Specialist
Octapharma Plasma Inc.
Decatur, GA
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Educate employees on specific QA standards and current Good Manufacturing Procedures.
- Provide regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.
- Conduct monthly observations on Donor Center staff to ensure proper training and development of new hires and current employees.
- Complete deviation forms, record findings of inspection process deficiencies, and notify quality team members and upper management.
- Perform QA reviews of external sample/product shipment releases.
- Prepare monthly, end-of-quarter and other statistical reports for leadership team and quality improvement programs.
- Responsible for conducting weekly and monthly staff meetings.
- Ensures the Donor Center licenses and certificates are current and valid.
- Attends and assist in all audits to ensure whether (internal/external) are performed, documented, reviewed and closed.
Quality Assurance Lab Technician
Southern Wall Products
Tucker, GA
10.2020 - 01.2022
- Relay and provide input and feedback on procedures and processes.
- Completed recordkeeping, filing, and data entry duties.
- Reported problems and concerns to management.
- Performed technical and quality systems audits of laboratory.
- Inspected raw materials and finished products to verify quality and disposed items that did not meet safety requirements.
- Determined root cause of deviations and non-conforming results and implemented appropriate corrective and preventive actions throughout product development process.
FSQA Analyst
Smithfield Foods
Cumming, GA
08.2016 - 05.2020
- Conducted accurate grading and documentation of product quality against published product specifications.
- Performed microbiological testing and data analysis with proficiency while adhering to good laboratory practices.
- Performed routine verifications and inspections including metal detectors, process, cooking and chilling checks.
- Facilitated daily product display.
- Utilized technical knowledge to prevent and identify the root cause of process or product failure.
- Responsible for entering performed audits into DCS system.
- Maintained documentation and records of all quality and food safety related testing.
- Calibrated laboratory equipment, conducted validation testing and maintained calibration documentation as needed.
- Responsible for placing out of spec product on hold, taking reworked product off hold and updating hold logs and DCS system accordingly.
- Conducted pre-op inspection of equipment before start up.
- Maintained product quality by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Criminal Justice Candidate
Strayer University
Herndon, VA09-2027
Nursing Assistant - undefined
Altamaha Technical College
GA04-2006
High School Diploma - undefined
Irwin County High School
GA05-2004
Skills
- Process Implementation
- Time Management
- Data Collection
- Corrective and Preventive actions
- Documentation Review
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Document control
Certification
OSHA 30 (Occupational, Safety and Health Administration)
Timeline
Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician
Alois Solutions/Becton Dickson
01.2026 - Current
QA Documentation Specialist/QA Lab Technician
E-Teams Inc./Alexion Pharmaceuticals
03.2023 - 11.2024
Quality Assurance Specialist
Octapharma Plasma Inc.
02.2022 - 03.2023
Quality Assurance Lab Technician
Southern Wall Products
10.2020 - 01.2022
FSQA Analyst
Smithfield Foods
08.2016 - 05.2020
High School Diploma - undefined
Irwin County High School
Nursing Assistant - undefined
Altamaha Technical College
Bachelor Degree - Criminal Justice Candidate
Strayer University