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CECILIA COLEMAN

Pflugerville,TX

Summary

Detail oriented team player with 13 years of experience as a Chemist and Quality Assurance Specialist in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Systems Engineer

Artivion Inc. (Heart Medical Devices)
07.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for operating the Quality Management System
  • Assisted in providing assurance the company operates in compliance with all required regulations and standards (ISO 13485 and applicable standards)
  • Facilitated training and championed the Quality Management System
  • Ensured Corrective/Preventive Action (CAPA) and Audit Program requirements comply with applicable requirements
  • Coordinated and authored investigations and ensured timely closure
  • Coordinated and completed management review, nonconformances, quality planning and change control
  • Conducted internal audits and assisted in agency and BSI certification audits.

Process Improvement Specialist

Benuvia Manufacturing (Syndros, Subsys, Drug Product Development and Manufacturing)
09.2021 - 07.2022
  • .Investigated all manufacturing deviations and implemented corrective/preventive actions
  • Assisted Management to identify gaps in the process and implement process improvements by editing batch records, SOP’s, or applicable documents
  • Communicated with customers on gaps needing to be addressed
  • Developed and maintained a list of ongoing Process Improvement projects and tracked them.

QA Manager

Benuvia Manufacturing (Syndros, Subsys, Drug Product Development and Manufacturing)
04.2021 - 08.2021
  • Provided Quality oversight to all aspects of the manufacturing activities involving API and finished dosage
  • Approved GMP documentation including batch records, SOP’s, raw materials, Room release
  • SOP and batch record review edit
  • Authored, reviewed, and approved investigations for Manufacturing and Quality Control Lab
  • Implemented corrective/ preventive actions
  • Supervised and Trained personnel (3) for batch record release, documentation and room clearance
  • Performed internal audits and vendor audits for qualification as new supplier
  • Assisted in FDA audit.

Data Reviewer Specialist

Molecular Templates (Engineered Toxin Bodies, Cancer Therapies)
04.2020 - 03.2021
  • Created COA's and released all batch records including technical review of all testing submitted for approval
  • Initiated investigations and assigned corrective/preventive actions.

Senior Analyst III

ICU Medical (IV Bags Manufacturing Plant)
04.2019 - 04.2020
  • Conducts routine testing for Resin Blending Lab film and commodity constituents
  • This includes Karl Fisher, UV-His, HPLC, pH, Total Organic Carbon, fractional distillations, etc
  • Leads and schedules analysts to prioritize and perform testing
  • Investigates deviations (CAPAs and LIR's) in Agile to root cause and assigns corrective/preventive actions
  • Assists with validations by executing and or acting as a Subject Matter Expert in test methods
  • Writes and edits Standard Operating Procedures for continuous improvements in the lab
  • Provided On the Job (OJT) Training to incoming Plastics Chemists.

Quality Engineer I- Complaints

ICU Medical (IV Bags Manufacturing Plant)
01.2018 - 04.2019
  • Conducted routine investigations of Customer complaints and established corrective and preventive actions for any manufacturing related events
  • Responsible for Field Alert Response (FAR) coordination and Site Quality Review Team (SQRT) for escalated investigations
  • Quality Management Review Data Analysis of all Complaints
  • Provides responses for Site Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs)
  • Provides Annual Product Quality Review (APQR) data for review of FARs, recalls and safety warning notifications.

Data Verification Specialist (Quality Control)

ICU Medical (IV Bags Manufacturing Plant)
04.2016 - 01.2018
  • Batch Record Auditor who ensured compliance of testing with all USP, EP, JP regulations enforced by the FDA in a GMP facility
  • Ensures compliance and timely release of product to include In-Process, API, Final Product, and Plastic Materials
  • All final approval is performed by Data Verification Specialist
  • Responsible for identifying deviations, errors in documentation, instrument audit, and all other compliance issues
  • Responsible for continuous improvement in the lab to ensure right the first-time batch records
  • Trackwise reports generator to ensure no investigations are holding product for release
  • Responsible for initiating deviations in the Trackwise system if necessary
  • Continuous improvement driver.

Chemical Analyst I and II

Hospira (IV bags)- a Pfizer Company
02.2011 - 04.2016
  • Responsible for HPLC, wet chemistry, UV-vis, TOC, polarimeter, pH, conductivity, turbidity, X-ray, AA, pipetting, among many tests while following GLP in a GMP manufacturing plant
  • Obtained Qualified Fellow Employee (QFE) certification within one year of employment to train new analysts
  • Ensured In-Process Chemistry (IPC) batch record completeness for timely release of product as team lead
  • Updated the training curriculum to maintain compliance with the most recent FDA regulations
  • Authored and maintained SOPs for the safe storage of laboratory chemicals and testing of raw materials
  • Recommend and/or executed corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) for out-of-specification (OOS) investigations
  • Commissioned an X-Ray instrument for Zinc analysis in plastics for IV bags (validation)
  • Validated new FTIR software for the Resin Blending Laboratory
  • Performed routine testing for In-Process Chemistry Lab, and Resin Blending Lab (Plastics) to include pH, titrations, Karl Fisher, arsenic, film testing
  • TOC, Atomic absorption, X-ray, HPLC, etc
  • Became certified to become official trainer for all incoming Analytical Chemists
  • Ensured Chemists could perform all testing by performing, shadowing and then completing on their own
  • SME for In-Process Chemistry and Resin Blending Lab during FDA audits.

Warehouse Specialist

DZSP-21
02.2009 - 11.2009
  • [Material Supply contract company for USAF] Interim Secret Security Clearance gained as a civilian contractor
  • Put Away, processed, and maintained critical Air Force parts for the planes at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
  • Supported the Andersen Air Force Base mission by providing after hours support to the B-52 planes, and any highly critical airplane parts that needed to be shipped out
  • Secured many parts worth many millions of dollars at night with no supervision needed (was the only civilian on this shift with the military personnel.) Learned the AF-MAN 23-110 (Air force manual) in a very short amount of time to follow all the regulations
  • Maintained the shelf-life program for all perishable parts and ensured they were properly trimmed
  • Trained in several departments of the contract (Individual Equipment Uniforms, Receiving and Storage)
  • OSHA Training gained to handle highly hazardous materials
  • Raymond Forklift Training, Safety Training, Information Awareness Safety, and Air Force Supply computer software.

Education

B. A. Chemistry -

University of Guam
Mangilao, Guam
12.2008

Skills

  • Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Sharepoint
  • Teams
  • Webex
  • SmartSolve
  • Trackwise
  • LIMS
  • Master Control
  • Six Sigma Methodologies
  • Lean manufacturing techniques
  • Testing Coordination
  • CAPAs/SCARs
  • Document Management
  • Compliance
  • Process Improvement
  • Report Preparation

References

References available upon request

Certification

ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (December 2023)

ASQ Root Cause Analysis

Timeline

Quality Systems Engineer

Artivion Inc. (Heart Medical Devices)
07.2022 - Current

Process Improvement Specialist

Benuvia Manufacturing (Syndros, Subsys, Drug Product Development and Manufacturing)
09.2021 - 07.2022

QA Manager

Benuvia Manufacturing (Syndros, Subsys, Drug Product Development and Manufacturing)
04.2021 - 08.2021

Data Reviewer Specialist

Molecular Templates (Engineered Toxin Bodies, Cancer Therapies)
04.2020 - 03.2021

Senior Analyst III

ICU Medical (IV Bags Manufacturing Plant)
04.2019 - 04.2020

Quality Engineer I- Complaints

ICU Medical (IV Bags Manufacturing Plant)
01.2018 - 04.2019

Data Verification Specialist (Quality Control)

ICU Medical (IV Bags Manufacturing Plant)
04.2016 - 01.2018

Chemical Analyst I and II

Hospira (IV bags)- a Pfizer Company
02.2011 - 04.2016

Warehouse Specialist

DZSP-21
02.2009 - 11.2009

B. A. Chemistry -

University of Guam

ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (December 2023)

ASQ Root Cause Analysis

CECILIA COLEMAN