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Deborah Branson

Cleveland,OH

Summary

Adept Verification Engineer with a proven track record at Philips Medical Systems, enhancing team skillsets through mentorship and advanced verification methodologies. Expert in regulatory guidelines and performance verification, coupled with exceptional teamwork and problem-solving abilities, significantly improving project deployment and product compliance.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Verification Engineer

Bulk Apothecary/ Natural Essentials
02.2019 - 02.2022
  • Mentored and conduct clean and sanitization process and procedures
  • Conducted root cause analysis on deviations during verification activities, enabling timely resolution of technical issues.
  • Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes, and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
  • Established strong working relationships with vendors ensuring smooth communication during project deployment.
  • Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
  • Reduced operational risks associated with validated systems through periodic review assessments and targeted re-verification when necessary.
  • Managed multiple verification projects simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines and budget constraints.

Verification Engineer

Philips Medical Systems
02.1987 - 06.2017
  • Mentored and onboarded engineering interns best practices for verification engineering methodologies improving team skillsets.
  • Established strong working relationships with manufacturing ensuring smooth communication during project deployment.
  • Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes, and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
  • Trained and assisted staff in verification techniques, methods and testing processes.
  • Tested functional and compatibility of new programs or updates in comparison to existing applications.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues, resulting in reduced downtime and increased production output.
  • Documented entire verification process, noting changes or alterations completed.
  • Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team.
  • Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
  • Developed and maintained defect databases for known issues.
  • Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues.
  • Generated verification plans for various projects, development and delivery.
  • Evaluated function, performance and design compliance of every product against design standards and customer needs.
  • Evaluated change control requests to assess potential impacts on systems, ensuring ongoing compliance with regulations.
  • Completed pre-implementation testing for new system modifications to assess potential impacts.
  • Developed comprehensive verification master plans to ensure alignment across all projects and stakeholders.
  • Supported new product introductions by verifying equipment, processes, software, and cleaning procedures as required.
  • Collaborated on Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) development, incorporating input from the verification team to reduce liability and enhance successful deployments.

Skills

  • Formal verification techniques
  • Verification planning
  • Performance verification
  • Software-hardware co-verification
  • Regulatory guidelines
  • Quality management systems
  • Engineering systems testing
  • Equipment calibration
  • Testing protocols
  • FDA regulations
  • GMP compliance
  • Teamwork
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Customer service
  • Attention to detail
  • Multitasking

Timeline

Verification Engineer

Bulk Apothecary/ Natural Essentials
02.2019 - 02.2022

Verification Engineer

Philips Medical Systems
02.1987 - 06.2017
Deborah Branson