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Jamie Guenther

Seattle

Summary

I am a dynamic manufacturing professional with extensive experience at NanoString Technologies, excelling in project management, team leadership and quality control. I have a proven track record in implementing Lean principles and enhancing production efficiency while also being skilled in data analysis and lab techniques, including DNA extraction, Enzyme Digests and Gel Electrophoresis. I drive continuous improvement initiatives, successfully manage projects, and lead teams to optimize operational workflows.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manufacturing Associate II

NanoString Technologies
Bothell
08.2021 - Current
  • At NanoString, rotating each quarter, I lead process area teams including the quality control team, the media and buffer team, the cartridge team and the plate team for the nCounter System which is our benchmark system we sell to researchers and universities.
  • I also produce buffers that go into our spatial biology machines, our newest line of products, as well as train new and existing employees.
  • Outside of the lab I work on change packets to update SOPs, initiate and investigate deviations and non-conformances, run NAV production orders on batch records and lead meetings relating to projects I work on.
  • Projects I’ve worked on include being the project manager for a dashboard implementation project for cartridge team where I wrote the project charter and work breakdown structure for the stakeholders of the project, authoring and updating the cartridge 5s lean principle playbook for managers and leads, implementing Power BI for tracking products through its stages of production and editing VBA code for an Excel calculator to automate data analysis.
  • I also have crossed trained on the backbones team where I learned ExoPrep, code selection and arraying and I have experience with running machines and instrumentation including the NanoDrop, UV spectroscopy, the Hamilton, liquid Handlers/ plate fillers, re-rack machines, presses and heat sealers.

Manufacturing Associate I

Bristol Myers Squibb
Bothell
07.2020 - 08.2021
  • At Bristol Myers Squibb, I worked on the Cryo team, following SOPs to freeze patient samples, submit samples to QC, and ship CarT Cell Therapy biologics to patients..
  • I also managed inventory for ISO 7 and ISO 8 operations using Oracle to move, transfer and scrap inventory.

Research Associate

Dr. Kutter Phage Lab
Olympia
12.2017 - 06.2019
  • At the T4 Phage lab under the direction of Dr. Betty Kutter I ran many procedures as part of a research project isolating the bacteriophage from the environment and plating them against a collection of E.coli for potential use as an alternative to antibiotics for diabetic foot ulcers.
  • I became familiar with experiment design and troubleshooting.

Education

B.S. - Biochemistry

The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA
06.2020

Skills

  • Applying 5S and Lean principles
  • Project management
  • Task prioritization
  • Inventory management
  • Data analysis
  • Cross-training
  • Team leadership
  • Quality control
  • Production scheduling
  • Continuous improvement
  • Equipment operation
  • Laboratory techniques
  • Problem solving
  • Protein isolation
  • Enzyme digests
  • Change Packets
  • Deviation and Non-Conformance Triage

Certification

  • Working towards my PMP in Project Management

Timeline

Manufacturing Associate II

NanoString Technologies
08.2021 - Current

Manufacturing Associate I

Bristol Myers Squibb
07.2020 - 08.2021

Research Associate

Dr. Kutter Phage Lab
12.2017 - 06.2019

B.S. - Biochemistry

The Evergreen State College

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