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Jeremy Behnke

Kenosha

Summary

Accomplished quality professional with technical, documentation, and communication skills. Several years of experience in pharmaceutical and medical device fields in a variety of roles, notably sterility assurance, environmental monitoring and DNA identification. Excellent investigation and problem solving ability, able to find creative solutions to problems and develop effective corrective actions.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Team Lead, Sterility Assurance

SGS Life Sciences
04.2022 - Current
  • Strong understanding regarding USP 71, 61, 62, 85 as well as AAMI & ISO 11137, 11135, and 13485 standards
  • Direct a team of 7+ microbiologists to complete cleanroom pharmaceutical and medical device testing of both in-process and final product samples
  • Facilitate employee interviewing, hiring and training for the sterility assurance and microbiology departments
  • Coordinate environmental monitoring trending across sterility, bioburden, and routine microbiology labs
  • Collaboration with leading radiation centers to ensure products receive the correct gamma irradiation dosage range
  • Direct daily staff meetings and agendas
  • Coordinate and author OOX (Specification, Trending, Expectation) investigations, preventative and corrective actions
  • Participate in FDA and ISO on-site audits
  • Write and review Standard Operating Procedures

Microbiologist

SGS Life Sciences
03.2021 - 04.2022
  • Worked within an Iso class 5 hood and Iso class 6 cleanroom
  • Direct immersion and membrane filtration sterility testing per USP 71
  • Dose Audit (VD Max & Method 1) per ANSI/AAMI Standards
  • Writing and reviewing client specific protocols and projects
  • Expert in surface disinfectant studies as well as container Closure Integrity
  • Biological indicators - population verification testing
  • Biological indicators - sterility assurance
  • Culture maintenance of dozens of microorganisms, both fungal and bacterial
  • Organism transfers, rehydrations, colony morphologies, gram staining
  • Genetic Identification - PCR

Orthodontic Clinician

Smile Doctors Braces by Hurley and Volk
07.2019 - 03.2021
  • Taking panoramic and cephalometric x-rays as well as intraoral photographs of patient's teeth to examine their alignment, bite and growth
  • Placing and removing braces from the patient as well as progressing them throughout their treatment (wire changes and invisalign checks)

Assistant Football Recruiter

Carthage College
09.2018 - 05.2019
  • Helped facilitate the recruiting process of thousands of academically and athletically gifted high school student athletes

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Biology, Spanish

Carthage College
Kenosha, WI

Skills

  • Environmental monitoring
  • Leading investigations
  • Ensuring compliance with federal regulations and communication across functional groups
  • Attention to detail
  • Conflict resolution
  • Customer focus
  • Coaching and mentoring

Awards and Certifications

  • CISS (Certified Industrial Sterilization Specialist), in progress
  • AAMI Community Member
  • 2x Carthage College Marovich Student Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team Nominated for volunteer work

Timeline

Team Lead, Sterility Assurance

SGS Life Sciences
04.2022 - Current

Microbiologist

SGS Life Sciences
03.2021 - 04.2022

Orthodontic Clinician

Smile Doctors Braces by Hurley and Volk
07.2019 - 03.2021

Assistant Football Recruiter

Carthage College
09.2018 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Biology, Spanish

Carthage College
Jeremy Behnke