Kishawnta Johnson
Hayward,CA
Summary
Environmental professional with background in fieldwork and monitoring, prepared to excel in this role. Successfully contributed to numerous environmental compliance initiatives, showcasing reliability and adaptability. Brings strong focus on collaboration, problem-solving, and technical expertise in environmental regulations and analytical methods.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Environmental Technician
Element
09.2022 - Current
- Sampling and assessing of water, surface, and air particulates to determine toxicity
- Recognize discrepancies and promptly address for resolutions
- Disinfect and sterilize equipment and containers to destroy microorganisms
- Reduced hazardous waste generation through implementing effective waste minimization strategies
- Stay up to date on current industry best practices
- Contributed to the preparation of environmental impact assessments for various projects, ensuring regulatory requirements are met
- Streamline hazardous materials management by conducting routine inventories and proper disposal procedures
- Enhance environmental compliance by conducting routine inspections and audits of facilities and operations
Complaint Investigations Technician
Abbott Diabetes Care
09.2018 - 09.2022
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system
- Perform routine testing (physical, chemical or functional) on product returned from the field due to a customer complaint, using a variety of lab equipment
- Summarize and record all test data and maintain proper documentation of all lab work
- Process customer returns in a timely manner in accordance with ISO and FDA QS Reg
Material Inspector
Gilead
10.2017 - 06.2018
- Data entry-record information about samples collected that day
- Inspecting outgoing medical shipments
- Making sure that all vials have the proper measurements and were properly package
- Making sure all vials present no abnormalities or discolorations
- Follow current SOPs
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technician
Genentech
06.2016 - 02.2017
- Understand controlled environment and aseptic processing principles.
- Follow current good manufacturing practices
- Adhere to proper documentation (manufacturing tickets and stand operating procedures)
- Maintain clean room aseptic processing qualification
- Perform environmental monitoring
- Clean prepare, perform filtration process, and operate filling equipment
- Participate in aseptic processing and filling of pharmaceutical products
- Formulate Buffer, perform dilution calculations, perform freeze and thaw operations, perform sterilization procedures (OSHA and FDA)
EMo Biological Analyst
Bayer Healthcare
09.2004 - 04.2016
- Provide analytical support of Environmental Monitoring in pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, laboratories, and utility buildings. Data entry and logging of samples into LIMS, SAP and excellent cGMP practice
- Cleanroom aseptic techniques, proficient in Class A-F Gowning with and without Bioshield
- Perform microbial CFU plate/cell counting for inspection and record bacterial, and mold abnormalities recovered from samples. Perform viable and nonviable HVAC air and surface monitoring, collection and testing of WFI compress gas and clean streams
- Follow work instruction, SOPs, kanban, and barcode data-pass
- Support the Purification, Fermentation, Media and Test environments
- Test and monitor BSL-2, 3 and 4 clean area, test surfaces, air and associates using several methods for collection
- Incubate and monitor sample growth and track data in ERP
Education
High School - Health Academy
Oakland Technical High School
01-2004
High School - Biotechnology Academy
Berkeley High School
01-2003
Associate of Science - Liberal Arts And Sciences
College of Alameda
Alameda, CASkills
- Internally motivated with the ability to learn in a fast-paced working environment
- Environmental Inspections
- Field data collection
- Chemical Handling
- Health and Safety Regulatory knowledge
- Quality Control monitoring
- Air, Gas, Swab, and Water sampling
- Worksite safety
- Data reporting
- Laboratory techniques
- Laboratory skills
- Laboratory data collection
Certification
- ISO Gowning (5,6,7,8)
- Water sampling
- Gas sampling
- Air sampling
- Swab sampling
Timeline
Environmental Technician
Element
09.2022 - Current
Complaint Investigations Technician
Abbott Diabetes Care
09.2018 - 09.2022
Material Inspector
Gilead
10.2017 - 06.2018
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technician
Genentech
06.2016 - 02.2017
EMo Biological Analyst
Bayer Healthcare
09.2004 - 04.2016
High School - Biotechnology Academy
Berkeley High School
High School - Health Academy
Oakland Technical High School
Associate of Science - Liberal Arts And Sciences
College of Alameda