Lindsay McGorry
Folsom,CA
Summary
Team-oriented, self-motivated professional with 13+ years of progressive career experience in a regulated cGMP environment. Strong technical skills and proven ability to manage multiple projects, meet critical deadlines, and deliver on commitments with an emphasis on quality.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Process Quality Engineer
Philips
01.2026 - Current
- Supports high quality performance, compliance and process improvement at Image Guided Therapy Devices (IGTD) manufacturing and distribution site
- Analyzes product defects for proper disposition
- Drives management of Non-Conformance Reports from initiation phase through final approval and disposition of non-conforming products
- Supports monitoring of operations performance and assists with continuous improvement programs
- Prepares and delivers quality metrics and reports to cross-functional teams
- Supports Kaizen activities as quality representative
- Proficient in SAP inventory tracking system, Windchill, CATSWeb, TEDS, Sharepoint and other databases required for completion of daily tasks
Formulation Chemist
Applied Products
10.2022 - 09.2025
- Provided technical and laboratory support for nation-wide adhesives company specializing in water-based adhesives manufacturing
- Formulated new adhesive products in various industries (food packaging, labeling, construction, landscaping, marketing, etc.)
- Implemented new products from development phase to scaled-up production to direct sales
- Performed quality control checks on manufactured batches against current specifications to ensure product quality
- Assisted sales teams on customer site visits for technical support and troubleshooting
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to understand market gaps and brainstorm new product ideas
- Provided product recommendations to customers based on thorough knowledge of existing product line
- Investigated customer issues and complaints, identified root causes and modified formulas to improve product functionality as-needed
- Maintained documents and procedures for laboratory in accordance with ICH manufacturing guidelines
- Successfully assisted with leading annual ISO audits to maintain current certification
- Proficient in Chempax and Salesforce databases
Team Lead - Quality Control Stability Group
Ampac Fine Chemicals
01.2012 - 06.2022
- Demonstrated aptitude in laboratory evaluations of pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates in a cGMP controlled environment
- Performed effective troubleshooting to resolve analysis and instrumentation challenges
- Trended and compared results of materials stored at different temperature and humidity conditions, tested over time to identify potential degradation and assign re-test periods
- Mentored and provided guidance and training to team members
- Scheduled testing of samples and delegated tasks to team members to ensure sample pulls and testing were completed within the testing windows advised by ICH
- Acted as QC representative in several integrated process teams to deliver status reports to project managers and address QC items
- Peer reviewed work performed by other team members and released completed batches
- Authored stability protocols which define storage conditions, required testing, time-points, acceptance criteria and packaging configurations in alignment with customer needs and regulatory requirements
- Authored deviation and non-conformance reports and used investigation process to logically deduce root causes (i.e. Fault Tree Analysis, 6M)
- Implemented effective corrective/preventive actions
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and creation/review of complex calculation spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel
- Skilled in use of Chromeleon integration software used to program test sequences and methods, analyze sample data and compare sample results
- Communicated directly with customers to provide data and results, resolve issues, and enforce requests
- Trained in handling of controlled substances including chain-of-custody procedures and potent/hazardous/cytotoxic substances
- Coordinated with other teams (analytical method development, research and development, production, etc.) to provide technical support and input as needed
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences, Minor in Chemistry
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, CA12.2011
Skills
- Proactive Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Customer and Inter-Departmental Relations
- Organization
- Multi-Tasking
- Chromatography
- cGMP
- Laboratory Techniques
- Data Management
- Problem Resolution
- Quality Mindset
Timeline
Process Quality Engineer
Philips
01.2026 - Current
Formulation Chemist
Applied Products
10.2022 - 09.2025
Team Lead - Quality Control Stability Group
Ampac Fine Chemicals
01.2012 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences, Minor in Chemistry
California State University, Sacramento