Mikaya Carter
Aseptic Manufacturing Technician
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
To obtain a position as a Laboratory Technician, utilizing relevant knowledge gained from both coursework and previous experiences. I wish to incorporate my pre-existing skills into a laboratory related setting and demonstrate my ability to perform increasingly responsible positions in a variety of environments.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Aseptic Manufacturing Technician 1
Iovance Biotherapeutics
6 2023 - Current
- Work as part of a team to proficiently carry out processes/procedures to achieve consistent, error-free manufactured lots.
- Provides operational support functions including material stocking, kit and reagent preparation, cleaning activities, and equipment maintenance.
- Participated in continuous improvement initiatives/projects, sharing insights for enhancing operational efficiency.
- Documented all manufacturing cleanroom activities, maintaining accurate records for reporting purposes and quality assurance audits.
- Operated lab equipment for daily usage including: a Plasmatherm, LOVO, NucleoCounter (NC-200), LN2 freezer, Control rate freezer, Gatherex, Baxa repeater pump, Aspirator pump, Tube sealer and Tube welder.
- Report identified errors to lab management and participate in the root cause analysis, followed by the implementation of corrective actions.
Technician 2 Process Evaluation
Charles River Laboratories
03.2021 - 06.2023
- Perform routine experiments, assays, and procedures following well-defined guidelines relate to Process Evaluation testing services.
- Prepare materials and buffers used in projects.
- Maintain inventories of all supplies/buffers used in projects.
- Make observations and accurately/precisely record data derived from cell plates via microscopy.
- Perform data analysis and final result reporting to support product lot or process release.
- Adhere to protocols, SOPs, and cGMP/cGLP as they relate to specified tasks.
- Trained in the production of Virus Stock, Ultracentrifugation, count by Hemocytometer, as well as the calibration of pH and conductivity meters.
- Operated lab equipment for daily usage including: a centrifuge, fume hoods, water baths, safety cabinets, pipettes, vacuum filters, flasks, incubators, Petri dishes, microscopes, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, etc.
- Technical review of laboratory testing batch records for accuracy and adherence to cGMP standard operating procedures.
- Collaborate with study’s scientists to compose laboratory investigation deviations and corrective/preventative actions (CAPA) reports.
- Ensure the proper expiry and calibration due date range of all reagents, equipment, and materials utilized for testing.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Integrative
Hampton University
Hampton, VA 05.2016 - 05.2020
Skills
- Qualified for Aseptic gowning and techniques
- Routine and Batch-Specific personnel monitoring
- LIMS
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Conducted various methods to achieve the classification of microorganisms via Gram Staining
- Utilized skills in evolutionary taxonomy and dichotomous keys to determine the ecological characterization of insects
Student Research Experience
Mentor: Dr. Shawn Dash - Field of Study: Zoology
Description: Conducted research on soil invertebrate biodiversity & abundance of Mariners Woods in Newport News, VA.
Mentor: Dr. Eric Lewallen - Field of Study: Bioinformatics
Description: Studied and analyzed a selected variant associated with Alopecia using multiple databases. Identified its relevant sequence, SNP’s, Exons, and attempted a search to report any epigenetic regulators for the sequence of interest.
Mentor: Dr. Herman Fennell - Field of Study: Molecular Biology
Description: Initiated developing a method to test if Leucine-rich repeat (LRR) containing the tumor suppressor presumed negative of ErbB family of the receptor for tyrosine kinases.
Extracurricular Activities
Volunteer at ACCT animal shelter, Attended Vet Med VetTRAC 2019 summer program, Affiliated with Black Girls do Stem, Majestic Dance Troupe, and SEEDS organization.
Timeline
Technician 2 Process Evaluation
Charles River Laboratories
03.2021 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Integrative
Hampton University
05.2016 - 05.2020
Aseptic Manufacturing Technician 1
Iovance Biotherapeutics
6 2023 - Current