Nabil K Whorms
Senior Manufacturing Associate
Dracut,MA
Summary
Results driven professional with extensive experience in supply chain operations, manufacturing, and logistics within biopharmaceutical environments. I am skilled in inventory management, process optimization, production planning, and cross functional collaboration to enhance operational efficiency. Strong background in cGMP manufacturing, equipment asset management, and supply chain strategy. Adept at working with ERP systems, compliance frameworks, and continuous improvement to drive cost reduction and efficiency gains.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manufacturing Associate, Production
Moderna
09.2021 - Current
- Managed ERP reservations for both bill of materials (BOM) and non-bill of materials (BOM) items, ensuring timely availability of materials for production processing
- Conducted on the floor verification of kitted items against process orders, identifying any discrepancies and collaborating with material planning to resolve issues.
- Performed periodic cycle counts of ABC classifications to maintain accurate inventory records and support operational efficiency.
- Oversaw reconciliation and scrapping process orders for expired, obsolete, and quarantined materials in SAP, ensuring compliance with quality assurance and regulatory standards.
- Created and tracked work orders in Maximo for equipment repairs, calibrations, and replacements to maintain operational readiness.
- Reviewed manufacturing electronic batch records (EBR’s) for accuracy and completeness, supporting quality assurance and current good document practices (GDP’s) compliance.
- Expertise in small-scale manufacturing of mRNA vaccines
Senior Manufacturing Technician, Production
Abbvie Bioresearch Center (formerly Abbott Labs)
01.2019 - 09.2021
- Led teams in daily production activities, training and forecast scheduling to improve efficiency.
- Facilitated equipment asset management across multiple production areas. Responsibilities: Coordinating calibrations, work orders, and inventory management.
- Participated in daily production activity controls meetings to communicate daily site utilization schedule to planning. When necessary, a firm zone entry was made to adjust the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
- Managed inventory accuracy in SAP, cycle counting, and audit readiness for production areas.
Senior Manufacturing Associate, Production
Lonza Biologics
04.2018 - 01.2019
- Cell Culture scale up: Scaled mammalian cell culture processes from bench scale (shake flasks, wave bioreactors) to pilot and manufacturing scale (50L - 2,000L stainless steel bioreactors) optimizing parameters such as pH, DO, agitation, and feeding strategies to ensure robust cell growth, visibility, and high product titer.
- Primary and Intermediate recovery: Performed and optimized recovery operations including centrifugation, depth filtration, and tangential flow filtration (TFF) to clarify harvest material and concentrate product; supported technological transfer group and process characterization activities in alignment with cGMP and regulatory standards
- Successfully led and completed projects including CAPA’s, TrackWise deviations, change controls, and batch record workflows.
- Strong understanding of internal and external customer needs. Seeks to improve relationships to drive customer satisfaction and continuous improvements.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in purification and cell culture manufacturing.
Senior Manufacturing Associate, Production
Sanofi (formerly Genzyme)
06.2016 - 04.2018
- Supervisor delegate for batch record reviews, on the floor training, and assigning daily site utilization tasks to manufacturing technicians.
- Global work leader for implementation of new change control systems to manage new, revised, and obsolete standard operating procedures.
- Strategized to establish key cross function opportunities during meetings to enhance interdepartmental flexibility, and daily capacity management within manufacturing.
- Collaborated with various departments to assess parts inventory and develop a kitting strategy for assets to be moved between cell culture and purification by material logistic coordinators.
- Comprehensive knowledge of large-scale protein purification using tangential flow filtration systems: chromatography, UF/DF, columns, nano-filtration, viral inactivation, formulation, and pooling of product.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Supply Chain Management
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts08.2025
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Membership Association for Supply Chain Management
03.2023
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Biology
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts01.2008
Skills
Proficient in; Delta V, Infor, LIMS, Maximo, PI Historian, QDMS, SAP, Sharepoint, Syncade, Trackwise, Visio, Veeva
Accomplishments
- Project lead for cross functional team implementing clamp cap valves on critical transfer panel ports to Ensure operator safety when dealing with pressurized systems.
- Served as area representative on the Calibration Optimization Team, developing site-wide guidelines to classify critical and non-critical equipment and optimize calibration intervals for all production instruments.
- Successfully brought Adcetris (Brentuximab Vedotin) to commercial FDA approval in 2011 and EMA approval in 2012.
- ERP & Supply Chain Systems
- Inventory & Asset Management
- Production Planning & Scheduling
- Supplier & Vendor Coordination
- Regulatory Compliance
- Process Optimization
- Cross functional Team Leadership and Training
- Procurement & Vendor Management
Military
United States Navy, Honorable Discharge, Pay Grade E-4, Petty Officer 3rd Class
Timeline
Senior Manufacturing Associate, Production
Moderna
09.2021 - Current
Senior Manufacturing Technician, Production
Abbvie Bioresearch Center (formerly Abbott Labs)
01.2019 - 09.2021
Senior Manufacturing Associate, Production
Lonza Biologics
04.2018 - 01.2019
Senior Manufacturing Associate, Production
Sanofi (formerly Genzyme)
06.2016 - 04.2018
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Membership Association for Supply Chain Management
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Biology
Fitchburg State University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Supply Chain Management
Fitchburg State University
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