Nicole O'Rourke
Bayonne,NJ
Summary
Driven by a commitment to excellence, motivated team player seeking a career transition where I can develop new skills while sharing my knowledge from quality control and international hazardous shipping, to make an impact in an area of quality assurance.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Shipping Manager
Stevens Industries INC
01.2010 - Current
- Maintained positive relationships with representatives of UPS, FedEX, USPS, and DHL shipping companies.
- Handled high-volume paperwork and collaborated with administrators to resolve invoicing and shipping problems.
- Communicated with vendor representatives to resolve damaged shipments and item shortages.
- Organized storage areas to optimize materials movements and minimize labor hours.
- Conducted training programs with employees to promote familiarity with company products and applications.
- Negotiated favorable freight rates with carriers, leading to reduced transportation costs.
- Set up local, domestic and international shipments according to postal, shipper and foreign regulations.
- Ensured accurate record-keeping through diligent maintenance of shipment logs and databases.
Chemist I
Akorn Pharmaceuticals
10.2002 - 12.2009
- Updated inspection journals and daily summary logs with quality-related data
- · Inspected raw materials and finished products to verify quality and disposed items that did not meet safety requirements.
- Performed technical laboratory functions in compliance with regulatory agencies and safety requirements.
- Established quality control measures for instrumentation and monitored data quality to operate instrument with control limits.
- Coordinated and performed analytical tests to comply with established standards and specifications.
- Provided technical support to production team, troubleshooting issues and ensuring a seamless transition from lab scale to full-scale manufacturing.
- Developed laboratory testing programs and data analysis while adhering to SOPs, ECOs, batch records and work instructions.
- Cleaned and organized laboratory and kept supplies well-stocked to save time, money and promote laboratory efficiency.
- Maintained organized, safe and efficient laboratory environment to minimize accidents and prevent cross contamination.
- Repaired, calibrated and safely operated laboratory equipment to reduce costly instrument downtime.
- Carried out laboratory tests and experiments to analyze, identify and isolate chemical compounds.
Lab Technician II
Armkell
12.2000 - 04.2002
- Maintained a safe and clean laboratory environment, adhering to both company and regulatory standards.
- Ensured reliable test results through proper calibration and maintenance of laboratory instruments.
- Performed detailed documentation of test results, supporting traceability efforts throughout the production process.
- Reduced production errors by meticulously examining products for visual defects, dimensions, and functionality.
- Recorded inspection and test results on data sheets.
- Provided feedback to production team regarding product quality.
- Followed standard operating procedures for inspections and tests.
- Checked color, shape, texture and grade of products and materials against established templates, charts, and samples.
- Operated and maintained testing equipment.
- Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
- Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
- Prepared reagents, media and solutions to use for laboratory testing and analysis.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
Kean University
Union, NJ05.2000
Skills
- Dependable and Responsible
- Shipping coordination
- Shipping Documentation
- Materials inspections
- Excellent Communication
- Organizational Skill
- Data Entry
- Hazmat and international shipping
- HAZMAT Training
- Training in hazmat procedures
- Hazmat Regulations Compliance
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- Data Interpretation
- Instrument Calibration
- Data Log Maintenance
- Analyzing test results
- Batch record analysis
- Recordkeeping requirements
Certification
upon request
Timeline
Shipping Manager
Stevens Industries INC
01.2010 - Current
Chemist I
Akorn Pharmaceuticals
10.2002 - 12.2009
Lab Technician II
Armkell
12.2000 - 04.2002
Bachelor of Arts - Biology
Kean University
upon request
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