Tou Thor
Madison,WI
Summary
Hardworking and focused on completing work quickly to consistently exceed targets. Reliable team member accustomed to taking on challenging tasks. Dedicated to business success with a goal to grow with the team.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATE, REAGENTS
Luminex Corporation
11.2020 - Current
- Manufacture buffers, primers, and the reagents used to detect respiratory viruses such as Flu A/B, RSV, SARS-CoV-2
- Bulk reagent aliquoting with handheld pipettes or a Gilson Pipetmax depending on job size ranging anywhere from 96 tubes to 17280 tubes
- Filled tubes placed in lyophilizer for 48 hours then pulled for cake inspection, each tube is filled with a wax bead to melt and seal the cake, packaged for distribution, qc samples, and retain samples
- Manufacture of wax beads for cake sealing in tubes
- Assist metrology with qualification, calibration, and repairs of equipment such as bead baths, heat sealer, lyophilizers, heated vacuum chambers
- Resuspension and dilution series of oligonucleotides
- Batch Record review for completeness and accuracy
- SOP reviews and updates
- Weekly cycle counts and laboratory cleaning and 5S
HEPARIN PURIFICATION PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Scientific Protein Labs LLC
03.2020 - 11.2020
- Heparin derived from pig intestine is transferred as a solution through pipes into large tanks where we use WFI to solubilize the heparin and then ethanol and salt to precipitate heparin while the garbage is decanted
- Use of caustic and acid chemicals to adjust pH in the heparin throughout the wash and cook process
- Use of Williams Tube reagent to determine ethanol concentrations in heparin
- Heparin is lyophilized and then pulled out to be milled, sampled, and packaged
- Pipe and tank set ups and repairs when needed
- Use of CIP sanitation system
OPERATOR LEVEL 3
Coating Place Inc
03.2015 - 02.2020
- Pharmaceutical contract development/manufacturing organization regulated by the FDA, EMA, Health Canada, OSHA, EPA, DEA, DNR
- Prepare coat solutions and other formulas under cGMP environment
- Use of the Wurster Unit where a base material is suspended by air and then the solution prepared is pulled from the tank through tubes by pumps and sprayed into the unit to coat at specific spray rates
- Coating runs for jobs can take anywhere from a 10-minute coat to days of nonstop coating
- After coating, the material is unloaded into drums, samples are collected, yield is determined
- Material size testing with sonic sifter and moisture content is analyzed
- Material is pill pressed or capsule filled
- Typical processing duties include verifying tasks performed by other personnel, maintaining forms and records, accurately calculating yields and ratios, precise measurement of components, close monitoring of process conditions, identifying deviations to processes under their control, and labeling containers as to its contents
- Clean, sanitize, and set up of tanks, pipes, pumps, tubes, wurster unit
- Train and oversee new operators as they set up and run their project
- Work alongside project coordinators and clients in the research and development of projects
- Controlled Substance Coordinator with security access to secure storage containing controlled substance and maintains secure storage records with a CS tracking program
- Held the position of Lead on 2nd shift, Operator Level 3 on 1st shift
Education
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WIHigh School Diploma -
La Follette High School
702 Pflaum Rd, Madison, WI 5371605.2006
Skills
- Stand up and sit down forklift experience
- Ability to work individually or in a team setting
- Experience training new hires
- Strong attention to detail
Timeline
MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATE, REAGENTS
Luminex Corporation
11.2020 - Current
HEPARIN PURIFICATION PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Scientific Protein Labs LLC
03.2020 - 11.2020
OPERATOR LEVEL 3
Coating Place Inc
03.2015 - 02.2020
University of Wisconsin - Madison
High School Diploma -
La Follette High School
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