Tyler Allen
Limington,ME
Summary
A scientist/chemist with seven years of experience who possesses strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, respectfulness, and accountability. I have extensive knowledge in Lean Six Sigma, GDP/GMP, 6S, and quality management systems. References can be furnished upon request.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chemist II - Technical Manufacturing
Abbot Rapid Diagnostics
Scarborough, ME
01.2022 - Current
- Initated/owned/investigated QIs and CAPAs
- Completed Lean Six Sigma Green and Yellow Belt training
- Completed fourteen-step lean training and successfully implemented cost saving ideas
- Created and edited manufacturing SOPs per GMP
- Initiated change orders and change actions using Agile document control system
Chemist I - Technical Manufacturing
Abbot Rapid Diagnostics
Scarborough, ME
12.2019 - 01.2022
- Managed lab 6s program including conducting new hire trainings, and maintaining rotating lab cleaning schedule
- Primary Trainer during the Covid-19 pandemic: trained new hires in various manufacturing processes specifically pertaining to Abbott BinaxNOW Covid-19 rapid test
- Performed trade secret procedures for gold nanoparticle-antibody conjugates (Legionella, NMP22, S. pneumoniae)
- Purified proteins used in creating antigen stocks for test controls
- Functional tested EIA (ELISA) plate assays with varying components/controls
- Cultured S. Aureus and E. Coli colonies using blood agar plates and other mediums
- Matched red gold stock conjugates with various lateral flow nitrocellulose membranes using testing data to meet specific sensitivity requirements.
- Manually laminated several lateral flow assays used for testing differences in conjugate OD (optical densities), nitrocellulose variation, and its effects on assay sensitivity
Associate Scrientist I
IDEXX Laboratories
Westbrook, ME
10.2018 - 12.2019
- Performed scientific experiments validating new and existing IDEXX Catalyst products
- Involved in validation testing including but not limited to, Precision, Method Comparison, Interfering Substances, etc.
- Gathered/Formatted/Organized data via JMP, and Excel
- Assisted product support chemistry projects such as Whole Blood Separator validation, SDMA precision, Progesterone Precision/method comparison/linearity/hemolysis, etc.
Research Technician
Wells National Research Estuarine Reserve,
Wells, ME
01.2018 - 10.2018
- Collaborated on data collection and data analysis/reporting for Green Crab Project and Effect of hatchery preconditioning to brackish water on stocked brown trout behavior in the Mousam River Estuary, Maine
- Utilized acoustic tags and passive acoustic receivers to track various organisms (Green Crabs, Brown trout)
- Designed and constructed aquaculture system
- Assisted in eDNA Invasive Species Monitoring Project
- Contributed to larval fish picking
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME05-2018
Skills
- GMP/GDP
- Quality management system (Agile)
- QI/CAPA owner/initiator/investigation
- SOP writing/editing via QMS system
- Lean Six Sigma (yellow and green belt trained)
- Fourteen-step lean
- Project management
- SAP inventory management system
- JMP statistical software
- Sample collection and preservation
- ELISA Assays
- Ion exchange chromatography
- Protein purification
- Bacterial colony culturing
- Keyence VR-3000 3D laser scanning
- Spectrophotometry
- Lateral flow assays
- Mechanically inclined
Certification
- HAZMAT at the operations and awareness level
- CPR
- Emergency Vehicle Operations Certificate
- Firefighter I
- Firefighter II
Timeline
Chemist II - Technical Manufacturing
Abbot Rapid Diagnostics
01.2022 - Current
Chemist I - Technical Manufacturing
Abbot Rapid Diagnostics
12.2019 - 01.2022
Associate Scrientist I
IDEXX Laboratories
10.2018 - 12.2019
Research Technician
Wells National Research Estuarine Reserve,
01.2018 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
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