Brooke L. Bernard, PMP

Experience

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  Novozymes

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Optimization Intern

  •Made improvements to the Ultrafiltration system in the recovery pilot plant in order to reduce run time and add relevant automated data collection. •Designed and conducted experiments in the granulation facility with the goal of identifying bottlenecks in the pilot plant and to find gaps between the pilot plant and production.•Successfully identified bottlenecks and gaps between production and the pilot plant and made suggestions for how to improve the pilot plant to ensure the most accurate results.•Organized all of my data into a report and presented my results to my fellow interns and Novozymes employees at the completion of my internship. Show less

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  North Carolina State University

  Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Teaching Assistant

  •Assisted in running two laboratory sections a week for the Principles and Applications of Bioseparations class at BTEC.•Answered students questions and worked with them to ensure that they followed the correct laboratory procedures along with fully understanding relevant concepts. Labs for this course involved areas such as flocculation, chromatography, spectroscopy, protein precipitation, and SDS-PAGE.•Responsible for grading and collecting statistical data for either 40 lab reports or homework assignments each week. Show less

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  Novo Nordisk

  Sept 2014 - now

  Two year leadership development program consisting of three eight month rotations in the U.S and Denmark.First Rotation – 3-Star Team, Clayton, NC o Project manager for the Management Competence Development Project. o Successfully developed a standardized development process at Site Clayton that encompasses competencies needed to be a proficient manager at Novo Nordisk. o Strengthened facilitation skills through leading a workshop with 14 managers throughout the siteSecond Rotation – Assembly Management Team Hillerød, Denmark o Member of the Assembly Management Team in 25A acting as a project manager on the Shift Coordinator Implementation Project for FlexPen Assembly. o Collaborated with team leaders that had previously implemented the shift coordinator role in order to develop a standard for shift coordinators in 25A. o Successfully implemented the shift coordinator role on all 8 FlexPen assembly teams. o Created material for other teams in 25A to implement the shift coordinator role in their own areas. o Expanded business understanding by touring multiple areas of the company throughout Denmark.. o Received training in Project Management and A3 SPS Coaching.Third Rotation – Product and Optimization Projects Team, Clayton, NC o Shadowed on shift for two months as part of the Aseptic Production Shift Leadership team. o Gained a deeper understanding of our Aseptic Production processes. o Project manager for a Wash and Sterilization Optimization Project aimed to optimize work flows in W&S. Show less

  • Sr. Manager, Process Support, API US

    May 2022 - now

  • Manager, RMS and Ethanol

    Apr 2020 - May 2022

  • Engineering Liaison Partner

    Apr 2017 - Apr 2020

  • Associate Engineering Liaison Partner

    Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Product Supply Graduate

    Sept 2014 - Aug 2016