Experience

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  Nebraska scientific

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1996

  Laboratory technician

  Preserved and prepared biological specimens for dissection and inspection for universities and colleges. QA inspector for final processes and overall shipping department. Prepared biological specimens for universities, colleges and medical institutes across the nation. Handling and knowledge of medical instruments and chemicals. Full inventory of product. Operated forklift with barrel catch. Quality Inspection Control over all products. Final Product and Packaging Inspector. Received Employee of the Year award for hard work and overall performance. Show less

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  United restaurant supply

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2008

  Inventory specialist/ purchasing agent

   Administrated freight claims for damaged goods. Streamlined all administrative work necessary to file the claim with the freight companies and followed through until monies for claim was collected with a 95% return record. Collected over $75,000 annually between Claims and returns. Managed all returned merchandise on a daily basis. Verified the return with the salesperson of record. Obtained Return Authorizations from the factory and insured merchandise was returned in a timely fashion. Negotiated re-stock charges with Vendors decreasing charge backs by 15%. Classifies, reviews and input data in the computer terminal according to current price, manufacturers name, part number/ model number and stock number of all products and equipment through Amplexus system. Accountable for daily and Annual Physical Inventory of all products and equipment.  Matched Purchase Orders with acknowledgements and corrected pricing discrepancies. Filed each Purchase Order in a timely manner including drop-shipments.  Maintained “non-stock” inventory list on equipment. Published weekly. Accountable for the follow-up of the requisitions and job orders of the Directory Team. Entered price changes of all products and equipment into Amplexus system as needed. Maintains technical library files and Vendor update publications. Perpetual accuracy of Purchase Order files. Verifies, checks discrepancies on stock quantities, packaging, quality and pricing. Obtained freight pricing information and product innovation for salespeople reducing costs by 20% and increasing improved on-time delivery by 76% implementing project planning bases on teamwork, quality and customer satisfaction goals. Supervised and managed over 4,000 products with 150 Vendors. Show less

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  Spectranetics, now a part of philips image guided therapy devices

  Oct 2009 - now

  Supports Biocompatibility Engineer with Project leadership by strategizing and assuring compliance of biocompatibility and sterilization in regard to regulatory and company requirements, while evaluating, developing, establishing, and maintaining sterilization methodologies, systems, and practices which meet world-class standards.Experience and demonstrated knowledge of ISO 10993, ISO 11135, and ISO 11137 standards and their application including knowledge of material compatibilities both from a biological and sterilization perspective ISO 13485. Show less 11Nov2013: Compass Award Recipient- Shared Values “Serve”12Dec2013: With Excellence Award (WE Award) Recipient09Oct2013: rEACH AWARD Recipient30Aug2013: rEACH AWARD Recipient20Feb2013: rEACH AWARD Recipient25Jul2014: rEACH AWARD Recipient20Aug2014: rEACH AWARD Recipient04Feb2015: rEACH AWARD Recipient11Aug2015: rEACH AWARD Recipient17Dec2015: rEACH AWARD Recipient02Feb2016: Certified Biological Safety Specialist30Mar2016: rEACH AWARD Recipient 13Sep2016: rEACH AWARD Recipient Show less

  • Sterility & Biocompatibility Technical Specialist

    Dec 2013 - now

  • Honors and Awards

    Oct 2009 - now
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  Spectranetics

  Oct 2009 - Dec 2013

  Sterilization load tech ii

  Function at expert level for sterilization processing, and laboratory testing to support the sterility assurance department. Able to coordinate validation(s) for sterilizer(s), laboratory equipment and other activities related to sterility assurance program.•Perform sterilization release program.•Responsible for maintenance of Sterilization Validation program. This includes coordinating annual re-qualifications, reviewing test data collected, authoring validation report, and ensuring all certifications are met. •Training and serving as sterile load processing consultant to inner department associates and various manufacturing departments.•Authors procedures and test protocols pertaining to sterilization and Sterility Assurance program•Assist in the evaluation, qualification, and validation of sterile products•Assures proper collecting, maintaining, and interpreting pertinent regulatory information such as sterility validations, test data, etc.•Responsible for day to day activities related to the in-house sterilization program. This includes: running validation test cycles, maintaining data, training, and overseeing QA functions related to the process. •Maintain Spectranetics files demonstrating vendor compliance and performance including authoring and reviewing sterilization validations and product adoptions into existing cycles.•Encourages continuous process improvements environment•Recognizes and address process problem regularly Show less

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  Philips

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2023

  Sterility assurance engineer
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  Philips igtd

  Aug 2023 - now

  Senior sterility assurance engineer