David Collins

Experience

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  USC Ltd

  Apr 2006 - Sept 2008

  Sales Consultant
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  Hampshire Cosmetics Ltd

  Aug 2012 - Apr 2013

  Microbiology Technician

  Key responsibilities include performing Total Viable Count to assess product quality and conducting Preservative Efficacy Testing on all new products. Protocols rely heavily on pipetting skills, aseptic technique, inoculation and colony counting. This role involves assisting the senior microbiologist to monitor any microbial contamination and recommend solutions and preventative measures. Further duties include microbial monitoring of air and water outlets as well as general laboratory procedures and maintenance of technical administration. Show less

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  GlaxoSmithKline Pharma GmbH

  Apr 2013 - Aug 2013

  Microbiologist

  Responsible for environmental quality assurance within the pharmaceutical manufacturing site, incorporating sterile and non-sterile manufacturing streams up to Grade A (Class 100) standard. Microbiological monitoring for oral, sterile, primary and stability products following SOP’s and accurately documenting the results as part of the quality control process. Adhering to strict GMP requirements with regular external audits. High levels of clean room and gowning experience. Additional experience includes regular trending and input of biological data using Biotrend software for result analysis. Show less

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  The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

  Aug 2013 - May 2016

  QA Microbiologist and Product Evaluator

  Responsible for the microbiological assessment of all susceptible raw materials, bulk and filled stock for product release. Responsibility is held to investigate out of specification results via root cause examination of on-site processes and the completion of out of spec reports ensuring corrective action is initiated if required. Routine duties include preparation of a variety of media, organism identification, environmental monitoring and use of D-Count and Celsis as the sites form of rapid microbial methods. Physical and chemical acceptability of line start up samples are assessed in the role of product evaluator. Responsibility is held to review deviations and conduct site audits to assess quality and validity of standard operating procedures and of site equipment and machinery. Training and supervising staff in a variety of laboratory procedures is also included in this role. Daily use of SAP software, Quality Work Bench and MODA is conducted for the compilation and entry of sample data and microbiological results. Show less

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  Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing UK

  May 2016 - Apr 2019

  Quality Manager

  Responsibility held to manage and maintain the Quality Management System ensuring UKAS accreditation and compliance to ISO 17025. The company conducts a variety of microbiological services covering most industrial microbiological techniques, disinfectant testing/validation and specialist services including quality system auditing, risk assessment, validation and laboratory training. As quality manager the production and review of standard operating procedures across all services is conducted to ensure compliance is held to MHRA and FDA standard. The role of Quality Manager includes a variety of duties within the microbiological services lab including CAPA management, non-compliance/deviation management, customer and supplier auditing, root cause analysis, management of proficiency testing and internal quality control schemes, overseeing vendor approval, sending and collating supplier quality data and hosting regulatory audits. Responsibility is also held in overseeing validation projects of onsite activities and ensuring that all facilities, processes, equipment and methods are fully validated to GMP standards. Show less

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  British American Tobacco

  Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

  R&D Quality Process Manager

  Main duties include generation, maintenance and development of validation procedures and qualification implementing continuous improvement and taking responsibility for the R&D Master Validation Plan. Responsibility is held in aligning the validation and change control systems and supporting users to ensure a metrology approach supports VMP for equipment and instruments. Responsibility of defining and reporting metrics as administrator for the central validation and change control databases. Internal and External Auditing is performed within this role including approval inspection of suppliers and subcontractors. QA focus within the Innovation Development Centre assisting execution of next generation product development in adherence to the ISO 9001 Quality Management System. Risk assessment, failure mode effects analysis, CAPA, deviation and training activities also performed within this role. Show less

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  Ecolab

  Jan 2020 - now

  Management of projects with all aspects of technical support in line with the most recent regulatory requirements liaising with other technical team members to provide services required to meet the client’s needs. Building close technical partnerships with clients and support with their internal projects relating to cleaning and disinfection. This includes identifying opportunities where Ecolab can assist and support to make their processes more efficient, compliant, or harmonise to reduce workload at an individual site level.Management of multi site disinfectant efficacy validation projects, this includes advising on appropriate methodology, customer organisms/surfaces to be tested and experimental design. Maintaining strong professional relationships with contract testing laboratories and manage customer test projects. This also includes supporting clients with rationales for test results and progressing into implementation at site level.Working closely with internal Corporate Account Management team to ensure they are aligned on objectives and have a full overview of client needs. Show less Working alongside customers at their facilities to identify potential improvements ensuring regulatory compliance, improved product quality and operational efficiency opportunities. Supporting technical enquiries and customer disinfectant efficacy validation (advising on appropriate methodology, customer organisms/surfaces to be tested and experimental design). Technical expertise required across a broad base of applications to resolve complex customer problems in cleanrooms and manufacturing applications including customer technical visits and full site surveys. Review of customer processes and the cleaning/disinfection products in place to ensure they are both compliant and efficient. The role includes presenting customer-facing seminars and internal training on GMPs, Microbiology, efficacy testing and cleaning and disinfection. Show less

  • Principal Global Technical Consultant

    Dec 2024 - now

  • Senior Global Technical Consultant

    Jul 2021 - Dec 2024

  • Global Technical Consultant

    Jan 2020 - Jul 2021