Experience

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  Procter & gamble

  Aug 1994 - May 2001

  Senior research associate

  Research and development for novel consumer antimicrobial products in fabric and home care. Primary projects included Fit Fruit and Vegetable wash and Febreze Fabric Refresher; co-inventor on 41 US and World patents; served on division occupational safety and corporate biosafety teams.

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  University of cincinnati

  May 2003 - Jul 2012

  Biosafety specialist, alternate bsat responsible official

  Established the first formalized institutional biosafety program; developed and implemented institutional policies and procedures for activities involving the use of infectious agents and recombinant DNA, Alternate Responsible Official, primary program manager and liaison with federal regulatory agencies for biological select agents and toxins; administration of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (developed an electronic submission form, assisted PIs with submissions, reviewed protocols, assigned committee reviewers, ensured compliance with NIH Guidelines, coordinated meetings, communicated results to PIs, etc.); led multiple CDC and APHIS facility and BSAT program inspections. Show less

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  Sts systems integration, llc

  Jul 2012 - Oct 2016

  Biosafety program manager, bsl-3 manager

  Government contractor to the 711th Human Performance Wing, United States Air Force; Established the institutional biosafety program; developed and implemented institutional policies and procedures for activities involving the use of infectious agents and recombinant DNA, advised, established written plans and provided administrative support for biological select agents and toxins and biological personnel reliability programs; established the Institutional Biosafety Committee and Institutional Review Entity for DURC including policies and administrative procedures (developed an electronic submission form, assisted PIs with submissions, reviewed protocols, assigned committee reviewers, ensured compliance with the NIH Guidelines, coordinated meetings, communicated results to PIs, etc.); developed Biosafety, BSAT and BPRP training for institutional officials and laboratory personnel; led interagency BSAT facility and program inspections. Show less

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  World biohaztec

  Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

  Consulting public health biosafety officer

  Guide the development of policies and procedures that help to ensure the safety of laboratory staff and the provision of a safe physical environment to meet biosafety and broader safety requirements for the Ohio Department of Health Laboratory (ODHL) network including public and private sentinel laboratories (120 – 140 sites): including biorisk evalutation and management, advise in BSL-1 through BSL-3 operations, laboratory inspections, education and training programs, guidelines for recombinant DNA, infection control, hazard communicaiton, PPE, emergency/incident reponse and security. Assisted with the development of workplace safety policies and manuals. Show less

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  Fujifilm diosynth biotechnologies

  Jan 2017 - now

  Develop and manage Environmental Health and Safety and Biosafety programs for a multi-national contract, development and biopharmaceutical manufacturing organization. Areas of responsibility include federal, state, and local environmental compliance, OSHA 1910, occupational health, local emergency planning, HMR and DGR, import/export, biosafety, general compliance (corporate, trade, etc), industrial athleticism/ergonomics, training, and facilities audits. From ninety employees and one manufacturing facility (~80K sq. ft.) in 2017 to three manufacturing facilities (~200K sq. ft. total) and greater than three hundred employees. Currently in development, The Gene Therapy Innovation Center to support the expansion of process sciences, warehousing expansion, and ~120K additional square feet of manufacturing and support space for manufacture of cell and gene therapy products. Show less

  • Associate Director, EHS and Biosafety Officer

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Senior Manager Environmental Health Safety, Biosafety Officer

    Jan 2017 - Sept 2024