Biotechnology Consulting Engineer (745)
Expertise
R&D Services: Chemistry, Biotechnology
Legal Services: Patent Services, Evidence Evaluation-technical
Chemical Engineering: Process Troubleshooting, Process Development
Scale-up in bulk chemicals and dosage forms
Validation in Manufacturing: Qualification of facilities and equipment IQ/OQ/PQ
Independent Evaluations: manufacturing. processes, environment, safety, patents, waste management.
Experience
Foster Wheeler, Chief Engineer
Scaleup of blood fractionation plant.
Design comparisons for domestic and international plants.
Safety audits and HAZOP reviews.
Fermentation facility simulation including scheduling.
Potent compound designs for API and biotech plants.
Life Sciences International, Lead Process Engineer
Conceptual design engineering for biotechnology, chemical and pharmaceuticals.
Led design of BPC plants for major pharmaceutical clients.
Safety audits and PSM. Managed database design/development for biotechnology information system.
Furthered isolation technology for pharmaceutical filling and operator protection.
Simulated CFD and environmental monitoring problems.
Wrote publications and committee documents for ISPE and IES.
Applied information technology to cost estimating, organization of drawings.
Implemented Web based applications and home page designs.
G. D. Searle & CO., Supervisor, Chemical Engineering Dept.
Led NutraSweet process development, engineering and scale-up.
Analyzed patents, evaluated processes and proposed competitive strategies.
Developed new amino acid recovery techniques for fermentation broths.
Evaluated bioseparation technology for peptide isolation.
Organized multi-discipline task forces for plant start-up.
Recruited, trained and developed professional staff.
CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, Senior Development Engineer
Supervised $1 MM chemical pilot plant.
Economic analysis of organic and fine chemical processes.
Headed process safety review team.
Spearheaded de-bottlenecking of production equipment.
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Engineer
Planning and design of grass roots vitamin facility.
Start up of high temperature organics plant.
Supervised catalytic hydrogenation unit.
Computerized information searching
Monsanto Company, Engineer
Honors & Publications
Isolator Evaluation using Computer Modeling"-part 1, Pharmaceutical Engineering,14, No.6, Nov/Dec 94, pp. 8-22
"Isolator Evaluation using Computer Modeling"-part-2, Pharmaceutical Engineering,15, No. 2, Mar/Apr 95, pp. 84-101
"Environmental Emission Control in the Pharmaceutical Industry", Pharmaceutical Engineering, 13, No. 4, July 93, pp. 8-22
Isolator Evaluation using Computer Modeling"-part 1, Pharmaceutical Engineering,14, No.6, Nov/Dec 94, pp. 8-22
"Isolator Evaluation using Computer Modeling"-part-2, Pharmaceutical Engineering,15, No. 2, Mar/Apr 95, pp. 84-101
"Environmental Emission Control in the Pharmaceutical Industry", Pharmaceutical Engineering, 13, No. 4, July 93, pp. 8-22
Presentations for ISPE
"Containment of Potent Compounds", Tampa, 11/92; "Pharmaceutical Pilot Plant Design", San Francisco, 2/93; "Potent Compound Design", Tampa, 2/95
Professional Memberships
American Chemical Society
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Section officer)
Tau Beta Pi (Engineering honorary)
Phi Lambda Upsilon (Chemistry honorary)
Education
M. B. A., Management Major, Farleigh Dickinson University
M. S., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University
B. S., Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute