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Harmonization Conference
September 24th - 27th, 2007 ~ Indianapolis, Indiana
Participant Biographies
Jill Aherne
Team Leader QC Analytical Services
Eli Lilly S.A. Irish Branch
Dunderrow, Kinsale, Co. Cork, IE
353-21-4703614
ahernj@lilly.com
Denise M. Ansotegui
Operations Training Manager
Lonza Biologics, Inc.
101 International Drive
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801
603-610-4589
dansotegui@lonza.com
Denise Ansotegui has over eleven years in the Biopharmaceutical industry with direct experience in Manufacturing, Validation, Microbiology, and QC Stability. Denise graduated as the Outstanding Senior in Microbiology from Montana State University and began her career at Wyeth (formerly Genetics Institute) prior to joining Lonza in 2006. Denise has held site training leadership roles in GMP, Quality and Operational Technical Training since 2000 and was the site lead for a global corporate competency modeling project prior to joining Lonza. Denise is currently driving her site towards task and task family competency qualification approaches.
Denise has presented papers for training professional organizations in Linking Training and Documentation (PDA-2004 ), Choosing Learning Management Systems (BETA panel-2002), Development of Skill-based Performance Checks for Technical Training (BETA panel-2001), and Annual Training System Reviews (BETA -2005)
John Balchunas
Workforce Training Manager
Education and Training Manager
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
919-541-9366
john_balchunas@ncbiotech.org
John Balchunas is the Workforce Training Manager for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, a private, non-profit corporation that provides long-term economic and societal benefits to North Carolina through support of biotechnology research, business, and education statewide. John is responsible for assessing industry needs and catalyzing workforce development partnerships and initiatives by acting as a liaison between diverse partners including industry, educators, counselors, and state policy leaders. While at the Center, John has developed The Model Employee, a publication written for North Carolina community college and university faculty that provides detailed job descriptions, task lists and knowledge and skill analysis for six entry-level jobs in the biomanufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. Under contract to the Department of Public Instruction, John also led the development of Focus on Biotechnology, a biotechnology career guidance booklet for students, parents, teachers, and counselors. Prior to joining the Center in 2003, John worked as a technical writer in the biotechnology and medical diagnostic industries. John received an MS in technical communication and a BS in microbiology from North Carolina State University.)
Peter Berzins
Training & Development for MQLC
Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly Corporate Center
Indianapolis, Indiana 46285
berzins_peter_a@lilly.com
Eszter Birck-Wilson, Ph. D.
Dir.Manufacturing Technical Services
Lonza Biologics, Inc.
101 International Drive
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801
603-610-4733
eszter.birckwilson@lonza.com
Eszter received her masters degree in organic chemistry and her Ph.D. in analytical immunology (Immunochemistry ) from the Eotvos University in Budapest, Hungary. She was a postdoctoral felllow at the University of California, San Francisco studying the biological role of heat shock proteins and at Purdue University developing rapid detection of impurities of r-proteins. Eszter s biotech expertise is in downstream processing and bioanalytical development. She worked on chemically coupled bispecific antibodies at Medarex, NH. She managed process validation and the development of a second generation process of an r-fusion protein (Ontak). Eszter built up and directed the protein purification and analytical function at GTC Biotherapeutics. Her most recent function was the head of late stage development at Lonza Biologics.
Gary Bormett
Dow AgroSciences
9330 Zionsville Road
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
gabormett@dow.com
Kristina Carlson
Operations Coach
Merck
5325 Old Oxford Highway
Durham, NC 27712
919-884-4131
kristina_carlson@merck.com
Kristina Carlson joined Merck and Company, Inc. in 2001 at the West Point, PA plant following completion of a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University. While at West Point, Kristina held positions of increasing responsibility within Validation and bulk Vaccine Operations where she was involved in developing and conducting training. In December 2006, Kristina relocated to Durham, NC where she is currently an Operations Coach in the start-up Vaccine Manufacturing Facility (VMF ), where they will produce MMRII , Varivax , ProQUAD and Zostavax . Kristina has the responsibility, along with a team of Production Associates to maintain housekeeping of the clean rooms and operate the Equipment Preparation suite according to lean manufacturing principles in an empowered culture. She is currently involved in developing the training matrix and program materials for new employees coming into Operations.
Nial Carolan, Ph. D.
Manufacturing Operations Training Mgr
Human Genome Sciences
Rockville, Maryland 20850
240-314-4400 x7346
niall_carolan@hgsi.com
Dr Niall Carolan has been with Human Genome Sciences (HGS ) since 2004 in the Operations Group. He currently manages the Technical Training and Technical Services groups, and also leads the FMEA Program. Prior to HGS he managed Manufacturing departments at Novozymes, North Carolina and was the World Wide Recovery/ Purification Technology Coordinator for Novozymes. He also held positions as a Process Engineer in both the Process Development and Manufacturing facilities in Novo Nordisk in Denmark. He holds a PhD in Bio-processing from Queen s University Belfast, Northern Ireland and is a Six Sigma black belt.
Tom Cioppa
Manager of Buffer/Meida Prep
Wyeth Corporation
One Burtt Road, A168D
Andover, Massachusetts 01810
978-247-1756
tcioppa@wyeth.com
Education:
B.S. University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Harvard Extension School,
Cambridge MA- Chinese Studies
Work History:
10 years with Wyeth at Andover MA in Product Services
(Buffers and Medias)
Multi-unit area manager with Grand Metropolitan
IBM in semi-conductors
Taught English in China and Columbia
Other Highlights:
Played Football 4 years at University of Massachusetts, Adventure traveler (when possible)
Valerie Cowman
Training Manager
Foras Aiseanna Soathair Training
and Development Authority
Cork, Ireland
021-4856234
valerie.cowman@sw.fas.ie
Valerie Cowman has a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and for the last 8 years has worked for FAS, the National training and Employment Authority in Ireland mainly involved in upskillling, reskilling and providing training opportunities for people who wish to develop careers in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing sectors.
She has been directly involved in the development of the National Skills Competence framework for production personnel in the pharmaceutical, chemical and medical device sectors. This allows. those in employment to gain accreditation for their workplace learning and facilitates access to further education programmes. She has direct responsibility for the new training facility FAS have recently opened in the Southwest of Ireland to provide skill developemtn opportunities for manufacturing personnel in the biopharmaceutical sector. Companies located in the region include Eli Lilly, Centocor, Amgen, Schering Plough. Prior to this Valerie spent seven years working for LONZA Biologics in the United Kingdom in both Quality Assurance and Quality Control functions.
Connie P. Degen
Vice President of Operations
Cook Pahrmica LLC
1300 S. Patterson Drive
Bloomington, Indiana 47402
812-355-6746
connie.degen@cookpharmica.com
Connie Degen received her Bachelor s of Science degree in Food Biochemistry from the University of California at Davis. Since that time she has held several positions in Quality and Manufacturing operations in both the food and pharmaceutical industries. Some of these positions include Microbiologist, Project Manager, Laboratory Manager and Quality Director for a sterile parenteral contract manufacturer, Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions. As Quality Director, Connie was responsible for all aspects of GMP manufacturing and laboratory activities, as well as all quality-client interface and audits. Connie joined Cook Pharmica in 2004. In 2005, she received a Graduate Certificate in Regulatory and Quality Compliance from Purdue University, and is currently working toward her Master s degree in the same area of study.
Professional Affiliations: Member of the following organizations: Parenteral Drug Association (PDA ), Society for Bioprocessing Professionals (SBP ), Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS ), and International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE).
Jim DeKloe
Biotechnology Coordinator
Solano Community College
4000 Suisun Valley Road
Fairfield, CA 94534
707-864-7000 x351
james.dekloe@solano.edu
Jim DeKloe serves as the director of the industrial biotechnology program at Solano College in the North San Francisco Bay area. This program emphasizes biomanufacturing by training students in the skills required to work in companies that have located in the biotech manufacturing cluster in Solano County (located half way between San Francisco and Sacramento). He also serves as the regional director of the Southwest Region of Bio-Link, the nationwide consortium of community and technical colleges that teach biotech. On sabbatical he worked in the manufacturing department of biotech pioneer Genentech Inc. and he also served as a consultant to help biotech giant Amgen redesign the training programs for their biomanufacturing technicians and for their quality assurance associates. In 2000, the Association of Community College Trustees chose Jim as the Distinguished Faculty Member of the Pacific Region which includes the Western United States and Canada, Hawaii Alaska and Guam.
Michael Fino
Lead Instructor, Bioprocess Tech Prog
Miracosta College
One Barnard Drive, MS 8C
Oceanside, California 92056
760-757-2121 x6499
mfino@miracosta.edu
Mike Fino is an instructor and the coordinator for the Biotechnology program at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, CA. Mike has degrees in bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego, and, for eight years, worked in various bioprocess engineering capacities from research, product development, and manufacturing support for tissue engineered medical products. His experience in this area ranged from investigating the differential protein expression of ligament fibroblasts, the mechanics of native and engineered small diameter blood vessels, the development of novel bioreactors for cardiovascular and cartilage tissue growth, and ultimately the support of FDA regulated skin products for the treatment of burns and diabetic ulcers. In 2004, Mike joined MiraCosta College to develop a new Bioprocess Technology program that addresses the skills and knowledge required for technicians in the later stages of development and in production where traditional laboratory techniques meet the impact of scale, regulation, and process control. Mike teaches courses in bioprocessing, regulatory practices, technical writing, and biostatistics in both online and on-ground formats. To contact Mike, please visit our program website at www.miracosta.edu/biotech.
Scott Hallam
North Carolina BIObus
BIONetwork Capstone
Learning Center
Wake Technical College
9101 Fayetteville Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
919-337-2580
smhallam@waketech.edu
Scott Hallam is currently the BioNetworks s Mobile Lab Instructor. He develops and delivers Industrial and Academic training in the areas of biotechnology operations, quality control, environmental monitoring, cGMPs, etc. Scott has used his 17+ years of industrial biotechnology experience to develop and deliver programs to industry, community colleges and k-12 programs in order to promote the industry, enhance workers training and to promote science.
Scott has held various management and operational positions in companies such as Sanofi-Pastuer, Stryker Biotech, Covance Biotechnologies and Biolex Inc. He has been involved with a number of facility start ups including the most recent start up of the GMP manufacturing facility for Biolex Inc. This project was award a special merit award by the ISPE for the Facility of the Year in 2006. Scott has spent most of his career in Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing Operations/ Technology Transfer and Scale up of recombinant proteins in Microbial, Mammalian, and Transgenic Plant expression systems.
Jose Hanquier
Principal Research Scientist
Manufacturing Science & Technology
Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly Corporate Center
Indianapolis, Indiana 46285
jmhanq@lilly.com
Jose has an Advanced Graduate degree in Enzymology and Microbial Genetics from the University of Technology of Compiegne (France), 1986. His BS/MS degree was attained in Biochemical Engineering from the same University in 1985. Since 2005 he has been the Principal Research Scientist for Manufacturing Science and Technology at Eli Lilly and Co. Jose s career at Eli Lilly dates back to 1990 and has also served as Staff Scientist and Project Leader for the Bioprocess Development group. In his current position he provides technical leadership for all external manufacturing of biomolecules. Past activities include; technical leadership for process and regulatory issues resolution, providing leadership for process scale-up and technology transfer, and design and optimization of bioprocesses. His outreach activities include consulting to local and national academic biotechnology training programs. From 1986-1989 Jose was a Research Fellow at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
James Hewlett
Co-PI NBC
2
Finger Lakes Community College
4355 Lakeshore Drive
Canandaigua, New York 14424
585-394-3500 x7325
hewletja@flcc.edu
James Hewlett is Professor of Biology at Finger Lakes Community College. Currently he serves as the Director of Biotechnology/Biomanufacturing and Coordinator of the Natural Sciences Division at FLCC. A graduate of Bucknell University and the University of Connecticut, his background includes studies in Physiology, Pharmacology, Marine Science, and Molecular Ecology. Professor Hewlett is the New York Hub Director of the Northeast Biomanfuacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2), a National Science Foundation-ATE Center. In addition to his role with NBC2, Professor Hewlett is working with Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lonza Biologics, New Hampshire Community and Technical College, and the New York State Department of Labor to establish three new DOL Apprenticeships in Biomanufacturing (QC Chemistry, QC Microbiology, and Validation). Professor Hewlett sits on the Advisory Board of the Center for Bioscience Education and Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology, is an Executive Board member of Rochester's High Tech Business Co
Allan Kaufman, Ph. D.
Rowan Cabarrus
Community College
PO Box 1595
Salisbury, North Carolina 28145
704-216-7218
kaufman@rowancabarrus.edu
Allan Kaufman earned a Ph.D. in microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed post-doctoral fellowships in molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA. He served as a Senior Scientist at the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory of Emory University's where he implemented advanced molecular methods for the diagnosis of mitochondrial and neurological abnormalities. More recently, Dr. Kaufman has held managerial positions in quality assurance and production at companies manufacturing diverse biotechnology products, including anti-cancer vaccines. Currently, he is the Head of the Bioprocess Manufacturing Technology Program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in Salisbury, NC.
Brendan Kellett
Training and Development Associate
Eli LIlly S.A. Irish Branch
Dunderrow, Kinsale, Co. Cork, IE
353-21-4702369
kellet@lilly.com
Brendan Kellett has worked in HR and training roles in Eli Lilly for almost fifteen years, having previously held positions in maintenance and environmental control and utilities at their manufacturing plant in Kinsale, Ireland. During his tenure in T&D Brendan has worked in all areas of T&D and has also contributed to numerous corporate manufacturing training projects. As well as consulting with academic institutions including University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology, he has participated in a number of industry working groups on training topics common to the pharmaceutical industry. More recently Brendan has lectured in University College Cork in training and development and is a member of a working group advising on the development of a dedicated training centre for the Pharma industry built by the Irish government.
Brendan has a BA from University College Cork, BSc in psychology from the Open University, UK, MEd (T&D) from the University of Sheffield, UK, and was elected a Fellow of the Irish Institute of Training and Development in 2006.
Kathleen Kennedy
Vice President
Education & Training Program
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Researach Triangle Park, NC 27709
919-549-8876
kathleen_kennedy@ncbiotech.org
Prior to joining the Biotechnology Center, Kathleen was on the faculty at East Carolina University, where she was Director of the Biotechnology Training Program in the Department of Biology. At the Biotech Center, she oversees Center education programs, develops biotechnology-related curriculum materials, advises colleges on biotechnology education, and tracks biotechnology workforce training needs. She and her staff have produced BioWork, an innovative course for training bioprocess manufacturing technicians, as well as other publications on biotechnology careers and the related industrial skill and knowledge base.
Kathleen received her Ph.D. in molecular biology from Vanderbilt University, and M.S. degree from the University of Texas at Austin in cell biology. Her undergraduate degrees were in journalism and English.
She did post-doctoral research at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland. Her research areas have included membrane structure, bacteriophage structure and genetics, site-specific recombination, and the application of DNA hybridization technology to clinical diagnostics.
Marnia Kennon
Vice Provost of Academics
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana
585-394-3500 x7325
mkennon@ivytech.edu
Dr. Marnia Kennon is the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs of the Ivy Tech Community College system. She has an AB in anthropology from Vassar College, an MA in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a PhD in Higher Education from Indiana State University. She has worked in higher education research, planning, serving as the project director of the Ivy Tech Biotechnology Initiative -- a four-year project funded by the Lilly Endowment through which associate degree programs in biotechnology have been developed and are being offered at six community college campuses across northern, central, and southern Indiana.
Mary Jane Kurtz
Co-PI NBC
2
Minuteman Regional High School
756 Marrett Road
Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
781-861-6500 x320 or x396
mjkurtz1@yahoo.com
After attending St. Lawrence University, with a major in chemistry, Mary Jane attended and graduated from Boston University Graduate School with a major in biochemistry. Her research has utilized animal cells in culture as a model system, with a research focus on cell aging, cancer and retinitis pigmentosa. A desire to teach, as well as to do research, led to Boston University School of General Studies and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital. Using biotechnology as a central theme for reinvigorating science teaching at the high school level, she has taught for 13 years in the biotechnology area at Minuteman Regional High School, while writing and implementing a curriculum designed for high school students. In addition she has been the director of the adult certificate program in biotechnology.
Mary Jane continues to teach biotechnology at Minuteman Regional HS, while writing curriculum, assisting with the start up of new programs, and generally introducing biotechnology to all lelvels of the public from middle school to adult students. All this has been asssisted by funding from the NBC2 grant awarded by the National Science Foundation 2005 on which she is a co-principal investigator.
Sengyong Lee
Biotechnology Program Chair
Ivy Tech Community College
Bloomington, Indiana
slee@ivytech.edu
Dr. Sengyong Lee is Associate Professor and Chairperson for the Biotechnology program at Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington. He received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Miami University and did his postdoctoral fellowship at Indiana University. Dr. Lee is a principal investigator for the projects funded by National Science Foundation and he also serves as a member of the Bloomington Life Science Partnership Advisory Board (BLSPAB), a Curriculum Advisory Board Member for the CHAMPS Academy at Owen Valley High School, a Curriculum Review Board Member for the Statewide Ivy Tech Biotechnology Program, and a Mentor for Summer Research Institute program funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant. Dr. Lee has developed and taught numerous courses and certificate programs in Biotechnology.
Reuben Lidster
Analytical Lab Manager
BioConvergence, LLC
4320 West Zenith Drive
Bloomington, Indiana 47404
812-961-1716
reuben.lidster@bioc.us
Reuben specializes in (bio)analytical method development, validation and transfer. Reuben graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in German (wunderbar, ja?) and B.S. with Honors in Biochemistry. He then completed a Masters in Biology at IUPUI, while also working in the IU School of Medicine. Under Dr. David Sundin, his research focused on early identification of, and averting, antibiotic toxicity in the kidney. After graduation from IUPUI, Reuben took a Biochemist position at Eli Lilly and Company in Bioprocess Research & Development (BR&D). While at Lilly, he graduated from the IU Med Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Program. Reuben then took an Associate Senior Scientist position at Baxter in Bloomington, IN. There, Reuben brought in cell culture and CE technologies. In March 2006, he joined the BioConvergence team. Reuben was part of the original industry team working with IU/IUPUI/Ivy Tech in the creation of the Biotechnology degree. Reuben has also written and instructed several courses which are now part of the IU/IUPUI/Ivy Tech Biotechnology degree curriculum.
Amy Durocher Matthews
Training & Development for MQLC
Eli Lilly and Company
Lilly Corporate Center
Indianapolis, Indiana 46285
durocher_amy_n@lilly.com
Amy Durocher Matthews is currently a Training Consultant at Eli Lilly Company supporting Indianapolis Parenteral Manufacturing. She specializes in assessing employee skills and abilities, analyzing and trending people/personnel Human Performance Issues, as well as developing training solutions for the manufacturing, formulating and prep production operators. She is also currently working as a member of a six sigma team redesigning and error proofing hard copy manufacturing formulas.
Amy has been employed by Eli Lilly for 8 years, and has held positions in training administration leadership, HR training development, and the Dry Products manufacturing area. She holds a Masters Degree in Instructional Design from Indiana University, and a Bachelors Degree in journalism from Ball State University.
Before working at Lilly, Amy worked for a consulting company as an instructional designer specializing in HPI solutions for the steel, automotive and beverage industries.
Matthew Meyer
Director, North Carolina BioNetwork
North Carolina Community
College System
919-807-7155
meyerm@ncbionetwork.org
Matthew "Matt" Meyer took over as director of the statewide community college biotechnology initiative, BioNetwork, in November, 2006. Prior to that, he was Dean of Workforce Development at the Community College Workforce Alliance in Virginia. He has a strong background in economic development and service with the NC Community College System, and prior to his stint in Virginia, had been active in the Western part of North Carolina for almost a decade. In 2001, he worked with local community leaders on the Steering Committee to Strengthen Biotechnology in Western North Carolina while serving as Dean of Business and Industry at AB Tech in Asheville.
In 1994 and 1995, Meyer taught Mechanical Engineering Technology at AB Tech in Asheville, before becoming the Chairperson of the department in 1995, a position he held until 1998. That year, he became the Dean of Business & Industry Services and in 2002, he became the Dean of Corporate and Economic Development.
Todd Murphy
Biotechnology Program Chair
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana
twmurphy@ivytech.edu
Todd Murphy serves as the program chairperson for the biotechnology/microbiology programs at Ivy Tech Community College, Central Indiana. Curricula for this program was based on recommendations from a consortium of local biotechnology corporations include Eli Lilly, Dow Agrosciences, Roche and Baxter and emphasizes development of competencies in basic biotechnology laboratory and biomanufacturing skills. Todd has fifteen years of teaching experience in the areas of biology, microbiology and biotechnology. The last four years his attention has been primarily focused on the establishment of the biotechnology program in central Indiana and the refinement of the curriculum for this program.
Sean O'Neil
Maunfuacturing Trining Specialist
Wyeth Corporation
Sanford, North Carolina
oneills5@wyeth.com
Early training experience includes SME/OJT and training materials author in aviation electronics as a member of the US Navy. An activity I continue part time in the Naval Reserve. Following active duty I instructed physical and life sciences in the Florida Public School system although certified in Mathmatics. Later, while employed in Operations Management with a manufacturer of clean room robotic applications, I earned the APICS CPIM certification. Prior to Y2K my employer in robotics attemped a transition into Biotech applications. I took the initiative to transfer myself as part of the process and completed the BioWork curriculum and earned the BioProcess Technician Certification.
As Y2K s impact spread I continued my transfer into Biotechnology by accepting a Coordinator/Instructor position with the North Carolina Community College System. At Johnston Community College it was a pleasure to work with motivated faculty and students while teaching the BioWork Curriculum. I am pleased to be currently employed for over three years now by Wyeth Biotech, Sanford, NC. My duties include equal parts curriculum management, instructional design/ writing and instructing.
Josephine Pino Co-PI NBC2
Community College
of Rhode Island
400 East Avenue
Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
401-825-2136
jpino@ccri.edu
Josephine Pino is Assistant Professor of Biology and Coordinator of the Biotechnology Certificate Program at the Community College of Rhode Island. Before relocating to Rhode Island in 2001, she was Professor of Biotechnology/Biology/Marine Science at Shoreline Community College in Washington, where she participated in the skills standard, gap analysis, and articulation phases of the Washington Skills Standards Project for Biomedical Technology. Currently, Josephine is director of the Rhode Island Hub of the Northeast Regional Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2 ). In addition to teaching diverse courses at the college level, she has also taught high school chemistry and has research experience in the areas of molecular/cell biology and marine science, including time spent studying the biochemistry of deep sea vent animals.
Naina Rangavajla
Biotechnology Program Chair
Ivy Tech Community College
Evansville, Indiana 47710
nragava@ivytech.edu
Naina Rangavajla is the Program Chair for Biotechnology at Ivy Tech Community College, Evansville, IN. She received her MS in Biotechnology in University of Poona, India and PhD in Biochemistry from University of Mysore, India where she authored a thesis on using Permeabilized Baker s yeast cells as Biocatalysts. She has published peer-reviewed papers in the areas biochemistry, food science and methodology development.
Dr. Rangavajla has been employed in Ivy Tech Community College since 2005. In her current role, she is responsible for managing the Biotechnology program including developing and teaching courses, and also increasing awareness of the program in local area high schools. Prior to joining Ivy Tech Community College, she worked as a research associate in UConn Health Center, CT and University of Nebraska, at Lincoln, NE.
Russ Read
Executive Director
National Center for the
Biotechnology Workforce
Forsyth Technical Community College
2100 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
336-734-7651
rread@forsythtech.edu
R.H. (Russ) Read was born and educated at Loyola, McGill and Concordia Universities in Montreal. He is a qualified secondary teacher in science and biology from McGill University and taught both biology and chemistry in Montreal. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology; Masters in Educational Philosophy and a graduate degree in Health & Education Administration. He worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over thirty years.
His work with Burroughs Wellcome and subsequently Glaxo Wellcome led him to successive strategic marketing opportunities, including the launches of bench to the bedside antivirals such as acyclovir, AZT, 3TC and abacavir for the treatment of HIV. From mid 2001 until August 2004 he was the founding CEO & President of the Kucera Pharmaceutical Company, formerly based in Winston- Salem NC. In January of 2005 he was appointed Executive Director of the National Center for the Biotechnology Work Force, a $5 million program sponsored by a U. S. Department of Labor grant, based at Forsyth Tech Community College in North Carolina.
Jackie Rosales
Biotechnology Program Chair
Ivy Tech Community College
3101 South Creasy Lane
Lafayette, Indiana 47905
jrosales@ivytech.edu
I grew up and went to schools in the Pittsburg, Pennsylvannia area. I earned a B.S. in Biology and Education from Indiana University and an M.Ed. in Secondary Science Education from the University of Pittsburgh. After marriage and moving to Indiana, I earned an M.S. in Genetics and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at Purdue University.
I am a certified medical technologist in chemistry (ASCP) and a retired Lieutenant Colonel (USAR, Medical Service Corps). I have held positions in many laboratories over the years -- in hospital (University of Pittsburg Medical Center), military (reserve assignments), government (USDA), university (University of Pittsburgh and Purdue University), and industrial (Eli Lilly and Hood Citrus Processing) settings. I have also taught life sciences at both the high school and college level, and particularly enjoy teaching biotechnology.
John Sauers
Training Manager Quality Assurance
Global Pharmaceutical Operations
Abbott Bioresearch Center
100 Research Drive
Worcester, Massachusetts 01602
508-849-2763
john.sauers@abbott.com
John Sauers is the Training Manager at Abbott Bioresearch Center in Worcester, MA. He has worked in various positions in manufacturing, quality assurance and training in the biotech industry for over 20 years. He has been heavily involved with biotech workforce training and education programs since the early 1990 s. He developed the capstone course, Techniques in Biotech, in the Quinsigamond Community College biotech certificate program and has been running the course since its inception in 1993. In the late 1990 s, he taught in the Biotechnology program at Northeastern University. In 2007, John collaborated with faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute to develop and deliver a 5-week intensive certificate program to help displaced workers from the chemical industry transition into manufacturing positions in biotech. He was one of the founders and is the Immediate Past President of BETA (BioPharm Education and Training Association), an industry education and networking group for trainers and other quality professionals. John received a B.S. in Biology from UMass/Boston in 1983 and a Masters of Education in Instructional Design from UMass/Boston in 2007.
Lisa Seidman
Biotechnology Program Chair
Madison Area Technical College
3550 Anderson Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
608-246-6204
lseidman@matcmadison.edu
Lisa Seidman, Ph.D. has been an instructor in the Biotechnology Laboratory Technician Program at Madison Area Technical College since 1987. She is the Director of the North Central Region of Bio-Link, a national consortium of biotechnology educational programs that is headed by the City College of San Francisco. She is the author of two textbooks for biotechnology students: Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology: Textbook and Laboratory Reference, Lisa A. Seidman and Cynthia J. Moore, Prentice Hall, 2000; and Basic Laboratory Calculations for Biotechnology, Benjamin Cummings, published spring, 2007.
George Twaddle
Biotechnology Program Chair
Ivy Tech Community College
220 Dean Johnson Boulevard
South Bend, Indiana 46628
gtwaddle@ivytech.edu
George M. Twaddle is Program Chair for Biotechnology at Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend, IN. Mr. Twaddle came to Ivy Tech from a research associate position at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Research Institute, Evanston, IL. His interest in biotechnology stems from his research experience and his interest in the control of cancer and the pathogenesis autoimmune diseases. Mr. Twaddle has published on the inhibition of thymidine kinase-linked receptors in the growth of breast cancer and on the derivation of antibodies to identify the cellular receptor for Theiler s murine encephalomyelitis virus (used in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis). Mr. Twaddle s interest in immunology stems from his doctoral work on epitope mapping of the functional regions of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the Committee on Immunology at the University of Chicago. Mr. Twaddle has a Bachelor s in Biology from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Education of Indiana University. He relishes his present role as a mentor to individuals entering the new biotechnological workforce in Northern Indiana.
Josh Uhlig
Training Coordinator
Invitrogen Corporation
5781 Van Allen Way
Carlsbad, California 92008
760-436-6837
Josh.Uhlig@invitrogen.com
Josh is a training coordinator at Invitrogen's headquarters in Carlsbad, California. Josh has been with Invitrogen for a total of 7 years spending most of his time on the production floor working on a variety of product lines. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in education which made the move into his current position a perfect fit. As training coordinator, Josh is helping to develop a new training program for the Invitrogen's manufacturing department in Carlsbad.
Pablo Vila
Training Manager
Abbott Biotechnology Ltd.
POB 2191
Barceloneta, Puerto Rico 00617
787-970-7249
pablo.vila@abbott.com
Education:
B.S. & M.S. Chemistry in University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus
Experience:
Industry: Background in Technical Support, Quality Control and Training. Over 20 years of experience in transfer of new products, Validation, Product Support, Project and Laboratory management.
Professional Experience:
Training Manager for a Biotechnology (API) Plant
Senior Scientist/Project Manager, Technical Support
Group Leader for a Technology Transfer
QC Laboratory Supervisor
Process Chemist for a Chemical & Medical Device Plant
Academia: University Professor of General and Organic Chemistry. Support the University of Puerto Rico Arecibo Campus to develop a Certificate program in Biotechnology and the Associate Degree in Biotechnology Operations.
Sonia Wallman
Director of NBC2
New Hampshire Community
Technical College
320 Corporate Drive
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801
603-559-1581
swallman@CCSNH.edu
Sonia Sparks Wallman holds a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University. Since 1994 she has been involved in biotechnology education and training, when she started a biotechnology technician training program at the New Hampshire Community Technical College* that is modeled after an integrated biotechnology company (A Virtual WorkplaceTM). In 2002, Dr Wallman was instrumental in obtaining funding, designing and building a 5,000 square foot New Hampshire Biotechnology Education and Training (NH BET) Center for Discovery Research and Biomnanufacturing. The NH BET Center also functions as an incubator for small biotechnology companies.
Dr. Wallman is the founder of the New Hampshire Biotechnology Council and past member of the board of directors of the Council of Biotechnology Centers of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. In 1998, she became Northeast Region Director of Bio-Link, a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) Center for Biotechnology. In 2004, Dr. Wallman received a grant from the Department of Labor to increase capacity in biomanufacturing education and training at NHCTC and to support the Center of Excellence in Biomanufacturing for the National Center for Biotechnology Workforce. In 2005, Dr. Wallman received a grant from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program to support the development of a regional biomanufacturing center, the Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2), to work with industry and all the workforce. Also in 2005, the NHCTC s Biotechnology program received a Department of Labor grant to develop and expand the biotechnology education and training infrastructure in New Hampshire. Together these grants allow for the development and expansion of the NHCTC Biotechnology program and the biotechnology/biomanufacturing education and training infrastructure for New Hampshire and for the Northeast.
* New Hampshire Community Technical College is now named Great Bay Community College
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