Process & manufacturing engineering
- Process optimization and troubleshooting
- Production planning and operations support
- Equipment reliability and lifecycle management
- GMP documentation, validation, and tech transfer
Work
Process &ManufacturingEngineer
Experience in process development, pilot operations, scale-up, manufacturing engineering, equipment, and process data systems across cell culture, fermentation, and biopharmaceutical production.
Fremont, CaliforniaPharmaceutical Process Engineer
Flask → 3 kLbioreactor scale-up experience
95%less time generating routine process graphs
60%production increase using existing equipment
93%reduction in campaign deviations
Focus areas
What I work on.
Process development & pilot work
- Experimental design and parameter screening
- kLa, P/V, tip speed, and scale-up studies
- Bioreactor scale-up from flask to 3 kL
- Fermentation transfer from 15 L pilot to 650 L
Systems, Excel & dashboards
- Excel process-performance dashboards
- Ignition SCADA and plant historian implementation
- Statistical process control and data visualization
- Power BI, Python, JMP, SQL, and automation data
Lean manufacturing
- Value-stream mapping, 5S, kaizen, and Kanban
- Standard work and visual management
- Root-cause analysis, 5 Whys, and Ishikawa
- Waste, changeover, downtime, and cost reduction
Experience
Role history.
2024–Present
Staff Engineer
Vaxcyte · San Carlos, CA
- Startup of a new fermentation pilot facility.
- USP MSAT representative for a CDMO clinical manufacturing facility.
- Data integration and dashboarding for pilot and manufacturing process data.
2022–2024
Sr. Process Engineer
GOOD Meat (Eat Just) · Alameda, CA
- Engineering lead for pilot-scale stainless-steel and single-use cell culture equipment.
- Led scaling studies and defined process parameters through 3,500 L.
- Implemented an Ignition SCADA/historian system and an Excel process dashboard.
- Reduced routine graphing time by 95% and operational cost by more than 50%.
2019–2022
Manufacturing Process Engineer
Codexis · Redwood City, CA
- Transferred bacterial fermentation into 15 L pilot bioreactors and scaled to 650 L.
- Doubled manufacturing capacity through equipment repairs and qualification.
- Led a $3M equipment upgrade across bioreactors, centrifuges, and lyophilizers.
- Implemented a 21 CFR Part 11-compliant CMMS and reliability program.
2016–2019
Manufacturing Engineer
AstraZeneca · Redwood City, CA
- Implemented a new API line and reduced campaign deviations by 93%.
- Increased weekly output by 60% using existing equipment and headcount.
- Improved batch success from 88% to 97% and cut changeover from three weeks to one.
- Led continuous process validation and manufacturing documentation improvements.
2013–2016
Process Engineer
Bayer · Berkeley, CA
- Delivered analytical-equipment CAPEX projects up to $1M within 5% of budget.
- Established commercial process ranges through statistical analysis.
- Led replacement of more than 100 obsolete instruments.
- Trained more than 300 operators and technicians.
Process equipment
- Bioreactors
- Centrifuges
- Homogenizers
- TFF
- Sterile filtration
- Lyophilizers
- Spray dryers
- CIP skids
- Clean utilities
- Washers & autoclaves
Software & systems
- Excel
- Ignition SCADA
- Power BI
- Python
- JMP
- SQL
- SAP
- FactoryTalk
- TrackWise
- CMMS
Education
B.S. Bioengineering & Materials EngineeringUC Berkeley · 2013
Lean Six Sigma Green BeltIIE · 2015
Google Data Analytics Certificate2023