User:DougCovert
My Background
[edit]Personal:
. Born and raised near Toronto ON, Canada . Lived in Saskatoon SK, Seattle WA, and Athens GA. Currently reside near Oklahoma City, OK . Married with three children
Career Summary:
. Twenty years experience in biotechnology, specializing in the optimization, scale-up and manufacture of microbial and mammalian process technologies. Biotech sectors include biological inoculants in agriculture, therapeutic protein production, biofuels and vaccines.
Specialties:
- . Extensive operational knowledge of upstream and downstream bioprocess equipment
- . Coaching, mentoring and supervision
- . CMO tech transfer
- . Capital project procurement
- . SCADA systems
- . DOE and statistical analysis
- . PAT and product analysis
- . Validation
- . Project management
- . Presentation & report writing
- . GLP, cGMP
Organizations:
. Former member of the Society for Industrial Microbiology of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Recreational activities:
. Hockey, soccer, golf, biking, hiking, camping, canoeing, gardening, reading.