DEBORAH E. NIEVES
Quality Engineer
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING • LEAN PRINCIPLES
CORE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
• Fully knowledgeable of cGMP’s
• Vast knowledge in Industrial Biotechnology
• Minor in Biology
• Strict Federal Regulations Industry
• Good team, communications and interpersonal skills.
• Cross-functional teams environment
• Leadership
• Spectroscopic equipment experience: Raman and Infrared.
• Gas Chromatography Experience
• Performs well under tight deadlines
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma knowledge
• Computer skilled: Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, C++, AUTOCAD, Word Perfect, Math Lab, Internet, Windows, MAC and Minitab.
• Fully bilingual English & Spanish
EXPERIENCE
P&G DURACELL LaGrange, GA Nov 2013 – Present
Manufacturing: Plant Technician
• Responsible for keeping production flow, meeting performance goals and maintaining the high level of quality in the products.
• Running production, use computer terminal, make the QC analysis, and performing preventive maintenance on equipment.
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO San Juan, PR March 2013 – May 2013
Project Design
Analysis: Quality System Management for Process Analytical Technology Applications
• Reviewed and wrote article on studies of different techniques used in the manufacturing process.
• Informative analysis focusing on a comparison between the current analytical techniques used by pharmaceutical manufacturing versus a new analytical technique known as PAT.
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ Mayaguez, PR January 2010 – July 2010
Research Assistant (Student)
Research: Development of a water purification system for rural community sustainability
• Responsible for analysis of samples (residual chlorine, turbidity, temperature and pH) to understand the progress of the system.
• Experimental Drum Filtration unit developed by the USEPA.
• Prepared growth media for heterotrophic bacteria and coliforms to analyze the water for bacterial contamination
• Validated an economic system to implement in small communities.
PUERTO RICO AQUEDUCT AND SEWER AUTHORITY Mayaguez, PR January 2009 – May 2009
Standards Compliance Specialist- COOP
• Evaluated the Residual Chlorine dosage to minimize Trihalomethanes and Haloacetic Acid violation of the Maximum Contaminant
Level.
• Improved the process in the filtration plant into a more economically and environmentally.
• Water samples analysis through different tests to identify the progress of the treatment plant. Some of the tests are chlorination, pH, temperature and turbidity.
• Worked in the Regulations Division. Reviewed the monthly reports of each plant to ensure that they met with the established parameters.
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ Mayaguez, PR August 2007 – December 2007
Research Assistant (Student)
Research: Database of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) using RAMAN Spectroscopy
• Responsible for analysis of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs).
• Obtained spectra to be archived and used in future work to identify chemical and biological threat agents.
• Performed analysis by Raman Spectroscopy technology to determine measurements of spectroscopic signatures of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants (CWAs) using vibrational spectroscopy.
• Supported by the U.S. Department of Defense, (URI)-MURI Program
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-MAYAGUEZ Mayaguez, PR January 2007 – July 2007
Research Assistant (Student- continued)
Research: Detection of hazardous liquids concealed in commercial containers
• Performed analysis on Raman Spectroscopy to characterize samples of hazardous liquids.
• Responsible to analyze fiber optic coupled Raman spectroscopy and partial least squares to quantify different substances and compounds.
• Determined the concentrations percent (lower than 5%) where mixtures of hazardous liquids can be identified.
• Supported by the U.S. Department of Defense, (URI)-MURI Program
• Presented at First Congress Advance in Chemical Sciences and Engineering in Puerto Rico; EXPO CHEM 2006 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; AICHE National Conference at Salt Lake ...
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