User:DougCovert
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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.