About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1959166
LABORATORY SCIENTIST | PROTEIN PURIFICATION, CHROMATOGRAPHY & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Core Expertise
- Regulatory oversight of select agent compliance and laboratory safety in BSL-2+ environments.
- Protein production and recombinant expression workflows from microbial cultivation through final purification.
- Chromatography-based purification using affinity, ion-exchange, and size-exclusion methods achieving high purity.
- Quality assurance and method validation with routine QC, spectrometry, and mass spectrometry analysis.
- SOP authoring and lab operations management including inventory control and aseptic technique enforcement.
Project Background
- Led sole production of high-risk biological proteins, managing cultivation, extraction, and purification pipelines.
- Implemented internal QC project verifying production strains, reducing process time and improving yield consistency.
- Developed 20+ SOPs covering recombinant protein workflows, chromatography, sample testing, and general lab practices.
- Designed and executed ELISA, competitive immunoassays, and cell-based assays for toxin detection in samples.
- Optimized thin-layer chromatography solvent systems to enhance RF values and analytical sensitivity.
Key Skills
- Affinity | Ion exchange | Size exclusion chromatography | HPLC
- Mass spectrometry | UV-Vis spectrophotometry | LC-MS support
- Aseptic technique | Cell culture | Sonication | Recombinant protein expression
- ELISA | Immunoassays | Competitive ELISA | Sample extraction
- SOP development | Regulatory compliance | Select Agent Program oversight | FD-961 clearance
- Quality control | Method validation | Instrument calibration | Detailed documentation
Education
- B.S., Physics — Liberty University (degree pending)
- A.S., Laboratory Biology — Florida SouthWestern State College
Awards & Recognition
- FD-961 security clearance
- Alternate Responsible Official (ARO) — Federal Select Agent Program compliance oversight
Why Interview this Candidate?
A laboratory scientist with hands-on experience producing and purifying proteins and microbial toxins in regulated BSL-2+ settings. Demonstrated regulatory leadership by authoring 20+ SOPs and implementing QC initiatives that improved consistency and throughput. Brings strong chromatography, assay development, and documentation skills ready to contribute to purification, bioprocessing, or process development teams.
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