Marco A. Mendoza Blanco
EDUCATION University of Southern California
Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering 2013
Master of Science, Biology 2012
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science, Bioengineering 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Baxter Healthcare, Bioscience Division, Thousand Oaks, CA
02/13 – Present
Quality Analyst I – QA Receiving & Inspection
• Performed CAPA Investigations and root cause analysis to identify areas of non-conformance and mitigate recurrence. Drive continuous improvement through cross-functional quality teams, Six Sigma methodologies, 5S, Kaizens, and FMEA.
• Established sanitization and cleaning Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for QA raw material/chemical sampling rooms within ISO8 and ISO9 classification environments. Qualified as Change Control owner.
• Reviewed documents, records, specifications, and reports against SOPs for accuracy and compliance based on regulatory requirements, internal guidelines, and customer needs.
• Initiated Inter-Plant Corrective Action Reports (ICARs) for non-conformances identified during incoming inspection of material received from other Baxter facilities.
• Inspection, sampling, and disposition of raw materials and chemicals to support manufacturing operations. Knowledge of FDA Regulations, application of current GDP/GMP/GLP and ISO/ANSI standards, and statistical sampling.
Biomechanics Research Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 08/10 - 12/12
Graduate Research Assistant
• Integration of anatomical and biomechanical principles to improve performance and reduce injury; use of surface and fine wire electromyography (EMG), force plates, infrared motion capture, and videography to capture, quantify, and describe the motion and biomechanics of sports and manual wheelchair users.
• Motion capture, postural assessment, surface electrode and marker placement, and manual muscle testing; EMG/Force/video overlay for user feedback; wireless, RF, and Bluetooth data acquisition, and signal filtering and processing; statistics; gross anatomy with cadaver dissection. Research coordinator for laboratory collections.
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, CA 08/10 - 12/12
Rehabilitation Engineering Volunteer
• Fatigue effects on muscle recruitment and mechanical load imposed on the upper extremity during manual wheelchair propulsion; assess longitudinal effect on shoulder pain and load distribution across the upper extremity in manual wheelchair users.
• Pre- and post-surgery motion analysis of referred patients: 3D kinematic and kinetic measures of joint forces and fine-wire EMG measurement of muscle activity and activation timing; data processing, management, report generation and preparation for presentation and/or publication; assessment, calibration and validation of portable metabolic unit. Research assistant for pathokinesiology and rehabilitation engineering departments.
Celula Inc., San Diego, CA 01/10 - 08/10
Process Development Intern
• Automated Dispensing Department. Use robotic system to aspirate and dispense reagents on microtiter plates according to experiments designed by the molecular biology, chemistry and engineering departments.
• Fluorescence imaging, end-point PCR, single-cell counting, micropipetting, dispenser & line maintenance, reagent preparation, image analysis.
UC Ergonomics program, Richmond, CA 06/08 - 12/09
Researcher
• Reduction of arm, shoulder and neck fatigue in overhead drilling; Hand and arm exposure of road-side workers to vibrations from pneumatic drills. Data collection, processing, and analysis; equipment maintenance, calibration, and field deployment.
Patek Lab, University of California, Berkeley, CA 05/08 - 08/09 Researcher
• Characterization and mechanics of the muscles controlling the striking appendage of mantis shrimp. Predator response to the rasping noise of the California spiny lobster
• Microscopic muscle dissections and electrical stimulation, physiological cross sectional area measurement, image processing, database management, physiological buffer preparation; microphone and video camera deployment underwater; impact force measurement; high-speed camera videography; material properties testing of biological tissues; SQL database upload, data verification, and queries.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Equipment: Infrared motion capture (CODA, Optitrack); Surface EMG; NI DAQ; Transducers: Kistler load cells, SmartWheel, PCB accelerometer, VirtualCo...
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