BEN WOODARD

15716 Haynes Road · Laurel, Maryland 20707 · (301) 490-0222

PROFILE

· Experienced laboratory manager with over eight years of fermentation experience.

· Bachelors of Science degree in biology from the University of Maryland.

· cGMP certification through Bio Science Contract Corporation.

· Able to serve as a participant, facilitator or leader of both large and small groups.

· Proven communication, organizational, management and problem solving skills.

EXPERIENCE

Supervision

· Project manager for over forty-five projects annually with an annual budget of over $200,000.

· Responsible for laboratory and project budgets, than included fundraising and financial planning.

· Hired, managed and trained technicians, postdoctoral assistants and graduate students.

· Coordinate bioprocessing projects for local and national research companies.

· Evaluated and implemented chances in biotechnology process doubling revenues in fermentation.

· Augment funds for new equipment, laboratory expansions, renovations and improvements.

· Oversee financial aspects of company

Adminstration

· Administer client interaction to meet specific fermentation and purification needs.

· Coordinated a plan to renovate existing laboratory to comply with cGLP

· Maintain a current knowledge of existing laws and regulations pertinent to biotechnology field.

· Design and implementation of protocols and SOP’s

· Creation of undergraduate laboratory for biotechnology for University of Maryland.

· Review and recommend proposals for the Maryland Industrial Partnerships awards.

· Maintain working inventory of laboratory consumables.

· Founded company to produce and sell live yeast cultures for microbrewery applications.

Technical

· Operate pilot scale fermentors of 500L, 250L, 150L, 40L, 20L, 14L, 5L

· Responsible for facilities maintenance, purchasing and equipment installation.

· Product purification through column chromatography, HPLC, ultrafiltration, continuous centrifuge, tangential flow filtration and western blot.

· Installation of 250L Abec fermentor and creation of SOP for proper usage.

· Department of Chemical Engineering Safety Officer

· Isolation and sterile maintenance of over 25 strains of S. cervisea

Communication

· Complement faculty researchers with industrial clients.

· Assist teaching chemical engineering laboratory, biological process engineering and biochemical engineering laboratory undergraduate classes.

· Coordinate company expansion into biotechnology with addition of several new clients

· Report directly to the director and associate dean the monthly status of the financial conditions of the facility .

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WORK HISTORY

Manager, University of Maryland, Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility (BSF) 1998- Present

Faculty Research Assistant, University of Maryland, BSF 1997-1998

Consultant, Paragon Bioservices Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1997- Present

President/ Founder, Yeastek, Inc., College Park, Maryland 1996-1998

Fermentation Technician, University of Maryland, BSF 1995-1997

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science, Biology 1997

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

AFFILIATIONS/ CERTIFICATIONS

· Society of Industrial Microbiology

· Kappa Alpha Order, Faculty Advisor, Past President, Past Programs Director

· American Coaching Effectiveness Program Certified

· Completion of cGMP training modules from BioScience Contract Production Corporation (Cambrex)

PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS

· “Bacterial Fermentation,” Guest Lecturer, Biotechnology Training Course Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

· “Fermentation in the 21^st Century,” Guest Lecturer, Informational Seminar, SAIC

· “Microbiology and biotechnology,” Guest Lecturer, Undergraduate Microbiology Course, University of Maryland

· “Yeast Culturing Techniques,” Guest Lecturer, Home brewing Seminar, ATCC

· “Effects of agitation and pH on ethanol production of Saccharomyces cervisea,” Lecturer, Undergraduate Microbiology Course, University of Maryland

· “Biotechnology Basics,” Guest Lecturer, Maryland Day, University of Maryland

· “Project Management: How to complete Projects On Time, On Budget and OnTarget,” University of Maryland Personal Development Course

· “Managing and Motivating Generation X, “ University of Maryland Personal Development Course

· “Motivating Today’s Workforce,” University of Maryland Personal Development Course

· “Negotiating Conflict At Work,” University of Maryland Personal Development Course

PROFILE

· Experienced laboratory manager with over eight years of fermentation experience.

· Bachelors of Science degree in biology from the University of Maryland.

· cGMP certification through Bio Science Contract Corporation.

· Able to serve as a participant, facilitator or leader of both large and small groups.

· Proven communication, organizational, management and problem solving skills.

EXPERIENCE

Supervision

· Project manager for over forty-five projects annually with an annual budget of over $200,000.

· Responsible for laboratory and project budgets, than included fundraising and financial planning.

· Hired, managed and trained technicians, postdoctoral assistants and graduate students.

· Coordinate bioprocessing projects for local and national research companies.

· Evaluated and implemented chances in biotechnology process doubling revenues in fermentation.

· Augment funds for new equipment, laboratory expansions, renovations and improvements.

· Oversee financial aspects of company

Adminstration

· Administer client interaction to meet specific fermentation and purification needs.

· Coordinated a plan to renovate existing laboratory to comply with cGLP

· Maintain a current knowledge of existing laws and regulations pertinent to biotechnology field.

· Design and implementation of protocols and SOP’s

· Creation of undergraduate laboratory for biotechnology for University of Maryland.

· Review and recommend proposals for the Maryland Industrial Partnerships awards.

· Maintain working inventory of laboratory consumables.

· Founded company to produce and sell live yeast cultures for microbrewery applications.

Technical

· Operate pilot scale fermentors of 500L, 250L, 150L, 40L, 20L, 14L, 5L

· Responsible for facilities maintenance, purchasing and equipment installation.

· Product purification through column chromatography, HPLC, ultrafiltration, continuous centrifuge, tangential flow filtration and western blot.

· Installation of 250L Abec fermentor and creation of SOP for proper usage.

· Department of Chemical Engineering Safety Officer

· Isolation and sterile maintenance of over 25 strains of S. cervisea

Communication

· Complement faculty researchers with industrial clients.

· Assist teaching chemical engineering laboratory, biological process engineering and biochemical engineering laboratory undergraduate classes.

· Coordinate company expansion into biotechnology with addition of several new clients

· Report directly to the director and associate dean the monthly status of the financial conditions of the facility .

Ben Woodard Page 2

WORK HISTORY

Manager, University of Maryland, Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility (BSF) 1998- Present

Faculty Research Assistant, University of Maryland, BSF 1997-1998

Consultant, Paragon Bioservices Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 1997- Present

President/ Founder, Yeastek, Inc., College Park, Maryland 1996-1998

Fermentation Technician, University of Maryland, BSF 1995-1997

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science, Biology 1997

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

AFFILIATIONS/ CERTIFICATIONS

· Society of Industrial Microbiology

· Kappa Alpha Order, Faculty Advisor, Past President, Past Programs Director

· American Coaching Effectiveness Program Certified

· Completion of cGMP training modules from BioScience Contract Production Corporation (Cambrex)

PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS

· “Bacterial Fermentation,” Guest Lecturer, Biotechnology Training Course Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

· “Fermentation in the 21st Century,” Guest Lecturer, Informational Seminar, SAIC

· “Microbiology and biotechnology,” Guest Lecturer, Undergraduate Microbiology Course, University of Maryland

· “Yeast Culturing Techniques,” Guest Lecturer, Home brewing Seminar, ATCC

· “Effects of agitation and pH on ethanol production of Saccharomyces cervisea,” Lecturer, Undergraduate Microbiology Course, University of Maryland

· “Biotechnology Basics,” Guest Lecturer, Maryland Day, University of Maryland

· “Project Management: How to complete Projects On Time, On Budget and OnTarget,” University of Maryland Personal Development Course

· “Managing and Motivating Generation X, “ University of Maryland Personal Development Course

· “Motivating Today’s Workforce,” University of Maryland Personal Development Course

· “Negotiating Conflict At Work,” University of Maryland Personal Development Course

· “Fermentation in the 21^st Century,” Guest Lecturer, Informational Seminar, SAIC