Amanda Reiter

As a Supplier Quality Management professional at Genentech I collaborated with vendors to ensure materials and Genentech products are held to the highest quality standards. I also performed a wide range of data management and project management tasks to improve data integrity and prepare for FDA audits.

As a researcher in the polymers lab of Dr. Skip Rochefort, I worked on multiple biological applications of polymer materials. I worked on three main projects spanning four years. - Developed gel formulations for the specific treatment of burn patients and diabetic skin ulcers. - Innovated hydrogels for spinal disc replacement and repair - prepared hydrogels and performed rheological testing (shear and compression) as well as therogravimetry analysis. Interpreted data. Presented research at Oregon Bioscience Association Annual Conference - Researched molecular and rheological properties of equine synovial fluid to find effective treatments for lameness in horses and potential applications to knee joint lubrication in humans using size exclusion chromatography.

- Corresponded globally with technicians, leads, supervisors, and managers to determine the unknown compression set spec for a new foam material to quantify the material capabilities. - Analyzed current test methods for reliability; explored new test methods for potential application. - Used both a technical and business expertise in order to perform a cost analysis on a variety of material types for sock liner application.