Rebecca Lutz
About
Rebecca Lutz is from Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Rebecca works in the following industries: "Biotechnology Research". Rebecca is currently Quality Assurance Scientist 2 at Gradalis, Inc., located in Carrollton, Texas. In Rebecca's previous role as a Quality System Manager at Moody Labs, Rebecca worked in Farmers Branch, TX until Feb 2019. Prior to joining Moody Labs, Rebecca was a Microbiology Technical Manager at Moody Labs and held the position of Microbiology Technical Manager at Farmers Branch, Texas. Prior to that, Rebecca was a Research Scientist at Certis USA, based in Butte, MT from Jan 1992 to Jan 2001. Rebecca started working as Quality Control Analyst at Immunex Corp (now Amgen) in Seattle, WA in Jan 1990.
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Moody Labs is an ISO 17025-accredited environmental laboratory which provides mold and asbestos analytical services. • Designed, established, and maintained the company Quality Assurance System using SWOT analysis principles. • Principal contact during 9 external site assessments. Reduced external assessment findings by 95%. • Coordinated and conducted 17 departmental and 7 company-wide quality system audits. • Evaluated nonconforming work, corrective actions, and preventive actions (CAPA) using root cause analysis and FMEA tools. • Converted paper-based records and documents to custom-designed database. Optimized security, increased efficiency, and reduced environmental waste. • Developed tracking system for 1000+ documents and records using Microsoft Word and Excel. Coordinated document review schedules, distribution, and archiving activities. • Provided testimony and editorial comments / suggestions for the Texas Department of Health mold rules committee (2003), Texas Sunset Commission (2014), and Texas Department of Licensing (2017) for environmental mold regulations.
• Achieved initial accreditation and maintained reaccreditation with AIHA for fungal analysis, the first environmental microbiology laboratory to be accredited in north Texas. • Coordinated growth from six analysts to a team of fourteen scientists. Efforts enabled mold division to gross $1.7 million one year after start up. • Designed computer database for data input and report generation. Increased productivity by 50%. Decreased errors on client reports. • Created internal measurement standards and standard tracking systems. • Spearheaded proficiency sample exchanges between 9 laboratories. Used judgment to apply non-parametric statistical data analysis to monitor results. • Answered technical questions and provided guidance for retail businesses, hospitals, universities, hotels, certified industrial hygienists, home owners, and individual customers. • Provided legal disposition for the analytical results on mold lawsuits.
Bioagricultural: Jun 1996 – Mar 2001: Certis (formerly Mycotech) manufactures insecticides made from fungi. • Evaluated stability data for Mycotrol® and BotaniGard®. Extended product expiration, saving an excess of $250,000 per year. • Increased production capacity by 25% by reducing production cycle time. • Assumed primary investigator role for phase I research grant worth $75,000. • Provided tracking and compliance assistance with EPA product labeling requirements. • Supported national and international registrations for Mycotrol® and BotaniGard®. • Authored standard operating procedures critical to scientific function. Remediation: Aug 1992 - Jun 1996: Mycotech mass-produced fungi for oil spill remediation on soil. • Conducted fungal studies for remediation of contaminated soils. • Facilitated personnel transfer to bio-pesticide division when regulations changed rendering bio-remediation economically unfeasible.
• Standardized and validated stability testing protocols on new products, including Leukine® and Enbrel® to provide the FDA with expiration data.