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Mary J. (Jody) SimonCamarillo, CA 93012

Summary and ObjectiveOver 20 years of experience including vendor management, contract management, project management, business analysis, validation/qualification, and biochemistry. Business professional with strong analytical and technical abilities. Seeking a position which will utilize my skills and experience and afford me the opportunity to grow and bring value back to the organization.

Employment History

Amgen, Inc.

IS Vendor Management Office / Vendor Relationship Manager 2009 to 2014• Manage Amgen’s agreements with IS service providers. Scope of oversight - ~40 million dollars

annualized.• Ensure supplier contract deliverables and obligations are met through establishment of good

customer relationships and using data analysis and performance metrics reporting. • Led cross-functional projects to analyze, define, and implement vendor management business

processes • Subject Matter Expert for supplier service level reporting.

• Facilitate and resolve supplier engagement issues across Amgen functional areas and at all organizational levels.

Regulated Information Systems / Systems Analyst 2005 to 2009 • Participated in IS sourcing programs from RFP to supplier selection and subsequent transition

representing regulatory compliance. • Developed and implemented processes and procedures including infrastructure software

qualification. • Performed CRS Validation activities for infrastructure systems and systems in regulated

environments, including SOX. • Provided client management support for corporate functions relating to IS SOPs and process

standards including change management.

Business Information Systems (BIS) / Management Positions 1997 to 2005• Quality Assurance Manager

o Lead development and implementation of software quality assurance activities and SOX auditprocedures for corporate functions IS. Performed project management of selected projects.

• Technical Support Managero Managed group of 8 developers supporting projects, applications, databases, and interfaces

for Finance, HR, Law, Library departments.• Library System Manager

o Managed group of 6 technical staff supporting the Amgen Libraries’ systems, databases, and applications. Performed project management, resource and budget management, and spaceplanning.

Research Information Systems / Systems Analyst III (Computational Biology)Associate Manager (Research Computing Services (RCS))Research Systems Specialist, Research Operations

o System administrator for VAXes (VMS), Convex (Unix) and Sun (Unix). o Provided end-user support for scientific software and research computing in general.

Amgen Research PositionsResearch Associate III, Protein Chemistry Department

Research Associate II, Specialty Chemicals GroupApplied Molecular Genetics (AMGen), Specialty Chemicals Dept. Research Associate I

Other PositionsEnvironmental Engineering Dept., Naval Civil Engineering Lab (NCEL) - Engineer Trainee PositionUniversity of Illinois, Department of Biochemistry - Research Assistant

Education / Publications

Bachelor of Science/ Biochemistry University of Illinois

Publications:• Simon, M. J., Osslund, T. D., Saunders, R., Ensley, B. D., Suggs, S. V., Harcourt, A. A., Suen,

W.-C., Cruden, D. L., Gibson, D. T. and Zylstra, G. J.: Sequences of genes encoding naphthalenedioxygenase in Pseudomonas putida strains G7 and NCIB 9816-4. Gene 127 (1993) 31-37.

• Yen, K.-M., Karl, M. R., Blatt, L. M., Simon, M. J., Winter, R. B., Fausset, P. R., Lu, H. S., Harcourt, A. A. and Chen, K. K.: Cloning and characterization of a Pseudomonas mendocina KR1gene cluster encoding toluene-4-monooxygenase. J. Bacteriol. 173 (1991) 5315-5327.

• Ensley, B. D., Ratzkin, B. J., Osslund, T. O., Simon, M. J., Wackett, L. P., and Gibson, D. T.: Expression of Naphthalene Oxidation Genes in Escherichia coli Results in the Biosynthesis of Indigo. Science 222 (1983).

*References and additional information available upon request