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Shehara Fernando

Shehara Fernando

Oshawa

Summary

Passionate educator with a strong desire to help adult learners recognize the connection between learning and experience to achieve their academic goals. Strong communicator who can clearly and confidently conduct lectures to students in a classroom setting. Outgoing and energetic personality to encourage and facilitate student participation in class discussions. Team player committed to contributing to departmental objectives to create an ideal learning and teaching experience for students and faculty.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Professor, Quality/Regulatory Affairs & Clinical Research Program

Conestoga College
09.2023 - Current
  • Prepare lecture material and deliver lectures to students for the courses 'Preparing regulatory submissions' and 'Communication in clinical research'.
  • Provide Curriculum guidance to assigned group of professors.
  • Evaluate and grade student's assignments, projects and final exams
  • Initiate, facilitate and moderate classroom discussions to promote an open learning environment
  • Plan, evaluate and revise course content, material, and instruction methods
  • Maintain office hours to provide additional support and assistance to students
  • Support students in the use of eConestoga, the learning management system (D2L), as well as maintain course materials within this system.
  • Ensure student awareness of course objectives, instructional approach, and evaluation systems

Professor, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Operations

Fanshawe College at ILAC Toronto
09.2024 - Current
  • Prepare lecture material and deliver lectures to students for the courses 'Health and Biosafety Regulations' and 'Bioethics in Life Sciences'
  • Evaluate and grade student's assignments, projects and final exams
  • Initiate, facilitate and moderate classroom discussions to promote an open learning environment
  • Plan, evaluate and create course content, material, and instruction methods
  • Maintain office hours to provide additional support and assistance to students
  • Support students in the use of Moodle as well as maintain course materials within this system
  • Ensure student awareness of course objectives, instructional approach, and evaluation systems

Service Provider

Durham College
01.2025 - Current

-Review and reinforce learning activities using lesson plans and learning strategies developed by the teacher/team to help students master concepts and skills.

-Facilitate student learning individually and in small groups.

- Facilitate student attention and re-focus/redirection back to the lecture.

- Provide clarifications regarding course material/instructions/reminder for next class

- Assist student with note-taking, communication support to faculty and provide support with group work.

Senior Technical Writer - Quality & Validation

Sanofi Pasteur - Choice Consulting Inc.
09.2022 - 03.2023
  • Generated the following templates to streamline validation activities at a global level:
  • Created protocol and report templates for Process Validation (general and filling)
  • Created protocol and report templates for cleaning Validation (general and degradation studies)
  • Created report template for quality reviews

Regulatory Affairs & Audit Manager - Quality & Regulatory Affairs

New Zealand Blood Service
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Prepared and filed regulatory submissions as appropriate based on internal method of categorization
  • Managed change requests initiated internally and externally
  • Performed assessments of new or revised products change requests
  • Responded to enquiries from regulatory bodies
  • Generated annual report of product changes
  • Created and conducted training and development presentations for internal staff on GMP and GDP

Process Validation Coordinator - Technical Services

Teva Pharmaceuticals
06.2011 - 11.2016
  • Created project specific Study Protocols & Reports ensuring compliance with internal Standard Operating Procedures & Health Canada and FDA guidelines
  • Created Study Protocols for Regulatory Affairs Submissions and responded to inquiries and deficiency letters by Health Canada
  • Conducted statistical data analysis of laboratory data using WinSPC statistical software
  • Revised and updated relevant Standard Operating Procedures pertaining to the department
  • Created a database consisting electronic copies of all completed projects thereby improving departmental efficiency
  • Initiated and lead a project to ensure continuous audit readiness

Education

Master of Science - Biology with an emphasis on Adult Education

Grand Canyon University
10.2023

Bachelor Of Health Science - Medical Laboratory Science

University of Ontario Institute of Technology
06.2010

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • D2L Learning Management System
  • Moodle
  • LIMS
  • WINSPC
  • Q-Pulse
  • Kneat Validation Software

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Service Provider

Durham College
01.2025 - Current

Professor, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Operations

Fanshawe College at ILAC Toronto
09.2024 - Current

Professor, Quality/Regulatory Affairs & Clinical Research Program

Conestoga College
09.2023 - Current

Senior Technical Writer - Quality & Validation

Sanofi Pasteur - Choice Consulting Inc.
09.2022 - 03.2023

Regulatory Affairs & Audit Manager - Quality & Regulatory Affairs

New Zealand Blood Service
06.2022 - 08.2022

Process Validation Coordinator - Technical Services

Teva Pharmaceuticals
06.2011 - 11.2016

Bachelor Of Health Science - Medical Laboratory Science

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Master of Science - Biology with an emphasis on Adult Education

Grand Canyon University
Shehara Fernando