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Layne McDonald Productions

• Proficient in end-to-end production for film, TV, online, and corporate
projects.
• Versatile experience across diverse media genres, from political, media,
military, Hollywood, corporate, and training videos.
• Skilled in managing full production cycles, from script to distribution.

Film & TV Producer

I Love You Period, LLC.

I Love You Period is a pioneering company dedicated to revolutionizing corporate culture through the ethos of unconditional love. Founded on the principle that love, care, and understanding should be central to all business practices, I Love You Period offers a unique approach to corporate development, employee engagement, and leadership training.

Our mission is to embed the power of unconditional love into the heart of every organization. When companies operate from a place of genuine care and compassion, they not only enhance their work environment but also positively impact their communities and the world at large.

Co-Founder

First Horizon Bank

• Produced, directed, shot, edited productions
• Trained the production team up to leadership positions
• Worked with clients, internal partners to elevate the production studio's
reputation, gear, and server space for growing number of productions.

Director Of Video Production, Corporate Communications

Yarbrough's Music

• Video Gear Expertise: Sales, Installation, Maintenance
• Instructional Skills: Video & Photography Education
• Production Proficiency: Custom Video Projects
• Rental Management: Audio & Video Equipment, Customer Satisfaction Focus

Sales Lead, Video Production & Installation

DEAN FILM & VIDEO LLC

• Collaborated with "Nashville" TV Show, Taylor Swift, BB King, St. Jude's
• Hospital, FedEx Forum, Presley Enterprises.
• Expertise in video gear sales, installation, and maintenance.
Proficient in teaching video and photography and managing custom video
productions and equipment rentals.

Head of Post, IT Security, Camera Tech, Media Manager

BITMAX

• Scene Selection, Pacing, Continuity, Shot Trimming
• Aligned with the Director's Vision in Editing
• Organized Digital Assets, Backups, Timely Edits, Process Innovation

Video Editor & Media Manager

UNITED FOR LIFE FOUNDATION

• Developed Initiatives for Business Expansion, Established Efficient
Operations
• Conducted Research, Implemented Best Practices, Proactive in Customer
Service and Business Development
• Boosted Brand Awareness with Innovative Print/Digital Productions,
Enhanced Major Publications with Creative Content

Head Media Director / CCO

EWTN

• Managed Camera Media, Video, and Audio Files Digitally
• Diverse Content Production, including Camera Work, Graphics, Audio, and
Effects
• Aligned with Director's Vision, Collaborated with Producers and Talent for
Innovative, Engaging Content

Producer, Director, Camera & Prime-Time Editor

Hi, my name is Dr. Layne McDonald. I have over 20 years of film and television experience, working on fantastic projects with genuinely talented and passionate people. Coming from NPR radio in high school to working on indie films and finding myself amid giants on "Passion of the Christ," "City of Ember," "I Am David," and "Polar Express," I was quickly blessed to work on music videos in Hollywood and sit at the feet of some of the most unique talents in Hollywood history. Today, I have journeyed through those great halls of film music and even worked as a Media Director for a well-known and respected bank. I have had incredible mentors along the way and am blessed to work with amazing people with big hearts and unique spirits. I am blessed to be a blessing.

With a Ph.D. in Administration and Management and a Master's in Communications, I co-founded I Love You Period and founded You Upgraded. As the Founding Communications Director for United for Life Foundation, my mission is to elevate everyone’s creative selves, helping them achieve their greatest potential through faith, love, and innovative strategies.

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Layne Mcdonald, Ph.D.

Sepax Technologies, Inc

Support existing client base with new technology.
Develop new product such as SRT-750A for improved AAV analysis.
Discover new opportunities in analytical and preparative chromatography.
Pioneered Sepax Services division with ~30% growth each year.
Work with R&D for customer specific application data,
Work with silica and polymer chemists meeting market demand and client needs.
Average sales growth ~25-30% (excluding 2020-Covid year). 
Arranged seminars, lunch and learns, and traveled with other sales reps for their development and training.
Trained new employee(s) in bulk process media sales

Business Development Manager

Graver Technologies

Promoted E-PAK extruded carbon filter radial flow technology for precious metal recovery in small molecule synthesis.
Responsible for marketing and experimental design of process application for E-PAK vs. Cuno lenticular filters.
Organized, managed and attended national tradeshows for promotion of E-PAK  and Ecosorb media in small molecule pharmaceutical processing.
Responsible for developing silica extrusion technology of thiol based resin for rapid palladium analysis with SiliCycle. This is the first silica based extrusion radial flow cartridge with high capacity Pd adsorption.
Achieved first years budget with 50% prospected growth.

Commercial Pharmaceutical Business Development Manager

ITOCHU Chemicals America Inc.

Pharmaceutical purification media promotion and technical consultant.
Played an integral role with biocatalysis by working with a European spin off company (SPRIN)
National (east-->west coast) sales and product promotion with 15-20% growth each year. 
Territories include CAN, CA, MA, NJ, NC, VA, FL, SC, GA, RI, ME, NH, NY, CT, PA, DC, MD
Segment Market Manager including small and large molecule applications.
National tradeshow manager - organized, set up, and presented on each occasion
Worked with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation on the promotion and commercial application development of the first rigid monosphere PMA for protein A.
Received promotion from sales manager to product manager.

Product Development Manager - Representing Mitsubishi IEX Division

Lancaster Laboratories/Eurofins ( Formally Thermo Fisher Scientific)

FTE for BMS/Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Development of assays/methods-cGMP
HPLC, Spectroscopy, PSA, Gravimetric
Validations of assays/methods-cGMP
Stability Studies-cGMP
Dissolution Testing -cGMP
Worked in method development and QC for clinical and on the market drug products.

Sr. Chemist

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals (Wyeth-Pearl River)

Process development/improvement of vaccines.
Analytical method development and forensic analysis.
Worked on production MIR's and OOS teams.
Implementation/development of new technologies increasing analytical capabilities.
Initiated start-up of cGMP compliant analytical department.

Manufacturing Scientist II

MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA, INC

Design and perform internal/customer driven projects in pharmaceutical, food, chemical, and water treatment process areas.
Use of reversed phase and ion exchange preparative and industrial scale chromatography for purification of drug component intermediates, food enhancement, and fabrication of ultra-pure water.
Perform and design assays involving customer GLP/SOP compliance and novel internal protocols 
Use of AA, HPLC, GC, LC, IR, and other analytical instrumentation in conjunction with chemical wet chemistry techniques for customer specific internal projects.
Support and troubleshooting of ion exchange and chromatography applications to various clients in industry.
Assist our clients with all phases of resin chemistry (adsorbent or ion exchange) pertaining to their process or fabrication facility. Make suggestions or recommendations to optimize the use of our resin in their processes.
Construction of visual and verbal presentation materials for publication, conference, poster presentation, and customer related projects.
Publication of the use of chelating resins in semiconductor waste water treatment in Ultra-Pure Water journal. Attendance and verbal presentation at Pittconn, IWC, and Prep2002 tradeshows. Verbal presentation of research data at Teva, Merck, SPI-Polyols, Sunkist, and etc.
International travel to discuss our business structure and exchange of technical knowledge involving laboratory functions.
Discussion of laboratory related topics and strategic research discoveries to expand our product line. Mutual training and collaboration of technologies enhancing research capabilities and cost effective operation.

BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC

Adapt and modify home lab assays for UHTS and HTS experiments.  
Responsible for laboratory scale assay (DNA, whole cell, RNA, and Protein) adoption to high throughput robotic mode in GLP compliance. IQ,OQ, PQ protocols were also implemented. Chemical modification of in-vivo and in-vitro assay formulation for increased stability and fluid mechanics. 
Drug discovery research of IKKB protein-protein coupling and Herpes DNA helicase inhibition.
Assay analysis involving SOP/GLP compliance of combinatorial chemistry inhibition compounds responsible for inflammatory response and herpes viral replication inhibition. Performed experiments (radioactive P32 labeling, chemiluminescence, and UV/Vis) leading to the discovery of compounds and potential drug candidates.
Perform internal studies involving various assays for potential drug screening.

Medicinal Scientist

BAYER CORPORATION

Perform, designed, and carried out linearity, imprecision, purification processes, interference, reagent carry-over, vendor qualification/validation, anti-serum analysis of  IgM, IgA, IgG, C4, C3, apolipoprotein a/b, and transferrin assays.
Responsible for executing these functions in key criteria used in FDA approval. The data I generated was recorded in FDA feasibility reports, risk reviews, and performance summaries.
Operated, maintained and supported the ADVIA partial modular system.
Responsible for the mechanical and system preservation of the ADVIA immunochemistry module.
Chemical assay analysis and system performance evaluation.
Responsible for executing clinical diagnostic tests in detecting analyte levels in patient serum. Data was used in FDA preclinical trials.
Participated in an electric/mechanical engineering project improving ADVIA IMS system performance and design.
Active member in a research team consisting of engineers, clinical chemists, physicists, and medical lab technologists in assessing the performance (system drift, noise, and precision) of the ADVIA high throughput immunology and clinical chemistry instrument.

Clinical Chemist

I have over 17 years of experience in business development and 10 years of experience as researcher in molecular biology and chemistry. I am passionate about supporting biotech clients with innovative chromatography solutions supplementing their research in drug development . As a Business Development Manager at Sepax Technologies, I help existing and new scientists with their analytical and preparative chromatography needs, from method development --> product selection --> custom application work.

I have a track record of achieving double-digit sales growth, pioneering new products and services, and building long-term relationships and trust with my clients. I have also developed commercial products, such as SEC-750A for gene therapy, custom affinity resins, and precious metal capture with extruded radial flow silica based thiol chemistry. 

I have published relevant articles in biotech and UPW fabrication and collaborated with polymer chemists to bridge the gap between market demand and sales. I hold a Certified Food Scientist (CFS) credential, an MBA degree, and I am pursuing a PhD. I love what I do and I get joy out of helping my clients succeed in their scientific endeavors.

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