Debbie Blucher

ABSN graduate with honors, and extensive patient care experience exceeding eight years. Proven leadership as class representative and selected speaker for our pinning ceremony. While in nursing school, I balanced academics with raising three children and served as a key fundraiser for the San Carlos Education Foundation, helping raise $1M toward a $3.7M annual budget. I'm a collaborative, empathetic, and resourceful team player with a strong foundation in patient care and a passion for health equity, education, and innovation. I’m actively seeking to continue my education in an MSN-FNP program, where I can continue to grow. Known for hands-on leadership, initiative, and a deep passion for community service and organizational growth. Eager to contribute energy, empathy, and evidence-based care to a forward-thinking healthcare team.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) | Apr 2025
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) | Nov 2024
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) | May 2025
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) | May 2025
• NIH Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS)
• Mental Health First Aid Certificate | Jul 2024

• Pilot Plant Supervisor – Biopharmaceutical Operations, Genentech
• Clinical Manufacturing Support: Directed end-to-end Pilot Plant operations during overnight shifts, maintaining uninterrupted execution of mammalian and bacterial cell culture runs critical to R&D initiatives and clinical-stage manufacturing goals.
• GMP Compliance: Accelerated operational efficiency by leading cross-departmental coordination for campaign launches, resolving technical bottlenecks, and streamlining GMP-compliant workflows through SOP governance.
• Emergency Response: Elevated plant-wide safety readiness while serving as a trained First Alert and Safety Team member, actively responding to medical, chemical, and site emergencies while promoting risk awareness.
• Team Leadership & Development: Mentored technicians, fostered leadership capabilities, and built high-performing grave shift team through hands-on training and inclusive team-building practices.
• Quality Systems: Contributed to enterprise-level improvements by participating in contamination investigations, developing preventative protocols, refining internal policies, and supporting hiring initiatives through structured technician interviews.
• Senior Bioprocess Technician – Cell Culture & Fermentation, Genentech
• Clinical-Stage Process: Led the execution of large-scale cell culture and SSF fermentation processes, overseeing bioreactor operations, media preparation, and harvests to ensure high-quality yields aligned with clinical development goals.
• Emergency Preparedness: Advanced site-wide safety and emergency protocols by heading the CCM Disaster Prep Team, coordinating first aid response efforts, and developing specialized training materials.
• Knowledge Management: Expanded organizational capabilities through process standardization contributions, including recruitment, redesign of internal team content, and system proficiency across DCS, LIMS, POMS, and NovaManage platforms.
• Bioprocess Optimization: Improved bioprocess performance and equipment functionality by partnering with engineering and production teams to implement design solutions such as automated defrosting sight glasses for enhanced bioreactor visibility.
• EMT & Field Training Officer, American Medical Response (AMR)
• Clinical Simulation Instruction: Accelerated field readiness of new EMT hires by delivering scenario-based training across emergency response, patient stabilization, and communication protocols.
• Critical Care Transport: Administered critical care during high-pressure transport situations, adapting medical interventions across ALS, BLS, and Critical Care units to meet time-sensitive patient needs while maintaining medical standards.
• Workforce Development: Strengthened workforce quality and retention by contributing in structured hiring assessments and creating onboarding frameworks that streamlined training delivery and elevated consistency in field operations.
• Field Therapist Supervisor / Respiratory Therapy Technician, Americair of Sacramento
• Home Healthcare: Offered in-home respiratory care to 200+ patients monthly, providing equipment setup, patient education, and ongoing evaluation for therapies including oxygen concentrators, nebulizers, and C-PAP systems.
• On-Call Support: Oversaw hiring, onboarding, and scheduling of staff while managing division-wide documentation, equipment troubleshooting, and 24/7 on-call support, enhancing service reliability across the Sacramento region.
• Patient Satisfaction: Streamlined respiratory service workflows by implementing standardized training, improving paperwork tracking systems, and ensuring timely equipment maintenance, resulting in improved patient satisfaction.

• Girl Scout Troop Leader and Girl Scout Camp Shed Director | 2014 – 2023
• Food Distribution Volunteer, One Life Counseling Center | 2020 – 2022
• PTA President, White Oaks Elementary School | 2019 – 2022
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Member, Redwood City Fire | 2010 – 2022
• Measure N Campaign Volunteer, San Carlos School District | 2019 – 2020
• “Perfect Pairings” Gala Coordinator, Healthy Cities Tutoring | 2020
• Fundraising, Gala, and Auction Chair, Little Hands Preschool | 2012 – 2018
• American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Coach, San Carlos | 2014 – 2018