Christopher Pardo

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Oak Lawn, IL 60453

E-Mail: p5astl@r.postjobfree.com

Cell 708-***-****

Education

[June 2011 to Present]Illinois Institute of Technology Pursuing a Masters Degree in Food Science.

[September 2003] Dominican University River Forest, IL B.S Biology / Chemistry Major

Salary History: $68,000

Qualifications

• Calibrates and maintain lab instruments

• Interaction with customers

• Allergen testing and validation

• QA Manager/Supervisor of food testing Labs and manufacturing areas

• Implementation of HACCP in 2 lab facilities and HACCP standards as well as ISO 9000 standards

• Maintaining HACCP standards

• Practice of GLP and cGMP in a pharmaceutical, food, and FDA setting

• GC-MS/FID

• Aseptic technique

• FTIR

• Experience with USDA and FDA guidelines

• UPLC/HPLC

• LC/MS

• Exactive LC/MS

• Empower Software

• Write SOP’s and reports

• Develop new test methods and help with test method validation UV-VIS

• SDS-Page

• Ion Chromatography

• Reviews logbooks, notebooks, and lab personnel work to assess cGMP compliance

• TGA

• ELISA

• Troubleshooting of instruments

• Quality control of materials and products

• PCR

• Ordering supplies and management of lab inventory

• Spectroscopy

• Karl fischer

• Supervision/ management of between 2 and 10 lab personnel

• Stability Study

Professional Experience

FDA , Food and Drug administration, Bedford Park, IL[ Independent contractor]

Analytical Chemist/Microbiologist/ Lab Manager [October 2010 to Present]

• Allergen testing and validation

• HACCP

• Research on various foods and drugs

• Use of UPLC for research and testing

• GC-MS/FID test method development and testing

• Test method development

• Supervision of graduate students projects and lab work

• Supply ordering

• General upkeep of labs

• Maintain/review logbooks of instruments

• Review/ make sure SOP’s and documents are up to date

APP Pharmaceuticals Melrose Park,IL

Lab Supervisor/Analytical Chemist/ Scientist in Product Development R & D[August 2008 to October 2010]

• investigations of deviation and determining root cause.

• Training of staff on instruments

• Supervise 4-6 associate scientists on projects

• Technical support of instruments

• Method Development for Ion Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis

• Writing, revising, and implementing SOP’s

• Coordination of staff on testing

• Use of Ion Chromatography, HPLC, and Capillary Electrophoresis

• Knowledge of Chromeleon Empower and Chemstation software

• Electrophoresis

• Extensive practice of GLP and cGMP in a pharmaceutical setting

• Writing and editing of SOP Test Methods

• Reviews logbooks and notebooks to assess cGMP compliance

• HPLC testing

• Experience dealing with USDA and FDA guidelines

• HPIC test method development and testing

• Karl fischer

• Test method validation

• Troubleshooting of instruments

• Help perform CAPA investigations

Temporary Contract Positions held [ May 2004 to May 2008]

Abbott Molecular Des Plaines, IL

Lab Supervisor/Microbiologist 2[August 2007- May 2008]

• investigations of deviation and determining root cause.

• Supervise 4-6 lab personnel

• Manufacturing pharmaceutical products in a aseptic environment

• Fermentation of bacteria cell cultures in bioreactors and the harvesting of cell paste for product and for QC testing.

• Run restriction digests of extracted DNA from cell pastes and run electrophoresis gel to determine banding patterns and to compare against previously catalogued samples

• Maintenance of master seed bank cell stock by streaking cell cultures on various agar plates, isolating colonies and growing cell cultures for storage and future fermentation.

• Amination, labeling, and sonication of extracted DNA.

• Training in bioreactor maintenance

IEH Labs Aurora, IL

Laboratory Director (Manager)/Microbiologist. [December 2006 – August 2007]

• QA

• investigations of deviation and determining root cause.

• Managed 3-8 lab personnel at 3 different site locations on 3 different shifts

• Help in the set up and running of microbiology labs

• Running PCR of food samples then testing the samples against a standard by running the test samples and the standards side by side on electrophoresis gels.

• Quality control of media, gels and all other materials

• Tests samples included raw and prepared meats, poultry, fruits, vegetables, juices, broths, roast beef, pork

• Writing reports of lab results to customers

• Lateral flow immunoassays used for presence of E.coli and Salmonella, along with research and development of assays for the detection of bacteria ,

• Environmental testing of lab and production areas.

• Regular internal audit of labs. Working with external auditors for lab audits.

• Initial certification of a lab to ISO certification and keeping the lab up to ISO certification standards.

• Writing new SOPs after reporting corrective actions and making improvements to existing procedures.

Purdue University-Calumet Hammond, IN

Lab Supervisor/Microbiologist

This position was part of a work study with Purdue for my Masters degree. [ May 2006- August 2006]

• Direct supervision of 4 undergraduate students in the lab and the maintenance and upkeep of lab supplies and chemicals

• Training in the use of a Lypholyzer.

• HPLC, GC

• Developed/improved upon tests and implementation of new tests

• Environmental testing

• Bacteria identification

NB Coatings Lansing,IL Lab Supervisor/Research and Development Chemist

[ August 2006-January 2007]

• Supervise 2-3 lab personnel

• Formulation experience in water and solvent based formulas

• Color matching of formulas to clients specification

• coatings designed specifically for ABS, PC, TPO, TPU, TPE, Nylon, RIM, SRIM, PVC and other plastics used on interior, exterior and under-hood automotive components.

• Testing FTIR and viscosity

• Test and create new formulations for paints and coatings

• Making changes in the formulations of products

• Ordering of supplies and general lab maintenance

Praxair, Inc. Burr Ridge, IL Research and Development Microbiologist / Lab Supervisor[ January 2005- August 2005]

• Supervised 2-3 lab personnel

• Allergen testing

• QA

• Method Development for research

• Prepare food samples for plating and serial dilutions.

• Research and development of sterilization system for foods

• Worked with both raw and prepared meats, poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables

• Make media plates, broth, and slants.

• Maintain bacteria cultures

• Conduct sensory panel of food products.

• Training in the HACCP

Avery Dennison Schererville, IN Research and Development Chemist / Lab Supervisor[ July 2004-August 2006]

• Supervised 5-7 lab personnel

• coatings designed specifically for ABS, PC, TPO, TPU, TPE, Nylon, RIM, SRIM, PVC and other plastics used on interior, exterior and under-hood automotive components.

• Accelerated weathering samples

• Test and create new formulations for paints and coatings

• Running the laboratory for R&D projects

• Over see scale up and manufacturing of formulations

• Color matching of formulas to clients specification

• Overseeing performance tests on products

[September 2002 to April 2003] Oak Park Hospital Oak Park, IL Laboratory Intern

• Microbiology lab techniques

• Plate count

• Streaking

• Inoculation

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