Experience Chemist

Thao Truong

**** *** **** **.

San Jose, CA *****

Phone: 561-***-****

Email: *******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging and responsible Chemist position to further advance my career path in a growing organization where all my analytical skills and experience in the industry may be utilized to full extend.

EDUCATION

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

B. S. in Chemistry

Minor in Political Science

PROFFESIONAL AFFILIATIONS

ACS certified

Member of The National Dean List

Member of The National Scholars Honor Society

EXPERIENCE

Aveva Drug Delivery System, Miramar, FL 2008 – March 2012

(Part of Nitto Denko Corporation, engaged in research, development, manufacturing of transdermal drug delivery system)

Analytical Scientist II

Performed Method Optimization / Method Validation on a variety of pharmaceutical excipients, Adhesive Blend, Laminate, and Transdermal System.

Supported the stability programs for different API’s and Finished Products.

Devised and completed analytical experiments to support Formulation groups and Clinical Trial materials.

Write and revise Standard Test Procedures (STP) and Standard Operating Procedures.

Write and revise validation protocols and reports.

Azopharma Product Development Group, Miramar, FL 2007 –2008

(Multinational company providers of contract pharmaceutical services, covering areas such as research, development, and manufacturing)

Analytical Chemist

Performed Method Development on a variety of API’s and pharmaceutical products.

Performed Method Validation/ Method Transfer/ Method Qualification for a variety of API’s and Finished Products using current ICH and FDA guidelines.

Perform analytical testing such as Dissolution, Content Uniformity, Related Compounds and Assay for a variety of pharmaceutical products under GLP and cGMP environment.

Supported the stability programs for different API’s and Finished Products.

Write and revise STP’s.

Write and revise validation protocols and reports.

Extensive data processing and Documentation: QA/QC for Pharmaceutical methods.

Florida Atlantic University - Chemistry Department, Boca Raton, FL 2006 – 2007

Research Assistant

Study the venom of cone snail species (from the Atlantic Ocean and the Eastern Pacific region), supporting the theory that the venom of cone snails is a complex mixture of neuroactive peptides (Conopeptides) that elicit a wide range of neurophysiological responses.

Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, Florida March – May 2005

Volunteer

Organize the “problem solving” Department.

Work with children to help them solve math and science problems.

Explain the Exhibits.

Instrumental techniques

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Gas Chromatography (GC)

Logan, Distek & Vankel Dissolution system

Karl Fischer Titrator

Brookfield Viscometer

PerkinElmer FTIR Spectrometer

Ultraviolet-visible Spectrophotometry (UV/ VIS)

Disintegration

SKILLS:

Empower data acquisition system, Chemstation software.

Computer skills include Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access), Lotus Notes.

Able to perform experiments, analyze and record data with exceptional precision.

Fluent in Vietnamese.

REFERENCES

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