Quality Control Training

Mahmoud Ashour

+***- *********

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PROFILE:

A Quality Manager with a wide range of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Able to

work on own initiative and as part of a team. Proven leadership skills involving managing,

developing and motivating teams to achieve their objectives. First-class analytical, design

and problem solving skills. Dedicated to maintaining high quality standards.

OBJECTIVE:

I am looking for a managerial challenging position with major reputable and esteemed

company, which will provide me with most of these opportunities and hopefully benefit

from my long experience in pharmaceutical industry.

Sincerely yours,

Mahmoud Ashour

Mahmoud Ashour

+966- 509314870

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Nationality: Jordanian Date of birth: August 12, 1975

Marital status: Married Place of birth: Amman-Jordan

PERMANENT ADDRESS:

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Riyadh

Mobile No.: +966- 509314870

Telephone No.: +966-*-*******

E mail: ab0b79@r.postjobfree.com

ACADEMIC EDUCATION:

Oct. 1993 – Aug. 1997

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Rank No. 2)

Graduation project: "Inborn Error of Metabolism"

University of Babylon – Republic of Iraq

High Secondary School Degree / Al Husien Colleage –

(June 1993)

Amman / Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

EXPERIENCES:

(AVALON PHARMA): Middle East Pharmaceutical Industries

Co. Ltd. www.avalonpharmaceutical.com

Quality Control Manager, June 2004 - Present

Responsible for all levels of Quality Departments.

Managing, planning, coordinating Quality Control programs designed

to ensure continuous production consistent with established standards

(GMP regulations).

Maintaining the quality objectives, and coordinating objectives with

production procedures in cooperation with other managers to

maximize quality and reliability and to minimize costs.

Managing through intermediate personnel engaged in activities to

ensure continuous control over materials, finished products and plant

facilities.

Monitoring of Department's duties, procedures and results

Developing and implementing methods and procedures for

monitoring work activities, such as preparation of progress reports, in

order to inform top management of current status or work activities

Planning, promoting, and organizing of the training activities related

to quality and reliability.

Mahmoud Ashour

+966- 509314870

Note: In addition to Quality Control management, I was in-charge of

Quality Assurance from 2007 – 2010 and in this period I had the

following roles and tasks:

Designing and issuance of quality system in the factory (policies,

protocols, procedures and forms) according to GMP requirements.

Monitoring the implementing of quality system by internal audit and

other frequent (daily, weekly and monthly monitoring tools).

Monitoring and approving the qualification and validation projects

along with its documentation.

Handling CAPA, Change Control, Vendor Approval, Complains and

Recall.

(RIYADH PHARMA): Medical and Cosmetics Products Co. Ltd.

www.riyadhpharma.com

Quality Control Supervisor, January 2001 – April 2004

Assist with the management of daily operations of the

instrumentation section.

Part of process validation and cleaning validation teams (Responsible

for samples analysis and final report issuance)

Responsible for Method of analysis development and validation.

Responsible on calibration and maintenance of department

instruments and working standards certification.

Set goals, provide performance reviews, and conducts other assigned

administrative duties

Analytical data review, handling OOS, OOT and deviation

investigations when appropriate.

Issuance and updating specifications, SOPs and other appropriate

documents for QC operations.

Training of Quality Control staff

JORDANIAN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING

Co. PLC (JPM) www jpm.com.jo

Research and Development Researcher, Nov. 1997–Dec. 2000

Preformulation study conducting

Method of analysis development and validation.

Conducting stability studies

Issuance of all the documents related to the product development i.e.

Mahmoud Ashour

+966- 509314870

Marketing Authorization Files for new products in different markets,

specifications and methods of analysis documents, instruments

manuals and SOP's.

Calibration and maintenance of department instruments.

TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS:

Conducting Effective and Compliant Stability Programs for

9-11/11/2012

Pharmaceuticals and Biologics Training Course by International

Pharmaceutical Academy (IPA-Canada)

Leadership (Advanced Management skills) Training Course by Dr.

30/04/2011 –

03/05/2011 Tarq Swedan (Gulf Innovation for Training)

Preparing for a Regulatory Inspection of Pharmaceutical

4-6/04/2009

Manufacturing Training Course by Al Mesned Pharma Consult.

Auditor/Lead Auditor (ISO 9000:2000 Series Standards) Training

8-12/12/2007

Course by IQMS Business & Innovation Center Sunderland /UK with

cooperation with Al Khrayf Management Services.

Thermo FT IR Instrument Training Course in Al Zahrawi Demo

5-7/03/2008

Center in Dubai

Project Management Professional (PMP) training course by The

12-23/03/2005

Projects Training Center with cooperation with Riyadh Chamber of

Commerce and Industry.

Problem Solving and Time Management Training Course.

6/5/2010

The introduction training course in Good Manufacturing Practice

2001

(GMP) Safety and Hygiene at Riyadh Pharma

Registration in European training course at JPM

1999

Internal continuous training courses in Good Manufacturing

1998 – 2000

Practice (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), during

working in JPM.

RESEARCHES AND PROJECTS:

Sildenafil Citrate monograph in Analytical Profiles of Drug

2001

Substances and Excipients Volume 27 Publisher: Elsevier Science,

CODEN: APDEE2 ISSN: 1075-6280.

Pantoprazole sodium monograph in Analytical Profiles of Drug

2002

Substances and Excipients Volume 29. Publisher: Elsevier Science,

CODEN: APDEE2 ISSN: 1075-6280.

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