Technician Project
Resume:
Leonardo Ignacio
Hayward Ca. ***45
***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Depomed Inc., Menlo Park CA
Senior Laboratory Technician
. Formulated small scale drugs and made them into tablets by the use of
Carver Press and Piccola Press and measure tablets for hardness,
length, width and thickness for physical characteristics
. Ran Disintegration and Dissolution instruments and collected samples
for HPLC Data Analysis such as content uniformity and drug release
profile
. Presented results and observations in departmental meetings
. Performed routine calibration of Dissolution, Disintegration and
Autosampler using USP standard, pH meter, scale and HPLC OQ/PV
. Performed Titration analysis
. Performed Particle size distribution analysis
. Performed DI water system validation
. Conducted informal stability study for tablets under different
conditions to determine the shelf life of the drugs etc.
. Communicated with vendors i.e. excipients, instruments and issues to
finish the project in the R&D department
. Wrote all experiments and observations in the Lab Notebook
. Wrote SOP's for the instruments used in the Formulation Department
. Cleaned instruments and equipment and properly disposed of hazardous
waste into main generator
. Performed Chemical Inventory
Kforce Scientific, (Contract Employee of Depomed Inc.) San Jose CA
09/2006 - 05/2007
Chemist
. Formulated small scale drugs and made them into tablets by the use of
Carver Press and Piccola Press and measure tablets for hardness,
length, width and thickness for physical characteristics
. Ran Disintegration and Dissolution instruments and collected samples
for HPLC Data Analysis such as content uniformity and drug release
profile
. Performed routine calibration of Dissolution, Disintegration and
Autosampler using USP standard, pH meter, scale and HPLC OQ/PV. DI
water system validation. Conducted informal stability study for
tablets under different conditions to determine the shelf life of the
drugs etc.
. Ordered and bought instruments and materials necessary for the project
. Wrote all experiments and observations in the Lab Notebook
. Cleaned instruments and equipment and properly disposed of hazardous
waste into main generator
. Performed Chemical Inventory
Inamed Corporation, Fremont CA
07/2005 - 10/2005
Cleanroom Technician II
. Performed maintenance of an aseptic environment by sanitizing
equipment and cleanroom surfaces and preparing sample for QC testing
. Assembled, inspected and tested integrity of equipment before and
after use
. Prepared, sterilized and filtered buffers and solutions including
weighing and measuring of pH level
. Bottle filled and centrifuged Homoge solution into pellets
. Identified quality, safety and efficiency issues and showed commitment
toward obtaining timely resolutions
Chiron Corporation Emeryville CA
06/2003 - 07/2005
Parenteral Technician II
. Set up, operated, and troubleshot aseptic filling equipment and
lyophilizer auto-loading equipment in cleanroom environment
. Cleaned and assembled equipment for production
. Prepared equipment and components for sterilization
. Operated processing equipment including autoclaves, ovens and vial
washers
. Performed CIP and SIP of tanks
. Cleaned manufacturing areas, including walls, ceilings and floors
. Performed annealing and sterile filtrations of products
. Operated vial capper, unloads product from lyophilizers, and packs off
unloaded vials from lyophilizers and liquid fill line
. Issued MPR and BPR through SAP server
Polymer Technology Group Inc., Emeryville CA
04/2003 - 06/2003
Manufacturing Technician II
. Responsible for the formulation of various solutions and mixtures
. Organized and maintained equipment and supplies
. Weighed, dispensed and properly disposed of chemical reagents and
hazardous wastes
. Worked in the pre-polymer synthesis and ran Universal Reactor for the
production of different kinds of polymer which was then processed for
medical devices such as catheters, contact lenses etc.
Algorx Technologies Fremont CA
09/2002 - 03/2003
Laboratory Technician II
. Responsible for assembling and filling of medical devices and drug
cassettes using manual and semi-automated instruments and equipment in
a class 10000 cleanroom environment
. Worked in FDA cGMP environment
. Calibrated instruments and equipment before each use
. Worked with MS Word, Excel and power point
. Coordinated with vendors and internal departments to finish project
. Executed protocols and experiments to support R&D in phase I/II
clinical trials
Applied Biosystems Inc. Foster City CA
01/1993 - 07/2002
Laboratory Technician II
. Responsible for the preparation of reagents and buffers to be used for
running DNA Synthesizer and HPLC instruments
. Ran ABI 394 DNA/RNA Synthesizer
. PM, calibration and troubleshot mechanical problems
. Ran analytical samples and collected data and chromatography for
primers and tamra taqman probes
. Performed quantitation, printing, labeling, packaging and shipping of
Oligos to clients
. Communicated with clients with regards to their orders
. Trained Newly Hired personnel on how to operate instruments and
equipment
. Wrote SOP's
. Worked in cGMP and ISO 9001 environment
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Manila Philippines October
1984
TRAININGS & SEMINARS ATTENDED
Team Building
ISO 9000
cGMP
Safety (OSHA)
Hazardous Waste Disposal
USP Calibration
HPLC Calibration & Preventive Maintenance
DNA Synthesizer Calibration & Preventive Maintenance
Distek Dissolution and Disintegration Calibration & PM
Spectrometry Calibration
MS Word/Excel/Power Point
KEY SKILLS
Calibration/ HPLC/DNA Synthesizer/Spectrophotometer/Bioassay Reader/
Dissolution/ Disintegration/ Aseptic Technique/ Autosampler/ DI water
system/ Moisture Analyzer/ PSD Analyzer/ Titration/ Autoclave/
Purification/ Microscope/ Drug and Buffer formulations/ Piccola Press/
Carver Press/ Granulator/ Blender/ Tablet Coater/ MS word-Excel-Power
Pointl/ Lab Notebook/ Inventory.
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