Quality Control Assurance

Mukti Patel

**** *. ****** *******, #**** Phone: (C) 732-***-****

Lewisville, TX 75067 Email: ***********@*****.***

Green Card holder authorized to work in USA

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a challenging position in the field of Microbiology and Biochemistry where I can apply

my extensive years of experience as a Quality Control, Quality Executive, Production Assistant

and Production Executive in Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and /or Beverage industries.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A detail oriented microbiology laboratory technician with six years of experience in the field of

microbiology and biotechnology ensuring quality of products and hence reputation of company

as products were also exported to different countries like south Africa, Thailand, etc. by utilizing

microbiological knowledge and skills like product analysis, plan corrective actions, appropriately

handling microorganisms using aseptic techniques, GLP, OSHA, media preparation and

experience with gram staining, membrane filtration, operation of lab instruments like autoclave,

incubator, oven, UV-spectrophotometer, weigh balance and laminar air flow chamber (LAF), pH

meter, enumeration of required bacteria and contaminants using pour plate, good math skills,

serial dilution methods and colony counter. As a production in charge, multitasked, supervised

twelve employees achieved daily targets practicing GMP and ISO procedures.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Quality Assurance Microbiology Laboratory (4/2008 to 3/2009)

Gujarat Life Sciences, India

• Checked quality of finished product, in process product, raw and packaging materials by

Preparing sample and plating utilizing serial dilution method and pour plate method and

interpreting results based on colony forming units (cfu) in aseptic environment like laminar air

flow chamber (LAF)

• Periodic fumigation of laboratory

• Subcultured Mother Cultures

• Preparation of media and inoculums (feed stock) using analytical weighing balance and

autoclave.

• Co-ordinated with the production, marketing and dispatch departments.

• Conducted internal (departmental) ISO audits

Production Executive (4/2006 to 3/2008)

Gujarat Life Sciences, India

• Strategy development for the production process

• Conducted periodic meetings with the production and dispatch department to ensure successful

execution of the work order and timely delivery of the products to clients

• Prepared SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for the production department

• Controlled inventory of finished products as well as of packaging materials

• Prepared media and inoculums (feed stock) and media, Inoculation of cultures, Subcultured

mother cultures

• Periodic fumigation of laboratory

• Supervised and evaluated twelve staff members

• Negotiated with suppliers for placing orders for the requirements after collecting quotations for

raw material, packaging material, media, glass wares and other requirements.

• Prepared formats and followed guidelines for the ISO System

• Maintained records in computer system as well as in a hard copy

Production Assistant (5/2004 to 3/2006)

Gujarat Life Sciences, India

• Passaging/ subculturing bacterial Mother Cultures

• Preparation of media and Inoculums (feed stock)

• Inoculating the cultures (product)

• Periodic fumigation of laboratory

• COD analysis of treated waste material (Project of waste water treatment)

• Controlled inventory

• Co-ordinated the production process

Quality Control (1/2003 to 5/2004)

Suruchi Beverages

• Quality check of finished, in-process and raw materials

• Bacterial examination (E. Coli, Pseudomonas, yeast, mold, total bacterial count, etc.) from

Sample of water by preparing sample and plating followed by interpreting results based on

Counts of colony forming units (cfu)

• Performed Chemical tests (pH, conductivity, chlorine and ozone)

Trainee (8/2002 to 9/2002)

Nayan Pathological Laboratory

• Clinical tests (pregnancy, random urine analysis, etc.)

• operated lab instruments like microscope and centrifuge

• Prepared reports

EDUCATION:

Middlesex County College, USA

General Chemistry I & II with lab, General Biology I & II with lab, Human Anatomy &

Physiology I & II with lab, Statistics I, Pre-Calculus and Introductory Psychology (2012)

Maharaja Sayajirao University, India

Certificate course in Human Resource Management (2005)

NIT Institute, India

SQL Server (2005)

Sardar Patel University, India

B.S. in Microbiology (2001)

Degree evaluated by World Education Services

Maharaja Sayajirao University, India

U. S. Equivalent B.S. Applied Biochemistry (2002)

Degree evaluated by World Education Services

COMPUTERMS SKILLS: Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Windows Vista, SQL Server

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