Quality Control Project

SWETHA KATAKAM

Address: P.O. ****, Buies Creek, NC 27506

Cell#: 614-***-****

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

OBJECTIVE:

Aiming to enter the professional world of pharmaceutical technology, to associate with an organization that offers

a platform to start with for amateur aspirer, with scope for individual as well as for the organizational growth.

EDUCATION:

Master of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences

(Industrial Pharmacy Major) GPA: 3.5/4.0

Campbell University

Aug 2013

Bachelor of Sciences in Pharmacy

GPA: 3.7/4.0

JNTU, India

May 2011

Relevant Coursework:

Scientific Literature seminar, Industrial Pharmacy, Physical Pharmacy, Advance experimental

Design, Biostatistics, Advanced Industrial Pharmacy lab, Biopharmaceutics, Cellular

Pharmacology, Basic Analytical Lab.

- Aerosols (formulation, container design, plume evaluation), Modified oral release tablets

(formulation, drug release kinetic studies), Inhalations (formulation, particle size analysis,

device engineering, evaluation), Ophthalmic drug delivery, Transdermal drug delivery, Carrier

mediated drug delivery (nanoparticle, liposomes, and resealed erythrocytes).

Laboratory Experience:

Industrial Pharmacy: Formulation and Evaluation of Suspensions, emulsions, tablets and

capsules (Dissolution, Disintegration and content uniformity), ointment, gel and suppositories,

Preformulation studies.

GMP, cGMP, GLP

Analytical Instrumentation: HPLC, UHPLC, UV, DSC, TGA, GC, Zeta-Sizer, Mastersizer,

Karl Fischer, PXRD, Optimelt, pH meter, FTIR, lyophilizer, Hot Stage Microscopy,

Ultrasonicator, Ultracentrifuge, FTIR.

Technical Writing: Master Batch Records (MBR), Installation Qualification (IQ), Performance

Qualification (PQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Teaching Assistant, Pharmaceutics Lab for Pharm. D

Experience in teaching and assisting the students in lab, compounding of capsules, tablets,

emulsions, suspensions, tinctures

Campbell University Jan 2013 – May

2013

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SWETHA KATAKAM

Address: P.O. 1086, Buies Creek, NC 27506

Cell#: 614-***-****

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

Desk worker, Aquatics Center

Campbell University Aug 2012 – Jan

2013

Research Assistant, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Campbell University

Project “Interaction of insulin with Soy”,

Experience with Lyophilizer (Method development), TGA, DSC, Karl Fischer, Optimelt,

FTIR in GMP facility

PERC (Pharmaceutical Education and Research Center, Campbell University)

Dec 2011 – May

2012

Summer Internship, Bulk Drug unit, Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals, AP,

India

• Manufacture of 6-Amoxypenicillin

• Quality control parameters for in-coming raw materials

• FTIR, IR, HPLC, GC

• Processing of drug, fluidized bed driers, blenders, Sieve analysis May

2010

Summer Internship, Quality Control & Assurance, (Microbiology)

Environmental Monitoring, Manufacture of BCG Vaccine, Shanta Biotechnics, AP, India

• Sterile manufacturing units, water for injection testing

• Cleaning validation, swab testing

• Fermentors

• Quality control for sterile products

• Environmental monitoring in different sterile unit class areas

• Primary and secondary packaging May

2009

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Master’s research project: Interaction of Insulin with Onion Cells (Allium Cepa)

The objective of current work is to develop a biodegradable carrier for insulin. Deals with

Adsorption studies, HPLC (Method development and validation for insulin), Centrifuge, DOE

Aug 2012 - Aug

2013

Bachelor’s research project: Formulation and In-Vitro evaluation of an anti-diabetic drug

glimiperide as fast dissolving tablets. Preformulation and Evaluation studies: bulk density, tap

density, angle of repose, porosity, powder blending, compression force, hardness, content

uniformity, weight variation, dissolution, and disintegration.

Method development and validation for UV (Dissolution, Glimiperide) Jan 2011- May

2011

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SWETHA KATAKAM

Address: P.O. 1086, Buies Creek, NC 27506

Cell#: 614-***-****

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

Publication research: Formulation and evaluation of effervescent tablets of paracetamol,

preformulation studies on the powder tablet blend were performed. May

2011

Mini-Project: Synthesis of 2-aza bi cyclo (3, 3, 0) octane 2 carboxylic benzyl ester HCl, an

intermediate of Ramipril. Aug

2009

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Publication: Research article entitled “Formulation and Evaluation of effervescent tablets of

Paracetamol” International Journal of Pharma. Research and Development (IJPRD). May

2011

Mini-project: on “Synthesis of 2-aza-bi-cyclo (3,3,0) octane 2 carboxylic benzyl ester HCl an

intermediate of Ramipril”. Aug

2009

Paper presentation: on “Opportunities and challenges in the field of pharmacy (Challenges

faced by Scientists in developing anti-diabetic drugs)” at National level tech fest by JNTU, AICTE,

India.

Aug

2008

Professional Memberships:

American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) – Secretary

Submitting the minutes of every meeting, organizing the meeting. Aug 2012-Aug

2013

Member of Parentral Drug Association (PDA) Sept 2011-

Present

COMPUTER SKILLS:

MS Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access.

Statistical analysis: JMP 8, 9, 10

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