Quality Assurance Control

RUDY S. TOLEDO

****.******@*****.*** **** East Vermont St

619-***-**** Long Beach, CA 90814

Personal Statement:

After gathering a variety of experiences from on-the-job training, I pursued my degree in Chemistry and am now

pursuing a position with a company that values integrity, safety, and sound reason.

Relevant Experience:

HP-TLC Chemist, Alkemist Pharmaceuticals (Jan 2013 - Aug 2013)

(Supports dietary supplement industry by verifying botanical raw materials)

LIMS database Mobile phase CAMAG instruments to spot samples & later

Sample preparation Deriviatizations photograph plates in UV and visible light

Quality Control Chemist, Paragon Laboratories (Jul 2010 - Jul 2012 )

(Third party dietary supplement contract manufacturer)

Operated Flame and Graphite Furnace AA to verify elemental content of raw materials, in-process blends, and finished

products as well as to verify heavy metal content as per Proposition 65. Other duties also included the following analyses:

FTIR Bulk and tap density Titrations

UV/Vis Dissolution (vitamin C, total acid, potentiometry)

Viscosity HPLC (on occasion)

Field Chemist-in-training, North State Environmental (Sep 2009 - Dec 2009)

(Hazardous waste management & transporters)

Learned to profile and draft manifests for hazardous waste transport.

Assisted in performing lab packs.

Hazardous Materials Business Plan Tech, UC-San Diego EH&S Dept, Pepper Canyon Hall (Dec 2008 - May 2009)

Conducted chemical inventory reviews of various labs across campus to maintain chemical database.

Supervised 3 student workers for lab support, such as stocking First Aid kits, building signage, etc.

Student Assistant III, UC-San Diego, EH&S Dept (Oct 2005 - Mar 2008)

(Various positions at the Environment Management Facility and later at Pepper Canyon Hall)

Assisted in collections, sorting, and processing

Conducted chemical inventory reviews of various labs across campus to maintain chemical database

Received Employee Recognition Spot Award, Nov 2008

(an impact/productivity award for coordinating reduction of chemical overages at Pacific and Urey Halls)

Media Coating Lab Tech, Kelly Scientific Resources, assigned at Hewlett-Packard (Sep 2001 - Sep 2003)

Supported development for photograph quality ink-jet printer media which was awarded a patent.

Formulations Viscosity Print Media Qualifications

Surface Tension

- Latex & Colloidal (Gloss, Haze, Color Saturation, etc)

Loss-on-Drying

Silica Suspensions

RUDY S. TOLEDO

****.******@*****.*** 3707 East Vermont St

619-***-**** Long Beach, CA 90814

Formal Education:

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of California - San Diego (Diploma, Dec 2008)

Relevant Coursework:

Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Fundamentals of Instrument Analysis

Inorganic Chemistry Atmospheric Chemistry Crystallography (Graduate-level course)

Associate in Arts, Mathematics, San Diego City College (Diploma, May 2005)

Relevant Coursework:

Discrete Mathematics Intro to Linear Algebra

Certificate of Academic Achievement, SDCC Dean's Honor List for 2003 - 2004 with a 3.79 GPA.

Certifications:

"Regulatory Compliance for Drugs and Biologics"- Online course from UCSD Extension (3 Jun 2013)

- A part of a series of courses for a Quality Assurance and Control Certificate.

Projected to complete all courses for certification by end of 2014.

Flame AA w/WinLab 32 Software; PerkinElmer, San Jose (Feb 2011)

Graphite Furnace AA w/ WinLab 32 Software; PerkinElmer, San Jose (Feb 2011)

- Courses to set up, run, troubleshoot, and maintain AA's equipped with these techniques.

Other Associations:

Student Affiliate of the American Chemical Society, UC-San Diego (2005 - 2008)

United States Marine Corps, Camp Pendleton, CA, Honorable Discharge (Jun 1995)

Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense Specialist, Rank E-4 (Corporal)

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