Erika Patel
** ********* ** *** * Middletown, NY 845-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry March 2008
BIRLA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, COMMERCE & ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
• Post Graduation Diploma in Chemical Technology (Food, Drugs & Cosmetic Analysis)
July 2010
VEER MATA JIJABAI TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
EXPERIENCE
ANALYTICAL CHEMIST CIPLA LIMITED Dec 09 - June 10
• Prepared test solutions, compounds and reagents for laboratory personnel to conduct test
• Analyzed raw materials, finished products and intermediate products
• Assisted Sr. Analytical chemist and technician with daily operation of lab activities and
in development of analytical methods for characterization of various active agents from
excipients
• Performed ID, Dissolution, CU, Assay, Related Compound and stability testing
under observation of Sr. Analytical Chemist using analytical instrumentation in the GLP
environments
• Basic knowledge of FDA and ICH guidelines
INSTRUMENTATION SKILLS
• Worked on HPLC (Agilent 1100 &1200 Series, Shimadzu, Dionex) with chromeleon
software
• Handled UV-Visible Spectrophotometer (Varion cary50 & cary 100)
• Well conversant in using Dissolution Tester USP (Electro lab TDT 08L and Electro Lab
ETC 12L) for study of effect of various media on drug release
• Calibration of pH meter and weighing balance
• Familiar with calibration of HPLC (Agilent 1200 series)
• Knowledge of using Karl Fischer Titrator
COMPUTER SKILL
• Operating System: Windows XP/ Vista
• Proficient in MS- Office: MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Word and MS-Access
TRAINING
• Attended a Training Certification Course on HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER
CHROMATOGRAPHY organized by ANCHROM Enterprises’ CAMAG Switzerland
recognized Applications Research Laboratory in Mumbai