Quality Control Technician

GAURANG PATEL

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. A high potential, motivated and dedicated Analytical chemist with

Master's degree in Industrial Pharmacy with over 2 years of

professional industrial experience.

. A versatile, analytical and hard-working professional with practical

hands-on approach, always persevering to achieve the best results,

. Deep understanding and hands of experience in advanced

characterization tools (HPLC, GC, FT-IR, XRD and related techniques)

with application to pre-formulation characterization challenges and

interpretation of results.

. Enjoys Learning new technologies and techniques.

LABORATORY SKILLS -

. Chromatography

. Distillation

. Extraction

Wet chemistry tests

Aseptic Techniques

pH Testing/Titration

. Automated Dissolution

. Chemical Testing

. Physical Testing

. UV/Vis Spectrophotometer

. Mass Spectroscopy

. HPLC/GC(Shimadzu make)

. Karl Fisher Titrator(TFK5S)

. FT-IR(Shimadzu-8400S)

. Gel electrophoresis

. ELISA

. FDA(21 CFR) Guidelines

. cGMP/cGLP/cGCP

ISO, OSHA guidelines

EPA, ASTM

Batch Record Reviews

. Manufacturing Techniques

. Laboratory maintenance

. Formulation

COMPUTER SKILLS - MS Windows, Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, and

Excel, WinNonlin Pharmacokinetic Software, Geneious Pro Bioinformatics

software

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Pharmaceutics (Industrial Pharmacy), Dec 2010

Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY (GPA - 3.7)

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Oct 2007

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, India (GPA - 3.8)

Gate 2007 exam Qualified with 91 percentile.

KEY COURSES - Industrial Pharmacy, Advance Physical Pharmacy,

Pharmaceutical Analysis, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics,

Pharmaceutical Engineering, PK Modeling.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cispharma Inc. Cranbury, NJ

May 2010 to Nov 2010

Intern, Quality control technician -

. Performed analytical testing using HPLC, auto dissolution, pH meter,

IR, UV-visual spectrophotometer, polarimeter, TLC on stability

samples, R&D samples, and process validation samples.

. Conducted analysis of drug products on HPLC and performed assay,

impurity, dissolution, content uniformity as well as calibration of

instruments.

. Filed and maintained batch records.

. Maintained and calibrated lab equipment.

. Sampled and tested raw materials.

. Documented and closed finished goods and Raw materials.

. Carried out analytical service report and system update.

. Ensured the accuracy of technical documents logging system for

auditing.

. Assisted Sr. Analytical chemist and technician with daily operation of

lab activities.

. Assisted regulatory department with accurate method for technical

dossier.

Elysium Pharmaceuticals, Vadodara, India

Nov 2007 to July 2008

Analytical chemist Associate -

. Maintained lab supplies in collaboration with other members of the

organic chemistry group.

. Performed QC experiments daily.

. Performed analysis on HPLC, Dissolution apparatus I & II, UV, FT-IR pH

meter, TLC and Flourometer as per SOPs & cGMP

. Performed analysis of finished products (Solids, semisolids, liquids &

powders) stability samples at various times

. Performed method development and method validation criteria like

robustness, ruggedness, system suitability check, linearity and

specificity

. Performed release testing of finished products in GLP & GMP environment

. Performed analytical testing such assay, impurities, dissolution, content

uniformity, blend uniformity, titrations

. Documented, organized, interpreted, utilized and reviewed data in order

to arrive at scientifically supportable conclusion.

Vida Labs, Bangalore India

March 2006-May 2007

Manufacturing Supervisor Trainee -

. Learned and supervised various processes in tablet manufacturing,

including Weighing, blending, granulation, punching, and coating

. Trained in departments of sterile liquid solution, liquid

manufacturing plant, filling line and packaging line

ACTIVITIES

. Gujarat Pharmacy Council of India, Member.(Licensed pharmacist in

India)

. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Member.

WORK STATUS - Can work for any employer, Possess Work Permit.

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