Quality Control Testing

NAGAPRASAD MUPPALA

****stevenson blvd apt ** E-mail: abnhbc@r.postjobfree.com

Fremont, CA-94538 Phone: 203-***-****

SUMMARY

Obtain a Full time position in Pharmaceutical industry that will utilize my skills in

regulatory laboratory operations, Product development, interpersonal communication, leadership

and technical competence to seek areas of improvement, increase efficiencies to meet

organizational objectives

TRAINING PROGRAM

Quality control Microbiology (Microbiology and Quality Associates, Berkeley)

• Maintain the SOPs and the protocols according to USP under GMP and GLP regulations

• Perform testing for identification of bacteria in Raw materials and finished products

• Training in Environmental monitoring (Settling Plate, NON- Viable particulate count,

Slit-to-Agar Sampler/ Contact Plates).

• Endotoxin testing by LAL and water testing (Membrane Filtration, Spread plate and Pour

Plate Analysis)

• Bioburden testing, Clean room operations, Sterilization techniques and making reagents

• Testing of critical utilities, TOC, Air sampling and particulate count.

WORK EXPERIENCE: Jan 05 - Dec 06

Worked as Microbiologist in Quality control (Vetindia Pharmaceuticals Ltd)

Duties:

• Using the standard procedures for testing the Raw materials and finished products

• Maintain the SOPs and the protocols according to IP/BP/USP under GMP regulations.

• Perform testing for identification of microorganisms like E. coli, Pseudomonas, S.

aureus, Salmonella spp and for yeast and molds by selective agar and biochemical tests

(Indole, catalase, Gas production(Durham’s tube), oxidation)

• Water testing for identification of microorganisms using R2A agar and Heterotrophic

plate counts(Settling Plate, NON- Viable particulate count, Slit-to-Agar Sampler/ Contact

Plates)

• Determination of the viable microbial counts in sterile and non sterile area.

• Testing of water for the Injectable unit for pH, acidity/alkalinity, Ammonium, Calcium

and magnesium, heavy metals, chlorides, nitrates, sulphates, oxidisable substances,

residue of evaporation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant Jan 07 – July 09

Food Microbiology & Immunochemistry lab, Alabama A&M University

• Design and schedule micro sampling and the collection of swabs from suspected food

samples. Work on general food micro lab procedures like serial dilutions, weighing and

preparing Media, plating of the samples, Water Testing, Autoclave sanitization and

sterilization techniques and colony counting in BSL-3 lab.

• Study antibiotic resistance patterns of microorganisms by using antibiotic sensitivity test

(ABST) by Spiral Plate technique.

• Growing of Caco-2 cell lines and working on them for the Adhesion, Invasion, Lactate

Dehydrogenase (LDH) and Apoptosis assays for determining the pathogenic cytotoxic

effects of the Microorganism

• In the product shelf life studies are done by testing pH, salt, Moisture content, Acid,

color, texture and preservatives. Microbial testing by pour plate and spread plate for

E.coli, Pseudomonas, mold and fungi.

• Guiding undergraduate students in the lab to preparation of media, Inventory and

Maintenance of stock cultures (Bacterial and Tissue culture cell lines)

• Usage of Homogenizers, HPLC, Gas and liquid Chromatography in Advanced

Analytical techniques and Instrumentation

Undergraduate:

• Collection of Milk samples, water samples and Meat samples for the identification of the

microorganisms. Perform Gram staining, autoclaving, Prepare media and making agar

plates and broth tubes.

• Identification of Coliform organisms and use of membrane filtration method from the

contaminated fecal samples

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Food and Animal Sciences, Alabama A&M

University, Normal, AL

• “Virulence responses of Listeria spp. to selected stress conditions isolated from food

samples.”

POSTER PRESENTATION

Poster presentation at IAFP on Topic “Virulence responses of Listeria spp. at Heat and Cold

stress isolated from Food samples “at Columbus, OHIO 2008

Poster presentation at IAFP on Topic “Resistance Patterns of Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4 to

various stress conditions and pathogenecity profiles on Hep-2 cell lines” at Orlando, Florida

2007

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• GMP and GLP • Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbant Assay (ELISA)

• Microsoft office • FDA and USP Regulations

• DNA, RNA extraction • Environmental monitoring

• Extractions, Titrations • Biochemical tests

• Bacterial staining and Identification • Cell culture

• Bioburden testing • Endotoxin testing

• Water analysis • Aseptic Techniques

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal husbandry Aug 05

College of Veterinary Science, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA GPA- 3.6/4.0

Master’s in Food Science (Food microbiology)

July 09

Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL GPA – 3.7/4.0

References are available on request

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