PANKIT S. BHAVSAR
Phone: 917-***-****, Email: **************@*****.***
Skills:
Able to work efficiently with GC-Headspace (Agilent 6890-Chemstation), HPLC (Waters 2690/95-Empower pro, Agilent-
Chemstation), UPLC (Waters Acquity / Acquity console- Empower), Mass Spectroscopy (Waters / Masslynx), MALS
(Wyatt’s/Astra Ver 5.0), Dionex ICS- 1000 (Chromeleon-6 ), UV spectroscopy (Helios-Thermo scientific / Vision security),
Karl-Fischer-Autosampler (Metrohm/ Tiamo), Franz Diffusion cell, pH meter, Rota Evaporator, dissolution apparatus I, II.
Perform basic cell culture techniques.
Well trained for cGMP notebook documentation.
Working under cGMP, GLP, ICH and OSHA guidelines
Proficient in MS office.
Work Experience:
Quality Control Chemist I, Ambiopharm, Inc.; North Augusta, SC March 2012-Present
Use basic understanding and knowledge of techniques, instrumentation and lab functions to identify problems and support
completion of work assignments.
Perform and review QC stability as well as Release testing.
Perform and support routine analytical testing using GC, UPLC, HPLC, KF, MALS, Mass Spec, UV and IC
Maintain the QC lab by ordering supplies routinely used for testing.
Assist the QC/QA group with writing and editing of SOPs and STPs
Support analytical method development.
Perform and support method transfer and validation activities.
Perform OQ/PQ for the Quality Control Equipments
Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York Jan 2010 -Aug 2011
Graduate Thesis
“Development and evaluation of an Isoleucine ester prodrug of Acetaminophen, I so-acetaminophen”
Synthesized a new prodrug molecule of acetaminophen by Esterification and purification of it by Column and thin layer
chromatography techniques.
Use Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (MDSC) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) to
characterize drug and prodrug.
Perform HPLC analysis and UV spectroscopy for various Hydrolysis and Stability studies of prodrug.
Maintain Caco-2 cell lines by changing medium, freezing and splitting cells for hydrolysis study of prodrug .
Other Work Experience:
Jan 2010 – Dec 2010
Math Center at LIU, Brooklyn, New York
Help students in assignments, tutor for Statistics, Calculus 1, Calculus 2
Aug 2010 – Aug 2011
Cyber lab, Department of Library at LIU, Brooklyn, New York
Assist students and faculties with MS office, online registration of classes, downloading and printing online articles
Aug 2010 – Aug 2011
Information and technology department of LIU, Brooklyn, New York
Help students and faculties for internet and network problems of laptops, cell phones, tablets and ipad’s.
Education:
Aug 2008 – Oct 2011
M.S. in Industrial Pharmacy:
Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York
Course work:
Research and Thesis, Methods of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Industrial pharmacy -I,
Industrial pharmacy-II, Advanced Physical Pharmacy, Aerosol Science and Technology, Basic Pharmaceutics
Nov 2003 – Nov 2007
Bachelor in Pharmacy:
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
Course work:
Instrumental and biomedical Analysis, Pharmaceutical technology, Pharmaceuti cal engineering, Pharmaceutical Microbiology
and Biotechnology, Pharmacognosy, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Seminars:
Parenteral Drug Delivery System
Presented on formulation, Production Layout, Sterilization, Sterility testing, Applications and Packaging of Parenteral dosage
forms
Pilot Plant Scale up techniques
Presented Steps involved in Scale up, how to design and construct a pilot plant including provisions for process and
environmental controls, cleaning and sanitizing systems, packaging and waste handli ng systems, and meeting regulatory agency
requirements, Process evaluation and GMP considerations
Professional Membership:
AAPS
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