Yanga K. Dijiba

***** ********** ***** # *** ● Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Cell: 240-***-**** ● Email: ac177i@r.postjobfree.com

Looking for a top manager or director position in companies, governments, and NGO in USA or developing countries in the areas of health care, quality control, pharmaceutical and all associated area of health care. including laboratory accreditation. I am fluent in both English and French.

Executive Summary

•Extensive background in the areas of chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences.

•Extensive global experience in chemical industries with emphasis on pharmaceutical quality control (QC), assurance (QA) and analytical pharmaceutical method development.

•In-depth knowledge of international pharmacopeia, British pharmacopeia, European pharmacopeia and US-pharmacopeia

•In-depth knowledge of protocols related to safety and handling of pharmaceutical products and compliance with international standards.

•Skilled laboratory auditor for ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation

•Expert trainer of trainers adept at giving talks in international settings.

• Broad knowledge of good laboratory practice (GLP) and advanced understanding of good manufacturing practice (GMP).

•Prolific writer of scientific papers, articles and other pertinent analysis for publication in peer-reviewed journals of high respectability;

•Fluent in French and English.

Employment History

Program Manager, Asia UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA (Rockville, MD) Dec 2015-Present

Scientist IV UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA (Rockville, MD) 2012-2015

Scientist III UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA (Rockville, MD) 2008-2012

•Laboratory Scientist, working under a cooperative agreement between USP and USAID;

•Working on the quality control of anti-malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhea and other medications to promote the quality of medicines in developing nations,

•Identify fake and substandard medications for the wellness of the population in developing countries.

•Working to help national laboratories in developing countries to become WHO-pre qualified or to obtain a level of confidence in analyzing their own drug samples

Scientist ASSAIGAI Environmental Laboratory (Albuquerque, NM) 2002-2007

•Environmental sample analysis by HPLC

•HPLC environmental samples data interpretation

•GC environmental samples analysis and data interpretation

Adjunct Faculty University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) 2005-2008

•Teaching physical chemistry laboratory

•Analytical method development for drug quantification of Cimetidine and Ephedrine

•Teaching analytical, physical, chemistry laboratory techniques to junior & senior college level students.

Adjunct Faculty Central New Mexico Community College (Albuquerque, NM) 2000-2008

•Teaching bio-organic chemistry, general chemistry

•Tutoring Chemistry at all levels: organic, bio-organic, physical, analytical and general.

NSF Research Fellow University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) 1999-2003

•Quantification of solid state forms of drugs using FTIR and Chemometrics

•Infrared spectroscopy and chemometric analysis studies of water and ammonia adsorption onto zeolite 3A. (Sandia National Laboratories)

Teaching Assistant University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) 1999-2005

•Analytical instrumentation, physical chemistry, quantitative analysis and organic chemistry laboratories for undergraduate students

Research Assistant Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) 1994-1997

•UV-Vis study of nitroaniline solvatochromic dyes in micellar solutions using Taft and Kamlet parameters.

Select Overseas Engagements

•Ghana Cepat: Direct and teach course related to drug analysis methods such as dissolution, disintegration, HPLC, UV, GLP, GDP, GC, UV-Vis and ect

•Singapore, and Ethiopia: WHO joint training on how to recognize SSFFC drugs using the new detection methods

•People Republic of Bangladesh: Visit with the Drug Regulatory Agency to regulate and help in term of quality control of medicines. Train the laboratory scientists on how to analyze medicines of first line treatment such as malaria and tuberculosis medicines.

•Islamic republic of Pakistan: A teaching training for the National laboratory in key analytical techniques for pharmaceutical chemical analysis. Short evaluation visit of the manufacturing plant Akhai Pharmaceutical in Karachi. Visit and discussion with the drug authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the quality of medicines in the country.

•Union Republics of Myanmar (Burma) to train and assist the Myanmar FDA laboratory in implementing GLP, GDP and in testing of medications of great interest to WHO, FDA and USAID

•Bogota, Colombia: to train and assist the LNCQM laboratory in implementing GLP and in testing of medications of great interest to WHO and USAID.

•Maputo, Mozambique: to train and assist the LNCQM in dissolution and PVT (Performance Verification Test) (USAID)

•Casablanca, Morocco: to train and assist the NEMA network as part of USP-OMCL (USP-TAP) Program.

•Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: to train and update peers on the use of analytical methods of analysis of pharmaceutical compounds to meet their requirement for WHO pre-qualification and ISO 17025. (USAID)

•Dakar, Senegal: to dispense training on the analysis of variety of drugs including malaria, ARV and tuberculosis. (USAID)

•Cotonou, Benin: to dispense a training at National Laboratory on good laboratory practice and dissolution techniques (USAID)

•Djakarta, Indonesia: to dispense a training on the quality of injectable oxytocin medication (PATH-USAID)

•Bamako, Mali: to teach theory and techniques used to conduct drug analysis and to oversee the implantation of a good laboratory practice and also guide the laboratory supervisor for a pre-qualification program by the WHO and also for the ISO 17025.

•Africa-wide: Train and assist the Network of African Medicine Quality Control Laboratories (NAMCOL) in Techniques such as HPLC, UV, Karl Fisher and IR and data analysis.

•Prolific writer of scientific papers, articles and other pertinent documents for publication in peer-reviewed journals of high respectability.

•Articulate trainer of trainers, adept at giving talk at national and international settings.

Publications

•Helburn R., Dijiba Y., MansourG., & Maxka J. “New Hydrophobic pi** Indicators. Solvatochromic Properties and Interactions in Micellar Solutions” Langmuir, vol 14, #25, pp 7147-7154, 1998.

•Dijiba Y.,Anding Zhang, Thomas M. Niemczyk. “Determination of Ephedrine in Mixtures of Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine Using Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy”. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, vol 289, issues 1-2, 31, pp 39-49 January 2005.

•Dijiba Y., Thomas Niemczyk. “Determination of Ephedrine Hydrochloride in mixtures of Ephedrine Hydrochloride and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride using near infrared spectroscopy”. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, vol 13, pp 155-160, 2005.

•A Concise Quality Control Guide on Essential Drugs and other Medicines

Supplement 2010 to Volume II on Thin Layer Chromatographic Tests

Written by Richard W. O. Jahnke, Kornelia Dwornik and Souly Phanouvong

Reviewed by Adrian Barojas, Yanga Dijiba, et al.

•A Concise Quality Control Guide on Essential Drugs and other Medicines

Supplement 2011 to Volume II on Thin Layer Chromatographic Tests

Written by Richard W. O. Jahnke, Kornelia Dwornik, Yanga Dijiba, et al.

•Lawrence Evans III, Yanga Dijiba, et al. “Quality of anti-malarials collected in the private and informal sectors in Guyana and Suriname”. Malaria Journal 2012, 11; 203

•Souly Phanouvong, Yanga Dijiba, et al. “The Quality Of Antimalarial Medicines In Eastern Thailand: A Case Study Along The Thai-Cambodian Border” Southeast Journal of Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 44 No. 3 May 2013, page 363

•Souly Phanouvong, Yanga Dijiba, et al. “The Quality Of Antimalarial Medicines In Western Cambodia: A Case Study Along The Thai-Cambodian Border” Southeast Journal of Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 44 No. 3 May 2013 page 349

•Victor S Pribluda1*, Adrian Barojas1,2, Veerle Coignez1, Sanford Bradby1, Yanga Dijiba1, Latifa El-Hadri1, Mustapha Hajjou1, Laura Krech1, Souly Phanouvong1, Karim Smine1, Kennedy Chibwe1, Patrick H Lukulay1 and Lawrence Evans III1 “The Three-Level Approach: A Framework for Ensuring Medicines Quality in Limited-Resource Countries” Pharmaceut Reg Affairs: Open Access, Vol 3 Issue 1, 1000117, pages 1-8

Presentations and Seminars

•“Mid and Near Infrared Determination of Concentrations in Mixtures of Solid-stat Pharmaceutical compounds.” Fort Lauderdale, Florida, FACSS 2003.

•Use of FTIR and Chemometrics for the quantification of pharmaceutical compounds.” University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 2003

•”Determination of Solid-State Forms of Ephedrine in Sample Mixtures Using Infrared Spectroscopy.” Providence, Rhode Island, FACSS 2002

•“Chemistry of Zeolite and Adsorption of Ammonia and Water.” University of New Mexico 2000

•“Fluorescence Chemistry and Flow Injection Analysis.” Miami University of Ohio 1999

•”New Polarity Sensitive for the Study of Interfacial Systems.” New Proceedings of the Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division. American Association for the Advancement of Sciences.72ndAnnual Meetings, Flagstaff, Arizona 1996

•”New Pi Indicators for the Study of Interfacial Systems.” American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry, Poster 081, NewOrleans, 1996

Education

Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM May 2005

M. Sc. Analytical Chemistry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ May 1997

B.A. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY July 1994

Diploma in Applied Pedagogy, Superior Pedagogic Institute of Mbujimay, Kasai Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo October 1991

Honors & Awards

•ACLASS ANAB ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ACLASS “ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Internal Auditor” Certificate of Completion 2011

•ACLASS ANAB ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ACLASS “ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 Internal Auditor” Certificate of Participation 2011

•ACLASS ANAB ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ACLASS “Practical Measurement of Uncertainty” Certificate of Completion 2011

•ACLASS ANAB ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ACLASS “Practical Measurement of Uncertainty” Certificate of Participation 2011

•USAID/PQM-USP- Certificate of appreciation for contribution to Ethiopia PQAD’s ISO 17025 Accreditation 2011

•Featured in World Bank interview on the African migrant 2011

•United states Marine Corp talk (briefing) on DRC 2009

•USP Lightning Award 2009

•Graduate Research Assistantship and Travel Funds, University of New Mexico1999-2005

•New Mexico National Science Foundation - AGEP Fellow 2003-2005

•Teaching Assistantship and Research Assistantship, Northern Arizona University, Chemistry Department 1994-1997

•Northern Arizona Bookstore Award for Excellence and High Achievement in research 1996

•Research Travel Funds, Northern Arizona University, Chemistry Department 1996

Professional Memberships

•Member, American Chemical Society 1999

•Member, SACNAS 2000

•Member, Coblenz Society 2000

•Member, New Mexico National Science Foundation - AGEP Fellow 2000

Technical Highlights

•HPLC • GC • ICP • MS • FTIR • DRIFT • ATR • UV-VIS • TLC • AA • AES • Vacuum Systems • Chilled Mirror and Water Moisture Generators • Use of Glove Box • Column Chromatography • Chemometric Analyses. •Data Interpretations • Chemical Research • Pharmaceutical Chemical Mixtures Analysis • Instrumentation • Method Development & Validation • Analytical Spectroscopy • Wet & Dry Chemistry •Knowledge of GLP (Good Laboratory Practice)

Languages

English (Fluent); French (Fluent); Ciluba (Fluent); Lingala (Moderate)

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