Quality Control Assistant

EBENEZER GYAN

**** *** **** *** *** *** D Norman Oklahoma, 73072.

Email: ********.****-*@**.*** Phone: 405-***-****

OBJECTIVE

• To utilize my experience in natural product synthesis in a research and development/ quality control position in an industrial setting. EDUCATION

Master of Science, Organic Chemistry, University of Oklahoma, 2015-2017. Anticipated July 2017.

• Thesis title: “Synthesis of Stable Isotopically labelled analogs of anti-cancer drugs and applications in the development of a quantitative Single Cell Mass Spectrometry” (qSCMS).

• Advisor: Anthony W. Burgett, PhD

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, 2007-2012.

• Thesis title: “Determination of heavy metals in urban cultivated vegetables”

• Advisor: Professor Enock Dankyi

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Researcher Assistant, University of Oklahoma, August 2015-present

• Advisor: Professor Anthony W Burgett, PhD

• Successfully synthesized 15N and 13C labelled analogs of four anti-cancer compounds, Cisplatin, Gemcitabine, Mitomycin C and OSW-1.

• Characterized products with NMR, High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR), X-ray crystallography and High- Performance Liquid Chromatography technique (HPLC)

• Gained experience in using data processing software such as MestReNova, Advance Chemistry Development (ACD), Linux4Chemistry, Chimera and ChemDraw. TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate General Chemistry, University of Oklahoma, August 2015-present

• Planned and led one-on-one help sessions and recitations for students

• Coordinated materials, conducted lab sessions, and graded lab reports

• Conducted review sessions for general and introductory organic chemistry

• Assisted with course development for undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate General Chemistry, University of Ghana, September 2012-August 2013

• Instructed undergraduate laboratory sessions and graded lab reports

• Prepared hand-outs and class materials, proctored and graded exams and assignments WORK EXPERIENCE

Quality Control Chemist, Kinapharma Ghana Ltd. Mausoleum Close North Ind. Area Accra, Tel: +233**-*******, 2013-2015.

• Routine raw material testing and evaluations per USP monographs, FCC methods and in-house procedures.

• Performed HPLC method validation for new acne products which became one of the company's best selling skin care product.

• Participated in R&D projects that evaluated and provided ingredient formulation adjustments for acne cleanser product improvement.

• Investigation of non-conformances, out of specification results, and customer complaints.

• Responsible to compounding and process cleaning validations

• Finished goods stability testing

• Preparation of new SOP's, specification sheets and reviewing existing ones. REFERENCES

Professor Anthony W.G. Burgett, Professor Daniel T. Glatzhofer Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Dept of Chem. & Biochem University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma

Norman, OK 73019 Norman, OK 73019

Office: SLSRC 2060 405-***-****

405-***-**** ************@**.***

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