Validation Specialist

Kasinathan Velmurugan

862-***-**** ****.********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/kasinathan-velmurugan EDUCATION

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ Sep 2016 - Dec 2017 M.S in Biopharmaceutical Engineering GPA: 3.33

Anna University, Chennai, India Aug 2012 - Jun 2016 B.Tech in Biotechnology GPA: 3.36

SKILLS

• Statistical Tools – Minitab, MS Excel

• Laboratory Tools – Vision Pro, WinSOTAX+, LIMS

• MS Office, C++, RasMOL, Sequencing tools

• Writing- Academic review, technical writing

CERTIFICATIONS

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt Mar 2017 - Present

Institute of Industrial and System Engineering

• Principles of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) - Level 2 Mar 2015 - Present The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health -License Number 9680390

• AMCAT Certified C and C++ Programmer Sep 2014 - Present Aspiring Minds License 180****-***

PUBLICATION

Published a research article on the Photochemistry and Bio-Efficacy of industrial crops - Coffea cane-phora and Gravillea robusta from Kolli hills http://www.ijrps.pharmascope.org ISSN: 0975-7538 WORK EXPERIENCE

Life Science and Engineering, NJIT, Newark, NJ Jan 2017 – Nov 2017 Research Assistant

• Learned and practiced Good Laboratory procedure (GLP), Environment and Fire safety training

• Perform Hot Melting Extrusion to attain different size and mix of APIs with excipient using TS Process 11 Twin Screw Extruder

• Execute Film casting processes and analyze the casted films for Content Uniformity, Viscosity, Particle Size Distributions

• Hands on experience in Sotax Dissolution System (USP V4), Rheometer, Texture Analyzer, Laser Particle Analyzer (LS13320) Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Chennai, India Oct 2015 - May 2016 Research Student

• Tailored my knowledge in Nanotechnology, Cancer biology and Stem Cell Culturing from the project

• Attained basic knowledge of Electron Microscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy

• Performed Column Chromatography, Cell Culturing, Cell Line Technology and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) MARINA Labs, Chennai, India Nov 2013 - Mar 2015

Research Student

• Practiced Basic Laboratory Procedures in handling different tools, equipment and calibrating as per the requirements

• Experimented with distinct analytical approaches and used various software like RasMol, BLAST, Swiss-Model and ClustalW

• Handled various laboratory tools like Light and Phase Contrast Microscope, UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Nephelometer PROJECTS

Factors Impacting Control Quality Attributes of Strip films in Continuous Mixing

• Experiments were designed to identify different parameters

• Drugs powders were mixed using Twin Screw Extrusion (TSE) and polymers were prepared

• Film casting and characterization were performed using different parameters and results were discussed

• Tools Used: Twin screw Extruder, Film Casting, Fluidized Energy Mill, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Sotax Dissolution System (USP V4) IOQ Protocol for VWR Hot Plate Stirrers

• Developed Installation and Operational Qualification protocol by studying VWR hot plate stirrers working and maintenance

• Documented all the required data for the future reference

• Followed 21CFR Part 11 guidelines for protocol development

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