Testing Raw Materials

EXPERIENCE

****-******* ******* ******. ** Chemist Mainland PA.

• Testing and releasing raw materials using wet chemistry under USP, EP, and in-house methods.

• Testing includes ID-tests, LOD, Water, Viscosity, Density, RI, TLC, Limit tests Assay etc.

• Record and update testing and results in lab-notebook and LIMS.

• Operate and maintain lab instruments such as, UV, IR, Raman spectrophotometers, HPLC, GC, K.F.titraters, PH-meters, lab-Balances, Viscometers, and Density meters.

• Responsible for evaluating the daily testing schedule and assigning chemists to meet production needs in a timely manner

• Train and mentor new employees on CGMP, Safety, and lab house keeping.

• Prepare and maintain proper logbooks for TS, VS, CS, and stock standards to keep inventory and West control at minimum.

• Strong knowledge and understanding on USP, FCC, and EP. Testing, which helps to improve turn around time.

• Good observation skills for in process samples that help large production batches with ability to correct them using CGMP guidelines.

• Very strong multitasking ability that helps finish multiple projects in shorter time.

1998-2000 Del Laboratories Farmingdale, N.Y. Administrator Stability

• Responsible for running stability on pharmaceutical and cosmetic products

• Preparation of test samples and assigning them to chemists

• Collecting data on tested samples and entering the data into the database

• Checking workbooks and preparing stability reports on different samples

• Analyze samples under investigation

• Planning a weekly testing schedule on samples due.

1995-1996 Ciba Pharmaceutical Suffern, N.Y. Stability Chemist

• Testing raw material and finished products as per stability protocol

• Testing includes titration, dissolution, assay, content uniformity, unit dosage, and physical properties using wet chemistry

• Testing conducted on various equipment such as TLC, HPLC, GC, UV, and IR spectrophotometer, flame photometer etc.

1993-1995 Forest Laboratories Inwood, N.Y. RD validation chemist

• Calibration of various analytical laboratory instruments

• Collecting and analyzing in process samples

• Validating SOP’s and protocols on different products

EDUCATION & SKILLS

1984-1987 S.P. University Gujarat, India

• B.S. Chemistry.

• 1988-1990 Diploma in Pharmacy M.S. India

• Working knowledge of MS Office

• Ambitious/Team Worker/Great Learning Ability

• Skillful in Analytical Operations, with great precision and accuracy with work

• Self-motivated/supervised individual with strong physical strength can/able to work a very long time with efficiency.

-Gap in my career is due to owning and operating a successfully owned family business from 2001-2012. During this period I took a leave from my passion in the chemical industry. I am however glad to be back in it, as it is my passion and I am dedicated to it in the long run.

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