LUIS J. ANDUJO

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email: ac4kop@r.postjobfree.com

Detail oriented individual with excellent organizational skills, self-motivated with the ability to prioritize and meet multiple deadlines. Knowledge and experience in GLPs, cGMPs, and chemistry lab skills to test and measure materials, in manufacturing and pharmaceutical fields.

EDUCATION:

Master in Science Chemistry • 2012 University of Texas at El Paso • El Paso, TX.

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and minor in Biology • 2009 University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

•Bilingual English and Spanish

•Problem solving skills

•Self-Directed Work Teams

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Carroll Company. • Dallas, TX. August 2015 – Present

Quality Control Chemist.

Carroll Company is the nation's leading manufacturer of private branded institutional cleaning and maintenance chemicals. Carroll Company is a registered EPA (FIFRA) manufacturing organization, operates FDA approved facilities, follows documented Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP), is OSHA and UN/DOT compliant, and is approved by the Orthodox Union as a Kosher manufacturer.

Key Accomplishments:

•QC testing of finished goods, packaged products, and raw materials.

•Testing of samples, pilot batches and adjustment of products in Laboratory.

•Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s), safety programs and procedures

•Physical testing of products (TNV, pH, Viscosity, Density).

•Microbiological testing of finished products, water samples, raw materials, and packaged products.

•Maintain Laboratory in audit-ready and cGMP compliant manner at all times.

•Perform Gas Chromatography testing and evaluating formulations.

NEOS Therapeutics. • Dallas, TX. February 2014 – May 2015

R&D Chemistry Lab Technician.

Neos Therapeutics develops, manufactures, and commercializes innovative extended-release (XR) products using a proprietary extended-release drug delivery and orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) technology platforms.

Key Accomplishments:

•Analytical Testing and Sample preparation.

•Knowledge with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), safety programs and procedures

•Physical testing of products (pH, Viscosity, Density, Particle Size).

•Review and approval of laboratory testing documentation.

•Perform dissolution and HPLC testing and evaluating formulations.

•Responsible for the proper handling, inventory control, processing, or analysis of narcotics and other controlled substances in accordance with company policies and procedures.

•Training of new laboratory personnel in all procedures.

ALLERGAN . • Waco, TX. June 2013 – August 2013

Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a bold, global pharmaceutical company and a leader in a new industry model – Growth Pharma. Allergan is focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing branded pharmaceuticals, devices and biologic products. Allergan is an industry leader in Open Science which has led to Allergan building one of the broadest development pipelines in the pharmaceutical industry

Chemistry Lab Technician.

Key Accomplishments:

•Coordinates sterility, MLT water testing release with the Final Quality Control Record, Certificate of Analysis, SAP and/or LIMS. Assist with new review and approval of laboratory testing documentation.

•Knowledge with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), safety programs and procedures

•Responsible for entering pertinent lab operation notes into plant SAP and/or LIMS system to provide plant wide information product release status.

•Assists in training of new laboratory personnel in all procedures.

•Performance measured by documentation error rate and compliance to testing schedules.

•Performance measured by effectiveness of interdepartmental systems for communications, as well as interpersonal skills with co-workers in the lab.

University of Texas at El Paso. • El Paso, TX. Spring 2010 – Summer 2012

Teaching Assistant. Laboratory of General Chemistry CHEM 1306.

University of Texas at El Paso • El Paso, TX. Fall 2009 – Summer 2012

Chemistry Department Noveron’s Lab Group (UTEP)

Research in Potential Biological Functions and DNA-delivery

Key Accomplishments:

•Design molecules with two-level of Organization Properties (One-dimensional networks and hydrophobic directed self-assembly)

•Investigate a new strategy to generate self-assembled networks that are soluble in water.

•Synthesis of Biological Self-Assembly molecules and Characterization.

University of Utah •Salt Lake City, UT. Summer 2008

Chemistry Department Dr. Peter J. Stang’s Lab Group

Research in molecular architecture and supramolecular chemistry via self-assembly.

Key Accomplishments:

• Working with Self-assembly of Convex Polygons.

• Synthesis and Design of a Corannulane Icosahedron.

• Research of encapsulation of biological molecules (spherical proteins).

Microscope Experience:

To characterize the molecular and supramolecular structures, I carry out High-Energy X-ray experiments such as X-ray crystallography, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS).

AFFILIATIONS:

•American Chemistry Society (ACS)

•Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans (SACNAS)

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