Quality Assurance Assistant

MAAME YAA AGYEI-OWUSU

Email: *********@*****.*** Mobile: 267-***-**** Address: 78 Jonquil Lane Levittown, PA 19055

EDUCATION

Temple University School of Pharmacy Fort Washington, PA

Master of Science in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs, GPA: 3.41 December 2013

The Pennsylvania State University, Eberly College of Science University Park, PA

Bachelor of Science in Life Science, GPA: 3.04 May 2010

Minor in Human Development and Family Studies

Temple University School of Pharmacy Fort Washington, PA

Drug Development Certificate June 2013

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Drug Development, Investigational New Drugs, New Drug Application Submissions, Advanced Topics in Food and Drug Law, Post Marketing

and Safety Surveillance, Good Clinical Practices, Quality Management Systems, Applied Biopharmaceutics, Clinical Trial Management

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Mueller Laboratory, Penn State University Park, PA

Research Lab Assistant Aug. 2009 –May 2009

• Conducted Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) to amplify DNA chain sequences for analysis of extremely small samples

• Denatured the samples through various heating processes to yield single stranded DNA molecules

• Performed antibiotics resistance experiment to study how the frequent use of antibiotics affect bacteria resistance, causing the

antibiotic to become less effective in eliminating the bacteria

Whitmore Laboratory, Penn State University Park, PA

Research Lab Assistant Aug. 2008 - Dec. 2008

• Performed acid base titration by approximating the pH of solutions which can be used in determining chemical safety levels in

swimming pools

• Carried out ion exchange chromatography separations used in water purification and decontamination processes

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Prudential Financial Dresher, PA

Death Claims Associate May 2012-Present

• Process deceased client’s death claims to surviving family members

• Send reach out letters to deceased family members for condolences.

Prudential Financial Dresher, PA

Transfer of Assets Associate Sept 2010-Aug 2011

• Followed up with financial professionals for clients' documents needed for transfer of assets

• Contacted resigning custodian to make sure clients' paperwork is in good order for transfer of assets

Penn State Residence Life University Park, PA

Resident Assistant Aug. 2009 – May 2010

• Managed thirty-eight first year college students in their transition to the college residence hall

• Assisted students with vocational, social, and academic adjustment to the college life

SKILLS/INTERESTS

• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP)

• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

• Ability to handle multiple projects; detailed oriented

• Experience in DNA extraction, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and liquid/ion/gas chromatography

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

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