Project Manager Quality Control

EDUCATION

. MS in Industrial Pharmacy, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY

January 2012

. Bachelor of Pharmacy, Sinhgad College of Pharmacy, Pune, India

May

2009

EXPERIENCE

Associate Chemist, L'Oreal U.S.A, Clark, NJ

01/13 to 07/13

Powders and Hot Pour Lab

. Bench work and experiments for:

1. Formula and shade development and shade matching for various

Powders and Hot Pour Cosmetic Products.

2. Reformulating the existing blend to improve on products.

3. Scaling up the batch to confirm the formula.

4. Sampling of the final product.

. Working with the marketing team to evaluate submissions and

communicate the feedback to the project Manager

. Troubleshoot pressing issues and color matching issues with

traditional and/or non-conventional creative approaches.

. Determine Product Specification on basis of stability studies,

penetration testing, Zwick Test, drop test & Sun test.

. Operation Baker Perkins, Silverson, Pin Mill and Texture Analyzer.

Skin Care Product Development Lab Technician, Avon Products, Inc., Suffern,

NY 10/12 to 12/12

. Lab batching and formulation of skin care products (cream, lotions,

serum, stick, lip balm) using emulsion technology and other innovative

techniques.

. Scaling up small lab batches to around 5 kg.

. Experimenting with new raw materials and processing technologies.

. Stability Studies, measuring Brookfield viscosity, pH and aesthetic

monitoring of lab samples.

. cGMP and cGLP lab notebook documentation.

. Operation of 3L mixer, sweep, torque mixer and homogenizer.

Production and Quality Control Department Intern, Vapi Care Pharma Pvt.

Ltd, Vapi, India 05/08 to 08/08

. Performed quantitative analysis of finished products using in-house

test methods- tablets, capsules & syrups.

. Written and documented validation protocols, test reports and SOP.

. Analytical method development and method validation for HPLC, UV-Vis,

FTIR & dissolution apparatus.

. Analytical instruments training- HPLC, UV-VIS, FTIR and Dissolution

apparatus.

. Observed the production and packaging (strip packaging, bottle

filling) of tablets, capsules and syrups.

LABORATORY PROFICIENCY

. Operation of homogenizer, 3L mixers, torque mixer, Franz diffusion

cell, pH meter, dissolution apparatus, tablet press, friability

testers, fluidized bed dyer, mixers, powder blender, granulators, pin

mill, texture analyzer, Baker Perkins, Silverson, Manual Powder Press,

BUCHI Hot Water Bath, Roller Mill, RECHERCHE FONDOIR.

. Analytical Procedures: Ultraviolet-Visible (UV) spectrometry, Infra-

red (IR) spectrometry, Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC).

PROJECTS

Review of benzimidazole derivatives: Conducted a comprehensive literature

survey of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 1998-2008, using ChemDraw, and

presented findings to a panel of deans of various schools of pharmacy.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Long Island University Brooklyn, NY

09/10 - 08/12

Teaching Assistant, Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program

01/11- 01/12

. Workshop Instructor, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and Biology.

. Tutor for undergraduate students, all science and math courses

Graduate Assistant, Student Support Services

09/10- 08/12

. Tutor for Pharm.D. and undergraduate students with Learning, Visual

and Hearing Disabilities

. Workshop Instructor, Basic Math for students with learning

disabilities.

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