Leon Igdalov

**** ******** *****

Philadelphia, PA 19115

215-***-****

acaqc9@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To acquire the position of a chemist, scientist or

equivalent

Education:

Sep 00-May 03 University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA

BS in Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Aug 98-May 00 Pennsylvania State University at Abington PA

Technical Skills:

(Instruments:HPLC, GC, UV-VIS, FTIR, TSC, Malvern, KF,

Polarimeter, Viscometer, Rheometer, Titrino, Dissolution bath

(Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, LIMS, Empower 2

and Class VP

Work Experience:

Feb 13-Mar 13 Genesis Biotechnology Group/Medical Diagnostic

Laboratories, Hamilton NJ, lab technician

( Successfully went through clinical chemistry

training

( Received samples, performed samples preparation,

set up equipment for clinical analysis

Sep 10-Nov 10 Aurolife Pharma, Dayton NJ, QC chemist

( Performed wet chemistry tests on plastic containers

and raw materials

( Operated following instruments: FTIR, UV-VIS, TSC

Sep 09-Jun 10 Axcentria Pharmaceuticals (originally Bush

Pharmaceuticals), Telford PA, associate chemist

( Wrote SOPs for instruments in the start-up company

that previously had none

( Became an experienced user of class VP shimadzu

HPLC software

( Prepared laboratory instruments for operational

start-up (HPLC, UV, FTIR)

( Performed Calibrations of laboratory instruments

using vendors' protocols (UV, FTIR, HPLC)

Sep 08-Feb 09 Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Huntsville AL, QC

chemist

( Operated HPLC alliances using Empower software performing Assay and

Impurities

( Performed residual substances test using GC using

headspaces per USP method

( Performed following limit tests: LOD, ROI, LOI,

Heavy Metals, Chlorides, Sulfates, Selenium

( Performed following quantitative tests: specific

rotation, assay, UV-VIS identification

Nov 07-Feb 08 Johnson Matthew, West Deptford NJ, QC chemist

( Performed HPLC tastings using alliances and various

wet chemistry testing

July 07-Sep 07 Lonza group, Conshohocken PA, QC chemist -

assignment

( Performed wet chemistry tests on raw materials and

used potentiometer Titrino for assay analysis

Aug 04-Jun 07 URL Pharma, Philadelphia PA, QC chemist

( Performed wet chemistry tests on raw materials (API

and excipients) using USP methods

( Performed following limit tests: LOD, ROI, LOI,

Heavy Metals, Chlorides, Sulfates

( Performed following quantitative tests: specific

rotation, assay, UV-VIS identification

( Standardized volumetric solutions for their

following use in assay test

( Used FTIR and UV-VIS for identification tests of

raw materials

( Operated Karl Fischer for % water / moisture test

( Used Malvern particle size analyzer for particle

size analysis

Jan 04-July 04 Accupac, Mainland PA, QC Analyst (assignment)

( Performed physical tests on products (pH,

viscosity, SpG, refractive index, ionic conductivity)

( Wet chemistry tests to find number: acid, iodine,

saponification, hydroxyl value, alkalinity

( Used FTIR for identification tests of raw materials

Sep 03-Dec 03 Teva Pharmaceuticals, Sellersville PA, QC

Chemist in finished products group (assignment)

( Prepared solutions of different drug products for

following assay test on HPLC

( Performed the dissolution of different drug

products in dissolution bath (used apparatus I & II)

( Used UV-VIS spectrophotometer to calculate the

percentage of dissolved active ingredient

( Used TLC for identification tests of active

component in products

May 03-Aug 03 Emerson Resources, Norristown PA, chemistry intern

( Assayed Garlic delayed-release tablets for alliin

and allicin with HPLC using USP methods

( Prepared drug-resin complex and monitored the

change in concentration of the

drug (dextromethorphan) with UV-VIS absorption

spectroscopy

( Studied the dissolution of dextromethorphan from

using VK7000 dissolution testing station

References:

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