Alejandra M. Hernandez Jimenez
Parque San Miguel St. 2 B-9, Bayamon, Puerto Rico; 00959 Tel. (787)
e-mail: *********.*.**********@*****.***
. Bilingual Entry-Level Chemist with experience working in regulated
cGMP and GLP Quality Control Laboratories developing strong analytical
skills, capability of solving problems, finding root cause and
determining corrective and preventive action plans.
. Experience working with Analytical Instrumentation such as HPLC, GC-
ECD, GC-FID, TOC, Ion Chromatography, and FTIR.
. Experience with bacteria management, growth and identification;
protein expression and identification by SDS-PAGE, DNA
electrophoresis, and Western blot.
. HSE Safety Functional Leader trained in OSHA regulations. Capable of
developing qualitative chemical evaluation and chemical clearance for
laboratory reagents and standards.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
Fall 2007 - May 2012
University of Puerto Rico, Mayag ez Campus
Graduation date: May 2012
Certificate in Biotechnology: Molecular Biology and Proteins
Spring 2011
University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus
EXPERIENCE:
Laboratory Technician
September 2012-Present
Olay LLC, Procter & Gamble, Cayey, Puerto Rico
. Responsible for analyzing Bulk, Finished Product and Raw
Materials physical and active ingredients properties by wet
chemistry and chromatographic techniques.
. Responsible of analyzing cleaning validations by HPLC, TOC and
Gravimetric techniques.
. Accountable of providing analytical data results during
initiative validation campaigns.
. Collaborate on quality alert investigations, complaint's
investigations and CAPAs developments.
. Experience working in method transfers and experimental orders.
. HSE Safety Functional Leader: Responsible of providing a safe
environment inside de Laboratory by completing safety rounds,
developing Job Safety Analysis and completing Safety Incident
Investigations.
COOP Student August
2011-December 2011
Lilly del Caribe, Inc.; Carolina, Puerto Rico
. Responsible for the development of a new analytical method for the
Quality Control Laboratories (Raw Material, In-Process, Bulk) that
optimized the analysis by reducing test times.
. Provided assistance for the validation process of an analytical method
involving Gas Chromatography.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
August 2010- May 2011
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
. Accountable for the characterization and identification of the
protein VEGF165 by bacterial transformation and protein
purification in order to bind it with aptamer VEa4 to work as a
biosensor.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Puerto Rico Interdisciplinary Scientific Meeting/ACS Junior Technical
Meeting March 2011
The Lilly Academy Technical Forum
April 2011
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Waters HPLC Troubleshooting Certificate
Proficiency on SAP, Empower, TrackWise, Lotus Notes, JMP, and Smart
Lab
Computer Proficiency in Microsoft Word , Power Point , Excel , and
Publisher .
Bilingual. Fluent in English and Spanish.