Quality Control Manager
Resume:
WASIM AHMED
Unit **, **** Muir Drive, Richmond, V6V2Y8, BC
Contact #: 604-***-**** ( C )
email: ********@*****.***
OBJECTIVES
Highly ambitious to work as Validation Chemist/Research Chemist in a
Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry that gives me an opportunity to implement my wide range of
work experience with a prospect of responsibilities and career growth.
PROFILE
A professional post graduate with more than 17 years of practical experience encompassing
all aspects of QC and Technical Center. Hands on experience in Analytical Method
Development/Validation/Method Transfer. Experienced in the preparation of Technical
Documents, SOPs. Well experienced in the QA Stability Program.
Experienced working in cGMP and GLP environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PHYTON BIOTECH QUALITY CONTROL
Sept. 2007 – Present Senior QC Scientist
Stability Testing coordinator
Plan, organize and test all raw materials, intermediates, finished APIs and R&D samples in
timely manner
Actively involved in the analytical method validation
Technical support to R&D department
Review and revise SOPs and methods whenever required
Implement and maintain the cGMP procedures and monitor the compliance
Perform routine testings using chemistry techniques and lab instruments, such as HPLC,
UV/VIS, IR, Karl Fisher
Sampling and testing of raw materials
Originator of several HPLC and wet chemistry methods
Trouble shooter
Train junior analysts on different methods
BIMEDA MTC QUALITY CONTROL
Nov 2005 – May 2006 Quality Chemist
Performed routine analysis tests using wet chemistry techniques and lab instruments,
such as HPLC, UV/VIS, IR on raw material samples prior to release to manufacturing
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Recording and summarizing experimental data according to guidelines and protocol; entering
data into spreadsheets with minimal supervision
Assisting in the compilation, analysis and interpretation of analytical results. Reports OOS
results to supervisor
Learning and following all existing SOP’s and Bimeda guideline
Have used spreadsheets and word processing software to trend product integrity and keeping
records up to date
ABBOTT LABS QUALITY CONTROL
Sept 1995 – June 1997 Chemist, QC
Jul 1997 – Oct 1999 Lead Hand, HPLC
Review of Analytical Data on daily basis
Trained new QC Chemists on analytical methods and cGMP/GLP/GDP
Experienced in the Calibration and preventive maintenance of lab instruments
Method Development / Validation of several APIs, e.g. Sparfloxacin, Pseudoephedrine,
Carbinoxamine, Vitamins of B Complex group, Phenylepherine, Ephedrine HCl, Vitamin B12, etc
on HPLC, wet chemistry and Dissolution test
Analyses of raw materials / finished goods /research projects / In process check samples
/ Products for Vendor Approval / Impurities by on HPLC and by wet chemistry techniques, e.g.
Autotitrator, TLC (Thick Layer & Thin Layer), etc.
Test Method Transfer (TMT) for several methods to different affiliates and TPMs
Cleaning Validation for variety of products including multivitamin and antibiotics
ABBOTT LABS TECHNICAL CENTRE
Oct 1999 – Aug 2002 Product Development Manager
Review of Technical Data, such as Batch Docs, Packaging Docs, Validation and Stability
Reports and Raw / Finished / Commodity Specifications, etc
Have worked as Document Change Coordinator
Regularization of Technical Documents relating to Method Change, Formula Change,
Process Change or Commodity Change
Have completed several Technical Project, e.g:
Elimination of methylene chloride from coating solutions
Reformulation of cough and cold preparations by replacing Phenylpropanolamine with
Pseudoephedrine
Dry mix and Direct compression in tablet manufacturing replacing wet granulation
techniques
Bio Equivalence Studies on Sparfloxacin
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Abbott International Certificate on successful completion of the project related to Environment
Health and Safety (EHS)
ABBOTT LABS QUALITY CONTROL
Sept 2002 – Jan 2005 Senior Chemist, Stability
Testing of Stability Products
Evaluation of stability results and write stability reports
Experienced in Stability Program as per ICH guidelines
Prepare LIR / OOS / OOT reports when required
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Have worked as Research Fellow at HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry
Major area of expertise is isolation & characterization of Natural Products from terrestrial
plants using advanced spectroscopic techniques as NMR, HRMS etc.
Worked as a DAAD Research Fellow at University of Konstanz, Germany
SPECIAL SKILLS / ABILITIES
Computers / Softwares
MS Office, LOTUS 1 2 3, AmiPro, ChemDraw, ChemWin, Lotus Notes, etc
Chromatographic Data Systems: Class 10Avp, LC10A, CSW32, TC4, Waters Empower,
Agilent Chemstation 1100
QC Instruments Handling
Karl Fischer Auto titrator (Metller, Metrohm)
Dissolution Apparatus and Auto Dissolution Apparatus (Electro Lab, Hanson Research)
Atomic Absorption (Perkin Elmer)
HPLC Units (Waters, Shimadzu, Perkin Elmer, SSI Series IV, Agilent 1100)
Particle Size Analyzer MASTERSIZER 2000 (Malvern)
NIR (Varian)
Fluorimeter (Varian)
UV / Visible Spectrophotometer (Shimadzu, Perkin Elmer)
FTIR (IRDM) (Shimadzu)
GC / Head Space (Agilent)
EDUCATION
M. Sc: Biochemistry
[Neurobiochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Enzymology]
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B.Sc: Biochemistry, Microbiology and Chemistry
Certificate of Merit in B.Sc
TRAINING / WORKSHOPS
Shield on contribution in a cGMP Training Program (presentation on Analytical Method
Validation)
Have been trained on WHMIS
Class A
ISO 9002
References will be supplied at the interview
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