Quality Control High School
Resume:
AMANDA MICHELLE MILLER
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Syracuse, NY 13206
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
**/****-******* ***** ******* Laboratory Technician, Bristol-Myers Squibb (Aerotek), Syracuse, NY.
Perform Trace Penicillin sampling and testing using Cylindrical-Plate Assay. Maintain Trace
Penicillin laboratory, including organization, cleaning, filing. Perform testing of raw materials, in-process
and finished pharmaceuticals, stability samples, and water (DI and WFI) for microbial contamination.
Write, execute, and summarize protocols. Perform environmental monitoring including water sampling.
Adhere to gowning procedures in manufacturing areas and biosafety cabinets. Follow SOPs, methods, and
cGMPs/cGLPs. Employ good documentation practices.
05/2011 08/2011, Microbiology Lab Assistant, Contract Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Buffalo, NY.
01/2011 Summer/Winter internship Perform quality control testing for microbiological contamination in
accordance with USP regulations and aseptic technique. These included contamination by
yeast/fungi/bacteria tests and Preservative Effectiveness tests. Perform air and water testing, including
extensive diagnosis of microbiological species using Gram Stains, Vitek, and API strips. Preparation
of media. Operation of an autoclave. Maintenance of laboratory stock and some clerical duties. Use of
data3, LIMS, USP-NF monographs.
05/2010 08/2010 Quality Control Chemistry Lab Assistant, Contract Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Buffalo, NY.
Summer internship – Perform quality control testing of various raw materials, finished product
pharmaceuticals, and stability samples in accordance with USP/EP regulations. Testing procedures
often included: FTIR identification, viscosity, testing for presence of heavy metals, residue on
ignition, loss on drying, Karl Fischer titration, wet chemistry, thin layer chromatography, pH testing.
Assistance with GC and HPLC. Preparation of laboratory stock solutions. Use of data3, LIMS, USP-
NF monographs, as well as maintenance of a laboratory notebook. Receiving and monitoring
laboratory stock.
05/2009 ---0 8/2009 Packager – Contract Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Buffalo, NY
06/2008 08/2008 Package pharmaceuticals for sale and distribution. Inspect for quality. GMP environment with a strong
emphasis on sanitation and cleanliness.
EDUCATION
2008 2012 State University of New York at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY. BS in Biochemistry.
Biochemistry I & II, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Modern Analytical Chemistry, Organic
Chemistry I & II, Calculus II & III, Statistics, Analytical Physics I and II, Physical Chemistry,
Genetics, Molecular Techniques Laboratory, Cell Biology Laboratory, Organic Chemistry
Laboratory, Physics Laboratory, Microscope Techniques
2005 2008 Lake Shore Senior High School, Angola, NY. Advanced Regents Diploma.
AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP US History, World History Since 1945 through
Niagara University, German 202 through Hilbert College.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Laboratory Training Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy – ATR, salt disks, mulls; Ultraviolet-visible Spectroscopy;
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR); PCR amplification – standard, real time, reverse transcriptase
quantitative (RT-qPCR), PCR cloning; bacterial transformation; DNA/RNA isolation and purification;
Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC); electrophoresis – capillary, SDS-PAGE; High Power Liquid
Chromatography (HPLC); Gas Chromatography (GC); centrifugation; titration; extensive use of
microscopes – brightfield, Kohler illumination, fluorescence, darkfield, polar, phase contrast, exposure
to electron microscopy; microorganism identification - gram staining, Vitek for yeast and bacteria, API
strips; viscometer; absorption spectroscopy; autoclave operation; Karl Fischer titration.
References available upon request.
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