Assistant Quality Assurance

(OLIVIA)YOUYA GAO Chicago, IL ***** (

847-***-**** ( ********@*******.***

CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL

PROFESSIONAL Laboratory Experience ~ Skilled Communicator

2+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience in QA Chemist under GMP/GLP

environment. Innovative pharmaceutical professional with 4+ years of hands-

on laboratory experience and proficient in multiple analytical techniques.

Collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships

and promoting synergy within the team. Areas of Expertise:

Analytical Quality Control Knowledge of GLP, cGMP, ISO, Laboratory Experience

Testing USP, EP, JP

Polymer Synthesis and Validation, Documentation, OOS, Wet Chemistry

Characterization CAPA Techniques

Instrumental Techniques: ITC, Method Development and Proficient in MS:

HPLC, MS, GPC, DSC, GC, TGA, Validation Word, Excel, and

IR, UV, SDS-PAGE, KF Targeting Drug Delivery System PowerPoint

Education & Honors

M.S. Chemistry B.S. Pharmacy, with distinction in

DePaul University Chicago, IL 12/2014 Pharmaceutical Analysis

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University

GPA 3.6/4.0 Shenyang, China 2010 GPA 3.0/4.0

Honors:

DePaul University Graduate Assistantship (2014)

Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship (2009; 2010)

Key Accomplishments

. Author on three publications in synthesis and characterization of

novel tri-substituted ethylene copolymers.

. Contributed significantly to new GMP Certification in 2011 and Quality

Management System Establishment for new workshops under EU GMP/cGMP

environment.

. Developed analytical methods, process and cleaning protocols in two

injectable preparations: sterile power and sterile solution.

. Inventor on patent CN 102755292B, with contribution to a new pH

Gradient methodological analysis.

. Recipient of Excellent Undergraduate Thesis in 2010.

Work Experience

DePaul University ( Chicago, IL

Graduate Research Assistant 2013-present

. Conduct Synthesis and characterization of novel copolymers of tri-

substituted ethylene for commercial purpose.

. Utilized Isothermal Titration Calorimetry for inhibitor-integrase

thermodynamic study in metal ion Mg2+ binding to HIV-1 Inhibitor

Elvitegravir.

Graduate Teaching Assistant 2013-2014

. Assisted in undergraduate laboratory courses: Environmental Chemistry,

General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Shenzhen Main Luck Pharmaceuticals ( Shenzhen, China ( 2010-2012

Quality Assurance Chemist

. Designed process and cleaning validation protocols and conducted

validation processes.

. Developed analytical methods, established relevant method validations

and wrote SOPs.

. Participated in OOS investigations, CAPA tracking, and annual

validation planning.

. Supervised production process, reviewed batch records, lab reports,

COA and released finished products timely.

. Implemented routine testing for raw material, in-process samples,

finished products, and stability testing.

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University ( Shenyang, China ( 2009-2010

Undergraduate Research Assistant

. Evaluated a new pH Gradient Methodology in doxorubicin liposome

preparation by HPLC and UV analysis.

. Performed HepG2 cell culture for pharmacological tests in a series of

natural products such as Evodiamine.

Publications

1. Novel Copolymers of Styrene. 4. Halogen Ring-Substituted Butyl2-Cyano-3-

Phenyl-2-Propenoates. G.B. Kharas, Y. Gao, E.E. Merriman, etc. Manuscript

in preparation for submission to J. Macromol. Sci.

2. Novel Copolymers of Styrene. 3. Some Ring-Substituted Butyl 2-Cyano-3-

Phenyl-2-Propenoates. G.B. Kharas, Y. Gao, J. Aburas, etc. Manuscript in

preparation for submission to J. Macromol. Sci.

3. Novel Copolymers of Styrene.15. Phenoxy Ring-substituted Methyl2-Cyano-3-

phenyl-2-propenates. J.J. Maresh, Y. Gao, H. Feng, G.B. Kharas, etc. J.

Macromol. Sci. A51(9) 683-688 (2014).

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