EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Expected Graduation Date: December 2015
GPA: 3.64/4.00
Major GPA: 3.78/4.00
EXPERIENCE
Technical Services Coop at Actavis, Fajardo PR. (Warner Chilcott) Jan. 2015- May 2015
Worked as part of a Global Pharmaceutical Industry in the development of contraceptives products
Developed two Dry Blend Formulation for Placebo tablets substituting wet granulation
Manufacturing Process optimization and a reduction of $600,000 per year of production cost
Developed and executed Protocols, Change Controls, Validations Reports and Batch Records
Expand LOD Humidity limits during Drying and Blending Stage Product Development Scientist Coop at Neolpharma, Caguas PR (Pfizer) Sept. 2013-Sept 2014
Worked as part of the Center for the Development and Innovation of Pharmaceutical Products
Developed and executed Validation Plans, URS, IQ/OQ/PQ Protocols and Reports for Laboratory and Manufacturing Equipment.
Led a Development and Optimization Project of a new Generic Drug Formulation.
Conduct experimental tests on pilot and commercial scale equipment to assure that the formulations can be manufactured at industrial scale following Quality by Design (QbD) methodology.
Conduct dissolution profile using HPLC and UV Analysis Research in Pharmaceutical Engineering “Characterization of powder Jan 2013 – Aug 2013 Phenomena inside the Feed Frame”
Performed characterization of granules, including measurements of particle size by Insitec and sieving. Took measurements using a powder rheometer (FT4)
Analyzed Feed Frame performance (effect on powder properties, PSD, RTD) for parametric space (excipient and API particle size, flow rate, feed frame design, feed frame rotation rate, tablet size and tableting speed) using NIR CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Certified in Lean Six Sigma White Belt and Yellow Belt May 2015
Institute of Chemical Engineers, IIQPR (member) 2012 – to present
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, AICHE (member) 2012- to present
Proctor at the ERC-SOPS Pharmaceutical Summer Camp June 2013
Volunteer trip to Australia Summer 2012
SKILLS
Language: Spanish (native) English (written and spoken)Technical: Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, Visual Basic with Excel; AutoCad, Matlab, MathCad, Minitab, SCORE, SAP, DMAIC Methology, Lean Lyan M Ortiz Alemañy
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Full Time
Chemical Engineering
Pharmaceutical ~ Technical Services ~Research & Development ~ Product Development ~ Validation