Scientist

Aisha C. Boyd

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Durham, NC **703

Cellular: 336-***-****

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Objective

To find a challenging position with an innovative & forward thinking pharmaceutical company, which will draw upon my technical skills and background. The position, while drawing on my current skill set, should require that I grow and continually learn to be successful.

Publication

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Title: Validation of an enantioselective analysis for (L)-pidolic acid by chiral gas chromatography with derivatization.

Co-author

Professional Experience

Catalent Pharma Solutions

Scientist – Analytical R& D, Early Development October 2006 - present

Perform analytical testing on drug substance and drug product pharmaceuticals within Analytical R&D, Early Development department

Charged with defining and conducting laboratory studies to continuously improve our analytical testing procedures, and serving as project leads when needed

Develop and execute plans/schedules with independence, using customer milestones and Division/site performance standards and metrics as guidance

Oral solid dose, suspension and lyophilized drug product experience

Technical review of peers’ data

Compose testing protocols, analytical test methods, text reports and Certificate of Analysis (CoA)

Recognize unmet customer needs. Able to prioritize and suggest alternatives or contingencies to achieve the correct technical solutions with most efficient resource utilization

Perform method development, method validations, method transfers and method qualifications; release and stability testing

Six Sigma White Belt Certified

Experience with HPLC, UPLC, GC, UV-Vis, FT-IR, Karl Fischer, TGA, DSC, Dissolution, Solid Phase Extraction, and various other analytical techniques

Inhalation testing - Particle size distribution by Anderson Cascade Impaction, MDI, Dose Delivery, Weight Loss

Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC August 2001 - September 2006

Applications Chemist – Protective Products Group

Performed applications testing and analysis of latex products for glove dipping

Lead and managed laboratory support for Technical Service Chemists globally

Routinely troubleshot customer and production problems. Many times this required coordinating lab activities, internally or externally, to solve issues

Responsible for writing applications based test methods and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). These procedures were used globally, internally, and externally by many of our customers

Charged with defining and conducting laboratory studies to continuously improve our applications testing procedures

Analytical support: GC, HPLC-MS, UV/VIS, FT-IR, particle size, DSC

Syngenta Crop Protection January 2001 – July 2001

Product Development Lab Analyst

Performed physical and chemical testing on long-term aging herbicides and fungicides studies

Provided technical support for product development

Stockhausen, Inc August 2000 – December 2000

Quality Control Lab Technician

Performed physical testing on raw and finished super-absorbent polymers; analytical testing using HPLC, FT-IR, liquid extractables, particle size

Coordinated lab activities with manufacturing plants

Maintained laboratory supplies

Education

Bachelor of Science – 2000

Majors: Chemistry; Business

High Point University

High Point, North Carolina

Academic Scholarship

NCAA Division 1 Volleyball & Basketball Scholarships

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