Testing Quality - microbiology

GEORGINA COLAIZZO

Microbiologist

*** **** ** ● Union Beach, NJ 07735 ● 732-***-****/908-***-**** /*********@*******.***

Objective: To obtain a position as a Microbiologist that will utilize my experience, my organizational, and laboratory skills.

Professional Summary: Meticulous, bilingual, Self-motivated and hardworking individual with more than 13 years of microbiology laboratory experience in the cosmetic industry. Ability and interest in learning and incorporating new technology. Strong team-working, multi-tasking and organizational skills. Able to work with others and remain calm in stressful situations. Proficiency in Spanish.

Experience:

Microbiologist, August 2003-November 2016

Arcade Beauty – South Plainfield, New Jersey-USA

Maintain all activities associated with, microbiology lab, microbiological analysis, testing samples (including raw materials, bulk and Finish Products) as per USP, in-house, or customer methods, Purified water and Environmental monitoring, and related testing programs to support bulk/finish product release testing

Perform routine maintenance of laboratory equipment and log books. Organize and prioritize daily tasks, perform instructing and training the laboratory personnel.

Oversee the daily schedule of the microbiology lab, supervise and approve the work of technicians.

Maintaining adequate inventory of media and materials required for testing. Coordinates laboratory equipment calibrations and plan with outside contractors for repairs and preventing maintenance as needed.

Responsible of equipment validations and test procedures, water and environmental studies.

Responsible of Cleaning and Sanitization validations / assist -work cooperatively in production on training of production and lines employees on cleaning and sanitization procedures and aseptic process for bulk sampling

Participate and respond to FDA and customer audits.

Responsible for internal Manufacturing/Production Quality Audits act as the team member / lead auditor

Responsible for all daily micro reports-technical documents, Certificate of Analysis. Revise controlled documents such as Standard Operating Procedures and Controlled Forms in support of client-specific requirements (SOPs, Quality Agreements)

Performs quality control testing of media, reagents, and identification materials.

Performs microbial identifications using manual testing

Final review of documents associated with microbiological and packaging stability tests such as color, odor and appearance properties supporting bulk release and Finish Good Product. Assist upon request on Bulk and Finish Product release implementing quality software systems. Assist on hands on Glass Test, weight loss test and leaking tests

Assist and track on shipping documentation (Responsible for receiving and maintaining electronic Micro waivers records). Initiate laboratories NCR’s (OOS, CAPA’s, OOT)

Microbiologist. April 2000 - August 2003

Gibraltar Laboratories, Inc. - Fairfield, NJ

Perform Sterility testing on medical devices, parenteral drugs and biological indicators

using direct transfer Steritest and membrane filtration methods.

Responsible for the completion of the auxiliary functions of sterility testing including but

not limited to, sanitizing the sterility test suite, environmental monitoring and assisting

the Scientific Director in training new hires on the sterility test methods.

Perform all USP, AAMI and AOAC Microbiology test including Bioburden, Microbial Limits,

Water, Bacteriostasis and Fungistasis, preservative challenge testing, Growth Promotion

and Disinfectants testing.

Prepare bacterial and mold spore suspensions.

Maintain lab stock cultures. Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly transfers.

In conjunction with the scientific Director, develop and test products for special projects

requiring either sterility or disinfectant testing.

Maintain laboratory notebooks and data forms for the generation of laboratory reports

Microbiologist Assistant March 1997- October 1997

Reheis,Inc.- Berkeley Heights, NJ

Tested Liquigels, compressed and dried gels, powder and finished antacids for Microbial

limit testing.

Identified the organisms recovered from Microbial Limits testing

Prepared media for Microbial Limits testing

Water testing for microbial contents and presence of coliforms.

Education: BS, Biochemistry

Buenos Aires University - Argentina 1985 to 1992

Related courses work: Advanced Microbiology Physical Chemistry I & II Chemistry

Organic Chemistry I & II & III Clinical Chemistry I & II& III Mythology of radioisotopes

Inorganic Chemistry Toxicology Pathological Biological Chemistry Analytical Quali-Quantitative Immunology Pharmacology General Physics I & II Biostatistics

LANGUAGES: Bilingual English-Spanish

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