Quality Control And Quality Assurance
Resume:
FRANCIS MUNALA
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
CONTACTS : PO BOX 7- 50314 EMUHAYA.
Mobile: 011*******.
Email: *************@*****.***.
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To join manufacturing/Quality Control/Quality Assurance/Warehouse or any organization division of a world class company where I can utilize the skills gained through training and experience to bring immediate value to the organization and grow with the organization.
PERSONAL PROFILE:
I am an experienced professional with a track record of performance and consistency as proven by my work experience in Impact chemicals ltd, Regal Pharmaceuticals Limited, Nairobi water and sewerage city Water Company and Gil Oil Company. My Diploma in Technology in Analytical Chemistry has enabled me to develop good analytical/logical approach to all the tasks I undertake and the ability to work under pressure. I always have a drive to see things through to completion. I enjoy working on my own initiative as well as in a team. I am reliable, trust worthy, hardworking and eager to learn. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Institution Attended Period Course Taken and Grades obtained Technical University Of
Kenya
2011 – 2013 Diploma in Technology in Analytical
Chemistry upper credit.
Ebusiloli Secondary School
2007 – 2010
K.C.S.E C Plus
KEY ATTRIBUTES:
HARD SKILLS SOFT SKILLS
Quality report writing Team work.
Process monitoring Attention to details.
Defect identification Time management.
Quality control and Assurance Flexible and adaptable. Risk management Ability to work under pressure.
Art work skills Leadership skills.
Auditing skills Good communication.
Computer skills
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PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
ACHIVEMENTS:
Throughout my experience in Impact Chemicals Ltd, Regal Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Nairobi city Water & Sewerage Company and Gil Oil Company, I have been involved in many aspects of Quality Control/Quality Assurance, warehousing and Production work and achieved the following:
Successful handled the external auditors i.e NDA,VMD,Pest control board etc.
Maintain documentations systems at Impact Chemicals Limited.
supplier evaluations and approvals.
Training and mentoring.
Customer compliant investigations and resolutions.
Innovative quality control standards.
Reduce cost of production by ensuring zero defects during production. CAREER HISTORY:
IMPACT CHEMICALS LTD-Manufacturer of Veterinary(Acaricide), Antiseptics, Detergents & Disinfectants September 2019 -To date: QUALITY CONTROL & ASSURANCE: Quality Assurance Responsibilities:
SOPs development and review after expiry.
Conducting routine self-inspection, preparing self-audit reports, preparing and implementing of CAPA report.
Conducting periodic supplier’s/vendor’s quality compliance audits approval, preparing vendor audits reports and reviewing of vendor SLA (service legal agreements).
Customers Complaints and products recalls handling.
Preparing and compiling of annual products quality reviews(APQRs).
Handling of change control and deviations managements.
Conducting cleaning(CV) and process validation(PV) and preparing validation master plan(VMP), cleaning and process validation protocols and reports.
Qualifications of machines and equipment’s during installation and operation qualification
(DQ, IQ & OQ). Preparing reports protocols and machine manuals as well.
Ventilation systems and environmental controls i.e Inspection of air handling units(AHU).
Training of personnel i.e identification of training needs, new employee’s induction training, internal housekeeping, departmental induction, functional skills off the job training, on-job training and training assessments.
Personnel hygiene and health examinations.
Management review.
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Good Documentation Practices i.e, filing and review of Batch Manufacturing Records, Batch Packaging Records, Site master file, Quality Manual, equipment user and cleaning records, log books etc.
Supervision and documentation of pest control and records.
Supervision and documentation of preventive and maintenance.
Handling of external regulatory auditors from external oversees national authority and local authority auditors i.e Veterinary Medicine Directorate (VMD), Pest Control Product Board(PCPB), Nairobi City County, NEMA and Uganda National Drug Authority(NDA).
Supervision of Production record review.
Preparing annual schedule i.e Training, self-audit and calibration and preventive and maintenance.
Development, recommending and ensuring implementations of CAPAs on deviations, OOS, Audit noncompliance report and external audit reports.
Handling of expired/rejected materials and products.
Ensuring stores requisition notes, return to store and stock cards records have been filled correctly.
Release of finished goods from FGs and Inspection of goods during dispatch of finished goods.
Record management.
Quality Control Responsibilities:
Receipt and inspection of incoming raw and packaging materials.
Carrying out daily and external calibrations/verifications of weighing scales and thermo-hygrometers.
In charge of product development i.e Conducting trials and formulation of the newly developed veterinary, pharmaceuticals, disinfectants, antiseptics and detergents products with relevant stability monitoring.
Product stability monitoring for real time and accelerated studies.
Line clearance inspection and approvals at various stages of production and packaging.
Inspecting and ensuring high levels of hygiene in the production floor.
Investigations of Out of Specifications(OOS) and Out of Calibration(OOC).
Preparation of products specifications artworks, Methods of analysis(MOA) and MSDs.
Environmental monitoring and temperature mapping.
Overseeing routine In-Process Quality Control(IPQC) during dispensing, manufacturing, filling, labelling, coding and packing of finished goods.
Drafting and generating certificates of analysis(COAs).
Sampling of raw materials, packaging materials, in process samples, effluent, retention and finished product samples.
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Testing of packaging materials i.e color variations, misprint, texture, weight, dimensions, grammage, legibility of text, fill/over fill capacity, fitting of cap/bung and ring, leak test, fitting of plugs, availability of coex content, stack test etc.
Submitting samples to KEBS for product registration.
Reviewing, compiling and filing of laboratory analytical Quality Control reports
(worksheets, COAs & chromatograms reports).
Performing quality daily laboratory analysis.
Release and rejecting raw materials used in production.
Supervising production process basing on Quality, hygiene and risk assessment.
Stock rotation of materials and finished goods basing on FIFO, FEFO e.t.c.
Collaboration with production team to implement quality improvements.
Inspecting products to identify defects on spot and ensure compliance with specification.
Quality risk management.
REGAL PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED (Manufacturer of Human Pharmaceuticals products) May 2015 – August 2019: QUALITY CONTROL/ASSURANCE
Sampling of raw material, intermediate, retain samples and finished pharmaceuticals products.
Determination of moisture content in granules during granulation process.
Analysis of physical parameters in tableting such as hardness, friability, disintegration time, thickness and diameters of tablets, analysis of leak test.
Cleaning, maintaining, verification, calibration and operating various analytical instruments i.e pH meter,analytical balance,infra red moisture analyzer,hardness tester,friability tester,tablet disintegration time, Vernier caliper,leak tester etc.
Determination of PH and specific gravity of water, syrups and suspensions.
In process documentations i.e log books registers, IPQC worksheets, BMRs and BPRs.
Environmental monitoring i.e inspections of HVAC(Heating ventilation and air conditioning),Pressure gauge and thermo-hygrometers.
Line clearance inspections and approval.
supervising of cleaning of factory and machines before production of pharmaceutical products.
Stopping the production machines once the manufacturing defects spotted till rectified.
Analysis and release of plastic and cartons packaging materials. SIGNIFICANT WORK EXPERIENCE
NAIROBI CITY WATER & SEWERAGE COMPANY: ASSISTANT LAB TECHNICIAN. April -June 2014:
Sampling of raw water and effluents.
Assist in preparation of chemical laboratory reagents and buffers. Page 5 of 6
Performing laboratory in Quality Control test (chemical oxygen demand(COD), Biochemical oxygen demand(BOD), Total dissolved solids(TDS), Total solids(TS), Total suspended solids(TSS), chlorides, Nitrites, Gravimetric analysis, preparation of buffers, Measurement of temperature and pH.
Qualitative safety way of running, maintaining & inspection of analytical instrument: COD reactor, pH meter, Analytical balance, water bath, incubator, oven etc.
Preservation of laboratory samples.
Sanitation of laboratory in general including glassware and setting up experimental set up stations. GIL OIL COMPANY:
July 2012 – JAN 2014: QUALITY CONTROL
Sampling.
laboratory Quality Control analysis; analysis of moisture content of bar soap, caustic acid free fatty acid, Crude oil, freed oil, free caustic acid, weight control during production
volumetric analysis, gravimetric analysis and separation techniques.
Receipt and Inspection of incoming raw and packaging materials.
Documentation of analytical quality results.
OTHER TRAININGS
FEB 2024: attended current Good Manufacturing Practices and ISO Trainings undertaken in house at Impact Chemicals Limited.
JAN 2024: attended safety, health and environmental management current Trainings undertaken in house at Impact Chemicals Limited.
SEP 2021: Attended First Aid & Safety Training.
OCT 2016: Attended current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) Trainings undertaken in house at Regal Pharmaceuticals Limited.
MAY 2014-JUNE 2014: Certificate in Computer Application INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Socializing,
Reading/watching chemistry projects
products development novels.
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REFEREES
1. DR. CASTRO WANJOYA
Technical & Regulatory affairs Manager-Bimeda AMEA Limited. Cell Phone 072*-******.
Email: ********@*****.***
2. Mr. NDAMWE JUMA
Senior Regulatory Affairs Officer – Medisel Kenya Limited. Cell phone: 070*-******/073*-******
Email: *************@*****.***
3. MR. ALBERT KIPSOI.
Technical Quality Lead – Canton Group of Companies. Cell phone: 0702- 747923
Email: ************@*****.***
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