Trupti Parikh

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Piscataway, NJ *****

E-mail: adbsn5@r.postjobfree.com

Cell 732-***-****

EXPERIENCE

**/****- */**** ******** CRL, Inc., Piscataway, NJ

Sr. Microbiologist

Establish work priorities and assignments to staff.

Leveraged expertise in United States Pharmacopeia (USP) methods <42>, < 61>, and <62> to test and report findings of cosmetic and personal care products manufactured by nationally known clients

Contributed additional service and expertise performing Preservative Efficacy Challenge or Antimicrobial efficacy testing in accordance with USP,ISO, EP,JP

Served as a subject matter expert to clients, providing guidance and direction with respect to laboratory safety procedures and aseptic sample collection.

Notified clients with any deviation and unexpected results and generated reports per clients request.

Read, calculated and recorded analysis data to produce a report for the client.

Corrected any discrepancies that occurred.

Maintained the integrity of the laboratory through the introduction of weekly lab cleaning and maintenance procedures.

Performed monthly culture maintenance, stock preparation, and organism identification.

Prepare final reports for submission to Quality Assurance.

Write Standard Operating Procedures and test protocols for the department.

Maintain certifications of laboratory equipment.

Prepare Qualification Protocols for new equipment.

Maintaining Quality control of organisms.

Communicating preliminary and/or final results as appropriate.

Monitored product and environmental results for trends with action taken as needed.

Wrote and updated lab SOPs, cGCP & GLP and ISO compliance.

Reduced testing costs and made needed improvements in the laboratory

10/2006 - 06/2015 Aculab. Inc., East Brunswick, NJ

Microbiologist

Perform complex laboratory tests and procedures on human blood and other body fluids, according to laboratory policies

Ability to perform microbiological procedures; culture and isolate micro-organisms; analyze and interpret information from microscopy; prepare, read and interpret slide preparations.

Isolation and identification of following medically important bacteria like E.Coil, Enterobactoer aerogenes.

Running rapid testing i.e. GpA Rapid and probe, urine legionella and Strep pnumo, A/B Influence, sensi setup

Excellent ability to analyze test results and biochemical reactions; identify microorganisms; interpret tests and quality control results; know principles of test systems.

Great visual acuity to distinguish fine gradations of color and texture, and sound manual dexterity to work with delicate instruments Great knowledge of chemical, biological and mathematical principles, and of laboratory instrumentation, method principles and techniques.

Responsible for the accuracy, interpretation and reporting of all test results according to laboratory policies.

Perform routine maintenance on equipment and quality control for all reagents.

Keep accurate records of quality control, maintenance and workload data according to laboratory policies.

Perform clerical and support services as needed, such as answering the telephone, calling STATS and alerting values to the appropriate department or clinician, disposing of contaminated specimens, control of inventory, etc.

EDUCATION

SHETH P.T SCIENCE COLLEGE

Microbiology, 2000 – 2003 Major: Microbiology; GPA: 3.9

Bachelor of Science May 2003

SANFORD BROWN INSTITUTE

Medical Assistant, 2006 – 2007

Sanford Brown Institute, Edison, New Jersey; GPA 3.8

Medical Assistant, June 2007

THOMAS EDISON STATE UNIVERSITY

Natural Science and Mathematics, 2017 – 2019 Thomas Edison State University, Trenton, New Jersey; Major: Natural Science and Mathematics; GPA 3.5

Bachelor in Arts, March 2019

ASSOCIATIONS

American Society for Microbiology

Society for Industrial Microbiology

Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrance Association

Personal Care Products Council

SPECIAL COURSES/TRAINING

GCP Training

GLP Training

Creating the High Performance Team

Lab Safety Training

General Instructor Training

PCPC Science Symposium Microbiology Workshops

Coaching and Teambuilding Skills for Managers and Supervisors

Participation ISO 9001:2015 audits by a third party vendor and passed, in August 2019

Initial information security awareness training

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