Forum Shah

**** ************ ***, *** #***, Belmont, CA 94002. 650-***-****

bg15pr@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Looking for a challenging and growth oriented opportunity in MEMS field in order to develop thoughtful solutions as a part of leading institution.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated knowledge in fabrication process design, development and process improvisation for manufacturing and Quality control of medical device.

• Experience in providing technical support in order to make the process cost effective with minimal supervision.

• Strong knowledge of working in GMP and FDA regulatory environment.

• Skills: Designing of Electronic circuits, Laboratory equipments –Lithography tools: UV Aligners, Veeco Optical Profiler, Sputter Machine; Chemical Processes, Magnification Microscope, Nanomaterials, Polymers, SAS, BioMEMS.

• Applications: Solid works, LASI (Layout editor software), PCB Designing

• Programming Languages: C, Embedded Systems

• Microsoft Tools: MS Office (ACCESS, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

• Operating Systems: Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/Vista

EDUCATION

MS - Bio Engineering: University of Texas, Arlington - TX, USA Jan 2008 - May 2010

BE - Biomedical Engineering: C U Shah College of Engineering, Gujarat, India Sep 2002 - June 2006

INTERNSHIP

K. S. Biomed Company - Gujarat, India Jan 2006 – Feb 2006

Medical Research Center at Bombay Hospital - Mumbai, India Jul 2005 – Aug 2005

WORK EXPERIENCE

The Coca-Cola Company, Corporate Headquarters, Atlanta, GA Feb 2011 – Present

Analytical Chemist – Analytical Services, Research and Development (Contract position)

• Assisted senior scientist by providing high level analytical support on a research-based project for product development. Samples were analyzed using HPLC-DAD.

• Responsible for running the laboratory, processing of samples and reporting the data in the absence of the Supervisor.

• Performed small molecule analysis of (signature) beverage attributes in concentrates, beverages and beverage-parts for label claim and product verification using HPLC-DAD.

• Analyzed ingredients from supplier for purity confirmation using HPLC-UV.

• Analyzed products and ingredients to verify correct formulation using HPLC-DAD.

• Conducted MSDS Analysis and Phosphate analysis on globally used beverages, beverage-parts and concentrates on a routine-basis

• Conducted Stability studies of different beverage-parts and concentrates for beverage-based products.

• Trained interns and contract workers on routine Analytical tests.

• Assess new beverages as a member of the Taste-panel.

Automation & Robotics Research Institute (ARRI)

University of Texas, Arlington, TX

Graduate Research Assistant (Masters Project) Oct 2008 – Dec 2009

• Worked in a micro-robotics/semiconductor industry environment on BioMEMS project.

• Designed, planned and produced biosensors complying FDA regulations and ISO standards.

• Established fabrication procedure based on the requirement of the project along with process controls and material properties.

• Hands-on experience working in class 1000 and class 10000 clean room facilities.

• Expertise in working with photolithography tools & equipments.

• Performed selection of materials and their vendors based on the requirement of the project keeping Quality control and Cost control under consideration.

• Performed IQ/OQ prior to compilation and evaluation of test data to determine process specifications.

• Worked effectively in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Analyzed and documented each test process conducted along with the observation and interpretation of the results.

Department Of Chemistry May 2008 – Aug 2008

University of Texas, Arlington, TX

Graduate Research Assistant

• Performed qualitative analysis of the chemical composition of organic as well as inorganic chemicals.

• Hands-on experience of wet chemistry and followed strict safety protocols in handling them.

• Maintained inventory log of chemicals and equipment in the lab

Department Of Biomedical Engineering Jan 2008 – May 2008

University of Texas, Arlington, TX

Lab Assistant

• Assisted PhD students in preparing solutions for making micro- and nanoparticles for drug delivery.

• Prepared and analyzed cell cultures for different experiments.

PROJECT/PAPER

Auto-pipette System

• Developed an embedded system project with accuracy and portability as its cardinal attributes.

• The Auto-pipette system had microcontroller PIC 16f877 at its heart and a noise-free interface for a micro-diaphragm liquid pump and 16X2 customized LCD display.

• Programmed the pump for a resolution of 1.0ml, coupled with an accuracy of +/-0.1 ml and a range of 0-50 ml.

Paper Presentation

• Artificial Ventilators

• Analysis of the Optical Coherence tomography - an optical technique in the field of Biomedical Optics.

AWARDS

Technical Paper presentation on Recent Trends in Cardiac Care India

National Level Technical paper presentation competition

Rank: 3rd position

SUMMARY

• Excellent documentation as well as written and verbal communication skills.

• Worked as a part of a multi-cultural team as a self-motivated individual.

• Very analytical and detail oriented by nature.

• Have the ability to prioritize assignments to achieve timely results.

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