Experienced lab technician

KETUSHA A. MEHTA

**** ***** **** **

League City

TX 77573

PHONE #: 281-***-****

E-MAIL: ************@*****.***

Career Objective:

Development Scientist/ Production scientist in IVD industry or a similar position in clinical laboratory.

Summary of Qualification:

More than ten years experience as a Research & Development scientist & Production scientist in an IVD industry and three years in clinical laboratory.

Employment History:

1996 – 2005 Research & Development Scientist.

Diagnostic System laboratory Inc.

445, Medical Center Blvd

Webster, TX 77598

Work Experience:

• Stability study for all the reagents including isotopic & non-isotopic products.

• Developed AMH (Anti-Mullerian Hormone) Elisa for application in ovarian assessment ( RUO &CE )

• Assisted in writing of Design control process

• Assisted in product transfer from R&D to manufacturing.

• Antibody screening to develop products for immunoassay

• Assisted in transfer of Elisa to micro titer based chemiluminiscence technology

• Developed enzyme immunoassays for steroids and proteins

• Qualification of the raw materials.

• Responsible for Calibration of all laboratory equipments

2005 – 2009 Production Scientist.

Beckman Coulter Inc

445, Medical Center Blvd.

Webster, TX 77598

Work Experience:

• Manufactured of ELISA/EIA reagents such as assay buffers, wash buffers, antiserums.

• Handling of isotopic, IRMA/RIA product reagents

• Labeled antibody for protein & peptides with enzyme (HRP) and biotin also, steroid with enzyme (HRP) for conjugation.

• Manufactured conjugate concentrate for HRP as well as Biotin/avidin system.

• Manufactured calibrators & controls for steroids, peptides & proteins.

• Coated micro titer plates with antibody manually as well as on an automated system.

• Troubleshot and investigated reagents used in ELISA.

Experience in quality control of finished components including isotopic & non-

Isotopic products.

1993 – 1995 Clinical laboratory Technician.

Desai Clinic Pathogy lab.

White house,

Majuragate,

Surat.

Work Experience:

• CBC, RBC, platelets, blood group, Rh+ve, Rh-ve.

• Analysis of all serolog ical tests, including stool, sputum, semen, urine.

Instruments skills:

• Micro titer plate reader. (Dynex)

• Micro titer plate washers. (Bio-Rad)

• Gamma counters. (Packard’s)

• (Spectrophotometer. (Neogenesis)

• pH meter, balances, pipettes

Computer Skills:

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Excel

• PRMS (ERP Software)

• Oracle

Education:

Bachelor of Science. (B.Sc), South Gujarat University, Surat, India.

Major: Microbiology.

Abstracts:

AMH (Anti Mullerion Hormone)

Reference available upon request.

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