THUSHARA GUNASINGHE

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Reno, NV 89519

775-***-****

luvrsl@r.postjobfree.com

VALUE TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

Research Scientist with 5 years of experience in industrial R&D and production assistant laboratories with Masters Degree in Analytical Chemistry

Currant Legal Status in USA: Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)

• Hands-on experience in analytical instrumentation and techniques including Chromatography, Spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy, Spectrophotometers, Wet chemistry, and Solvent extraction

• Quality control testing of raw materials to finished products

• Total synthesis in multi-step Organic and Inorganic synthesis

• Experience in cGMP and GLP laboratory environments

• Develop low-cost synthesis processes, write SOPs and help validation processes

• Establish and maintain chemical inventory and maintain laboratory safety

• Operate, Maintain, Calibrate, and troubleshoot all laboratory instruments

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Altairnano, Inc. – Reno, NV 2005-Present

Research Scientist

• Analyzed raw materials, compatibility study samples, in process, finished products and analytical samples under GLP

• Performed all chemical analyses following established SOPs and methods in a cGMP-compliant environment; interpreted and reported experimental results

• Developed new analytical methods, wrote SOPs, and helped validation of GC and GC/MS techniques

• Performed qualitative and quantitative analysis of products by GC, GC/MS, HPLC and LC/MS

• Characterized and identified products and intermediates with NMR, FTIR, AAS, UV-Vis., Emission spectroscopy and Wet chemistry techniques

• Collaborated with Production Engineers and communicated effectively with other professionals to analyze, address, and timely solve technical problems

• Designed and executed the total synthesis of new organic and inorganic receptor complexes and increased the sensitivity of optical nerve gas sensors by 85%.

• Operated, maintained and troubleshot laboratory instruments and equipments

• Developed new low-cost synthesis process for animal phosphate binding drug, Lanthanumdioxycarbonate, characterized(SEM,TEM, TGA,DTA, XRD and BET), wrote SOPs, and presented concepts to executive management for further review

• Proposed cost effective analytical methodologies to decrease waste while increasing overall productivity

AMS International, Ltd. (Ellawala Group) – Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka 2000-2003

Laboratory Executive

• Supervised and mentored a team of 3 laboratory technicians

• Refined and assayed precious metals while ensuring their timely delivery

• Optimized the reaction conditions and reduced the waste in each step which increased the yield of refined gold from 72% to 87%

• Introduced new protective regulations and proper procedures for handling hazardous materials resulting in increased productivity and safety

EDUCATION

Western Michigan University – Kalamazoo, MI 2005

Master of Science – Chemistry

• Thesis: “Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of NanoSensors for Nerve Gas Agents”

University of Kelaniya – Sri Lanka 2000

Bachelor of Science – Chemistry

• Thesis: “Analysis of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Different Fish Oil samples by GC”

TRAINING

• GC/MS Operator Training Course (PerkinElmer Center) – 2006

• Research Ethics in Chemistry (Western Michigan University) – 2004

• Industrial Training Institute (Sri Lanka) – 1999

PRESENTATIONS

• Thushara Gunasinghe, Subodh Dutta, and Subra Muralidharan – “Nanoparticle-Polymer Composite as Luminescent Sensors – 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA (March 2005)

AWARDS

Western Michigan University – Kalamazoo, MI 2005

Department of Chemistry

• Department Research & Creative Scholar Award Winner

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