Quality Control Technician

Shruti Patel

**** ******** *****, *****: 224-***-****

Skokie, IL – 60077 Email: **************@*****.***

Career Objective:

Seeking a challenging career in Pharmaceutical Industry where my education, skills and experience can be utilized mutually for the benefit of company & myself.

Professional Experience:

Alembic Research Centre, Vadodara, India 06/2011 - 09/2011

Formulation Scientist

• Preformuation studies of API including log D, pKa, pH solubility study as well as drug - excipient compatibility studies

• Assisted the senior scientists in designing new dosage forms

• Assisted the scientists in solving the stability issues of liquid dosage forms and complaints of the marketed products

• Performed in-process quality control testing for trial batches

• Analytical testing using UV-Vis, HPLC, FTIR and TLC.

Kishan Medical Store 09/2009 – 05/2011

Pharmacist

• Counseled patients regarding their prescriptions and their dosage form

• Ordered medicine and supplies as necessary to maintain inventory

• Acknowledged the patient regarding health care products and OTC products

• Looked up information for drug-drug interaction for patients

• Contacted physicians for new prescriptions/refills for patients

Bhagwan Mahavir College of Pharmacy, India 09/2008 - 05/2009

Lab Co-ordinator

• Independently conducted labs of Pharmaceutical engineering, Physical Pharmacy and Dispensing Pharmacy

• Assisted the lecturers in executing experiments related to their doctorate research work

• Helped in Lab preparations and instruments maintenance

Technical, Analytical & Software Skills:

• Technical skills include operating Rotary single punch compression machine, Conventional coating pan, Rotary evaporator, Cooling centrifuge, Disintegration apparatus, Dissolution apparatus, Homogenizer

• Analytical skills include operating UV visible spectrophotometer, HPLC, FTIR

• Conversant with Microsoft Office package and Internet tools

Education:

Master of Pharmacy: Major: Pharmaceutical technology 08/2009 - 08/2011

Gujarat Technological University, India

GPA: 3.58/4.0

Bachelor of Pharmacy: Gujarat University, India 08/2004 - 05/2008

GPA: 3.95/4.0

Academic Research Experience:

M. Pharm Thesis

“Formulation development of taste masked ondansetron hydrochloride orodispersible tablets.”

• Screened polymers for formation of taste-masked complex with drug

• Optimized the method of preparation of taste masked complex by altering formulation variables, like type of alkali, concentration of alkali, grade of carbopol and concentration of carbopol 971G

• Characterized the taste-masked complex using DSC, XRD and TLC

• Analyzed the taste-masked complex for drug-polymer interactions using FTIR

• Carried out accelerated stability studies of taste-masked complex

• Formulated orodispersible tablet of taste-masked complex and performed evaluations like dissolution, hardness, friability, taste analysis, wetting time and water absorption ratio

• Carried out accelerated stability studies of orodispersible tablets

Certifications/Training:

Mercury laboratories, Vadodara, India 06/2007 - 07/2007

• Worked with various analytical methods for estimation of drug in finished solid and liquid dosage forms

• Performed in-process quality control testing for tablets

• Evaluated finished solid dosage forms for content uniformity, disintegration and dissolution to check conformity as per Indian pharmacopoeial standards

• Reviewed packaging records for completeness & accuracy to ensure compliance with SOP

• Performed microbiological tests on solid and liquid dosage form

Orphic laboratories, Vadodara, India 05/2008 - 07/2008

• Served in Tablet, Capsule and Powder Manufacturing Departments

• Prepared Batch Manufacturing Records for trial and commercial batches

• Analyzed API in solid and liquid dosage forms, using techniques like titrimetry, UV spectrophotometry and HPLC

Honors and Achievements:

• Ranked 1st in IV- semester in Gujarat Technological University with 10/10 Semester Performance Index

• Qualified GATE (entrance test for Post graduation) with 98.91 percentile in 2009

• Received Gold medal for academics in undergraduate studies

• University topper throughout undergraduate studies

Seminars and Workshops attended:

• National seminar on “Research In Experimental Pharmacology: Preclinical And Clinical Aspects” at Maliba Pharmacy College, Bardoli, February 2010

• “5th Refresher Course For Registered Pharmacist” Sponsored by Gujarat State Pharmacy Council at Maliba Pharmacy College, Bardoli, July 24-25th 2010

Professional affiliations:

• Illinois- Pharmacy Technician

• Gujarat State Pharmacy Council – Registered Pharmacist

References: (Available upon request).

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