Atul Gandhi

**** *** ******,

Skokie, IL, *****

847-***-**** (H); 847-***-****(C)

quzz1m@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To obtain a position that will utilize my professional and Technical skills, and will allow me to fully contribute to the success of the organization.

Professional Work Experience:

Analytical Chemist, Griffith Laboratories, Alsip, IL,

(July 2000 to February 2011)

• Perkin-Elmer ICP 7000 DV Instrument for Heavy Metals:

- Recommended and Involved in purchasing Instrument

- Developed various methods for Heavy Metal Analyses.

- Trained Chemistry personnel and trouble shoot problems.

• Elementar Vario max and Buchii Digestion Unit.:

- Developed method and Analyze Protein, Nitrate, Ammonia Nitrogen, and

Ammonia chloride

-Recommended and Involved in purchasing Instrument

-developed methods, troubleshoot problems and Trained Chemistry personnel.

• Performed various complex analyses on:

HPLC: Analyze SHU, Antioxidants, Organic Acid, Profile, IMP & GMP, Vitamin C

• HPLC-MS: Analyze Azodyes in paprika and chili Powder.

• GC, GC-MS: Fatty acid profile, Volatile oil profile in spices and seasoning products.

• YSI Select 2000 Bioanalyzer: sugar analyses, Maltodextrin, Corn syrup solids, Starch.

• UV-VIS: ASTA color, piperine, curcumin, Tinctorial power, TBA, Nitrite.

• Barbender Amylograph, Rapid Viscosity Analyzer and Farinograph:

Viscosity and water absorption of Wheat and Corn Flour. Analyze Damaged Starch

in Wheat flour.

• Brinkmann Auto Titrator: Salt, Acid-base titration and Trouble shoots problems.

• Performed proximate analyses using instruments and wet methods. Analyze Reducing

Sugars, Na-erythorbate, Peroxide value, sulfites. Analyze various phosphates by paper chromatography

• Use codex methods to check purity of chemicals.

• Assisted other departments:

-Assisted Quality control departments with various Quality issue problem of Raw Materials, finished products and helped plant operation. Trouble shoots instruments problems.

- Assisted R&D departments to develop their final product by running various analyses.

- Wrote Analytical methods and SOP for various analyses. Worked on hazardous

materials, analyze them, maintained safe and environmentally sound operation and audited periodically.

Analytical Chemist, Armour Swift Eckrich, Downers Grove, IL,

(April 1991 to May 2000)

• Primary Responsibility to run all Minerals for Nutritional purpose on ICP and

Atomic absorption spectrometer. Maintain Instrument and troubleshoot problems.

• Performed Protein analysis using Leco-FP-2000, Foss Heraeus Macro-N, and

Tecator Distillation unit.

• Performed various complex analyses on HPLC eg. Sugars, Vitamins A&C

• Performed analyses of Fatty acid profile and Cholesterol using GC and Zymark,

Hobbs Robotics and act as a back up to run Chlorinated Pesticides in Chicken Fats.

• Performed rancidity by TBA method and Nitrite using UV-VIS spectrophotometer.

• Performed analyses of Riboflavin, Thiamin, and Niacin using Spectro fluorometer.

• Performed proximate analyses. Operate CEM Microwave Moisture/Fat analyzer.

• Review Nutritional Data for their accuracy, Precision and quality and reported.

• Wrote SOP and various Analytical Methods and Trained chemistry personnel.

• Maintained Instruments and helped Chemistry personnel in Trouble shooting

Instrumental and Analytical problems.

Quality Control Technician: Amul Dairy, Surat Beverages, Durga Pulse Mill, India

(January 1986 to August 1990)

Worked in Milk chocolates, Malted Cocoa powder, beverages, Extruded food

products and pulse ( Toor Dal) mill plants and responsible for quality control of

products and Performed various analyses for Nutritional information requirements.

Instrument skills:

Heavy Metal Analyzer: Inductive coupled plasma Spectrometer (ICP): Atom Scan 16,

IRIS and Perkin Elmer 7000 DV.Atomic Absorption spectrometer.

Protein Analyzer: Leco-FP 2000, Vario Max CHN, Foss-Heraeus Macro-N,

Buchii and Tecator Digestion –distillation Unit.

GC, GC-MS, HPLC, HPLC-MS, YSI Select 2000 Sugar Analyzer.

Zymark/Hobbs Robotics (For Fatty acid and Cholesterol).

Automated Gel permeation chromatography system for pesticides

Rapid Viscosity Analyzer, Barbender Amylograph and Farinograph.

UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, Spectofluorometer and pH meter.

CEM Microwave Moisture/Fat analyzer and Digestion system.

Accelerated Solvent Extraction system, Foss Soxhlet Extraction system

Brinkmann Salt-Auto Titrator, Karl-Fisher Titrator, Hunter color

Education:

BS in Food science and Tech, Mumbai University, India

BS in Chemistry, Sardar Patel University, India

References: Available upon request

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