Quality Assurance Project

PRAVEEN POTHALA

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CAREER SUMMARY

• Looking for challenging openings, holds valid Singapore work permit (till October 2013)

• Functional Consultant and at OMICS, Hyderabad, India (Research coordinator)

• Project Officer at WHI, Hyderabad, India (Quality Assurance)

• Masters in Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur (Top Tier-1)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Coordinator - Jan 2012 to Till Date

Omics Publishing group/GBS Life Sciences, Hyderabad, India

Job Responsibilities

• Planning and conducting experiments and analyzing the results interpreting trends

• Data management and maintaining accurate records of work undertaken using IT and analyzing data to interpret useful metrics as diagrammatic representation

• Working with different departments on analyzing the trends in research e.g. Journals, Conferences and Quality.

• Setting up collaborations between industry, research institutes, hospitals and academia.

PROJECT OFFICER (QUALITY ASSURANCE) Jan 2011 to Jan 2012

Water Health International, Hyderabad, India

Job Responsibilities

• Meet quality assurance requirements as per local and international regulatory norms

• Experience in handling biotech related quality assurance.

• To handle international regulatory audits of US FDA.

• Conduct cGMP audits for third party vendors, communicate critical cGMP findings and perform 'for cause' audits as requested by quality operation.

• Produce and maintain quality of water in the plants.

Achievement

• Successfully completed Audit Reports of Phase-I in 35 Plants.

EDUCATION

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. 2008-2010

• Master of Technology (M.TECH) Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering

• CGPA : 7.12/10

Andhra University (GITAM college of Engineering * now GITAM University) 2004-2008

• Bachelor of Technology (B.TECH) Biotechnology

• Percentage : 65%

PROJECT WORK

M.TECH PROJECT : “Phenyl Propanoid Profiling in the Elicited Sandalwood Culture”

• Guide : Prof. Satya Hari Dey, Dept. of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur.

B.TECH PROJECT : “Studies on ionic mass transfer at vibrating cone electrode”

• Guide : Mr. Krishna kanth, Dept. of Biotechnology, Andhra University

PAPERS PUBLISHED

Phenylpropan oid profiling in the elicited sandalwood culture.

• Authors : Pothala P *, Majumdar D.D. and Dey S., 2010 (* main author)

• Journal Name : Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 32(4): 432-436.

MERIT & EXTRA CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Achieved All India rank 744 with 94.95 Percentile out of 100 in gate 2008

• Secured first prize at the National Level Students Indian Chemical Engineering Congress “CHEMSPHERE-2007”, for the Paper titled “waste water treatment”

• Presented research paper at CIMAPS Lucknow titled “Phenyl Propanoid Profiling in the Elicited Sandalwood Culture” in Jan 2010

• Organizer of BIOMICAL-08 (A National Level student technical Symposium)

• Participated twice in National Level Indoor Cricket Championship in 2005 and 2006.

• Holding NCC (National Cadet Corps) A & B certificates with Nation level camps.

WORK PREFERENCES

Work Permit : Singapore visa (Ref No: EPEC-2011-27340, valid till Oct 2013)

Job Type : Full time on company pay roll or consultancy

Location : Prefer Singapore locations, also open to other countries

Shift : Open for shifts, 24/7 environment

Travel : Open for travel

KEY SKILLS

Functional Skills : Client Interaction, Consulting, Negotiating, Strategic Decision Making

Analytical Skills : Planning, executing and data interpreting

Market Research Skills : Industry research, potential contributors

IP & Regulator Norms : Exposure to quality assurance regulatory norms -US FDA, cGMP audits

Research Aptitude : Plant Biotechnology, Bio-Chemical & Microbial Analysis

OTHER DETAILS

First Name : Praveen

Last Name : Pothala

Date of Birth : 29th July, 1986

Gender : Male

Marital Status : Single

IT Skills : Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Photoshop

Hobbies : Playing cricket, football, travelling

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