Quality Control Assurance

SHAKIL GHAFOOR

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**** ***** ***** *** ****. ● Skokie, Illinois 60077 ● 847-***-****

Dynamic professional dedicated to excellence seeks to utilize skills in Relationship Management, Process Streamlining, Technical Analysis, Data Management, Needs Assessment, and Compliance to meet the needs of a progressive organization.

SUMMARY: ● Analytical Thinker Possesses a proven ability to anticipate unique requirements and potential roadblocks in

all situations. Continually develops strategies to minimize issues and implements issues and delivers exceptional

results to the organization and their clients.

● Multi-Tasking Skills Effectively manages diverse tasks, with varying degrees of complexity, within fast-paced

environments: evaluates situations, assesses emergent needs, and implements issues and delivers solutions in a

prompt and efficient / effective manner.

PROFESSIONAL Midwestern Career College, Chicago, Illinois 2010 to Present

EXPERIENCE: Financial Aid Quality Control Splst.

● Provide informational aid and assistance to students. Compute federal grants and loans.

● Gather pertinent data for prospective and existing students, presenting funding options.

● Maintain knowledge of funding regulations, rules, and deadlines to provide accurate data.

Highlights Act as a liaison to the Dept. of Education on student's behalf.

Assist in preparation and presentation of financial aid related materials to students.

Gain experience in management of complex office operations.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, Chicago, Illinois 2006 to 2007

Consultant

ABBOT LABORATORIES, North Chicago, Illinois 2000 to 2005

Quality Control Lab Analyst

● Tested in-process and final products on Abbokinase: a thrombolytic agent obtained from human neonatal kidney

cells grown in tissue culture.

– The principle active ingredients of Abbokinase are the low molecular weight form of urokinase, vancomycin,

spectinomycin, valporic acid, and R&D samples.

● Performed data analysis, reporting results.

Highlights Performed the following major assays:

– Amidolytic potency (Urokinase) by KC4: Urokinase activity was determined by amidolytic effect on

substance pyro-Glu-Gly-Arg-pNA.

(The rate at which p-nitroanaline (pNA) was released, was measured photometrically at 405nm.)

LAL (Limus Ameocyte lysate) by KQCL: the instruments purpose was to measure the amount of end

toxins in a variety of types.

U4 Plough assay by Bohdan Lysis timer system.

SEARLE PHARMACEUTICAL (c/o Lab Support), Skokie, Illinois 1999 TO 2000

● Performed multiple tasks, but the main contribution of work toward this group is to do Thin-Layer Chromatography.

Such technique is used to aid in the development of preparative chromatographic methods, analyzing compounds

for purity, monitoring column Fractions and analysis for degradation products.

ABBOT LABORATORIES (c/o Lab Support), North Chicago, Illinois 1998

Verifier - Dept. of Pharmaceutical Analytical Research & Development (PARD)

● Reviewed original GMP & GLP testing data, entering results into laboratory notebook to ensure testing

procedures / results were 100% complete and accurate.

● Followed all PARD procedures to meet compliance and quality assurance standards.

● Responsible for scheduling incoming tests.

Highlights Acted as a safety / quality representative and executed change requests for standard tests methods and basic

operating procedures.

EDUCATION: Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Science degree Conferred 1998

CERTIFICATION: ● Diploma in Electrocardiography (EKG) 2009 to Present

● Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certified 2010

COMPUTER: ● MS Word ● Excel ● PowerPoint ● Access ● Lotus Notes

● Various Proprietary Software

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