Hello,
I am currently a Senior QA/QC Chemist working for a sustainable health and beauty ingredient manufacturer. Our products include renewable fuels, lubricants, and cosmetics. My current duties include analyzing raw material, in-process, and final product samples according to established SOP’s. I am involved with analytical method troubleshooting and development. In addition to these duties, I also perform process development/research and development duties involving lab scale organic/organometallic reactions. In my R&D/PD role I have been responsible for designing and building glassware apparatuses, for the purposes of distillation, purification, and synthesis. My experience in the chemical industry has also included use of much of the processing equipment used in the cannabis industry, including rotary evaporators, closed loop systems for purification and extraction, a variety of filtration apparatuses, and distillation systems. I am also responsible for the maintenance and repair of analytical instrumentation. As the facility’s Senior QA/QC Chemist, I am second in command to the QC/Lab Manager.As such, I often perform managerial duties while the manager is out. Over the years I have trained many fresh lab tech and chemists who are no fully capable of understanding and completing all laboratory tasks. I have been intimately involved in the creation and building of quality systems, including writing SOPs that adhere to federal and state regulations, and GMP/GLP.
My past experience includes working in a GMP environment for a FDA regulated pharmaceuticals and cosmetics manufacturer. My duties included analyzing raw material, in-process, and final product samples as well as conducting stability testing and complaint investigations. I have extensive experience performing HPLC purity assays including samples with multiple actives. I also have a great deal of experience with FTIR, UV/VIS, RI, LOD, and wet chemistry as well as many other basic laboratory techniques. In addition to these duties, I was also responsible for the calibration maintenance and repair of laboratory instrumentation as well as data review, disposition and release of raw materials and final product.
I am posting here in hopes of finding opportunities and gaining connections in the industry. find my past experience, below.
Experience:
Senior QA/QC Chemist. 04/2018 - Present
Monitor dimerization and hydrogenation reactions utilizing GC and Bromine index to determine endpoint.
Develop analytical methods for use in analyzing in-process samples.
Perform method transfer and trouble shooting.
Perform validation of analytical test methods.
Perform data review to ensure correctness, completeness and GMP compliance.
Analyze new raw material receipts, document disposition and release.
Maintain, calibrate and repair laboratory instrumentation including, Gas Chromatographs, Coulometric KF titrators, and Mettler Toledo automatic titrators.
Prepare laboratory reagents, standards and solutions for use in analytical methods and production process.
Direct production personnel in areas of sampling, reaction completion and other necessary actions pertaining to process.
Write SOP’s and assist in implementing quality system in order to maintain GMP certification.
Supervise and train current employees and new hires on current and newly implemented SOP’s and instrumentation.
Provide and maintain safe work environment by participating in safety programs and committees and conducting safety audits.
Perform and analyze process development experiments.
Design and set up glassware apparatuses for R&D experiments.
Use Rotary evaporators and Closed loop Systems for distillation, purification and extraction.
Chemist 11/2016 – 04/2018
Monitor dimerization and hydrogenation reactions utilizing GC and Bromine index to determine endpoint.
Develop analytical methods for use in analyzing in-process samples.
Perform method transfer and trouble shooting.
Perform data review to ensure correctness, completeness and GMP compliance.
Analyze new raw material receipts, document disposition and release.
Maintain, calibrate and repair laboratory instrumentation including, Gas Chromatographs, Coulometric KF titrators, and Mettler Toledo automatic titrators.
Prepare laboratory reagents, standards and solutions for use in analytical methods and production process.
Write SOP’s and assist in implementing quality system.
Train current employees and new hires on current and newly implemented SOP’s and instrumentation.
Chemist 11/2011 – 11/2016
Monitor dimerization and hydrogenation reactions utilizing GC and Bromine index to determine endpoint.
Develop analytical methods for use in analyzing in-process samples.
Analyze new raw material receipts, document disposition and release.
Maintain, calibrate and repair laboratory instrumentation including, Gas Chromatographs, Coulometric KF titrators, and Mettler Toledo automatic titrators.
Direct production personnel in areas of sampling, reaction completion and other necessary actions pertaining to process.
Write SOP’s and assist in implementing quality system in order to maintain GMP certification.
Train current employees and new hires on current and newly implemented SOP’s and instrumentation.
Quality Control Chemist 03/2007 – 06/2011
Conducted laboratory testing in FDA regulated environment in accordance with GMP.
Set up laboratory equipment and instrumentation for required tests.
Performed troubleshooting, repairs and calibration of laboratory equipment.
Performed analyses using USP/NF monographs.
Conducted drug purity assays using HPLC, UV/VIS and IR spectrometry, and wet chemistry.
Documented all laboratory testing and activities in accordance with GMP documentation practices.
Collaborated with members of other departments in order to collect, organize and report data for Statistical Process Control studies.
Created detailed reports and graphs using Microsoft Word and Excel.
Education:
East Carolina University 01/2008 – 12/2011
B.S. Industrial Technology concentration Bioprocess Manufacturing
Minor Industrial Technology Management
Member of Golden Key International Honour Society
Cape Fear Community College 01/2004 – 05/2006
A.A.S. Chemical Technology
Graduated with Honors
