SUMMARY

• Seeking a senior level position utilizing a background of over 6 years of experience within diverse R&D and QC environments.
• Proven track record of establishing priorities and working with team members to execute project objectives and guiding to completion.
• Highly skilled in the accurate evaluation, organization, and interpretation of data derived from chemical experiments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, College Station, TX

Research chemist

Responsibilities:

• Member of research team tasked with preparing polystyrene nanocomposites from surface functionalized alpha zirconium phosphate utilizing microwave assisted synthesis.
• Created and presented a poster summarizing work on polystyrene nanocomposites for a Confidential A&M Honors and Undergraduate Research poster session in August of 2013.
• Collaborated with Confidential . for research and characterization of ZS - 9 (Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate). Utilized AAS, ICP-MS and ICP-OES, and ion selective electrode analyses to characterize the ion-exchange characteristics of ZS-9 and other related materials in various fluids. Performed XRPD, EMA, and SEM-EDS analyses to characterize the morphology and structure of ZS-9 and other related materials.

Confidential, TX

Quality Control Chemist

Responsibilities:

• Lead project to improve laboratory metrics reporting and visualization for the Quality Control (QC) group. Application of LEAN principles of working and revision of spreadsheets to reduce labor hours required and increase the efficiency for metrics reporting.
• Lead a project to improve laboratory investigations tracking and reporting. Significant improvements made to tracking process for out of specification (OOS), out of trend (OOT), and laboratory events (LE) within the Confidential .
• Lead on project for Panalytical Cubix3 XRD instrument implementation at facility for QC commercial product testing including method development (ICH Q2 and USP 1225 guidelines), equivalency to current XRD instrumentation, and training of colleagues.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Quality Control laboratories on X-ray Powder Diffraction and viscosity.
• Tasked with investigating and formally reporting Change Controls, Corrective Action and Preventative Actions (CAPAs), and Deviations within the Quality Control group utilizing IDM and OCM software. Collaborated with colleagues utilizing problem solving strategies such as level 0, LEAN 6σ, and PPS to identify root causes of issues and formally document investigations and implement changes to mitigate root cause issues.
• Responsible for writing, revision, and collaboration with various SOPs and Test Methods (TM’s) associated with the Confidential .
• Responsible for testing API, DP, and DS utilizing the SOP’s and test methods (TM’s) established by the quality group according to ALCOA principles for data integrity.
• Responsible for reviewing and releasing lots of DP, raw materials, and DS from the QC lab.

Confidential, TX

R&D Chemist

Responsibilities:

• Participation in the inspection of the supply site by both the FDA and the EMA which led to the successful acceptance of Lokelma from both regulatory agencies.
• Designing of experiments (DOE) for furthering the noledge surrounding the production of the API.
• Characterization and analysis of investigational samples from production.
• Chromatography method development for new synthetic materials within the same family of the API.
• General training in pharmaceutical and chemical industry patent law.
• Participation on technical writing of NDA submission: Collaborated with colleagues to generate the presentation for the mechanism of synthesis for the API of interest utilized in the NDA submission to the FDA.
• Performed experimental work and technical writing of three reports dat were included in the NDA to the FDA for sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (ZS).
• Contributed to work dat resulted in the publication of four papers and Meetings Abstracts. See:
• Instrumental in the experimental work, characterization, and writing of technical reports resolving non-conformance investigations. Collaborated with colleagues and several departments to drive the successful completion of several studies.
• SHE (safety, health, and environment) core team representative for the R&D group. Tasked with initiative to drive AstraZeneca SHE culture values into everyday operations and within the R&D group.
• Responsible for generating Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for various general procedures within the R&D lab with subsequent collaboration and approval from QA department.
• Hydrothermal synthesis and subsequent characterization of API and research materials.
• Co - author on paper entitled “In - Vitro Comparison of water absorption by Hyperkalemia therapies: Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (ZS - 9) vs organic polymer resin.” Poster presentation of results at the 2015 National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Lab Pack Chemist

Responsibilities:

• Completed a 40-hour HAZWOPER training course and received CPR certification and forklift operation training.
• Responsible for identifying chemicals from the shipping descriptions and subsequently directing the chemical waste to remediation groups based upon their chemical reactivity.
• Performed controlled reactions in both organic and inorganic hoods to consolidate hazardous waste with similar chemical reactivities utilizing level A PPE.
• Conducted literature research for alternative methods for hazardous waste remediation of trinitrotoluene present at the facility. Collaborated with senior chemist at the facility to utilize zero valent iron reduction approach to safely dispose of the material.
• Resigned from position when contacted by R&D group for Confidential . to start full time position at Coppell facility as R&D Chemist.