Daniel Gibson
Arlington,TX
Summary
Reliable individual with skills and experience as Laboratory Technician. Smart and committed to job well done and offering exceptional drive. Experienced with conducting detailed experiments and maintaining laboratory equipment. Utilizes strong analytical skills to ensure precision and accuracy in results. Knowledge of laboratory safety standards and procedures, ensuring safe and efficient working environment.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Lab Technician
Sunrider Manufacturing L.P.
03.2022 - Current
- Perform physical, chemical, and microbiological testing on incoming raw herbal materials.
- Conduct organoleptic evaluation (appearance, color, odor, taste, texture).
- Carry out identification tests using techniques such as:
Microscopy
TLC (Thin Layer Chromatography)
Moisture content analysis
Ash value determination
Extractive value testing - Verify materials against pharmacopeias standards (e.g., United States Pharmacopeia (USP), British Pharmacopoeia (BP), Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP)).
- Perform microbial limit testing where required.
- Maintain accurate laboratory records and prepare Certificates of Analysis (COA).
- Label, store, and retain samples properly.
- Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety protocols.
- Calibrate and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment.
- Report out-of-specification (OOS) results to the Quality Control Manager.
- Assist in vendor qualification and raw material approval processes.
- Conduct stability testing as per approved stability protocols.
- Monitor and record stability chamber conditions (temperature & humidity).
- Maintain stability samples as per ICH guidelines.
- Document and trend stability data.
- Support shelf-life determination and product expiry date assignment.
Laboratory Technician II / Metrologist
Sovereign Pharmaceuticals
10.2008 - 08.2019
- Develop Hazardous/Toxic Waste Management Program
- Develop HPLC calibration and maintenance programs
- Maintained Laboratory, Chemical and Consumable Inventory, Hazardous waste
- Prep mobile phase, weigh sample, setup dissolution bath and HPLC
- Wrote change controls
- Wrote Standard Operational Procedures
- Responsible for incoming QC sample submissions for bulk products, raw materials, and stability products
- Assisted stability program by labeling samples, placing in stability chambers and pulling for appropriate analytical and microbial testing
- Handled inventory control for controlled and non-controlled products
- Member of EHS safety committee
- Preformed IQ, OQ, PQ, calibration, maintenance, and repair of below equipment
- HPLC (6590)
- 2489 UV/Visible Detector
- 2998 Photodiode Array
- 2414 Refractive Index
- GC (6890 and 7890)
- Dissolution Bath
- UV/Vis Spectrophotometer
- FTIR
- Density Meter
Property Inspector
The Hill Real-Estate Group
01.2007 - 09.2008
- Built reports of foreclosure homes
- Inspected homes for structural and interior damages, measured dimensions of property
- Liaison between Homeowner and the Real-estate Broker
- Organized and Managed evictions with Police, Movers and Home owners
- Manage tasks among contractors and landscapers
- Review all documents before placed on MLS
- Managed a team of junior inspectors, providing training and mentorship to ensure high-quality workmanship across the board.
Education
Associate in Science (AS) -
Tarrant County College
Fort Worth, TX05-2013
High school diploma - undefined
Arlington High School
Arlington, TX05-2001
Skills
- Document processing
- Chemical handling
- Stability Testing
- Assays and Titrations
- Instrument Calibration
- UV spectroscopy
- Instrumentation operation
- Quality control
- Sample preparation
- Gas chromatography
- Supply restocking
- Thin layer chromatography
- HPLC Sample preparation
- Herbs identifications and qualification
- Loss on drying, Residue on Ash
- UV Spectrometer
Timeline
Lab Technician
Sunrider Manufacturing L.P.
03.2022 - Current
Laboratory Technician II / Metrologist
Sovereign Pharmaceuticals
10.2008 - 08.2019
Property Inspector
The Hill Real-Estate Group
01.2007 - 09.2008
High school diploma - undefined
Arlington High School
Associate in Science (AS) -
Tarrant County College