ERICA RANSOM
Solon,OH
Summary
Resourceful Quality Control Chemist with over 10 years of expertise in performing lab tests to establish and maintain quality standards. Accomplished in following safety measures while conducting tests and providing detailed reports based on findings. Highly adept in communicating quality issues and offering corrective actions.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Control Chemist II
Locus Fermentation
04.2022 - Current
- Prepared and standardized test equipment, test solutions and reagents to enable successful testing completion.
- Developed and implemented calibration program.
- Trained quality control chemist and production microbiologist.
- Participated in internal and external audits.
- Performed standard testing and chemical analysis of in-process and finished products.
- Maintained analytical instrumentation and laboratory equipment to maximize availability and functionality.
- Contributed to team discussions and new project initiatives to advance progress and optimize profitability.
SCIENTIST I
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Conducted chemical and physical analysis of drug substances, drug products and excipients
- Performed assigned analytical tasks in support of product development
- Helped develop Metrom auto-titrator method using Tiamo software
- Trained new employees on areas of technical expertise and compliance issues relevant to lab setting.
- Documented changes during experiments, noting unexpected issues arising during research activities.
- Worked within a team to complete specified analytical testing
- Independent operation of HPLC and UPLC
SENIOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
VWR/AVANTOR SOLON
03.2014 - 03.2019
- Ensured product quality by identifying and investigating product failures
- Trained new laboratory personnel to apply proper laboratory techniques and best practices.
- Collaborated with manufacturing to scale-up, scale-down, and adjust product batches
- Assisted in method, equipment and product validation
- Managed daily schedule for environmental monitoring.
- Performed and Schedule daily calibrations of lab equipment
- Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
- Performed preventative maintenance on lab equipment
- Assessed materials using cGMPs and cGLPs
Laboratory Technologist
AMERICAN RED CROSS
12.2010 - 03.2014
- Process, manufacture and test various blood products
- Assumed supervisory roles while on as needed basis
- Performed advanced manufacturing, processing, and test procedure
- Complied with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
- Performed, reviewed, and approved quality control on products, reagents, equipment, and various test kits
- Evaluated blood components using the sysmex.
Education
BS - Biological Sciences
Ohio University
Athens, OHSkills
- Critical Thinking
- Interpreting Test Results
- Lab Equipment Maintenance
- Hazardous Waste Disposal
- Analytical Equipment
- Chemistry Knowledge
- Ph Meters
- Standard Methods
- Laboratory Evaluation
- Quality Monitoring
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
- Calibration Skills
Certification
HPLC and UPLC (Waters and Agilent) Empower III Dissolution (Sotax USP apparatus IV) Pion Dissolution Monitoring System Karl fisher (Metrohm) Manual and auto titrations (Metrohm) pH Conductivity Viscosity Osmolality (Advance instruments) UV/Vis Spectroscopy (Beckman and Shimadzu) FTIR APHA color Refractive Index Validation testing
Timeline
Quality Control Chemist II
Locus Fermentation
04.2022 - Current
SCIENTIST I
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
10.2020 - 03.2021
SENIOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
VWR/AVANTOR SOLON
03.2014 - 03.2019
Laboratory Technologist
AMERICAN RED CROSS
12.2010 - 03.2014
BS - Biological Sciences
Ohio University
HPLC and UPLC (Waters and Agilent) Empower III Dissolution (Sotax USP apparatus IV) Pion Dissolution Monitoring System Karl fisher (Metrohm) Manual and auto titrations (Metrohm) pH Conductivity Viscosity Osmolality (Advance instruments) UV/Vis Spectroscopy (Beckman and Shimadzu) FTIR APHA color Refractive Index Validation testing
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