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Melbourne, VIC, AU

Boronia, Victoria, Australia

• API Manufacturing:
• Led equipment train qualification and tech transfer process for projects valued at $1 million, strategically integrating equipment design innovations to bridge operational gaps during tech transfer, achieving project.
• Developed and executed comprehensive qualification protocols for new equipment (e.g., oil-lubricated reciprocating compressors) ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance; Sterile Manufacturing:
• Conducting HVAC system upgrades in clean rooms (Grade A/B) to enhance air velocity adherence to ISO 14644, PICS, and Annex 1;
• Qualified and implemented new autoclave temperature settings for equipment sterilization, coordinating with Operations and Quality Assurance teams to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the sterilization process.
• Led recommissioning projects for Grade A/B clean rooms, coordinating with Microbiology and Cleaning departments to ensure compliance with industry standards;

Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

• Performed stability studies and quality control batch testing on finished products, employing HPLC for precise quantification of active ingredients and related substances;
• Conducted dissolution studies to assess drug release profiles of finished products;
• Facilitated OOS and OOD investigations for finished products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and timely resolution of issues;
• Managed laboratory housekeeping, inventory ordering, and calibration/maintenance of instruments including balances, pH meters, density meters, and HPLC.

North Melbourne

• Qualifying and quantifying trace elements in food using analytical instruments (e.g.,HPLC, UPLC, LC-MS-MS, GC-MS-MS);
• Calculating and reporting results using the Empower software and the LIMS system;
• Providing new staff with regular training regarding Good Laboratory Practices, Laboratory Safety and Quality System Requirements (ISO9001);
• Taking daily responsibilities in emergency sample testing, including both calculating and reporting results;
• Performing regular maintenance and trouble-shooting for analytical instruments to maximize the efficiency of sample testing and releasing.

Parkville, 3010

Project Title: Anesthetic Gas Separation and Recycle Using Polymeric MembranesConducted comparative studies regarding properties and separation efficiencies between polymeric membranes (e.g., PVDF, PTMSP);Developed a silicon-based polymeric membrane unit installed in hospital anesthesia devices to separate anesthetic gas from air;Applied spin coating.

Melbourne, Australia

Project Title: Modifications and Improvements to the Lateral Method for Characterising the Electrical Conductivity of Ion-Exchange MembranesConducted comparative studies between existing methods to measure the electrical conductivity of ion-exchange membranes, which include the lateral method, the difference method and the contact method;Adapted the.

Port Melbourne, VIC

Used GC-MS-MS to develop and verify a new method to quantify polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in different food matrices;Analyzed the influence of food matrices on the accuracy of measurement;Received accreditation from NATA for the developed method;

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, High Distinction

Activities and Societies: Melbourne University Chemical Engineering Student Society • Developed communication and collaboration skills in.

Bachelor'S Degree, Material Chemistry, High Distinction

Activities and Societies: The 32th Singing Competition, Nanjing University, March 2013 to July 2013 • Obtained the top ten singers of.