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1520 Creditstone Rd. Vaughan, Ontario

Involved in the control, analysis and inspection, of Natural Health Products that must comply to current NNHPD guidelines.Responsible for maintaining current SOP's and GMP training of all employees.Developed new database using Excel\VBA for effective management of data, providing efficiant workflow, with highly effective automation fully suited to the requierments of the job. Involved in correspondance with clients and customers, ensuring the Safety and Efficacy of various products.

Primary Function, in my role as Supervisor was to maintain the quality system, in regard to products that had to meet both technical standards ISO9001, 14000 and pharmaceutical requirements, USP, EP, Food Codex, EU. and insure strict compliance to IPEC-GMPs. Supervising a team of four Technicians and one Research Chemist.

425 Kipling Ave. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M8Z 5C8

Quality Control Supervisor, supervising four hourly Laboratory Technicians and one Research Technical Chemist IIResponsible for Customer complaints, which includes investigation, corrective action, assignment, administration of CCA, CAPA, SCAR, database, and revision of procedures.Method Validation, Method Creation including writing procedures and training technicians, and Chemist.Representing the Company during regulatory (EDQM), pharmaceutical, GMP, ISO 9001, 14000, and process safety audits. Participate in both internal and external audits for compliance with IPEC-GMP, ISO 9001, 14000.Supervise the development of new products that include pharmaceutical, food and technical applications.Responsible for the full maintenance of both the Quality Control and R/D laboratories, including hiring PM service consultants, approving vendors for laboratory and production.Responsible for the approval of Customer quality sales agreements including product specifications. Full authority for the approval and rejection of Food Grade Raw Materials and all Finished Goods.Assist production in formulating critical multi Compendial products that demand precise in process specifications.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cognis Oleochemicals Canada Ltd. Previously Henkel Canada Ltd. (2002 to 2003)Chemist II. Performing pilot projects that included high pressure splitting, distillation, solvent separation, hydrogenation and other plant related process.Performing analysis on customer and supplier samples to optimize performance and cost.Quality Control Technician. Performing analysis for fatty acid, Glycerine, and derivatives with very wide spectrum of Customers from Pharmaceutical, and Food, to Technical grade products.Responsible for the release of finished goods using both Compendial and internal methods that includes FT-NIR, IR, GC, HPLC, Spectrophotometry, and other automated process.