Lab/Quality control chemist
Procter & Gamble
Total years of experience :16 years, 11 Months
• Achieved breakthrough compelling business need (CBN) results, 70% reduction of product defect.
• Participated in new projects startup and initiative delivery also saving plan/quality related losses.
• Lead team of chemists & lab technician to conduct qualitative/quantitative chemical tests and analysis of products using instrumental method of analysis and wet chemistry techniques also documentation and interpretation of results using Quality Window Program.
• Lead a team of QC, MPD and Process with cooperation with global innovation center to develop new products or improve the efficiency of current products to meet the operations targets and consumer needs also improve the established procedures.
• Supervise routine inspection and calibration of laboratory instruments and equipment according to the standard operating procedures (SOP). This includes troubleshooting of laboratory instruments if needed and validation and qualification of new instruments.
• Manage laboratory team to perform laboratory work like daily preparation and standardization of chemical reagents and solutions, conducting laboratory tests for Experimental Order Samples and performing analysis evaluation/assessment of results in accordance with prescribed standards.
• Provides training and skills development opportunities to new chemists/lab technician.
• Ensures that the work is performed in accordance with appropriate safety, quality and compliance standards (GLP good laboratory practice).
• Provides solutions to some technical problems of moderate/advanced scope and complexity.
• Coordinates and directs a key critical quality control programs which include material stability, validation, documentation and training.
• Manages the Total Quality Management function, establishes and performs quality responsibilities to deliver high level organizational process model also promoting quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization plus designing business processes to transform a set of inputs into the desired outputs
• Lead the QA program & recommends required QA policy and create QA manuals & SOP also manages solutions to quality problems, sets QA compliance objectives and ensuring that targets are achieved plus Implementing P&G quality systems and standard and apply ISO standard.
• Manages unusual occurrences and special incidence, recommend systems for audit and assessment, write systems audit plans and coordinate scheduling,
• Assist operation & process with quality design as well as monitoring/investigating daily process failures & follow up on corrective/solid action plan to meet the quality management standard.
• Participate in raising quality culture and develop trainings and job aid related to quality and operation
• Approve commissioning, qualification/verification, installation, operation / performance (IQ, OQ &PQ) qualifications protocols also participating in verification/validation of new equipment, process/products.
• Lead implementing process control strategy, sanitization, material process delivery & microbiology engineering in compliance with P&G QA.
• Participates in interfaces with customers (internal & external)
• Carrying out internal audit within operation area and at the supplier sites (qualified QA auditor by P&G)
• Lead QA events and workshops (Root cause analysis, Unified problem solving and product defect matrix)
• Lead the quality processes and systems optimization (auto solutions, cost reduction)
• Lead new initiative readiness to comply with QA requirements & new projects study and clearance
• Prepared experimental formulations, test/product evaluations for Urea Formaldehyde(liquid/powder), Melamine Formaldehyde resins(liquid/powder), Melamine Urea Formaldehyde powder resin, Urea Formaldehyde concentrate, Sulphonated Naphthalene Formaldehyde, Sulphonated Melamine Formaldehyde as super plasticizers, HMT i.e. Hexamine, Para Formaldehyde and aqueous Formaldehyde.
• Maintained accurate records of data/observations involving resin reactivation, curing activity (gel time) and prepared validation of protocols, reports, test methods/standard operating procedures.
• Analyzed working of cooling tower, water boiler/ waste water analysis and tested raw materials/approved different materials using SAP program.
• Monitored/analyzed day to day testing of raw materials, semi-finished/finished goods and carried out trouble-shooting/instrument calibration/maintenance.
• Supervised the testing of chemical products/raw materials to ensure that they meet quality standards also supervised production methods to confirm that government regulations are followed.
• Performed routine/non-routine analysis of raw material, in-process, finished product, stability samples and conducted continuous improvement of testing methods.
• Prepared chemicals/other materials for the laboratory and identified the problems of liquid.
• Participated in innovating new resin/polymer for industrial application.
• Conducts Qualitative and Quantitative chemical tests and analysis of products using instrumental method of analysis and wet chemistry techniques.
• Performs routine inspection, cleaning and calibration of laboratory instruments and equipment according to the standard operating procedures (SOP). This includes troubleshooting of laboratory instruments if needed and validation and qualification of new instruments.
• Performs daily preparation and standardization of chemical reagents and solutions for quantitative chemical analysis. This includes checking the status of laboratory reference standards and expiration of chemicals in the stock room.
• Follows established procedures with an initiative to improve it
• Run analysis and testing of citric acid, percentage of humidity and the acidity of the product also Na, K, Fe & Mn using atomic absorption & flame devices.
• B.Sc. in Chemistry, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt - June 2006 •Very good with honor degree/percentage 79.97% •3.2 GPA, full time courses • Graduation Project: Pteridine compound and its derivatives that have pharmacological and medical applications.