Phumeza Modi
Analytical Chemist
Despatch
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
Work History
LAB TEAM LEADER
Aspen Pharmacre, Korsten Port Elizabeth
04.2015 - 06.2020
- Stability lab
- Supervision of a team of analysts and senior analysts responsible for new and existing product stability testing according to current international and local requirements, SHE standards and company policies
- Key Performance Areas :
- Ensuring that Analysts are trained and assessed for competency, to perform stability testing
- Facilitate and track efficient execution of daily/weekly/monthly test plans with team, ensuring team goals, objectives and targets are communicated, understood and obtained
- Ensure availability of required resources (standards, reagents, glassware and equipment)
- Review and approve all raw data generated for stability testing, thereby ensuring that accurate results are obtained and submitted for management review
- Discussion, investigation and evaluation of out-of–specification and out-of-trend results
- Ensuring adherence of stability laboratory staff to the Quality System and procedures
- Ensuring adherence of stability laboratory staff to the Health and Safety regulations, as well as GLP and good housekeeping practices
- Daily/Weekly/Monthly feedback on the status and action plan for the testing schedule and any arising staff issues.
Senior Stability Laboratory Analyst
Aspen Pharmacare
Port Elizabeth
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Responsible for the rapid and accurate analysis of stability samples to ensure that
- Manufacturing and Packing departments have sufficient laboratory approved work,
- First aider and Health and safety representative
- Responsible for testing of all Stability samples according to SOP
- Tests include preparing and running of HPLC, UV-VIS and Dissolution samples; Viscosity, pH, density, Karl Fischer and Potentiometer
- Conduct weekly and daily plans in line with monthly test schedule
- Adhere to quality systems and procedures
- Contribute to monthly reports
- Review and approve raw data to ensure compliance to GLP and ISO quality systems
- Ensure availability of required resources (standards & equipment)
- Prepare Samples
- To discuss analysis and results obtained and corrections made after audit
- Process and report on results
- Analyze and report on samples submitted for investigation
- Customize chromatography and summary reports to required standards
- Review and approve raw data to ensure compliance to GLP and ISO quality systems, ICH guidelines for testing and MCC stability guidelines
- Adhere to lab and facilities health and safety procedures
- Training of New Analysts
Stability Laboratory Analyst
Aspen Pharmacare
Korsten, Port Elizabeth
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Perform analysis on samples using appropriate equipment and related techniques
- That would be for UV-Vis, HPLC, TLC and dissolution analysis
- Physicals, density, viscosity, particle size, IR, Rheometer and centrifuge and
- Coulometer
- Analyse non-routine/special request
- Investigations
- Communicate deviations
- Provide detail observations from the analysis of data and interpretation of results
- Check the availability of all consumables before analysis
- Initiate requests for reagents and standards
- Prepare and perform QC assessment of reagents and check expiry date at time of use
- Ensure that all system suitability requirements are met
- Perform quality control review of data
- Enter and control data according to GMP/GLP
- Perform analytical investigations according to SOP, on out of specification (OOS) results
- Compare results to specifications
- Maintain standard forms, analyst notebooks logbooks and electronic laboratory records.
Inservice Trainee Lab Technician
City of Cape, Water and Sanitation
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Responsible for performing numerous tests on water samples which are taken from the water treatment plants, service reservoirs, various points within the distribution system, and from swimming baths
- Various chemical analyses are also performed on ‘ad hoc’ water samples which include see pages and complaint samples from the consumer
- The numerous tests are:
- Doing wet analysis also include pH, conductivity, alkalinity, chloride, residual chlorine, ammonia and water treatment chemicals i.e
- Analysis of lime, ferric sulphate, aluminium sulphate, other tests using IC, FIA, preparing samples for GC –
- MS and preparing buffers and reagents for water treatment plants.
Laboratory Technician
BASF Straundale
Port Elizabeth
01.2005 - 01.2009
- Responsible for sample preparation of slurry sample and conducting LOD, viscosity and particle size analysis for automotive catalytic convertors samples
- To provide adequate support to the Production Department by analyzing slurries and final product
- Calibrate laboratory and production test equipment
- Capturing and documenting all analysis
- Equipment used: XRF, ICP, Particle size analyser and viscometer, LECO, Smart analyser
Education
National Diploma - Analytical Chemistry
CPUT
Cape Town 02.2002 - 07.2005
Bcom - Accounting
NMU
Gqeberha 02.2014 - Current
Skills
Strong knowledge of General and State Fund accounting principles andMicrosoft Office applications especially Excel and AccessDemonstrated high standards of integrity and respect for othersOutstanding ability to reason well, research topics efficientlyAbility to organize and establish workload prioritiesAbility to work well under pressure, exercise initiative and flexibility
Timeline
LAB TEAM LEADER
Aspen Pharmacre, Korsten Port Elizabeth
04.2015 - 06.2020
Bcom - Accounting
NMU
02.2014 - Current
Senior Stability Laboratory Analyst
Aspen Pharmacare
01.2012 - 01.2015
Stability Laboratory Analyst
Aspen Pharmacare
01.2009 - 01.2012
Laboratory Technician
BASF Straundale
01.2005 - 01.2009
Inservice Trainee Lab Technician
City of Cape, Water and Sanitation
01.2004 - 01.2005
National Diploma - Analytical Chemistry
CPUT
02.2002 - 07.2005