Kevin Shah

Biography

  Experience Executive Officer Company NameSerum Institute of India Limited Dates EmployedNov 2016 – Present   Employment Duration11 mos LocationPune, Maharashtra, India Production Officer Company NameSerum Institute of India Limited Dates EmployedSep 2013 – Present   Employment Duration4 yrs 1 mo LocationPune -Working in Recombinant DNA products and derivatives manufacturing with recombinant yeast and bacterial fermentation ensuring and following cGMPs during process. -Media preparation of fermenters. - Operation & control of fermenters 30L ,150L and 350L - Sterilization ,cleaning and sanitization of fermenters. - Operation of shaker incubator, Deep freezer,laminar flow hood and biosafety cabinet. - Trouble shooting of fermenters. - Operation and calibration of spectrophotometer,pH meter and L/S masterflex pumps. - Operation of filter intergrity machine. - Documents i.e recording of BMR ,log books and RSTs for fermenter Assistant Professor Company NameJawaharlal Nehru Engineering College Dates EmployedAug 2012 – Jul 2013   Employment Duration1 yr LocationAurangabad Area, India I was working as a Assistant Professor in Department of Biotechnology at Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College in Aurangabad [India].My task was conducting theoretical and practical aspects of Molecular Biology,Genetic Engineering and Bio-instrumentation for Engineering as well as science students .During my tenure of 1year I was give different roles such as Lab incharge,academic incharge and also I have been assigned as project supervisor ,the students working under my guidance were doing research project on Isolation and Purification of low moecular weight proteins showing antimicrobial activity. Research Trainee Company NamePiramal LifeSciences Limited Dates EmployedJan 2012 – Jul 2012   Employment Duration7 mos LocationMumbai I worked as a research trainee in the Molecular Biology Laboratory at Piramal Health Care, Mumbai. I was working on a project entitled Development of Drosophila models of Diabetes for Drug screening .The project was about generation of Drosophila models of diabetes using High calorie diet and test the effect of drugs on this models Project Trainee Company NameSerum Institute of India Limited Dates EmployedJan 2007 – Jul 2007   Employment Duration7 mos LocationPune Area, India Growth Kinetic studies of Group A Rotavirus Strain

Research Interest

 Currently working on the position of Executive officer in Serum Institute of India; Pune [India] in tenure of 3 years , I have been part of several product manufacturing and developmental projects such as Human Papillomavirus Vaccine and Bulk manufacturing of HbsAg antigen from yeast fermentation and bacterial fermentation products such as cross reacting material , pegfilgrastim [GCSF]and polysialic acid .