Alphonse Fiebor

Experience

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  LaGray Chemical Company

  May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Intern

  Quality (both physicochemical and microbial) analysis on pharmaceutical APIs using industrial SOPs which includes but not limited to:*Drug (antibiotics and antiretrovirals) formulation. *Execution of microbiological and chemical methods.*Testing of raw, inline and finished product.*cGLP and cGMP trained.*HPLC, Dissolution and Thin layer Chromatography (TLC)*Pharmacovigilance.*Spectrophotometry, titration, dilution test, disintegration test and other basic chemical estimation methods.*Reverse Osmosis water and effluent quality checks based on FDA standards.*Record keeping and documentation.*Data analysis. Show less

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  Chocomac Ghana

  Jun 2014 - Jan 2017

  Analytical chemist - QA Lab

  Quality analysis (both physicochemical and microbial) on cocoa mass, butter and powder using industrial standards which includes but not limited to:*Execution of microbiological and chemical methods.*Testing of non-routine raw materials, inline and finished products.*Karl Fischer titration, moisture analysis, FFA and other basic chemical estimation methods.*Biosafety testing and lab instrumentation.*Laboratory management and expansion.*Management and training of laboratory staff.*Wet lab techniques.*Inventory Management.*Tasting of finished products.*Record keeping and documentation.*Sampling of products.*Hazardous waste disposal and coordination.*ISO 22000 trained Internal auditor.*COSHH Assessment and ISO/IEC 17025 trained.*Supply Chain and Logistics Management. Show less

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  University of Johannesburg

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  Research Assistant

  Full time chemistry and biochemistry related research which includes but not limited to:*Synthesis of pincer ligands and their palladium metal complexes as pre-catalysts for biphenyl coupling reactions and CO2 conversion to useful materials. *Synthesis of small molecules such as oligonucleotides, triazine based heterocylics and sugars.*Evaluation of structure to property activities. * HPLC, Dissolution and Thin layer Chromatography (TLC)*Homogeneous catalysis.*Knowledgeable in coordination and organometallic chemistry. *Familiar with transition metal based complexes.*Experimental formulation and wet lab techniques.*Communication with scientific journals, industry and collaborators.*Scientific writing.*Tutoring and laboratory demonstration duties for undergraduates.*Hazardous waste disposal and risk management.*Involved in cross collaboration research.*Spectroscopic and Microscopic techniques of characterization including NMR, FT-IR, MS, GC-MS, reactor, single crystal XRD, Keyence VHX. Show less

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  Freie Universität Berlin

  May 2019 - Jul 2024

  Research Assistant

  Full time interdisciplinary research on single walled nanotubes, photo-switches and dyes which includes but not limited to:*Functionalization of carbon nanotubes with triazine based heterocyclics, photo-switches and dyes.*Nano-fabrication and miniaturization of digital devices.*Synthetic Organic chemistry - synthesis of small molecules such as triazine based heterocylics, photo-switches, dyes and polymers*Organometallic chemistry *Annealing processes and surface analysis.*Clean room and UHV experience.*Optoelectronic and biological case studies and applications towards optoelectronics and sensor development.*Characterization with microscopic and spectroscopic techniques such as Raman, UV-Vis, FT-IR, MS, TGA, HPLC, PLE, AFM, SEM, DLS, XRD and XPS.*Project management.*Thin layer Chromatography (TLC)*Methodical, solution oriented approach to work.*Experimental formulation and wet lab techniques.*Data analysis with MestReNova, Origin Lab, Mathematica, peak-o-mat.*Cross collaboration with Physics, Chemistry & Biochemistry and Materials science - team player and independently confident.*Record keeping and documentation.*Communication with scientific journals, industry and collaborators.*Scientific writing.*Teaching and training of students. Show less

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  Silence Therapeutics plc

  Jun 2024 - now

  Scientist, CMC Starting Materials