Jhon Edward Durán Ariza

Bogotá - Colombia
Cel: +57
3123022970
jhon_eda00@hotmail.com

Professional profile
Chemical engineer, experienced in the validation of computerized systems, qualification of
laboratory equipment, Quality Assurance, maintenance of high-end instruments such as HPLC,
Blister machines, autoclave and so on. Face to face customer service, as well as administrative
tasks related to quality management systems.

Stands out for its ethical values and people skills that allow effective teamwork.
Fluent in English, level C1; Knowledge of BPM, GLP, FDA, ISO 17025, physicochemical
analysis, and quality control. Advanced handling of Microsoft Excel.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Laboratorios Coaspharma –Laboratory Equipment’s Chief Maintenance Engineer

January 2022 – Present day
Chief engineer for the production and laboratory equipment’s maintenance operations.
Ensuring that facilities are well maintained and operable, and for managing the
maintenance staff under my supervision. Provide support for the execution of corrective
and preventive maintenance, calibrations, qualifications, training, and metrological verifications
for analytical equipment (Agilent, Shimadzu, Waters, Merck, Hanson Research). Administrative
tasks such internal audits, KPI analysis, and data treatment using Power BI
Immediate boss: Libardo Castro (Pharmaceutical Operations Manager) (+57) 3183319622

Laboratorios Chalver de Colombia – Analytical instruments engineer

April 2018 –January 2022
Leader of the laboratory instruments maintenance area, perform corrective and preventive
maintenance, calibrations, qualifications, training, and metrological verifications for analytical
equipment (Agilent, Shimadzu, Waters, Merck, Hanson Research): HPLC, Spectrophotometers,
dissolution systems, potentiometers, particle counter, TOC, Karl Fischer, and Milli -Q.
Administrative tasks such as management of national and foreign suppliers, recommendations
for the acquisition of equipment, management of schedules and inventories, computerized
systems validation.
Immediate boss: Carlos Buitrago (+57 ) 3125961378

Field Service Engineer at Quimicontrol S.A.S.

February 2016 - December 2017
Execution of: Qualifications, corrective and preventive maintenance, calibrations, user training,
and metrological verification for HPLC-UPLCchromatographic analysis equipment, water
treatment plants, nitrogen generators. Face-to-face customer service and commercial
consultancies. Immediate boss: Vladimir Calvo: (+57) 3103068389
Production Inspector at Glormed Colombia S.A, 5/11/2014-03/02/2015
Perform equipment inspection, control of process parameters, inventory control, production
reports, recommendations for maintenance, inspection of the non-conforming product,
supervision of operators.
Immediate boss: María Angélica Pérez: 3007655582

Process Engineer Internship at Abocol S.A (currently YARA INTERNATIONAL)

09/19/2012 - 05/23/2013
Update P&ID in ammonia production plants, process steam plants, and water treatment plants.
Water treatment process engineering. Coordination of logistics.
Immediate boss Oscar Infante: Cel. (+57) 3205437090.

Volunteer – Camp Counselor at Camp Wesley Woods in Townsend – Tennessee, EEUU.

May to august 2014.
My job was to see for the needs of the kids, (age range: 8 to 18 years old), lead them at camp activities,
and help the grow in faith & people skills, also worked with a large staff team, to do the maintenance of
the facilities.
Immediate boss: Mollianne Reese, program Director.
mollianne@campwesleywoods.com 865-448-2246

EDUCATION

University of Cartagena (Colombia): Chemical Engineer, with an emphasis on quality control

and petrochemicals. Graduated in 2013

La Salle Central Technical Institute Technological School: Technician in industrial maintenance.

(Currently studying at night)

SKILLS

Basic Electronics Industrial Steam Production

Operation of water treatment systems Environmental management
Injection of plastic materials Hydraulic Technologies
Risk Analysis Microsoft Excel: Advanced
SolidWorks Microsoft Word: Advanced
Implementation of GLP and BPM standards

Professional references

Jessica Barrios Bustillos. Chemical Engineer. +886 0933412664

Jessica Rodriguez. Physician. +57 3115237012
Alejandro Valbuena. CEO at Mundiceutica trading Company +57 313 2107811