Karen D'Souza

CURRICULUM VITAE KAREN PEREIRA MOBILE NO.: -EMAIL ID: - ADDRESS: A-803/SERENITY HEIGHTS, MINDSPACE, MALAD WEST, MUMBAI – 400 064 AREAS OF EXPERTISE Content Editor and Reviewer Scientific Editor - Report preparation, management and archival Technical Reviewer and Data Verifier Content Writer PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Organization: CourseHorse Inc. Duration: October 2015 – April 2020 Designation: Content Editor, Reviewer and Writer Responsibility/ Job Profile: Writing and developing academic content for School setup information, Course descriptions and Instructor profiles. Verifying accuracy and editing the information populated by content writers. Checking the website of different schools/providers to find the list of updated courses and sections and updating the CourseHorse website accordingly. Managing a team of editors/posters and reviewing the content edited by these content editors Organization: Bare International, Andheri, Mumbai Duration: January 2018 – December 2019 Designation: Freelance Content Editor - Market Research Responsibility/ Job Profile: Verifying the proofs and data provided to ensure authenticity of the information Verifying data by listening to the audio and cross-checking the same with the available content Correcting grammatical errors, spelling and punctuation to ensure better quality of the content Achieving daily targets in order to meet project deadlines Developing and rewriting the content provided Coordinating with the Evaluators, Senior Editors and Resource Teams Organization: Piramal Enterprises Limited (formerly known as Piramal Life Sciences Limited), Goregaon, Mumbai Duration: October 2009 – September 2014 Designation: Senior Executive in Toxicology Department Responsibility/Job Profile: Documentation (Scientific Editor): Editing, reviewing and quality check of raw data, protocols and reports Preparation of Reports, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Journals and related documents. Management and Archival of documents Coordination with the CROs (Contract Research Organization) for project update, reporting and timelines Test Item Controller /Control Officer (TICO): Established Test Item Control Office in GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) Department Organization: Sanofi Aventis Pharma Ltd., Goa Duration: December 2008 – June 2009 Designation: Trainee Quality Control Chemist Responsibility/Job Profile: Quality Control testing of API and packaging material. Dispensing of bulk drugs and raw materials, testing using dissolution, Karl Fischer titrator, friability test, hardness test, heat test and assays. Proficient in handling UV Spectrophotometer, HPLC, GC and Infra-Red Spectrophotometer ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Masters in Biotechnology (Capital College, Bangalore University)- 2008 Bachelors in Science (Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Goa University)- 2006 ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Diplomas/Certifications Received Institute Name Year Certificate Course in Biological Techniques Dhempe College of Arts and Science 2005 NIIT courses – Swift India and Fundamentals of MS Access NIIT Centre 2005 IT Practical Certificate Course Dhempe College of Arts and Science 2005 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Quality Analyst Training Azyme Biosciences, Bangalore 2009 Diploma in Pharmaceutical Microbiology Azyme Biosciences, Bangalore 2009 MS Office Tools Workshop Pragati Software Pvt. Ltd. 2013