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| Desired Industry: Biotech |
SpiderID: 26034 |
| Desired Job Location: Detroit, Michigan |
Date Posted: 4/12/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 04/12/2009 |
| Desired Wage: 40,000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
Seeking a position in research.
Experience:
Independent Consultant Oct 2006 to Present
Tel Aviv/Lod, Israel; Mumbai/Thane, India, Detroit, MI
Research Scientist
Synthesis/experimentation of biodiesel by transesterification
Filtering
Formulation and testing of oils
Testing biodiesel
Maintained lab journal, and notes
Organized a private business, developed a business plan, organized financials using QuickBooks, marketing, website development
Conducted independent research on different raw food materials for Garden Fresh Salsa, Ferndale, MI:
Internet research, literature searches, interviewing, photographing, conducted tests of raw materials and products, organized and created reports, Laboratory Research and Tissues Services
Developed business plan, communicated with business leaders, marketing plan, financials
Studied the animal tissues market, and cell lines
Data Research Analyst Apr 2007 to Feb 2008
Caraco Pharmaceuticals, Product Development, Marketing – Detroit, MI
Produced reports (Product Development Market Metrics) using MS Word, and using an electronic form in excel format
Developed original electronic form, developed audit and review form
Maintained electronic journal about changes made to product using Lotus Notes
Calculated market changes generic annual sales estimate, projected annual sales, actual market prices, projected number of units to be produce
Reviewed and updated reports to current market situations
Analyzed financial data using IMS dataview, and MS Excel
Reviewed up WAC prices, and retail prices
Reviewed drug profiles at the FDA website: Para IV filing, patents, number of generic companies’ ANDA approved/tentatively approved
Researched various drug companies and products: Products listed, product prescribing information, drug descriptions i.e. flavors, colors, packaging, composition, dosage formulation.
Researched products therapeutic classification/effect
Researched API suppliers
Developed databases in MS Excel: listing, querying, sorting, finding, and formatting information
Tracked product development
Updated launch calendars: market changes
Hyperlinked product to launch calendar
Filed and arched old files and data
Research Associate Jun 2006 to Sep 2006
MPI Research, Experimental Therapeutics, Mattawan, MI
Animal husbandry mouse, and rat (immunocompromised and normal)
Detailed clinical observation and body weights
Protocol reviews
Dosing immunocompromised rats using IP, and Subcutaneous injection
Urinary expression of rats
Wrapping and autoclaving animal housing
Recorded and review data
Research Assistant Oct 2004 to Oct 2005
Wayne State University, Medical School Pathology Department
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Harper Hospital and The Detroit Medical Center
Coordinated the collection of tissues as per protocol: fresh, frozen or fixed
Organized inventory of tissues, and clinical data
Maintained records and developed logs
Researched, organized and constructed tissue collections and lists for research projects
Maintained and organized frozen tissue bank
Shipped and delivered materials to investigators
Wrote a tissue collection manual
Created a new Wayne State Tissue database using Access 2003
Cleaned, organized, and maintained tissue block room
Weekly reports and other duties as assigned
Research Assistant Jun 2004 to Aug 2004
University of Michigan, MI
Research in the use of RBCs as biomarkers for exposure to toxins and xenobiotic carcinogens, and developing methods to monitor time-dependent changes in RBC membrane proteins and sialoglycoconjugates during their lifespan --to reveal the autobiography of RBCs in circulation
Separation of aggregated RBC from non aggregated RBC
Assisted in experimental design
Determining the effectiveness of different filtering systems
Quality Assistant/Sanitation Supervisor Apr 2004 to Dec 2005
Production Worker
Garden Fresh Salsa, Quality Department, MI
Monitored quality, developed procedures
Developed databases using Access 2003
Designed experiments
Benchmarked product
Worked on a quality plan
Created reports
Conducted product and process studies
Tested product, and cleaning procedures
Produced and package product
Supervised evening sanitation crew
Animal Care Technician Mar 2000 to May 2000
Warner Lambert Parke Davis
Animal Husbandry
Maintained Mouse (transgenic) Colonies
Cage wash
Research Assistant Sep 1997 to Apr 1999
Eastern Michigan University
Uncompensated/Voluntary under Dr. Vance Kennedy
Synthesized phthalocyanine
Isolated compound using chromatography
Metallo-Organic Synthesis research
Characterized compound using IR, UV-Vis and NMR
Crystallized compound
Kept lab notebook
MILITARY SERVICE
Medical Specialist 1992 to 2002
United States Army Reserve
Honorable Discharge
Assisted several healthcare providers in outpatient, family practice, and emergency care and treatment areas to include: Interviewing patients, examinations, and patient assessments
Played a lead role in the research/development of decontamination equipment
Assisted in Persian Gulf illness study (Research)
Assisted in the investigation of serum penicillin (Research)
Education:
B.S., Biology with a concentration in physiology, Biochemistry (minor), Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI December 19, 2002
Diploma, Ferndale High School, 1991
Great Plains Area Vocational-Technical School Certificate of Completion: Phlebotomy, Lawton Oklahoma 1994
Skills:
PLANT TECHNIQUES/HORTICULTURE
Plant germination Soil Conditioning Cultivation of plants Fertilizing Water testing Bioassay using plants
GENERAL LABORATORY
Good Laboratory Practice Laboratory Safety Repairing Glassware and glass blowing techniques for specialized instrumentation Autoclaving glassware Making media, and pouring agar plates Weighing and measuring Keeping a lab journal General housekeeping/maintenance
ASSAYS AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Bio Analytical
Protein Isolation/analysis
N-Labeling
Western Blot
Southern Blot
DNA and protein agarose/acylamide gel electrophoresis
DNA Isolation
PCR
Mitochondrial function test
SDS Page.
RBC Agglutination-Antibody test
Bradford’s Assay
Luminescence Analysis-ATP detection assay
Cell counting/hemocytometer.
Isolation and detection of cellular organelles
Differential centrifugation
Cell culture
Chemical Techniques/ Spectroscopy
NMR spectroscopy
Infra-red spectroscopy
UV-Visible spectroscopy.
Florescence spectroscopy
Column chromatography.
TLC.
HPLC.
Titration
Liquid-liquid extraction
Rotavapor/distillation.
Crystallization.
Gel Chromatography
Making stock solutions/preparing buffer solutions.
Microfiltration.
Synthesis
Solubility test
Distillation
Gravity filtration
Vacuum filtration
Use/calibration of pH meter
Use/calibration of analytical balance
Auto pipette
Microbial Techniques/Histology
Basic histological techniques: embedding, tissue processing, staining, mounting, cutting
Collecting/preserving frozen human tissue
Collecting of fresh human tissue
Frozen sections
Animal and plant preservation techniques: plant pressing, museum mounts, fixing, pinning, animal skins, and bones
Aseptic pipetting
Plate streaking
Spread plating
Spore staining
KOH/ fungal stain
Gram stain
Bacterial, Eukaryotic transformation/ transfection
Serial dilutions
Fermentation
Animal Techniques
Animal handling/husbandry: mouse, rat, dog, and non-human primate, and immunocompromised rodents
Capsule dosing dog
Intramuscular dosing rat
IP dose rat, mouse
IV dose rat, dog, and non-human primate
Indwelling catheter dog, and non-human primate
Oral gavage rat, dog, and non-human primate
Detailed clinical Observation mouse, rat, and dog
Animal enrichment
Tail IV dose rat
Jugular blood collection rodent, dog, and non-human primate
Intracardiac blood collection mouse
Euthanasia CO2 rodent (mouse, rat)
Dissection/Necropsy
Live animal trapping
Animal behavioral observation
Identification, observation of primates
Cladistics/cladogram
Bioassay using fish
Identification of parasites
Additional Information:
INNOVATION/EXPLORATION/PUBLICATIONS
Co-designed and patented a Specialized Wheelchair for Paraplegic Fencers, Patent number 6,024,369; Filed: 1998; Patented: Feb 2000
Participation in the archaeological excavation of Tiberias in Israel Mar 2006
“Ancient Egyptian Stick Fighting Analysis and Reconstruction of the Sport”, Jonathan Wayne Riddle, Electronic Journal of Martial Arts, Journal of Combative Sports, Aug 2007
“Kinesiology of Fencing and Kendo”, Jonathan Wayne Riddle, Electronic Journal of Martial Arts, Iaido Journal, Dec 2007
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