Position:
Drug Discovery Scientist at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
Work:
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research
- Cambridge, MA since Dec 2009
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Drug Discovery Scientist
Consultant
- Boston,MA Jun 2008 - Dec 2009
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Assay Devlopment and High Throughput Screening
SDC College/ Johns Hopkins Medical School
- Baltimore, Maryland Area Feb 2008 - Nov 2008
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Project Manager | Drug Discovery Research Center Designer
Institue for Biocomplexity and Informatics
- Calgary, AB Feb 2004 - May 2007
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Innovation Consultant | Scientific Advisor
Davis Consulting
- Albuquerque, NM Apr 2001 - Jan 2004
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Founder | Entrepreneur
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
- Albuquerque, New Mexico Area Jan 1997 - 2001
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Medic
High Altitude Expedition
- Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru Jan 1995 - Sep 2000
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High Altitude Expedition Leader and Wilderness Medic
Education:
The Johns Hopkins University 2007 - 2008
MS, Biotechnology | Entrepreneurship
The University of New Mexico 1996 - 2000
BS, Mjr: Biology Mnr: Chemistry
Skills:
High Throughput Screening, Biochemistry, Assay Development, Drug Discovery, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Neuroscience, In Vivo, Microbiology, Laboratory Automation, Enzyme Assays, Cell Culture, Pharmacology, Cancer, Bioinformatics, Oncology, Lifesciences, Laboratory, Genomics, Genetics, Systems Biology, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Project Management, Public Speaking, Lab Design, Innovation
Interests:
Currently training to ride my bicycle 200 miles in one day.
Awards:
Awarded the Anatoli Boukreev Memorial Fund for High Altitude Mountaineering
Anatoli Boukreev Memorial Fund
Awarded grant to climb in the Tian Shan mountain of Kazakstan in support of of high-altitude training, ascent, and environmental sensitivity.
Competent Communicator
Toastmasters International
Awarded the Competent Communicator distinction in Toastmasters.
First Snowboad Descent of Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Climbed Cotopaxi, a stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, snowboarded down.
Certifications:
EMT-B, State of New Mexico