Position:
Chemist III/Project Lead at SAFC Pharma
Work:
SAFC Pharma
- Madison, Wisconsin Area since Dec 2010
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Chemist III/Project Lead
Insys Therapeutics (formerly NeoPharm, Inc.)
- Greater Chicago Area Aug 2008 - Dec 2010
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Process Development Chemist
Ferro-Pfanstiehl Laboratories
- Greater Chicago Area (Project Specific Contract Position) Jul 2008 - Aug 2008
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Process Development Chemist
American Eagle (Regional Carrier of American Airlines)
- Greater Chicago Area (ORD) Nov 2007 - Jul 2008
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First Officer (Pilot)
Airline Transport Professionals, Jacksonville, FL
Aug 2006 - Nov 2007
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Flight Instructor (Chicago and Atlanta)
NeoPharm, Inc.
- Greater Chicago Area May 2004 - Jun 2006
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Process Development and Manufacturing Chemist
Sigma-Aldrich
- Saint Louis, MO Area 2001 - 2004
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Chemist I, Bio-Organics Department
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2012 - 2014
Master of Science (MSc), Organic Chemistry
Eastern Illinois University 1998 - 2001
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Chemistry
Skills:
NMR spectroscopy, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Validation, Biopharmaceuticals, Technology Transfer, Purification, Medicinal Chemistry, R&D, GLP, Technical Writing, Research, Parallel Synthesis, Organic Synthesis, TLC, Crystallization, NMR, Polymers, ChemDraw, Column Chromatography, Process Development, Synthetic Chemistry, Process Research, Peptides, Peptide Synthesis, Process Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Structure Elucidation, Pharmaceuticals, Process Validation, cGMP, Extraction, Pharmaceutical Development
Interests:
Anything aviation related, biking, camping, water sports, snow skiing, hiking, working on cars, and of course my Chicago sports teams.
Honor & Awards:
Silver Star Award at Northwest Daily Herald
Certifications:
Commercial Pilot - Airplane Single Engine Land and Airplane Multi-Engine Land, FAA
Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)- Airplane Single Engine Land and Airplane Multi-Engine Land, FAA
Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII)- Airplane Single Engine Land and Airplane Multi-Engine Land, FAA
Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI) - Airplane Multi-Engine Land, FAA
Private Pilot- Airplane Single Engine Land and Airplane Mulit-Engine Land, FAA