Process Medical

Qualifications

April **** - Present Array BioPharma Inc., Process Chemist, Contract

via Kelly Scientific

January 2012 - March 2013 Cedarburg Hauser Pharmaceuticals, Process

Chemist

July 2011 - January 2012 Cedarburg Hauser Pharmaceuticals, Assistant to

the Senior Project Manager

September 2010 - June 2011 University of Colorado at Denver, SOP,

Professional Research Assistant

August 2007 - August 2010 University of Colorado at Boulder, Organic

Chemistry Research Assistant

August 2005 - May 2007 University of West Georgia, Organic Chemistry

Student Researcher

Education

August 2010 University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado; Master's of

Organic Chemistry

May 2007 University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia; Bachelor's of

Science in Chemistry

( Magna Cum Laude Graduate

May 2003 Redlands Community College, El Reno, Oklahoma; Associate in

Liberal Arts

( Suma Cum Laude Graduate

May 2001 Arlington Lamar High School, Arlington, Texas; Diploma

General Experience

. Over 7 years of experience and exposure to synthetic organic

chemistry including 3 years of experience in process development

and manufacturing (GMP) of kilogram quantities of APIs

. Expertise in hands-on purification, characterization and

analytical techniques such as NMR, HPLC, XPRD, IR, etc.

. Multi-step organic synthesis including analyzing and documenting

results

. Bench wet chemistry and solution preparation

* Excellent planning, communication and organizational skills

* Results and Goal oriented

Professional Experience

Process Chemist, Contract, Array BioPharma Inc.

. Member of a Process team responsible for the development and scale-

up of proprietary APIs and key intermediates for GLP Tox Lots,

Phase I, and Phase II clinical trials

. Responsible for developing the API step and HCl salt isolation of

an internal drug candidate while identifying the FIH form which

ensured the successful completion of a drug substance campaign

. Assisted with the alteration of an internal API step process to

enable optimal efficiency by initiating and developing an aqueous

acid-base procedure which decreased batch time by eliminating a

solvent swap from DCM

. Participate in chemistry and project team meetings

Process Chemist, Cedarburg Hauser Pharmaceuticals

< Worked extensively on process development and scale-up of an

experimental oncology drug and a Phase II clinical candidate for

the treatment of metastatic brain cancer

< Increased isolated API yields by improving the chromatographic

process which saved the client thousands of dollars in resin costs

< Gained experience leading and supervising kilogram scale GMP

campaigns and meeting aggressive timelines

< Provide and present results and updates at project team meetings

< Responsible for preparing and maintaining GMP suites throughout

and in-between campaigns

< Source and order all raw materials, solvents, and necessities

required for GMP campaigns as well as track and inventory all

supplies

< Proficient at planning all GMP campaign activities and

communicating internally with the Project Manager, Quality Control

and Quality Assurance to ensure timely and efficient outcomes

< Experience in creating, revising, and extensively reviewing GMP

Batch Records, SOPs and Part Numbers

Assistant to the Senior Project Manager at Cedarburg Hauser

Pharmaceuticals

< Assisted with the generation of internal and project budgets and

project schedules

< Closely monitored and tracked Pass-through client costs via

Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders

< Sought pricing and availability of raw materials, solvents,

instruments, and parts

< Tracked and organized data for multiple projects

< Consistently regarded as efficient, quick, and productive;

promoted to Process Chemist January 2012

Professional Research Assistant in Synthetic Organic Chemistry for the

School of Pharmacy at University of Colorado at Denver, Anschutz Medical

Campus under Dr. Michael Wempe

* Prepared a series of isatin derivatives for the use of potential

treatment of the HPV virus

* Synthesized various benzofurans for biological testing and SAR

studies

* NMR maintenance and training for new users

* Administrative tasks including account and ordering management

Research Assistant in Synthetic Organic Chemistry at the University of

Colorado at Boulder under Professor Tarek Sammakia

* Worked on the development and synthesis of a series of novel

tetracyclic compounds that could potentially be used as TLR4

antagonists to treat pain

* Preparation of Corticosterone-glucoronide to test for

proinflammatory characteristics

References

1. Dr. Weidong Liu, 303-***-****, acn5pq@r.postjobfree.com

2. Dr. Joe Guiles, 303-***-****, acn5pq@r.postjobfree.com

3. Professor Tarek Sammakia, 303-***-****, acn5pq@r.postjobfree.com

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