Industry - The Industrial Resume - Example
Nikko R. Peck, Ph. D.
Department of Chemistry
University of Oklahoma
24 N. Margarie Street
Riddler, OK 88888
(555) 555-5551
jPeck@chem.ok.edu
9305 Washington Lane
Sandy, OK 88888
(555) 555-5555
(555) 555-5552 (mobile)
Peck_Nikko_r@yahoo.com
Objective
Challenging research position in medicinal chemistry in a pharmaceutical or biotech company
Qualifications
- Medicinal chemist with strong synthetic organic chemistry background
- Total synthesis using modern techniques in multi-step organic synthesis
- Production of multi-gram to milligram amounts of target
- Characterization of intermediates using a full scope of instrumentation
- Experience with protein isolation, enzyme kinetics, assay design, and pharmacological evaluations
Education
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Oklahoma, Riddler, OK
- Mentor: Ebenezer Quinn
- Research Focus: Synthesis and evaluation of mechanistic based enzyme inhibitors for 2-C-methylerythritol 4-phosphate synthase and isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (type II)
200XX - present
Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Advisor: Tony Osterwise
- Thesis: 1. Synthesis of (R)-glycine-d-15N. 2. Synthesis of carbon-linked analogs of retinoid glycoside conjugates
20XX
B.S., Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
- Advisor: Arthur Connor
- Senior project: Colorimetric-based field analysis of benzene in water or soil
20XX
Nikko R. Peck, Ph. D. page 2
Experience
Post-doctoral research, University of Oklahoma, Riddler, OK
- Designed, synthesized, and evaluated substrate analogs as mechanistic probes for isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (type II)
- Synthesized and evaluated inhibitors for 2-C-methylerythritol 4-phosphate synthase using structure-based design
20XX - present
Graduate research, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- Designed novel synthetic routes and performed large-scale syntheses of retinoid-C-glycosides as investigational drugs for the treatment of solid tumors
- Synthesized stereospecifically labeled (stable isotopes) compounds for use in protein NMR and mechanistic enzymology
20XX - 20XX
Associate Scientist, Lockheed Environmental Systems and Technologies Company, Las Vegas, NV
- Applied US EPA, DOD, DOE, ASTM, and other standards and methods to quantify pesticides and PCBs using gas chromatography
20XX - 20XX
Undergraduate research, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
- Developed a semi-qualitative colorimetric method for the field analysis of benzene in water or soil extracts using Fenton's reagent and 4-aminoantipyrine
20XX
Honors and Certifications
- University of Oklahoma Radiological Health Certification
- Graduate Student Award for Work in Natural Products Chemistry, OSU
20XX
20XX
Affiliations
- Co-chair of 34th Graduate Student Symposium in Medicinal Chemistry, OSU
- Member of American Chemical Society, Medicinal Chemistry Division
20XX
20XX - present
Keywords
Synthesis of structurally diverse molecules: carbohydrates, polyenes, mono- and diphosphates, amino acids, isotopically labeled compounds, and asymmetric synthesis; HPLC, circular dichroism, and multinuclear, multidimensional NMR; MOE molecular modeling software