SHAHRZAD ROSTAMI

***** ******** *** (Cover Letter) 240-***-****

Potomac, MD, 20854 accpnx@r.postjobfree.com

Dear Madam/Sir,

I am extremely interested in your Project Management position that was posted on your website. I believe my

profile to be a good match for the position listed. I can assure you that my career objectives correspond well with

this position, where I can apply my unique combination of educational background in Bioinformatics and strong

professional experience in Project Management and Account Management.

During the past year and half, I have worked at JCVI as a dedicated Project Manager. I managed, analyzed, and

tracked the budget and expenses of over 40 scientific projects. Prior to JCVI, I worked at Gene Logic and over

the 6 years have held positions as Project Planner, Project Manager, and Customer Order Account Manager. I

performed varying tasks during my tenure at Gene Logic, from Data Analysis and clinical data tracking and

reporting, to customer project management for large pharmaceutical companies. I was managing more than 30

projects at the same time.

I am self-motivated and detail oriented and strive to contribute to, and be part of, the innovations and discoveries

that are taking place in this exciting field. If you find my qualifications are of interest to you, please contact me to

arrange an interview. I can be reached at 240-***-**** or at accpnx@r.postjobfree.com.

Sincerely,

Shahrzad Rostami

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SHAHRZAD ROSTAMI

10805 Admirals way 240-***-****

accpnx@r.postjobfree.com

Potomac, MD, 20854

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Biotechnology . . . . . . Cost Analysis . . . . . . Operations . . . . . . Data Management

Accomplished Project Manager with proven track record in identifying customer and contract

requirements to ensure complete satisfaction in the life sciences and government contracting industries.

Excellent at prioritizing complex tasks and resource management to optimize cost of revenues while

meeting tight delivery dates across multiple projects. Highly organized, detail oriented and logical

problem solver. Supported the quality execution and timely delivery of Genomics Service orders

through project management and process improvement efforts. Excellent communication skills with

proven successes interacting with all levels in an organization. Acknowledged and rewarded by

management for various achievements. Areas of expertise include:

Bioinformatics Account Management

Budget and Cost Application Development

Production Planning Resource Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), 2012 - 2013

Rockville, MD

Provided comprehensive Project Management for a government funded contract of over $60M at JCVI.

Managed, Analyzed, and tracked the budget and expenses and reported the progress of over 40 associated

projects monthly in a timely manner. Assisted with preparation of OMPs (Organization Management Plans) and

government RFA (Request for Application) responses.

Provided bi-weekly financial forecasting and variance analysis of actual vs. forecast for executive

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management

Developed quarterly and semi-annual progress reports, suitability rosters, and annual property and

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equipment reports for Contract and Project Officers

Provided management assistance to Principal Investigators of over 40 research projects by forecasting

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and monitoring resource allocations for over 90 personnel allocated to the contract using Cognos

financial reporting tool

Established close working relationships with government Contract and Program Officers to ensure NIH

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satisfaction with variety of reports and requests

Assisted with preparation of the respond to an RFA of over $50M for an NIH grant proposal

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Created Ad-hoc reporting and analysis for executive committee on an as needed basis

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Prepared necessary documents for requesting COAs (Contract Officer Authorization)

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Oversaw subcontract preparations for completion and submitted for government approvals

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Gene Logic 2005 - 2012

Gaithersburg, MD

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Account Manager / Study Director 12/2010 – 02/2012

Project Manager / Project Planner 04/2006 – 12/2010

Quality Control Microarray Data Analyst 06/2005 – 04/2006

Managed the flow of genomic samples and their corresponding data to major pharmaceutical companies and

academic institutions through various analyses and testing. Improved the quality execution and timely delivery

of genomic service orders through project management and process improvement efforts

Generated Quotes, RFPs, Task orders, DGAs, SOWs, and invoices for clients’ new projects.

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Developed budgets and project costs for ~ 100 customer contracts generating; annual revenues of

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$1Million.

Maintained high level customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction which resulted in customer

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retention and incremental quarterly revenue of $200,000.

Enhanced client retention by conducting internal study audits to identify non-conformities in adherence

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to SOPs, regulations, protocols, and expectations for data accuracy and completeness.

Managed 6 assigned GLP studies over 6 months from writing protocols to final clinical report resulting

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in $300,000 of revenue.

Developed a process of communication and collaboration that allowed more efficient tracking and

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movement of samples resulting in significantly reduced cycle times by 50%.

Conducted and reported customer invoicing and billing to Finance Manager.

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Coordinated and ensured operations activities regarding shipments and site performance; with Operation

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regarding sample tracking and meeting timelines and deliverables; Software Development and Customer

Support to ensure adequate site support for data collection and data mining.

Performed daily Quality Control review and report for Microarray data and images of customer projects

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Modified and implemented R statistical scripts which summarized quality metrics for biological samples

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Generated correlation Heatmaps and principal component plots to identify sample set outliers.

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Developed Data Mining and Analysis of customer generated data, side-by-side with Gene Logic’s

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reference data using Genesis Software.

Designed and developed Quality Control Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs).

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National Institute of Health (NIH) – 2002 to 2005

Bethesda MD

Computer Specialist (Intern) - National Library of Medicine 01/2004 – 01/2005

Oracle Database Administrator (Intern) – Office of Director (OD) 08/2002 – 01/2004

Supported technical aspects, hardware/software integration as well as programming and work with database

development in Office of High Performance Computing and Communication (OHPCC). Primary responsibilities

included:

Researched and developed streaming video and videoconferencing applications

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Maintained and enhanced an existing database using SQL server

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Created a form and database for collecting research data online

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Imported and extracted database tables using ODBC (Online Database Connectivity) tool from Oracle

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database instances to Microsoft Access and Excel users.

Developed a series of documents to keep track of database jobs and CRON jobs.

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ACTERNA (Formerly TTC) 2000 to 2002

Germantown, MD

Information Technology - Application Developer 12/2001 – 06/2002

Program Management Group - System / Software Engineer 01/2000 – 12/2001

Key member of ACTERNA’s SAP Customer Relationship Management and software test development team

supporting all aspects of implementation from initial development to final configuration, and go-live rollout

Specific responsibilities included:

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Extracted, imported, and manipulated data to and from a variety of sources including Microsoft Access,

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Excel, and SQL server.

Imported database reports, forms, and queries using DTS (Data

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Transformation Services) packages from SQL database to Microsoft Access system users.

Developed and executed SAP BPPs (Business Process Procedures) and unit test against completed

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configuration. This included meeting with business analyst and developing requirements based on

Acterna's customers' need.

Managed the release of software components and products to external customers, including AT&T

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Provided, developed, and documented test report cases for System Acceptance Test and Factory

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Acceptance Test; supported development teams.

Digene Corporation 07/1996 - 02/1999

Gaithersburg, MD

Quality Control Lab Technician

Performed quality control laboratory tests in a GMP environment.

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Performed DNA functional testing of products for the monitoring and diagnosis of human disease.

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Transferred technology from R&D to the Manufacturing Department on the Hepatitis B Virus HCII

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projects as the result the FDA HPV approval in 1999.

Improved product quality control by revising various Standard Operating Procedures for product tests.

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EDUCATION:

Clinical Trial Project Management (study course in progress) Fall 2013

Master of Science in Bioinformatics Technology May 2005

University of Maryland University College Rockville, MD

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information System (CMIS) May 2000

Minor: General Study of Biology Science (GNSC)

University of Maryland University College Rockville, MD

Associate of Arts in Medical Lab Technology (MLT) May 1995

Montgomery College Takoma Park, MD

SKILLS and TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Regulatory: Up to date knowledge of FDA regulations regarding GLP (Good Laboratory Practice).

Software: CRM, Cognos, Sales Force.com, Genesis, Spotfire, Excel, Access, Word, Word Perfect,

Microsoft Project, InfoPak, LIMS, BioTracker.

Languages: HTML, Perl, Unix Shell, Awk, SQL, PL/SQL, VB, Java, Java script, SAP ABAP,

TCL/TK, Command Language.

Operating Systems: UNIX Sun Solaris, Windows.

Change Tracking tool: Lab Tracking System.

Design tools: PhotoShop, Video editing, Microsoft Visio.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES:

CTPM (Clinical Trial Project Management) MC : Certification of Completion 12/16/2013

PMP Study PMI: Certification of Completion 3/04/2012

GLP Training (Basic and Advanced) Gene logic: Certificate of Completion 8/15/2006

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Project Scope Management Gene logic: Certificate of Completion 8/11/2006

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