James Navarro
***** ******* ****, *****, ** *****
858-***-**** / aced2f@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
To utilize a strong since and business background towards various technical marketing
and operational objectives
Skills and Accomplishments
• Approximately five years of technical writing experience applied to the creation
and maintenance of various product literature
• Collaborated with various departments to create different types of literature such
as datasheets, user manuals, CofAs, SOPs, brochures and product webpages.
Also developed style, formatting and layout designs for various literatures, which
included diagrams and graphics of product testing results.
• Able to upload data into systems such as Oracle, Accolade and File Maker
• Capable of presenting project status to all levels of a company
• Excellent problem solving and data analysis skills, with the ability to recommend
and implement possible solutions
• Analyzed a product crossreference request process for EMD Millipore, Inc. and
decreased process time by greater than two-fold (Six Sigma Green Belt Project)
• Demonstrated ability to train and provide internal customer service support
• Substantial computer skills pertaining to MS office, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel,
HTML, SAP, In Design, Acrobat, Accolade, At-Task and Basecamp
• Proficient at managing simultaneous projects with challenging timelines
• Capable of working independently or with dynamic, crossfunctional teams
• Car enthusiast/hobbiest, who has built an amateur race car (Acura RSX, Type S)
and raced at circuit tracks and drag strips. Also rebuilt engine of stated car from
164 whp to 364 whp, with the ability to tune car through a programmable ECU.
Experience
Technical Marketing Specialist
EMD Chemicals, Inc., an affiliate of Merck KGaA (2009-March 2014)
• Create and maintain literature, such as user manuals, brochures, datasheets,
CofAs, and web descriptions for various products and product lines
• Update and develop electronic files and web structure for various products
• Application of HTML programming towards the maintenance of the online
Database Library – an in-house product database
• Worked with a 3rd party marketing company to ascertain various sales leads
• Provide internal customer support to various departments, such as product
crossreferencing tasks and literature requests
• Use of Project Management software such as At-task, Basecamp and Accolade
• Knowledge of Visio, MS Office, In-Design, and other Graphical Software
Research Associate (Guava®/GPCR Drug Discovery/Luminex® Bead Technology)
Millipore Corporation (2005-2009)
• Developed Guava (Benchtop Flow Cytometer) assay detection kits, in addition to
generating and validating antibodies and reagents provided in those kits
• Successfully performed, troubleshooted, and optimized the processes associated
with the manufacturing and validation of Beadlyte products and reagents, using a
Luminex (Flow Cytometer) machine
• Produced Chemiscreen™ GPCR stable cell lines and Ready-To-Assay stable
cells, and developed cell-based assays for the detection of GPCR activation with
FLIPR™
• Trained members of QC, and other R&D professionals with technical information
regarding the use of the Guava and Luminex kits
• Researched and presented scientific articles for generation of New Product Ideas
(NPI) at weekly department meetings
• Familiar with Oracle, Accolade, Cellquest, Excel, SAP, MS Office, and Lotus
Notes
Research Associate (Drug Discovery)
Biosite, Inc. (2005)
• Received, processed, and managed an inventory of blood samples, which are
used for determining biological markers of various diseases and health problems
such as stroke, sepsis, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, and drugs of
abuse
• Served as a liaison between Marker Discovery, a department involved with
discovering possible biological markers, Clinical Affairs, a department concerned
with gathering samples and relevant information from clinical sites, and Clients,
who provide and send the blood samples directly to me
Other tasks include an in-depth use of MS Excel, the operation and management
•
of –80 C freezers, as well as ordering and maintaining supplies and raw
materials
Assistant Scientist 1 (Quality Control)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (2004)
• Conducted analytical reverse phase HPLC assays and viscosity tests as part of a
stability study for determining expiry dating of various final drug products, such
as the epidermal steroid gel, Targretin Gel, and the topical pain killer, Avinza
• Maintained stability chambers of various set temperatures and relative percent
humidity, as well as compiled, reviewed, and performed trend analysis of stability
data with the use of MS Excel and the company inhouse SAS software
• Delivered presentations regarding the results and analysis of the stability studies
Research Associate (Process Development)
BD Biosciences-Pharmingen (2001-2003)
• Utilized various affinity chromatography techniques to purify antibodies under
sterile and non-sterile conditions
• Performed HPLC, Nu-Page, IEF, NA/LE, Western Blot, ELISA, removal of
antibody aggregation, antibody conjugation, bead conjugation, I-MAG, Alexa/Li-
Cor Dye conjugation, and managed an inventory of raw material, laboratory
equipment, and final products
• Other tasks include department Safety Officer/Requisitioner/Buffer Maintenance
Create batch records of manufactured products
•
Education and Training
EMD Chemicals, Inc., an affiliate of Merck KGaA (Completed 2010)
Six Sigma Green Belt Training
University of California, San Diego (Completed 2001)
Bachelor of Science in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience (minor: Psychology)
References: Available upon request