Norman W. Tyson

**** ***. * ****** ***** Dr.

Roanoke, Va.

540-***-****

mn78zo@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary

Seven years quality control experience while using analytical laboratory science plus two years of middle grades science teaching. Detail oriented honed as an analyst with exceptional organizational skills. Tremendous people skills with ability to plan for large groups honed as middle grades educator. The ideal position will entail using all experiences fully.

- Qualification Synopsis

• Assistant Scientist (March 2006-June 2008) GlaxoSmithKline. Conduct HPLC assay content, blend uniformity, solid dose assay, product impurities and physical analysis for extended and immediate release, core tablets, pre blends, and compression blends. Support teams include Technical Service Request and Investigations technology team, Third Party and Stability team, New Products team and Waste management team.

• LC Chemist III (June 2001-March 2006) Craft Technologies INC. Analytical method validation and method transfer for micro nutrients. Analyte isolation from foods, nutracueticals and biological fluids including human and animal urine and plasma, human blood and animal tissues. Proficient in “sandwich” ELISA for clinically relevant proteins in a ninety-six well platform suited for high throughput capabilities. Lab support: Company requisition and inventory of all necessary equipment, solvents, reagents, compounds, standards, glassware etc. for completion of wet chemistry techniques and assays

• Middle Grades Education (August 1999-June 2001) Science Teacher. Developed and provided instruction on curriculum based lesson plans

-Accomplishments

• Conducted comparative analysis of micro nutrients in human urine and plasma after consumption of cruciferous vegetables. This work was presented in 2004 at the experimental Biology Meeting and can be found in FASEB journal vol. 18 p.128 (2004).

• Identified and evaluated factors that contribute to analytical error in a group of compounds that posses antioxidant properties and may decrease the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. These trials have also been written into abstract. The results were presented in 2003 AOAC

-Technical Skills

• Highly developed HPLC familiarity including method validation and method transfer

• Excellent LC systems and chromatography trouble shooting skills

• Full grasp in Thin-Layer Chromatography and Spectrophotometry

• Thermo Separations Products PC1000 OS2 software/TotalChrom version 6.2.0/Empower CDS/Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) data collection systems operation

-Education Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville NC (1999) B.S. Biology