Jasmin El-Far
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
*************@*****.***
Objective
OBTAIN A POSITION AT YOUR COMPANY WHERE I CAN UTILIZE MY ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTRY AND R&D EXPERIENCE TO DEVELOP QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR A GROWING
COMPANY.
Experience
R&D CHEMIST, DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC., SANTA ROSA, CA 5/11/2011-PRESENT
Polymer research, formulation and development
Data collection and analysis: DSC, DMA, GC/MS, GPC, FTIR, and other
chemical and mechanical methods
Routine tasks such as lot release analysis
Manufacturing support
Development and implementation of test protocols
Drafting and execution of reports for FDA and CE Mark submissions
Maintaining EHS and GMP requirements
General lab duties: maintaining inventory, ordering, organization and
tidiness
Chemist Intern, Direct Flow Medical, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA 6/01/09-5/10/2011
Data collection and analysis
Maintaining lab notebook
General lab duties: maintaining inventory, organization and tidiness
Routine tasks such as lot release analysis
Manufacturing support
Caregiver, In Home Supportive Service, Santa Rosa, CA - 2008
Job involved in helping the elderly in their daily chores by cleaning and
cooking. In addition, assisting involved driving them to any medical
appointments and providing medications and other necessities.
Administrative Assistant, Kelfar Technologies, Rohnert Park, CA - 2003-2008
Job involved in assisting with administrative chores such as filing and
maintaining a database.
Sales Person, EisCafe Rafaello, Bottrop, Germany - 2000-2002
Job involved the decorating fruitful ice-cream cups, selling ice cream and
beverages, and keeping a friendly attitude towards customer. Also, keeping
up with inventories and hygiene environment was a must.
Education
. B.S. IN CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY - SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2009
. Santa Rosa Junior College, 2003-2006
. High School Diploma - West Wood School (Lebanon), 2000
Skills
. LABORATORY SKILLS:
o SDS/ Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
o Chromatography
o Protein purification, isolation and characterization
o Spectroscopy: UV-VIS
o Differential Scanning Calorimetry/ Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
o Fluorescence Microscopy
o GC/MS
o Viscosity
o Method Development/Documentation
o Training Quality System Documentation
o Other: Basic lab instrument skills
. Other Skills:
o Fluent in: German, Arabic and English
o Advanced skills in imaging and MS/Mac office software
o Organization Skills: Maintaining neat laboratory notebook.
Achiechements
o ATTENDANCE AND PRESENTATION AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (CSUPERB, 2010)
AS A CO-AUTHOR OF THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH PROJECT: DEVELOPMENTAL
EFFECTS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS ON ZEBRAFISH (DANIO
RERIO). RANA KALMONI, KERI HURLEY, JASMIN EL-FAR, MURALI PILLAI.
References:
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST