BUM KIM
Suwanee, GA *****
Cell: 510-***-****
************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
A bio-pharmaceutical sales account manager position that utilizes my
extensive experience in pharmaceutical research and sales
SUMMARY
(Business-driven, degreed professional trained in sales and marketing.
(Documented success and leadership shown in the selling of proteomic and
genomic products to academic, pharmaceutical, government and biotechnology
accounts.
(Self-motivated and goal-oriented, with over 10 years of experience in
pharmaceutical research and 2 years of business-to-business sales
(Methodical, self-starting independent thinker and team player with plenty
of ideas for sales and marketing to promote higher revenue for
pharmaceutical business
(Quick learner in grasping new concepts and technologies used in
pharmaceutical sales
TECHNICAL SKILLS
(Sales and Marketing soft wares: Sales Force, Mass 200, File maker pro,
Microsoft office.
(Laboratory instrumentation: GC/MS, LCMS, IR, UV/VIS, NMR, TLC, HPLC.
(Computer Search Engine: Beilstein Cross Fire, Sci Finder, Reaxys, ISIS
and Discovery Gate.
WORK EXPERIENCE
CPC Scientific, Sunnyvale, CA
- Present
(7 months)
Sales Account Manger
(Developed and achieved sales goals at accounts within 30 states including:
LA, AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, TN, WV, WI, IN, OH, IL, MI, KY, TX, MN, MO, IA, ID,
WY, KS HI and Alaska
(Organized and provided updates on strategic accounts within the territory:
account management
(Established New Accounts
(Actively engaged customers and potential customers by phone calls and e-
mails
(Added names to the CRM database and followed up on all leads
(Supported leads for GMP sales and worked with my GMP colleagues
(Performed other job related duties as required
(Supported and provided answers to the customer's questions relating to
catalog and custom peptides
(Attended sales meeting and GMP presentation within the organization
(Generated reports on CRM database by the sales amount to identify top 20
accounts within the territory
ANASPEC, Fremont, CA
2012-2013
(11 months)
Technical Inside Sales Representative
(Promoted sales to the customers (university, hospital and government
research organizations) with more than 12,000 catalog proteomics and
genomic products (peptides, antibodies, dyes, assay kits, unusual amino
acids, q-PCR), as well as the custom made products
(Supported the customers with technical questions relating to catalog and
custom products by phone calls and emails
(Consulted customers with custom peptide sequence, biotin and dye labeling,
resin substitution information for the quotation purpose.
NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS, Emeryville, CA
2008 -2011
Senior Research Associate
(Synthesized aganocide compounds (N-chloroamine analogs) for biological
screening and stability tests that lead to the broad-spectrum biological
activity and good stability
(Participated in drug design and synthesized a few different classes of
anti-infective compounds such as LpxC, DNA Ligase and Oxazolidinone,
resulting in excellent antibacterial activity with IP position
CHEMOCENTRYX PHARMACEUTICALS, Mountain View, CA
2007 - 2008
Senior Associate Scientist
(Optimized structure in new analogs, leading to the discovery of highly
potent CCR2 Chemokine receptors
Submitted biologically active compounds for screening, CYP and PK studies
by multi-step organic synthesis
SUNESIS PHARMACEUTICALS, South San Francisco, CA
2005 - 2007
Staff Research Associate II
(Contributed as a group member, in design and synthesis of novel kinase
inhibitors (Aurora, RAF and BTK) for anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory
agents, resulting in improvement of potency and biological activity
PFIZER (FORMER VICURON PHARMACEUTICALS), Fremont, CA
2001 - 2005
Research Scientist III (2003 - 2005)
(Worked as a member of a multi-disciplinary team engaged in pre-clinical
discovery of novel anti-infective drugs
(Prepared and purified modified natural products (Polymyxin B, Ramoplanin
and Pleuromutilin) that improved in toxicity profile and biological
activity
(Efficiently communicated results to the scientific team and directly
reported to a group leader
PFIZER (FORMER VICURON PHARMACEUTICALS), (continued)
Research Scientist II (2001 - 2003)
(Analyzed and prepared compounds for screening by multi-step organic
synthesis that included the lead compound identification in the project
(Intellectually contributed to the project by coming up with schemes for
multi-step organic synthesis
THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, Memphis, TN
1998 - 2001
Research Assistant
(Explored molecular design and molecular recognition of xanthine based
nucleosides
Isolated and characterized xanthine nucleosides by multi-step organic
synthesis
(Collected and interpreted IR, NMR and GC/MS data for characterization of
new compounds
(Solved problems and optimized reaction conditions
(Utilized computational modeling for receptor binding affinity as target
Teaching Assistant
(Trained students to use GC, NMR and taught various purification methods
such as recrystallization, sublimation, distillation, and column
chromatography
(Coordinated laboratory materials, conducted lab sessions, and graded lab
reports
PUBLICATIONS, PATENTS AND PRESENTATION
Raju, B.; Kumar, AS.; Gu, S.; Herradura P.; O Dowd, H.; Kim, B.; Gomez, M.;
Hackbarth, C.; Wu, C.; Wang W.; Yuan, Z.; White, R.; Trias, J.; Patel, D.V.
"Conformationally restricted analogs of deoxynegamycin", Bioorg. Med.Chem.
Lett., 2004, 14, 3103
O Dowd, H.; Kim, B.; Margolis, P.; Wang, W.; Wu, C.; Lopez, L.S.; Blais, J.
"Preparation of tetra-Boc protected polymyxin B nonapeptide", Tet. Lett.,
2007, 48, 2003
Francavilla, C.; Low, E.; Nair, S. K.; Kim, B.; Shiau, T.P.; Debabov, D.;
Celeri, C.; Alvarez, N.; Houchin, A.; Xu, P.; Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K.
"Quaternary Ammonium N, N-Dichloro-amines as Topical, Antimicrobial
Agents", Bioorg. Med.Chem.Lett., 2009, 19, 273
Francavilla, C.; Turtle, D. E.; Kim, B.; O Mahony, D. J. R.; Shiau, T.P.;
Low, E.; Alvarez, N.; Celeri, C.; D Lima, L. C.; Friedman, L. C.; Ruado, F.
S.; Xu, P.; Zuck, M.; Anderson, M. B.; Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K. "Novel N-
Chloroheterocyclic antimicrobials" Bioorg. Med.Chem.Lett., 2011, 21, 3029
Low, E.; Kim, B.; Francavilla, C.; Shiau, T.P.; Turtle, D. E.; O Mahony, D.
J. R.; Alvarez, N.; Houchin, A.; Xu, P.; Zuck, M.; Celeri, C.; Anderson, M.
B.; Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K. "Structure Stability/Activity Relationships of
Sulfone Stabilized N,N-Dichloroamines" Bioorg. Med.Chem.Lett. 2011, 21,
3683
Raju, B.; Ciabatti, R.; Maffioli S.; Upinder, S.; Romano G.; Michelucci E.;
Tiseni, P. S.; Candiani, G.; Kim, B.; O Dowd, H. "Ramoplanin derivatives
possessing antibacterial activity", WO001335 A2 (2007)
Jain, R. K.; Low, E.; Francavilla, C.; Shiau, T. P.; Kim, B.; Nair, S. K.
"Antimicrobial oxazolidinone,
Hydantoin, and imidazolidinone compositions", WO054009 A1 (2010)
Jain, R. K.; Shiau, T. P.; Kim, B.; Francavilla, C.; Low, E. "Antibacterial
compositions" Provisional Patent
(2010)
Low, E.; Kim, B.; Francavilla, C.; Shiau, T. P.; Celeri, C.; Alvarez, N.;
Houchin, A.; Xu, P.; Zuck, M.; Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K. "New N-Chloramines:
Chemical Synthesis, Solution Stability and Biological Activity", Book of
Abstracts-MEDI 81
239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, Mar. 21-25, 2010
Shiau, T. P.; Francavilla, C.; Kim, B.; Nair, S. K.; Celeri, C.; Alvarez,
N.; Zuck, M.; Low, E.; Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K. "Water-soluble N-
chloroheterocycles as Topical Antimicrobial Agents", Book of Abstracts-MEDI
196
239th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, Mar. 21-25, 2010
Shiau, T. P.; Low, E.; Kim, B.; Turtle, E.D.; Francavilla, C.; Donogh,
J.R.; Friedman, L.; D'Lima, L.; Jekle, A.; Zuck, M.; Alvarez, A.J.;
Anderson, M.; Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K. "Sulfonyl-polyol N, N-dichloroamines
with fast-acting, broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity", Book of Abstracts-
MEDI 306
242nd ACS National Meeting, Denver, Aug. 28- Sep. 1, 2011
Turtle, E.D.; Francavilla, C.; Shiau, T. P.; Donogh, J.R.; Low, E.; Kim,
B.; Friedman, L.; Zuck, M.; D'Lima, L.; Xu, P.; Ruado, F.; Wayham, N.P.;
Anderson, M.B.; Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K. "Sulfonyl-polyol N-Chlorooxazolidin-
2-ones as Antimicrobial Agents at Neutral pH", Book of Abstracts-MEDI 300
242nd ACS National Meeting, Denver, Aug. 28- Sep. 1, 2011
Low, E.; Turtle, E.D.; Donogh, J.R.; Francavilla, C.; Kim, B.; Shiau, T.
P.; Friedman, L.; D'Lima, L.; Alvarez, A.J.; Xu, P.; Wayham, N.P.;
Anderson, M.B.; Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K. "Quaternary ammonium stabilized
dichloramines as topical anti-microbial agents", Book of Abstracts-MEDI 302
242nd ACS National Meeting, Denver, Aug. 28- Sep. 1, 2011
Donogh, J.R.;Low, E.; Turtle, E.D.; Francavilla, C.; Shiau, T. P.; Satish,
N.; Kim, B.; Xu, P.; Houchin, A.; Wayham, N.P.; Ruado, F.; Anderson, M.B.;
Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K. "Towards the development of shelf-stable N-
chloramines as anti-microbial agents", Book of Abstracts-MEDI 311
242nd ACS National Meeting, Denver, Aug. 28- Sep. 1, 2011
Shiau, T. P.; Low, E.; Kim, B.; Turtle, E.D.; Francavilla, C.; Donogh,
J.R.; Friedman, L.; D'Lima, L.; Jekle, A.; Zuck, M.; Alvarez, A.J.;
Anderson, M.; Najafi, R.; Jain, R. K. "Sulfonyl-polyol N, N-dichloroamines
with rapid broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity", Bioorg. Med.Chem.Lett.
August 17, 2013, In Press Accepted Manuscript
AWARDS
Award of excellence for outstanding performance, Pfizer (Former Vicuron
Pharmaceuticals), 2002
EDUCATION
M.S., Organic Chemistry, University of Memphis, TN, 2001
B.S., Chemistry, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR, 1998
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Completed course work in Medical Technology, 1994
California State University, Sacramento, CA, 1989 - 1990
California State University, Los Angeles, CA, 1990 - 1992
Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR, 1993 - 1994