Sales Representative Project

Andy R. L. Skauge, Ph.D.

email: abhu90@r.postjobfree.com

**** ******** ***.

Ph: 661-***-**** (home)

Hollywood, CA 90027

661-***-**** (cell)

Work Experiences:

Sept. '10-present Car Labs, LLC. (Bakersfield, CA)

Chief Chemist, Marketing, Founder

(Bring new neutraceutical to market )

Sept. '09-Sept. '10 University of California (Merced, CA)

Lecturer in Chemistry. (Labs, Discussion sections)

Jan.'08- April'09 Cal. State University (Bakersfield, CA)

Faculty and Lecturer in Chemistry Department.

Initiate new course and increased enrollment. (eg.

Chem 150 from 30 to 85 students)

April '08- May '09 San Joaquin Valley College (Bakersfield, CA)

Faculty (adjunct). - gen. science & computer classes

for students seeking AS.

Sept. '08-Dec. '08 Bakersfield College (Bakersfield, CA)

Adjunct Faculty - chemistry department. (Lab Instructor Chem

11B)

Sept '08-Dec. '08 Taft College (Bakersfield, CA)

Adjunct Faculty - chemistry and astronomy

July '07-Sept. '07 Shockware.com (Medicine Hat, AB)

Research and technical support for an internet

company. Deploy new PBX telephony system which is to

be commercialized.

Jan.-May '06 Cisco Jr. College (Cisco and Abilene, TX)

Faculty and Chair of Chemistry Department. Further

develop chemistry program and increased enrollment.

April-Aug. '94 Petrolite Canada Inc. (Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada)

Technical Sales Representative - sale of production

enhancement additives to large drilling companies.

Aug. '93 - Jan. '94 DMK Lab Services (Rycroft, Alberta, Canada)

Chemist and Analytical Laboratory Technician -

analysis of soil and water samples for reclamation

for oil and gas industry.

June-Aug.'89 Agriculture Canada Research

Station (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)

Research Assistant with Dr. Dean Strubble - development of pheromone

blends and statistical analysis, mapping test sites.

Education: Post-doctoral Fellow Texas A&M University

Nov. 2004 - Nov. 2005 College Station, Texas

Adviser: Prof. Daniel Romo USA

Ph.D. (Chemistry) Wayne State University

Degree: Dec. 2004 Detroit, Michigan

Adviser: Prof. John Montgomery USA

M.Sc. (Chemistry) University of Alberta

Degree: Dec. 1999 Edmonton, Alberta

Adviser: Prof. Jeff Stryker Canada

B.Sc. (Chemistry) University of Calgary

Degree: June 1996 Calgary, Alberta

Adviser: Dr. Liz Dixon; Canada

Academic Experience:

Texas A&M University Project: Methodology towards synthesis of anti-

tumor/anti-cancer agent.

. Palladium mediated Csp2-Csp3 coupling with

microwave

. Skipped diene construction incorporating a lactone

. Synthesis of tri-substituted chloro-olefins

Wayne State University Project: Methodology for synthesis of complex

natural product precursors

. Nickel mediated ene-yne cyclizations

. Synthesis of air-sensitive organometallic

compounds in glove box and using Schlenk-line

techniques

. Acyclic organic substrate syntheses

. Synthesis of substituted bi- and spirocyclic

prostaglandin compounds containing multiple

stereogenic centers.

University of Alberta Project: New orgranometallic complexes and

probing their reactivity

. Construction of unique tripodal allyl-ruthenium

complex

. Reactivity studies of ruthenium complex

. Probe reactivity or air-sensitive allyl-iridium

complex

University of Calgary Project: Synthesis of pheromones ; palladium

complex

. Synthesis of ?-pinene complex as anti- aggregants

for mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae.

(Drs. L. Dixon; H. Wiser)

. Release rate studies; "green-chemistry" solutions

. Synthesis of palladium (II) complex for volume of

activation studies under high pressure (Dr. Thomas

Swaddle)

Academic Accomplishments:

. Postdoctoral fellowship, Texas A&M University

(11/2004-11/2005)

. Graduate Student Professional Travel Award, Wayne

State U. (09/2003)

. Graduate Research Assistantship Award, Wayne State

U. (2001-2002)

. Top Teaching Assistant, U. of Alberta, Canada.

(1995-1996)

Service & Affiliations:

Wayne State University, Department of Chemistry

Graduate Student Research Symposium Committee (2002)

American Chemical Society, Organic Division (1999- present)

Publications (Referred Journals):

1. Cascade Cyclizations and Couplings Involving Nickel Enolates,

Mahandru, G.; Skauge, A.R.L.; Amarasinghe, K. K. D.; Chowdhury, S.

K.; Montgomery, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 13481.

2. Provisional Patent 317,630, 2001.

3. High Pressure Methods as a Tool in Organometallic Synthesis:

Facilitation of Oxidative Addition to Platinum (II), Skauge, A.R.L.;

Shalders, R.; Swaddle, T. Can. J. Chem., 1996, 74(11), 1998.

Presentaions: Skauge, A.R.L.; Mahandru, G; Amarasinghe, K.K.D.;

Chowdhury, S.; Montgomery, J.; "Cascade Cyclizations and

Couplings with Nickel Enolates", 227th ACS National Meeting

- Spring 2004, Anaheim, CA - March 27-April 1

Skauge, A.R. L; Mahandru, G.M.;; Chowdhury, S.;

Amarasinghe, K.K.D.; Heeg, M. J.; Montgomery, J. "New

domino cyclization and couplings with nickel enolates."

Abstracts of Papers, 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim,

CA, March 28-April 1, 2004 (2004), ORGN-015.

Special Skills: Computer literate of PHP programming

. Web site design and networking

. Database packages(MS Access, MySQL)

. Word processing; PowerPoint presentation

. SciFinder Scholar; Beilstein

. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

. PADI certified open water scuba diver, wreck diver

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