Julie J. Tomlinson

abj7w4@r.postjobfree.com

P.O. Box 4381

Chapel Hill, NC 27515 919-***-****

Objective

A position as Technical Writer for science and technology. Willing to relocate.

Tools

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 3.0, 95, 98, NT, XP, Vista

Desktop Publishing and Word Processing: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, PageMaker,

Word Perfect, Google Docs

Graphics: Visio, PictureIt, PowerPoint, Paint Shop Pro, FullShot, SnagIt, Corel Draw, Adobe

Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, GIF Animator, Google Docs

Web Publishing: HTML, XML, FrontPage, CuteHTML, Adobe Acrobat, Publisher, Word,

Google Docs

Online Help: RoboHelp, FrameMaker, ForeHelp

Database Tools: Oracle, SQL, Access

Spreadsheets: Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Google Docs

IT Development Tools: ITIL, SharePoint, SourceSafe, document security and storage systems

Style Guides: Chicago Manual of Style, Microsoft Manual of Style, Associated Press Stylebook,

Elements of Style

Experience

Community Economic Development Advisor, US Peace Corps Volunteer, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2009-10

Wrote, edited, and translated reports, newsletters, operations manuals, and wiki and web site

content for Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. Helped train village

residents in community and economic development and sustainability.

Technical Writer, Scenera Research, Cary, NC, 2007-09

Wrote, edited, illustrated, and published reports and research papers describing software and

hardware invented and patented by company researchers and engineers. Edited business

documents and created the company wiki.`

Technical Writer, Specific Impulse, Inc., San Jose, CA, 2007

Wrote, edited, and illustrated help files for software users and system developers. This is a virtual

company.

Technical Writer, Cisco Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, 2007

Wrote, edited, and illustrated technical documentation for network support and maintenance

personnel. Developed a wiki to organize, display, and log all of the documentation for users in NC,

TX, and CA.

Technical Writer, ChemWare, Inc., Raleigh, NC, 2000-06

Wrote, edited, and illustrated web based and hard copy user help guides, system engineering manuals,

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installation guides, release notes, and training manuals supporting an Oracle based laboratory information and data

management system for scientists, engineers, and non technical users.

Wrote, edited, and illustrated documents describing sample analysis, data gathering, mathematical calculations,

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results reporting, and information tracking for laboratories performing chemistry, physics, and biology.

Worked with software and hardware engineers to accurately describe hardware and software setup, operation,

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and maintenance. Included Oracle database setup, SQL, C++, and Java programming, and system operation from sample

login and processing to data analysis and automatic report generation.

Created corporate wiki and intranet web sites. Wrote and edited research papers, white papers, and marketing

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documents.

Copywriter, SciQuest.com, Morrisville, NC, 1998-99

Wrote and edited the content of SciQuest.com, a dot-com web site for sales of laboratory

equipment.

Senior Research Scientist and Laboratory Manager, GlaxoWellcome (now GlaxoSmithKline), RTP, NC, 1990-98

Managed laboratories in three divisions: Clinical Research, Drug Metabolism, and Drug

Discovery.

Designed, built, and managed four analytical laboratories that meet FDA, EPA, and OSHA requirements.

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Developed analytical, physical, and biological chemistry assays for drug discovery and development.

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Supervised 10 scientists in three divisions; hosted and trained international scientists to transfer technology

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overseas.

Designed, configured, programmed, and maintained robotic systems, automated workstations, and data

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management systems.

Led US and UK teams of scientists in development and selection of technologies for optimal efficiency.

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Wrote, edited, and illustrated SOPs, instruction manuals, publications, presentations, regulatory documents, and

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strategic plans; teamed with UK colleague to create an international newsletter.

System Engineer, Zymark Corporation (now Caliper Life Sciences), Hopkinton, MA, 1988-90

Designed, configured, installed, programmed, and tested robot systems for scientific research

laboratories throughout the US. Wrote system instructions and trained scientists to program,

operate, and validate robots to perform physical, analytical, and biological chemistry procedures.

Research Scientist, Schering-Plough Corporation, Miami, FL, 1983-88

Developed and validated analytical methods and technologies for pharmacokinetics and

metabolism, including GC, HPLC with electron capture, fluorescence, and UV/Vis detection.

Analyzed and reported data for marketing and regulatory submissions. Assisted in monitoring

clinical trials.

Research Scientist, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 1980-83

Conducted research for NASA on the physiological adaptation of cyanobacteria to extremes of

environment, such as temperature, light, and osmotic pressure.

Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 1980-92

Taught classes in biology, plant morphology, plant physiology, and phycology.

Education

Master of Science, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1983

Biosciences / Scientific Photography & Illustration, GPA 4.0

Thesis: “Carbohydrate, amino acid, K+ and betaine solute changes during osmoregulation in

different morphological and nutritional types of Cyanobacteria.”

Funded by a grant from NASA

Bachelor of Arts, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1980

Biosciences / Chemistry, GPA 3.0

Specialized in physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, and aquatic sciences.

Duke University, Durham, NC

Technical Writing and Communications Certification Program

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

UNC Medical School, Mini Medical School Program

University of California, San Francisco

Department of Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism, Bioanalytical Techniques

University of Maryland, College Park

Center for Creative Leadership, Leadership Development Program

Volunteer Experience

Community Economic Development Advisor, US Peace Corps, 2009 10

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Coordinator, Coffee & Contacts Women in Business, 2007 08

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Director of Communications, Greystone Village HOA, 2006 09

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Director At Large, Baker’s Landing HOA, 2006 09

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Construction Worker, Habitat for Humanity, 2001 05

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Director of Communications, Sierra Club, 1998 2000

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Mentor, Women in Science Program, 1994 95

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Manuscript writing and review, 1992 95, for: Elsevier Science Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Journal of

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Laboratory Information Management, LC GC Magazine, Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America,

Sierra Club, Society for Technical Communication, VCH Publishers

Personal

Raised in Wilmette, Illinois, and graduated from New Trier East High School, Winnetka, Illinois.

Have also lived in southern Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Singapore, and

Azerbaijan.

Have traveled in Antigua, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Barbados, Brunei, Egypt, England, France,

Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Singapore, Spain, St.

Barthelemy, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, and most US states. Have worked in Azerbaijan, the

United Kingdom, and many US States.

Hobbies include reading (history, physics, and fiction), yoga, web development, walking, travel,

and writing fiction and creative non-fiction.

Publications & Presentations

Below is a list of 32 of my publications and presentations. I have published and/or presented more

than 50.

Butler, B., J. Frezza, and J.J. Tomlinson. 1997. A multipurpose dual assay robot for compound handling and drug

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discovery. Proc. Internat. Symp. Laboratory Automation & Robotics, pp213 223.

Frezza, J., J.J. Tomlinson, M. Klemp, and B. Butler. Fully automated compound distribution to multiple biochemical

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targets. Presented Internat. Symp. Laboratory Automation & Robotics, Boston, 1997.

Gooding, A.E., J.J. Tomlinson, and T.L. Lloyd. Analysis of ondansetron in human serum and plasma using robotic

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extraction and on line high performance liquid chromatography. Presented American Association of Pharmaceutical

Scientists, San Diego, CA, 1994.

Grosse, C.M., D.M. Morris, J.J. Tomlinson, and K.A. Selinger. Determination of GG167 (GR121167X) in human

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serum by ionspray LC/MS/MS. Presented Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis Conf., St. Louis, MO, 1995.

Koch, K.M., J.L. Palmer, N. Noordin, J.J. Tomlinson, and C. Baidoo. 2002. Sex and age differences in the

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pharmacokinetics of alosetron. British J. of Clinical Pharmacology 53(3):238 242.

Koch, K.M., A.F. Parr, J.J. Tomlinson, E.P. Sandefer, G.A. DiGenis, K.H. Donn, and J.R. Powell. 1993. Effect of

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sodium acid pyrophosphate on ranitidine bioavailability and gastrointestinal transit time. Pharmaceutical Research

10(7):1027 1030.

Lightbody, B. and J.J. Tomlinson. Gravimetric liquid volume confirmation for robotic assay validation. Presented

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Pittsburgh Conf., Atlanta, GA, 1989.

Lloyd, T.L., T. Benedetti Perschy, A.E.Gooding, and J.J. Tomlinson. 1992. Robotic solid phase extraction and high

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performance liquid chromatographic analysis of ranitidine in serum or plasma. Biomedical Chromatography 6(6):311 316.

Morris, R.P. and J.J. Tomlinson. 2008. A mobile device user interface with a simple, classic design. IEEE Transactions

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on Consumer Electronics 54(3):1252 1258.

Noonan, P.K., M.A. Gonzalez, D.A. Ruggirello, J.J. Tomlinson, E. Babcock Atkinson, and A. Cohen. 1986. Relative

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bioavailability of a new transdermal nitroglycerin delivery system. J. Pharm. Sci. 75:688 691.

Noonan, P.K., D.A. Ruggirello, J.J. Tomlinson, and M.A. Gonzalez. 1986. Pharmacokinetic considerations in

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transdermal nitroglycerin delivery. Proc. 1986 Neu Ulm Conference: Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems.

Parr, A.F., M.D. Coffin, K.M. Koch, and J.J. Tomlinson. Pharmacoscintigraphic evaluation of three ranitidine sustained

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release formulations in healthy volunteers. Presented Glaxo Inc. Pharmaceutical Development Division Symp.,

Research Triangle Park, NC, 1992.

Scenera Research. 2008. A Mobile Device User Interface with a Simple, Classic Design. IEEE Transactions on

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Consumer Electronics. 54(3):1252 1258.

Scenera Research. 2009. Activated Online Auctioning. 2009. Scenera Research LLC, Cary, NC. 8pp.

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Scenera Research. 2008. Creating and Maintaining Metadata Vocabularies for Network based Photo sharing.

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Scenera Research LLC, Cary, NC. 10pp.

Scenera Research. 2009. Platform Independent Data Synchronization. Scenera Research LLC, Cary, NC. 8pp.

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Scenera Research. 2009. The Evolution of HTTP. Scenera Research LLC, Cary, NC. 10pp.

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Scenera Research. 2008. The Internet Metadata Library. Scenera Research LLC, Cary, NC. 14pp.

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Scenera Research. 2009. The Scriptless Browser. Scenera Research LLC, Cary, NC. 8pp.

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Scenera Research. 2008. The Service Access Framework. Scenera Research LLC, Cary, NC. 11pp.

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Scenera Research. 2008. Waking Up the Web. Scenera Research LLC, Cary, NC. 8pp.

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Tomlinson, J.J. Automated high throughput screening at RTP. Presented GlaxoWellcome International Screening

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Technology Conf., Santa Clara, CA, 1998.

Tomlinson, J.J. 1997. High throughput quantitative analysis. Proc. Internat. Symp. Laboratory Automation &

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Robotics, Zymark Corp., pp413 417.

Tomlinson, J.J. Planning for successful automation. GlaxoWellcome Scientific Automation Symposium, Ware,

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UK, 1996.

Tomlinson, J.J. 1996. Robotics and automated workstations. Chapter 12 in C.M. Riley and T.W. Rosanske, eds.

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Development and Validation of Analytical Methods. Elsevier Science, NY. 352pp.

Tomlinson, J.J. 1992. Strategic planning for bioanalytical automation: managing growth successfully. J. Autom.

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Chemistry 14(2):47 50.

Tomlinson, J.J. 1992. Validating a bioanalytical robotic system: Developing system reliability and conducting a

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formal validation. Proc. Internat. Symp. Laboratory Automation & Robotics, Zymark Corp., pp 215 231.

Tomlinson, J.J., J.R. Alianti, G.A. Smith, J. Beyer, and P. Olsztyn. 1994. Use of a vision system for the detection

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of liquid levels in a fully automated precipitation extraction. Proc. Internat. Symp. Laboratory Automation & Robotics,

Zymark Corp., pp682 691.

Tomlinson, J.J., B.T. Butler, J. Frezza, C.O. Harris, A.A. Smith, and W.B. Knight. 1998. Planning and

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establishment of a high throughput screening site. J. Automatic Chem. 20(3):83 85.

Tomlinson, J.J., W. Elliott Smith, and T. Radosta. 2006. Laboratory information management system chain of

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custody: reliability and security. J. Automated Methods and Management in Chemistry, 2006:74907, 4pps.

Tomlinson, J.J., W. Elliott Smith, T. Radosta, and M. Metivier. 2005. Horizon web portal: secure, web based

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project setup, data inquiry and report generation. Presented Pittsburgh Conference, Orlando, FL, 2005.

Tomlinson, J.J. and B. Lightbody. Validation of a robotic assay for HPLC analysis of theophylline and its major

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metabolites in serum. Presented Pittsburgh Conference, Atlanta, GA, 1989.

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