NATHAN LIU

*** ******* *** *** ****, Wheaton, IL 60187

abkigg@r.postjobfree.com 415-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE_____________________________________________________________________

A general management position with program or project management responsibilities.

IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE__________________________________________________________________

An entry-level sales, marketing, or lab position to contribute my academic and professional experience.

EDUCATION_____________________________________________________________________________

B.S. Chemistry, B.A. Sociology December 2010

Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL Cumulative GPA: 3.4/4.0

Academic Laboratory Experience: HPLC, GC, MS, NMR, FTIR. Titration, Distillation, Organic Purification

WORK EXPERIENCE______________________________________________________________________

Research Assistant January 2010 - Present

Argonne National Laboratory - Chemical Sciences and Engineering Argonne, Illinois

• Conducted lithium-ion battery research assessing the application potential of various materials

• Successfully completed 6 comprehensive material analysis projects with minimal supervision

• Efficiently planned and completed multiple simultaneous research assignments

• Collaborated in studies finding new trends between material porosities and battery performance

• Constructed and tested 240+ batteries using 12 materials, contributing to frontline research in a rapidly

growing field

Senior Student Leader August 2008 – May 2010

Wheaton College - Office of Multicultural Development Wheaton, Illinois

• Oversaw and facilitated weekly meetings with 11 leaders of 110 students to organize and execute events

• Successfully completed tasks to meet team goals through motivation and delegation of duties

• Managed program planning, logistics, budgeting, and advertising for banquets, growing participation to

all-time highs of 120+ people (30% increase from previous years)

• Adopted aggressive approaches to banquet budgeting to maintain an average ticket cost of $18 (down

from highs of $45 in previous years)

• Maintained a personal mentoring and guidance role for students of multicultural backgrounds

Research Intern May 2009 – September 2009

World Relief - DuPage County Wheaton, Illinois

• Researched the role of culture in psychological counseling with qualitative and quantitative methods

• Designed and compiled guidebook on Jordanian culture for cross-cultural consultation purposes

• Communicated with and personally assisted four Burmese refugees adjust to the Wheaton area,

developing cross-cultural communication skills and respect for refugee communities in US

Student Representative Caller Summer 2009

Wheaton College - Advancement Office Wheaton, Illinois

• Obtained contributions for yearly fundraising by soliciting donations from college alumni

• Secured an employee-high 36% credit card donation rate

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT_____________________________________________________________

Discipleship Small Group Leader - Chaplain’s Office, Wheaton College August 2007 – May 2009

English Tutor - Pui Tak Center, Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois August 2006 – August 2008

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