Erika Schum

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ablc0i@r.postjobfree.com

Education

University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL

B.S. in Chemistry with Focus in Biochemistry 2000-2003,

2007-2009

Area of Concentration: Biochemistry

Minor: Biology

GPA: 3.0

AWARDS

Foundation Presidential Scholarship, University of Alabama 2000-2003

in Huntsville

Acceptance into and participation in UAH Honors Program 2000-2002

Recognition for Placement in top 5% in SAT Scoring 1999

Duke Talent Identification Program Recognition 1992

Career Related Experience

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., via Kelly Scientific Feb.2010-Sep.

Resources, Bimingham, AL 2010

Data Coordinator/Chemist I Feb.2010-Sep.

2010

Worked under PhD. Chemists, conducting independently and also assisting

with organic chemistry reactions with pharmaceutical focus in Drug

Discovery. Gained a lot of practical, job-related experience with

characterization techniques including NMR, LCMS, HPLC, Flash Column

Chromatography, Optical Rotation, Melting Point. Also worked in

administrative function closely under Director of Drug Discovery using

ChemDraw, Bruker Topspin, Cambridgesoft Chemoffice, and other analysis

programs for characterization and registration of compounds. Assisted

with patent application and revision, and acted as pivot point for

coordinating biological and analytical testing of final compounds in

other departments.

University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 2000-2003

2007-2009

Independent Student Researcher - "Wettability of Fall 2008

Polystyrene"

Developed instrumental analysis skills on various types of equipment by

working with polymers. Focus was on analyzing changing characteristics

of polymers using infrared and contact angle analysis after extended

irradiation.

Undergraduate Labs: Instrumental Analysis Fall 2008

Raman Spectroscopy, UV/Vis Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Goniometry and

Wettability, ATR-IR Spectroscopy, FT-IR Spectroscopy, High Pressure

Liquid Chromatography, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Undergraduate Labs: Physical Chemistry Fall 2008

Heat of Combustion, Partial Molar Volume, Viscosity

Undergraduate Labs: Biochemistry Spring 2008

Ion Exchange Liquid Chromatography, UV/Vis Spectrometry, Enzyme

Activity, Dialysis, Electrophoresis

Undergraduate Labs: Microbiology Spring 2008

Bacterial Morphology, Bacterial Culturing (various media), Aseptic

Technique, Gram Staining, Acid Fast Staining, Endospore Staining,

Bacteria Tests: Lipid Hydrolysis, Starch Hydrolysis, Urease, Nitrate

Reduction, Catalase, Oxidase, and Carbohydrate Fermentation, Triple

Sugar-Iron Tests, IMViC tests (including indole, methyl red,

Vogues-Proskauer, and citrate tests), and Hydrogen Sulfide Test, Bright

Field Microscopy

Undergraduate Labs: Cell Biology Spring 2008

Protein and Enzyme Assays, Cell Fraction Analysis and Extraction,

Centrifugation, Hemocytometer Cell Analysis, Bright Field Microscopy,

Spectrophotometry, Membrane Permeability and Absorbance Analysis, Gamete

Harvestation, Artificial Insemination of Marine Animals, Vital Cell

Staining, Mammalian Embryonic Cellular Analysis, Genetic Expression

Analysis

Undergraduate Labs: Genetics Fall 2007

Recombinant DNA Techniques and Analysis, Electrophoresis, Mendelian

Transmission Genetics Analysis: Hybridization of Subjects,

Microcentrifugation, Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification

Work Experience

Data Coordinator/Chemist I - Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. via Kelly

Scientific Resources

Worked under PhD. Chemists, conducted independently and Feb.2010 -

also assisted with organic chemistry reactions with Sep.2010

pharmaceutical focus in Drug Discovery. Gained practical,

job-related experience with characterization techniques

including NMR, LCMS, HPLC, Flash Column Chromatography,

Optical Rotation, Melting Point. Was also responsible for

maintenance of HPLC apparatus.

Also worked in administrative function closely under

Director of Drug Discovery using ChemDraw, Bruker Topspin,

Cambridgesoft Chemoffice, and other analysis programs for

characterization and registration of compounds. Maintained

Cambridgesoft Compound Database for 6000+ compounds.

Maintained Chemical Storage room. Maintained all filed

records of compounds registered, and maintained file

records of all MSDS documents. Assisted with patent

application and revision, and acted as pivot point for

coordinating biological and analytical testing of final

compounds in other departments.

Handled all purchasing for department, conducted all HPLC,

Melting Point, and Optical Rotation tests for the

department, organized luncheons and some travel for

certain members of department. Solely responsible for

expense report for department, and was the go-to person

for all departments when additional testings or results

were required from our department.

Equitation/Lower Level Dressage Instructor - Little Patch of Heaven

Riding Program

Taught children and adults basic equitation, lower level July 2010 -

dressage techniques, horsemanship, and basic horse care. Current

Server - Chuck's Fish

Served drinks/food/sushi, opening preparation and Nov. 2009 - Feb.2010

closing cleaning duties, daily reports

Server/Bartender/Trainer - I Love Sushi

Served/made drinks/food/sushi, trained new hires, Aug. 2009 - Nov. 2009

hostessed, served as backup manager and floor

leader, daily reports

Server - Melting Pot

Served drinks/food, opening preparation and April 2009 - July

closing cleaning duties, daily reports, helped 2009

train new hires

Commissioned Sales Representative - Cingular/ATT

Established cell phone service for new clients and April 2004 - Dec.

upgraded existing accounts for established 2006

clientele. Provided quality customer service for

clients, aiding with technical support and cell

phone replacement through call center resources.

Maintained working cash drawer and generated daily

drawer reports with Opus software. Assisted

managers with maintaining store's individual

inventory, stocking accessories, cell phones, and

marketing materials on a regular basis. Assisted

with reorganization of store displays, accessory

arrangements, and marketing tools

Languages

English - native language

Spanish - limited proficiency but with capacity to learn more if focus

is necessary

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