Assistant Technician

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Ronald G. Sommer

***** ********* *****

Goshen, In 46528

Telephone: 574-***-**** (Home)

574-***-**** (Cell)

EDUCATION

North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, Michigan, Associate of Science in

1961.

Indiana University, South bend, Indiana, B.A. in Professional Chemistry in

1970.

Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, graduate course work in

Biochemistry, 1971.

EXPERIENCE - Miles/Bayer/Siemens Inc., Elkhart, IN

1964-1970; Worked as Laboratory Technician for the Miles Chemical Division.

Work consisted of organic chemistry process development.

1970 -1974: Worked as Assistant Research Scientist, Molecular Biology

Department. Work consisted of physical chemical characterization of

synthetic polynucleotides.

1974 - 1979; Worked as Associate Research Scientist, Research Products

Division. I developed and supported various biochemical and

electrophoresis products.

1979 - 2003; Worked as a Research Scientist for the Diagnostics Division

of Bayer. I developed both chemical and immunochemical dry reagent test

strips for human diagnostic use. Marketed products include Seralyzer

Theophylline, Seralyzer Phenytoin, Seralyzer Phenobarbital, Seralyzer

Digoxin, and Multistix ProTM Urine Chemistry Reagent Strips.

After early retirement on 7/30/2003 up to 11/30/2007, I worked part time

for Bayer/Siemens as a consultant/researcher in the development of

immunodiagnostic tests for new analytes of future medical interest.

Present Purpose

I would like to use my scientific skills to contribute productively. I

realize that I retired too early and would like reverse this situation. I

have good writing and communicative skills as well as good working

knowledge of word processor and spreadsheet programs.

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