Matthew F. Schlecht, PhD

Word Alchemy

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OBJECTIVE

Free-lance technical language translation into English from German, Japanese, French, Spanish, and Russian. Expertise in chemistry, pharmaceuticals, medical, agrochemicals, polymers and patents.

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Word Alchemy, Free-lance Technical Translation, Writing and EditingTranslation projects in pharmaceutical and technical patents, medical reports, and technical brochuresEditing grant proposals, peer-reviewed journal articles, and dissertations

Two years chemical research at CB Research & Development and Beard Research Inc.Synthesis and process scale-up of pharmaceutical intermediates and drug candidatesTeam leader supervising four PhD chemists, prepared weekly group progress reports for clientTranslation and competitive analysis of multilingual patents

Eleven years chemical research at DuPont Agricultural ProductsDesign and synthesis of biologically active molecules for crop protectionManaged interdisciplinary team to create new systems and processes for compound discoveryTranslation and competitive analysis of multilingual patents, preparation of patent disclosures

Six years academic teaching and research at Polytechnic University, BrooklynPursued federally-funded research in medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, and polymersDeveloped new courses in synthesis strategy and molecular modeling, latter published as bookCollaborations with researchers in Germany, Soviet Union and Japan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Word Alchemy

2002-Free-lance Technical Translation

Technical translation into English; primary source languages German and Japanese; additional strong languages French and Spanish; good competency in Russian

Projects in pharmaceutical, chemical and technical literature and patents, medical reports, technical business matter; extensive expertise in terminology and the technical idiom in English and source languagesFree-lance Technical Writing and Editing

Editing grant proposals, peer-reviewed journal articles, and dissertations

CB Research & Development and Beard Research Inc.

Senior Research Chemist

1999-2002

Preparing drug candidates and synthesis intermediates for a major pharmaceutical client

Developed novel synthesis routes and scale-up conditions on tight timelines

Supplied process improvements and other intellectual property, multilingual patent analysis

Team leader supervising four PhD chemists

Mentoring younger chemists, resource to management for information science and safety issues

Preparing weekly group progress reports and quarterly technical review presentations for client

DuPont Agricultural Products

1988-1999

Senior Research Chemist

1993-1999

Managed project to develop new Oracle-based research database systemDeveloped computational algorithms for selecting chemical structures for acquisition and screeningTranslation and competitive analysis of multilingual patents

Section Research Chemist

1988-1993

Co-managed brainstorming group to address and solve specific research problems across organizationPursued focused team effort to discover novel bioactive moleculesPrepared patent disclosure matter, four issued patents

Polytechnic University, Brooklyn

1982-1988

Assistant Professor

Designed research programs in medicinal chemistry, polymer chemistry, and organic reaction mechanisms funded by NSF and NIHPrepared and gave bilingual (English/Russian) research presentation at IUPAC International Conference on Organic Synthesis-1986, MoscowDeveloped and taught new course in computer molecular modeling, later published as a textbook

Language Skills

Translation into English from technical German, Japanese, French, Spanish, Russian

Hardware

Gateway 500S Plus/MS Windows XP

Cable Modem High-Speed Internet Connection

Hewlett Packard 2210 Multifunction (Printer/Fax/Copier/Scanner)

Computer Skills

MS Office XP Professional, IME Japanese and Chinese input

CAT Tools - WordFast TM Macro (Trados compatible)

Graphics (LView Pro, HiJaak Pro, IrfanView); OmniPage Pro 14 & ReadIRIS Pro 9 OCR

Database (MDL ISIS, CAS Scifinder, Beilstein Crossfire, Internet Databases)

Education

Eight years of tutorial study in Japanese, private tutor (1991-1999)

Postdoctoral research in chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (1980-82)

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Columbia University (1980)

Two semesters of college-level study in Russian, Columbia University (1978-79)

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin (1975)

Four semesters of college-level study in German, University of Wisconsin (1973-75)

Additional Skills

Managerial skills (interdisciplinary team management)

Experience working with editors, copyeditors, publishers

Organic synthesis techniques

Memberships

American Translators Association

Delaware Valley Translators Association

Society for Technical Communication, Philadelphia Metro Chapter

American Chemical Society

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