Assistant Manager

Maham Haider

Phone Number: 412-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

Education

Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA A.B. Candidate, May 2019 Major: Chemistry, Minor: Mathematics

Thesis: Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Phenanthridinone Analogs with Quaternary Carbons via a Birch-Heck reaction Relevant Coursework: Organic Chemistry, Bio-organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Research Methodologies, Biochemistry, Differential Equations, Real Analysis Laboratory Skills: Multistep synthesis, NMR (Proton, Carbon), FTIR, Mass Spectroscopy, UV/VIS Spectroscopy, Column Chromatography, GCMS, LCMS, HPLC, DNA extraction, Gel Electrophoresis. Cumulative GPA: 3.55/4.0 Departmental (Chemistry) GPA: 3.59/4.0 Beaconhouse College Campus Defense, Karachi Pakistan A Levels, August 2016 Cambridge International Examinations

Courses: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology, English Language Relevant Experience

Undergraduate Research Assistant: Bryn Mawr College June 2018 - Present Enantioselective synthesis of phenanthridinone analogs with quaternary chiral centers using the Birch-Heck Sequence. Thesis Advisor: Dr. William Malachowski

• Independently conducted multi-step synthesis, purified and analyzed products using a combination of techniques including NMR, TLC, GCMS, LCMS and FTIR.

• Conducted literature search and review of similar compounds to optimize reactions and solve problems, such as modifying substrate structure to increase yield from 47% to 86% over 3 steps.

• Evaluated reactions by separating mixtures of products with column chromatography and analyzing each product.

• Experience with air and moisture sensitive reactions, organometallic reactions.

• Reactions Run: Birch reduction, Curtius rearrangement, LAH reduction, triflation, amide formation, Heck. Organic Chemistry Teacher’s Assistant: Bryn Mawr College August 2018 - Present

• Taught a class of ~60 organic chemistry students.

• Designed ‘warm-up’ problems for each class and supervised weekly recitation/problem sessions.

• Held office hours twice a week to address students’ questions and improve conceptual understanding. Other Work Experience

Team Manager: Bryn Mawr Badminton Team (Varsity) August 2017 - Present

• Managed inventory and funds and functioned as a bridge between the team and the athletics department.

• Arranged games with neighboring team: Swarthmore College, Haverford College, Temple University etc.

• Hosted the Mainline Doubles, annual fundraising badminton tournament with 120 participants. Research Assistant (Marketing Research): The Research Solutions 2011 - 2016

• Worked on a total of seven projects for Unilever, British Council, and Haier etc.

• Assisted moderator, took notes and relayed messages from clients, during focus group discussions.

• Assisted in technical observation studies and make comprehensive reports on use of, and consumer perception of product and/or proposed advertisement concepts.

Honors and Achievements

• Presented thesis research at ACS National Conference Spring 2019

• Awarded 100% Scholarship in ALevels

Skills

Language: Bilingual proficiency in English and Urdu, oral proficiency in Hindi Computer: Chem Draw, Reaxys, SciFinder, Mathematica, PyMol, Other: Effective communication and teaching, leadership and management, analyzing data and drawing conclusions.

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