Derek M. Holthaus
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Ellicott City, MD 21043 acbps2@r.postjobfree.com
Education
University of Maryland, College Park, MD Spring 2012
Bachelor of Science: Chemistry
GPA: 3.6
Relevant Lab Experience and Proficiencies:
High Performance Liquid Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Chromatography (HPLC) Bomb Calorimetry
Gas Chromatography(GC) IR/NMR Spectroscopy
Mass Spectroscopy (MS) Viscometry
UV-VIS Spectroscopy Organic & Basic Chemistry Techniques
Capillary Zone Electrophoresis (CZE) Separation/Isolation Techniques
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
Other Proficiencies:
Basic knowledge in c++
Microsoft Office Certified
Basic knowledge in Spanish
American School of Madrid, Madrid, Spain 2004-2008
Work Experience
University of Maryland/Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) 2012-2013
Graduate Research Assistant – Nuclear Chemistry
Collaborated on the PHENIX project at the BNL particle collider to study early universe.
Assisted in the building and testing of a cosmic ray detector.
Composed computer code (c++) to analyze data from the PHENIX detector at BNL.
Collaborated on the upgrade to the muon piston calorimeter on the PHENIX detector.
University of Maryland 2011-2013
Undergraduate/Graduate Teaching Assistant – General/Organic/Analytical Chemistry
Led weekly discussion sections and labs for a classes of 30+ students.
Held weekly office hours and worked with students one -on-one.
Fusion UV Systems, Inc. 2011-2012
Intern
Led a project to consolidate customer data from two separate business systems
(SAP and Netsuite).
Created a database to house online-store customer data.
Assisted in the lab UV coating customer products.
Vector Marketing 2009-2010
Senior Advisor
Sold $18,000 worth of Cutco Cutlery through personal one-on-one sales in two months.
Maintained a 96% closing ratio.
Advised other representatives through weekly informative talks and field trainings.
Trained over 100 new employees.
Accepted into management training program.
Extracurricular Activities/Community Service
Habitat for Humanity 2008-Present
Helped build homes for the less fortunate.
Computer Security Club 2010-2012
Helped build an ethical cyber community that will grow through open contests,
sponsored talks, and shared discussions.
HighRiser Program 2009-2010
Housed and showed two prospective students around campus.