BRYAN J. DODSON
Home Address:
Catonsville, MD 21228
443-***-**** (Google Voice);
410-***-**** (Home)
E-mail: acqst4@r.postjobfree.com (Personal), acqst4@r.postjobfree.com (School)
Objective: To further develop skills within the clinical, biochemistry laboratory technology fields to further develop the art. Languages spoken are English, French and learning Portuguese.
Education:
Graduated University of Maryland Baltimore County, Maryland
May 2015 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Bachelors of Science, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (American Chemical Society Certified Program)
2003-2004 University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
2001-2003 Catonsville High School, Catonsville, Maryland 21228
Selected
Publications: M. Ponikvar-Svet, A.T. Thomas, B.J. Dodson, B.M. Henegar,
M.W. Brewster, N.K. Neerchal, J.F. Liebman: Linear model for estimating the
entropy of formation of aqueous anions, Structural Chemistry, December
2013(DOI:10.1007/s11224-013-0310-5)
S. Perisanu, I. Contineanu, A. Neacsu, R. Notario, M. Victoria Roux, J.F.
Liebman and B.J. Dodson: Thermochemistry and Quantum Chemical
Calculations of Two Dibenzocycloalkane Nitriles, Structural Chemistry
February 2011 (DOI: 10.1007/s11224-010-9691-x)
Work History:
SY 2007- SY 2014 Lab of Joel F. Liebman
Theoretical chemistry, literature review and laboratory data acquisition, statistical
analysis using programs, R and Origin Pro; molecular modeling using, General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System (GAMESS); general chemical programming using MATLAB. Technical writing in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
April 12 - Jan 14 Peer Review Associate at Kaufman Wills Fusting & Co / PLOS ONE
Editorial Manager, online manuscript cataloging system/toolset.
Non-disclosure agreement (N.D.A.) position, classified and confidential information
July’ 10-Jan ‘11 Advertising Group (CEO, Business Partner)
Logo development, webpage layout & webpage development.
SQL database management, HTML, copy editing.
January ’09-July ’09 Lab Technician
A-Lien Lu-Chang at the UMD Medical School, Biochemistry Department
Analytical solutions (creation & maintenance), SDS-PAGE gel creation;
Cell culture basics; flow cytometry and Luminex microbead assays.
June08-Dec.’08 Meat Cutter Assistant, Customer Sales: J.W. Trueth’s & Sons MeatPackers
Aided customers and staff with selection/cutting of meats and cleaning responsibilities.
(Over) References Furnished upon request. (Over)
Student Teacher Shriver Center Service Learning project, Vertically Integrated Partnerships K-16 Project.
(FY2006): Taught Advanced Placement chemistry at, Albert Einstein High School under the
direction of Scott Soderholm in assisting the creation of work packets/projects to be used in; classroom lab experiments, study aids and homework. Prepared and presented a lecture for the student's lab lesson, which regarded precipitation reactions, and answered questions regarding a worksheet on gas laws.
Conferences (3): 12th Annual Life Science Symposium 2008 (11/2008): ON THE
THERMOCHEMISTRY OF THREE-RING CARBOCYCLES AND VARIOUS CARBOCYCLE DERIVATIVES, with co-presenter Mai Ung
11th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (10/2008): See above
Life Science Symposium 2007 (Graduate Research Conference): Laboratory of Joel F. Liebman, with co-presenters: Ahmad Parniani, Civa Katz, Wai Mana and Steven McKerrall
Campus Life Activities: Political clubs:
President of the Libertarians (SY2008-2009) and Treasurer (SY’06-’07): At the end of my tenure as treasurer, this group had the largest cash surplus of all four political groups on campus. This was due to fundraising sales. As President, I set up several outside speakers, fundraising and resource management.
General Student Clubs:
Israeli Dancing (2008-2010): Learning the art of dance using Israeli pop-music.
Student Tutor: Biology Tutoring Center for Genetics courses.
Computer Skills: The General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System (GAMESS), Programming using MATLAB (includes GUI experience), R-Statistical Package, Origin Pro, Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint), MySQL (did not set up host-server), HTML, and VegaZZ Protein and Drug Design Program Package (Limited to only protein structural analysis).
Personal Interests: An enthusiastic collector of cow associated objects (40+ unique pieces Aggressive Rollerblading, Political Discourse, Barefoot Running, Jogging (Winter),
Drawing (Charcoal, Conté, Pencil and Ink), Painting (Oils and Acrylics) and Graphic Design (Photoshop/GIMP)
References Furnished upon request.