Sales Manager Project Management

Dong Su

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A master of organic synthetic chemistry techniques in manipulating fine chemicals and natural product total synthesis (three years hand-on lab experiences in the total synthesis of Azaspiracid-1).

• Excellent experience in various chromatography purification techniques, including aqueous normal-phase chromatography, TLC, IEC, SEC, reversed-phase chromatography etc.

• Excellent experience in organic complex molecule analysis and characterization by 1D and 2D NMR techniques including H1, C13, COSY, TOCSY, NOESY, ROESY etc.

• A process development organic chemist expertise in process optimization to improve efficiency and scalability. (one year hand-on lab experiences in organic methodology experiements)

• Capability of designing rational retro-synthetic routines to construct highly chiral pharmaceuticals with multiple quaternary carbon centers enantioselectively in elegant short steps.

• Familiarity with diastereomer enrichment by chiral HPLC and NMR characterization of each diastereomer.

• Experience in screening and evaluation of reaction conditions and purification methods.

• Ability of data interpretation, data compilation, data summarization and conclusion presentation.

• Work knowledge of organic synthesis and analytical methods such as PH, NMR, HPLC, SEC, TLC, UV, FTIR, GC, LC-MS, ICP, SEM, TEM and so on

• Experience in project management in cross-functional and fast-pace environments

• Leadership ability and team work spirit

• Excellent communication skills and customer oriented attitude

• Multi-task lover and fast learner

• Attention to safety protocol and highly organized

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Sales Manager, XuMatic.Inc June, 2012 Present (no contract, temporary)

Major works:

1. Marketing CIGS solar materials and equipment in photovoltaic research groups and institutes

2. Conducting research for suitable organic solvent combination for CIGS ink formulation, and develop proprietary printable CIGS ink for the third generation solar cells.

• Research Associate, Dept. of Chemistry, Oregon State University Sep, 2009--June, 2012

Major works:

1. Studies toward the total synthesis of Azaspiracid-1, one of the most challenging marine natural product in the organic synthetic community

2. Screening and evaluation of reactions and conditions to the total synthesis of Azaspiracid-1

3. Develop improved process and scalability toward the total synthesis of Azaspiracid-1

4. Synthesis and screening of proline sulfonamides for enantioselective and diastereoselective organocatalytic reactions, which is a practical solution to construct chiral molecules economically

5. Computational study of Rh catalysed [5+2] cycloaddition reactions, stereoselectivity and mechanism elucidation using computational chemistry knowledge and softwares such as Gaussian.

• Teaching Associate, Dept. of Chemistry, Oregon State University Sep, 2009--Sep, 2010

Major works:

1. Teach undergraduate students basic synthetic and analytical techniques, principal laboratory procedures and practices.

2. Organize high standard group study (24 students) of organic/inorganic chemistry

• Undergraduate Independent Researcher, USTC Mar, 2008--June, 2009

Major works:

1. Synthesize series of substrates for optimized Suzuki reaction and Heck reaction in gram scale

2. Synthesis and screening of thio- and phospho-organocatalytic ligands for optimized Suzuki reaction and Heck reaction

3. Execution of synthesizing and purification of highly sensitive labile organo-metallic compounds under N2 protective environment

• Undergraduate Independent Researcher, Lab of Hefei National Laboratoty for Physical Sciences at Microscale (Supervisor : Prof. KaiBin Tang) Nov, 2006--Feb, 2008

Major works:

1. Solvothermal synthesis of hierachical functional nanostructures for solar energy conversion.

2. Nanosynthesis of functional materials for visible light induced water-splitting hydrogen production.

3. Hydrothermal nanosynthesis of solid catalyst for photocatalytic degeneration of organic pollutants

EDUCATION:

• M.S. Chemistry, Oregon State University June, 2012

• B.S. Chemistry, University of Sci. and Tech. of China July, 2009

ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS:

• Founder of Association of Internship and Career Development in USTC 2006--2009

• American Chemistry Society, Member 2009--Now

HONORS/AWARDS:

• Students Innovation Research Program Award 2008--2009

Awarded by Ministry of Education of China

• Outstanding Scholarship 2007--2008

Awarded by University of Science and Technology of China

Presentation:

1. “Improved synthesis of the C4-C12 and C21-C25 subunits of Azaspiracid-1” at Northwest ACS Meeting, June 26, 2011

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