Chemist, project manager

Attila L. Vereb MS,BS

Objective: I am in search for an employment opportunity to apply some of my current skills and to further grow.

Professional Skills

** ***** ** ********** ** a chemist; collected, diagnosed, identified organic, inorganic samples.

More than 6 years of experience organizing, managing laboratory functions, troubleshooting and

maintaining scientific instruments, approving and purchasing orders of supplies and instruments.

Instructed and supervised two technicians and more than 30 undergraduate students.

Edited scientific publications in English at an innovative biotechnology firm.

Chemistry, Math, science teacher and tutor with 15+ yrs experience, current WyzAnt tutor.

Multi-lingual -English, German, Hungarian.

Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry techniques:

Agarose gel electrophoresis, restriction analysis, PCR, bacterial transformation, DNA plasmid purification. Characterization of proteins by SDS-PAGE, Native Gel, Western blotting and Immunoprecipitation. Determination of protein concentration by Bradford. Growing, harvesting yeast cultures and analyzing by microscopy. Basic mammalian cell culture handling,. Protein purification by FPLC. Concentrating protein pools by centrifugal filter device.

Chemistry techniques:

General laboratory bench skills. Quantitative analysis, acid digestions. Multiple instrumentation analysis techniques; UV, IR, MS, AAS, GC, MS, HPLC, NMR, X-Ray Diffraction. Unknown samples analysis by FT-IR and other instrumental analysis techniques. Organic synthesis methods, physical and inorganic chemistry laboratory skills. Kinetics studies. Good knowledge of applied mathematics.

Work Experience

January, 2010-Present Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dept. of Biochemistry, Bronx, NY, USA

Research Assistant. Investigating the role of cdc55 and its interaction with proteasome in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. Purification of proteasome subunits. I attended graduate level courses: Molecular Cell Biology, Biochemistry of metabolic regulation, Gene Expression, Mechanisms of enzymes targeted by drugs, Biophysical Chemistry of Macromolecules and Biomolecular Crystallography courses at Einstein. I have been following the

Group and departmental seminars.

2008-2010 Biotalentum Ltd, Godollo, Hungary

Scientific English Editor, Biotalentum Ltd, Godollo, Hungary

Gained experience in molecular biology techniques. Prepared

ISO and GLP outlines and have been

working as a scientific writer and publication editor.

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2005-2010 Britannica International School, Budapest, Hungary

Chemistry teacher International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), Cambridge AS and A Levels.

2004-2008 TEVA Pharmaceutical, Debrecen, Hungary

Analytical Chemist. Final product testing using GLP protocols.

Multiple instrumentation techniques.

2004 May-2009 Alvereb Investment Firm, Debrecen, Hungary

Investments advisor, analyst of the international markets.

1995-2004 May Montauk Financial Group, New York, NY

Ehringer, King & Nussbaum Investment Bank, New York, NY

Rickel Associates Investment Bank, New York, NY, JP Morgan,

New York, NY, Lehman Brothers Investment Bank, NY

NASD Series 7 & 63 and 24 licensed. Equity analysis, securities and investments advisor, portfolio and risk management, M & A, increasing the firm’s client base. LIFA III certification.

Erdey-Grúz Tibor Secondary School of Chemical Industry and Environmental Protection., Debrecen, Hungary

Chemistry teacher bilingual.

American Orient Chemical Corp., NJ, USA

Charge of the chemical laboratory and worked hand in hand with the manufacturing facilities.

Organic-, analytical chemist investigation of products applied UV, IR, MS, HPLC, GC techniques, ISO, GLP standards.

Lassies Industrial and Scientific Supply Trade, Vienna, Austria

Regional manager for the Hungarian market, selling medical

equipment and supplies through local sales forces.

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

PhD candidate, T.A. for Physical Chemistry laboratory.

Krug Industries, Springfield, NJ, USA

Mechanical engineering and chemical technician. I developed lean

manufacturing processes for raw material production, inspected the

incoming goods, modified applications and services to meet standards. Used UV, FT-IR, GC, and HPLC for testing samples.

Education

2007-2009 University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

Chemistry MS degree, English-Hungarian Translator

Diploma thesis was prepared at the Medical University of Debrecen. Investigation of PP2A B subunits in endothelial cytoskeleton applying various methods of biochemistry and molecular biology including PCR, RT-PCR, subcloning, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, transfection, immunoprecipitation, basic cell culture handling. Used innovative bio-tech equipments and supplies. Received academic scholarship during my studies.

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

PhD Student and Teaching Assistant of Physical Chemistry. Graduate level organic-, inorganic-, analytical-, physical-, medicinal chemistry courses.

Academy of Health Science, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Army Reserve, GMO, 95 Q training.

Kean University, Union, NJ, USA

Chemistry BS, minor mathematics. Senior honor research included synthetic preparation of heterocyclic compounds.

Arthur Gorgey Academy of Engineering, Budapest, Hungary

Mechanical Engineering AAS and matura.

Language Skills

English and Hungarian Mother tongue

German Advanced level

Spanish and Russian Basic level

Additional Skills

Excellent communication, writing and editorial skills. Team player and able to work independently. Tutoring and teaching experience. Computer skills: Microsoft Office, Adobe.

Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task

Excellent interpersonal skills

Attention to detail and ability to keep accurate records, LIMS, manage lab book to enter test/results.

Graduate science course taken at Rutgers University, NJ. 1990-1991.

US citizen. Married.

Scientific Presentations

Thomas Dange, Krisztina Tar, Antonio Diaz-Lopez, Attila Vereb and Marion Schmidt: Blm10-proteasomes are involved in the regulation of mitochondrial fission under oxidative stress. NERY, Northeast Regional Yeast Meeting, 2010 May 10-11, Buffalo, NY

References

Upon request

Additional Application Information (Optional) Undergraduate, graduate science and mathematics courses taken: College Algebra and Trigonometry, Calculus I, II, III, Differential Equations, Advance Linear Algebra, Graduate Math for Chemist, Probability, General Chemistry I, II, and Laboratory Organic Chemistry I, II, III and Laboratory, Physics I, II, II and laboratory,

Modern Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Physical Chemistry I, II, III, and laboratory, Inorganic I, II and laboratory, Quantitative analysis and laboratory, Instrumental Analysis and laboratory, Chemical Separations and laboratory, Senior Honor Research I, II, Biochemistry and laboratory, Graduate school qualifier exams in; Organic-, Physical-, Inorganic-, Polymer- and Analytical Chemistry, Cumulative State Exam of Chemistry, Modern Spectroscopy and Laboratory, Chemical Kinetics, Ionic and radical organic chemistry reactions, Colloid Chemistry and laboratory, Secondary Metabolic products graduate organic chemistry, Graduate Carbohydrate Chemistry, X ray Diffraction of proteins, Bio Inorganic Chemistry,

LDPE, HDPE, PP production, Polymer Chemistry lecture and laboratory,

Technical Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry, Diploma Thesis I, II, Stereochemistry, Environmental Chemistry. Also several graduate courses in Life Sciences taken at Albert Einstein College of Medicine including Fundamentals of Teaching and course design.

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