Kyle Fast

** ******* ***. *****, ** ***** ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com 860-884-

9034

Education

BA in ACS Certified Chemistry from Connecticut College, 2010.

. 2009 Keck Grant Recipient

. Courses included advanced organic and inorganic chemistry,

instrumental methods, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, physical

chemistry, medicinal chemistry and others. Twelve classes included a

laboratory section. Covered HPLC and GC methods.

. Computer Science courses in data structures, computer organization,

programming languages and computer networks. My coursework lacked a

math course for the CS minor.

Research Experience

Funded summer internship under the Keck Grant and two additional semesters

of undergraduate research with Professor Stanton Ching (May 2009 - May

2010).

. Prepared and analyzed manganese oxides to develop higher surface-area

materials for a variety of applications. Focused on doping these

products with different amounts of iron, nickel or zinc without

compromizing thier nanoscale morphologies.

. Experienced in analytical techniques including: atomic absorption

spectroscopy(AA), UV/Vis and infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, x-ray

diffraction analysis (XRD), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA),

scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM).

. Used the glove box and Schlenk line to manipulate air-sensitive

compounds.

. Required intensive book-keeping (on paper and in information systems)

writing full reports, poster-making and team presentations.

Northwest Atlantic Cruise aboard Atlantis out of Woods Hole, Massachusetts

(September 10, 2010 - October 5, 2010)

. Went to sea for five weeks to collect over 700 water samples for the

study of total organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon and nutrient

trends across three transects of the continental shelf.

. Helped install three on-board laboratories and assisted in parallel

projects involving CTD (Conductivity/Temperature/Depth) casting,

bottom core sectioning, underwater pump set-up, radioactive heavy-

metal analysis and total inorganic carbon analysis.

References

. Stanton Ching (Professor/Research advisor)- ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com, 860-

439-2753

. Maureen Ronau (Professor/Faculty advisor)- ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com, 860-438-

2483

. Penny Vlahos (Atlantis cruise advisor) - ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com, 860-

405-9269

Previous Employment

Lab Service Technician at Pfizer, Inc. in Groton, CT through Aerotek

Scientific (May 2012 to present)

Contract (nine-month) at Pfizer's Global Reasearch Center assisting

an Administrative Lead with laboratory relocation and consolodation.

Responsibilities centered around facilitating laboratory recolation by

readying instrumentation and equipment for moves, decominsioning old lab

spaces and setting up new labs under the 5S specifications. Required

learning about the instrumentation in order to disconnect, decontaminate

and ready it and acting as a liason between scientists and move teams.

Reference: Kim Sprauge (Boss), ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com, 860-***-****

Sailing Instructor and Head Instructor/Program Director at various yacht

clubs (Summers of 2004 to 2008 and 2011)

Responsible for organizing classes with daily lesson plans and

providing a safe, fun learning envrionment for groups of children (age 7 -

16) on the waster. Required working with a team of instructors,

coordinating intra- and inter-club events, as well as troubleshooting

sailboats, rigging, motorboats and radios.

Reference: Brandon Flack (Supervisor), ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com, 860-***-****.

Others available upon request.

Sailmaker at Halsey Sailmakers (now Evolution Mystic) in Old Mystic, CT

(May 2010 to September 2010)

Started 'on the floor' learning to quickly analyze problems

with damaged sails, fix them, and return an ocean-ready product. Required

precise handy-work in the loft and customer service skills when sailing and

racing with customers.

Since being furloughed in the fall of 2010, I've been affilliated as a

contractor for service work at area boat yards. I connected a buyer for

the company in the fall of 2011, began managing the service work and

provided organization and marketting support.

References: Andrew Halsey (ex-Owner, Boss), ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com, 860-

536-4235

Peter Tilton (new Owner, Boss), ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com, 860-

867-6205

Ski Instructor at Mount Snow in West Dover, VT (December 2010 to April

2011)

Led ski classes for kids aged 7 to 14 in private lessons or in

groups of up to a dozen. Attained my in-house level one instructor status

and made it half-way to level two in one season.

Reference: Doug Kaufman (Supervisor), ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com

Trade show assistant for Atlantic Marketing (November 2010, 2011)

Provided logistics and assisted in representing the roughly two

dozen marine companies and clients of Atlantic at three national trade

shows. Responsibilities included: transportation, assisting the set-up and

take-down of displays, technical support, standing in for sales

representatives and entertaining clients and associates.

Reference: Brandon Flack (Co-owner), ut4kp2@r.postjobfree.com, 860-***-****

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