James J. Creagan's Resume (Last updated October 11th 2007)

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James J. Creagan
Washington, DC 20015

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OBJECTIVE
To utilize my laboratory skills, scientific knowledge, and abilities as both a manager and team member to be a high level contributor in an industrial research and development setting through designing experiments, and performing data analysis.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Maryland
Graduate Researcher

June 2006 - current
College Park, Maryland
  • Study the supramolecular chemistry of cucurbit[n]uril compounds under direction of Dr. Lyle Isaacs.
  • Practice organic synthesis of small molecule compounds.
  • Complete binding studies of supramolecular complexes.
  • Examine catalytic activities of supramolecular systems and transition metal catalysis.

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Teaching Assitant

August 2005 - current
  • Teach both general and organic chemistry.
  • Instruct 40-200 students per semester in both classroom and lab.
  • Earn consistently outstanding ratings on student teaching evaluations.

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I.P. Callison & Sons
Assistant Manager - Specialty Products Group

April 2004 - July 2005
Hamlet, Indiana
  • Managed isolation of specialty chemicals and reformulations of mint oil source material for sales in the flavor and fragrance industry.
  • Planned production for over $500,000 in materials per year.
  • Designed and implemented new computer inventory system.

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Chemist

March 2003 - April 2004
  • Planned and performed distillations for both R&D and production purposes.
  • Received formal training in sensory evaluation of products.
  • Ordered, installed, and operated new GC/MS system for research and new product development.

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Distillation Operator

October 2002 - March 2003
  • Led the operation of seven distinct fractional distillation apparatus, ranging from a capacity of three liters to three thousand liters.
  • Installed and maintained new production and research equipment.

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EDUCATION

University of Maryland
MS in Chemistry

August 2005 - December 2007 (expected)
College Park, Maryland

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University of Notre Dame
BS in Chemistry and Government

August 1998 - May 2002
Notre Dame, Indiana

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TECHNICAL SKILLS
Masters level chemist with research experience in small molecule organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, organo-metallic chemistry and the accompanying evaluation of compounds. Industry experience in the flavor and fragrance industry from lab chemistry to production management and process development including quality control and assurance.
NMR
GC & GC/MS
UV/Vis
IR
MS
HPLC

Software:
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Access
Spartan
Crystal Maker
PyMol

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GROUPS AND AWARDS
Member of the American Chemical Society.
Vice President of Maryland chemistry department Graduate Student Organization
Winner of the best poster award at the Calix 2007 conference

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