23-25 Earls Avenue, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2HF, U.K.
Tel. 01303 851422
Strongly analytical, resourceful, dedicated, innovative and creative thinker who enjoys new challenges. Self-motivated with a good sense of humour and good team player.
▪ Organic chemist (Doctorate level).
▪ Experience in spectroscopy and H.P.L.C.
▪ Research abilities.
▪ Widely computer literate, including design programmes.
▪ Supervisory experience.
▪ Good motivator.
▪ Good communicator.
▪ Knowledge of French and German.
▪ Health & Safety and Q.A. knowledge.
2005- Harbin Normal University, Star College Harbin, P R China.
- Teacher of classroom English to college students. College website
2004-5 Top English School Bialystok and Gdansk, Poland.
- Teacher of conversational English (Callan Method).
2004-5 University of Bialystok Poland.
- Correct the English of scientific publications for the Institute of Chemistry & Biology via email.
2002 Grand Hotel Burstin, Folkestone - Reservations Clerk. Grand Hotels Group.
- Book in guests using Fidelio 6 on Microsoft NT 4 server.
- Deal with clients requiring entertainment breaks over the telephone.
1999-2001 Leatherhead and Folkestone Clubhouses - Website administrator.
- Updating information.
- Managed all aspects of website design and implementation.
1998 I.E.B. Ltd, Surrey - Internal Sales Administration for Computer Training Brokerage.
- Office admin using Microsoft Office 97.
- Sending out email, faxes and attracting new clients to the business.
1998 Despec Computer Supplies, Surrey - Warehouse Assistant.
1998 Lombard Finance, Surrey - Data-Entry Clerk for car financing department.
1997 Genzyme (UK) Ltd, Suffolk - Process Development Chemist (Agency work).
- Researching amino acids (incorporating sugar chemistry).
- Presenting reports to Management.
1995-1996 Post-doctoral research for a Food Flavouring company in France.
- Working at the I.S.M.R.A. (part of the University of Caen) required to discover a new laboratory route to a major component of a roast beef food flavour.
- Latest synthetic organic chemistry techniques used.
- Regular (three-monthly reports) presented to industrial partners and discussions conducted in French.
2003 ITC TEFL Certificate Madrid, Spain. One month’s intensive course to qualify me to teach EFL internationally. Emphasis on teaching grammar, vocabulary, phonetics and reading/writing/listening to all levels of English students with classroom practice.
1998 Attended a C computer programming course at Oxford House College, London.
1994 Ph.D. degree obtained from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in the area of organic chemistry; title of thesis, Asymmetric Synthesis of Anticancer Anthracyclines. Latest theoretical and practical organic chemistry techniques learnt to enable stereoselective routes to be devised. Participated in discussion groups, seminars and colloquia. Regular sixth-monthly reports prepared during the research.
1990 B.Sc. degree obtained from U.M.I.S.T. in chemistry. Classification IIi. Specialization: organic and organometallic chemistry.
Successfully completed a CRAC ‘Insight into Management course in Stirling, elements included group work and selling the 'product' to European businesses. To further my business interests, attendance at a local business studies course in Croydon, London. Linguistic abilities include written and spoken French and some German. Attended an introductory course for written and spoken Russian. While at UMIST, additional responsibilities included representing postgraduates on several committees and founding the UMIST Postgraduate Society. Member of the Anglo-Finnish Society London , committee member of the British- Hungarian Fellowship, London and the New Folkestone Society, Kent and the Romney Marsh Research Trust, Kent.
1. Prof. Richard Stoodley,
(Ph. D. Supervisor),
Faraday Building (Room C8),
University of Manchester,
Oxford Road,
Manchester M13 9PL,
U.K.
Tel. 0161 200 4501; Fax 0161 200 4436;
Email dick.stoodley@manchester.ac.uk
[Now Emeritus Professor, but unable to provide direct reference]
2. Dr. Peter McDonnell,
(Pilot Plant Manager),
Genzyme (UK) Ltd,
37 Hollands Road,
Haverhill,
Suffolk CB9 8PU,
U.K.
3. Dr. Serge Masson,
(Director of Research),
Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire et Thioorganique,
Institut des Sciences de la Matière et du Rayonnement (ISMRA),
(UMR 6507 CNRS),
6, Boulevard du Maréchal Juin,
F-14050 Caen,
France.
Tel. 00 33 2 31 45 28 92; Fax 00 33 2 31 45 28 77
Email Serge.Masson@ismra.fr
Serge Masson's chemistry in English (temporary site):
Serge Masson
Gulangyu Island (~1 MB)
Guilin (~5 Mb)
high-school experiment (~5 Mb)
Note: For international calls to the United Kingdom, omit first '0' digit, before communication. Thanks due to Julie Franklin CChem MRSC, Professional Services Officer of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, for adding suggestions to the improvement of this C.V. and of course my mother, father and academic superiors/colleagues for helping me through my studies and through support. In the U. K., there appears to be a large number of experienced, highly motivated and talented post-docs/PhDs around, so competition is high for synthetic chemistry research positions!
