Engineering / Biotech Consultant (Los Angeles, United States)

John Matthias Murphy III
(650) 924-1320

currently located in the San Francisco Bay Area, but am willing to relocate for the right position

RESUME
Objective
to obtain a position in structure-based drug design or related research; thermodynamic energy function-based screening of drug candidates

Work Experience
San Francisco Bay Tutoring, Tutor Jan. 2005 to present
• Tutored clients in subjects of math and science
• Built experience in customer service and operating a small company

Bitbuilder Web Consulting, Web Programming Consultant May 2006 to present
• Developed commerical web and desktop applications
• Consulted with high-profile clients for implementing security measures

Drosophila RNAi Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Automation Specialist June 2003 to Sept. 2004
• Responsible for programming automated machinery for aliquoting RNAi solution
• Authored technical documentation for automated equipment and robotic scripts

Boston University, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Research Fellow Jan. 1999 to Jan. 2003
• Performed calculations using statistical potentials to estimate protein-protein binding energies
• Build experience with molecular modeling and bioinformatics tools

Boston University, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Teaching Fellow 1999 to 2000
• Led discussion sections for two upper-level engineering courses, graded exams, helped students during office hours

Education
Boston University MS, Biomedical Engineering Sept. 2002
• MS Thesis: Discrimination of Conformations in Docked Protein Complexes
Cornell University BS, Engineering Physics May 1997
• Senior Project: Runaway Electron Dynamics in a Tokamak

Skills
Molecular Modelling and Bioinformatics
• Rasmol, CHARMM, Tinker, BLAST
Biotechnology / Experimental Techniques
• Recombinant DNA Techniques (cloning, selection, gel electrophoresis, PCR, blotting)
• Techniques in Modern Cell Biology
• Lab Instrumentation (general applied electrical & mechanical skills)

Web Sites
http://www.sfbaytutoring.com
http://www.bitbuilder.net
http://www.conceptualwriting.com

Publications
J.M. Murphy, D.W. Gatchell, and S. Vajda. Combination of Scoring Functions Improves Discrimination in Protein-Protein Docking. (Proteins, 3: 840-854, 2003.)

References
Provided upon request

Thanks