Posted on: 2008-12-16
VIDYA RAMESH Email: [email protected] Phone: (918) 691 7309 201 S 4TH ST, APARTMENT 625, SAN JOSE CA 95112 OBJECTIVE Position in marketing/product management to learn creativity, actualization of ideas and actively furthering the company goals EDUCATION Master of Biotechnology, 2009 (Combining Science and Business Skills) San Jose State University, California, U.S.A Current G.P.A 3.9 (50% complete) Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology, 2006 Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India First class with Distinction, Merit scholarship for academic excellence WORK EXPERIENCE Global Marketing Intern at Roche Molecular Diagnostics (HAI profile, Screening/Diagnostics, PCR), September 08 – present • Research and analysis to develop a marketing plan • Analysis of competitors, consumer profiling, market opportunity and sales strategy • Worked with various teams to understand the market need and device an appropriate strategy • Prepared customer requirements and customer involvement documents Clinical Trials Intern at Corventis Inc. (Cardiovascular Sector), June 08 – August 08 • Operations management, documentation and organization of all site related records • Database management and maintenance for the various sites • Prepared newsletters and PowerPoint presentations for research coordinators and investigators Teaching Associate (Computer literacy in Biology), SJSU, Fall 07 – Spring 08 • Taught Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access • Organized course work to achieve maximal learning experience • Evaluated and led students, focusing on improvements in learning abilities (Teacher rating 4.8/5) Program Analyst (Software consultant), Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, 2006-2007 • Analyzed software with a focus on product development that constantly exceeded customer expectation • Trained new employees for improved efficiency in the workplace • Worked in a team environment with the target of process and product improvement INTERN AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE • Training for database management at Corventis Inc. 2008 • Training sessions on team building, Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., 2007 • Increasing the expression of anti cancer compounds in the plant C.Roseus in JNTU, Hyderabad, 2006 • Enhancing the periplasmic secretion of HGH by co expressing it with DsbC in E.Coli, Hyderabad, 2005 • Training in cancer diagnosis and treatment, Cancer research Centre, Hyderabad, 2005 LEADERSHIP • Public Relations Manager for the Indian Student Organization at San Jose State University • Member of AWIS – Association of Women In Science • Member of NPSMA – National Professional Science Masters Association SKILL SET • Statistics tools: SPSS, Systat • Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access • Software Languages: C, C++, Cobol, DB2, M204 • Bioinformatics tools: BLAST, FASTA, DeepView • Molecular Biology: PCR, RNA isolation, Northern Blot, Western Blot, cDNA library creation, Enzyme assays, Immunoassays • Multilingual – English, German, French (Basic), Hindi, Malayalam • Traveled Extensively – Germany, Austria, Amsterdam, Australia, Libya, Mozambique, Kyrgyzstan, India etc.