Marketing intern

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.