123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678 Satoshi Katsumoto PO Box 31 Piscataway NJ 08855-0031 katsus@alum.rpi.edu Phone: 732-748-8844 Fax: 530-451-8879 Education Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Master of Science, Biochemistry, December 1998 Thesis Title: Competition and Binding of Arginine, Imidazole, Aminoguanidine, NG-methyl-L-arginine, NG-hydroxy-L-arginine, NG-nitro-L-arginine, NG-methyl- L-arginine methyl ester, and N-(iminoethyl)-L-ornithine to Endothelial and Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase. Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, May 1995 Experience Amersham Biosciences, Piscataway, NJ Technical Specialist, Chromatography Instruments & Media 10/2000 - Present *Helped customers resolve technical issues. *Provided technical assistance to customers via phone, fax and email. *Generated customer facing documents to assist in troubleshooting. *Assisted with internal training classes. *Participated in internal audit team. *Took communication skills and problem solving skills classes. Associate Specialist, Chromatography Instruments & Media 04/2000 - 10/2000 *Helped customers resolve technical issues. *Provided technical assistance to customers via phone, fax and email. TransMed Ambulance Transport, East Brunswick, NJ Emergency Medical Technician 12/1999 - 01/2000 *Treated patients in prehospital setting. *Operated emergency vehicles. Nationwide Ambulance, Woodbridge, NJ Emergency Medical Technician 10/1999 - 01/2000 * Treated patients in prehospital setting. * Operated emergency vehicles. Mohawk Ambulance, Schenectady, NY Emergency Medical Technician 06/1998 - 09/1998, 12/1998 - 08/1999 *Treated patients in prehospital setting. *Operated emergency vehicles. Salerno Lab, Dept of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Graduate Research Assistant 09/1997 - 12/1998 *Purified nitric oxide synthases from genetically engineered E. coli. *Performed potentiometric and ligand titrations on nitric oxide synthases. Dept of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Graduate Teaching Assistant 09/1997 - 12/1998 *Instructed advanced undergraduate biochemistry lab. *Aided in the development and reform of course curriculum. Stenken Lab, Dept of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Graduate Research Assistant 03/1997 - 08/1997 *Studied exchange of molecules across microdialysis membranes. *Performed assays for enzyme activity. Bell Lab, Dept of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Graduate Research Assistant 08/1995 - 03/1997 *Refined crystal structure of bovine ribonuclease by molecular modeling. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, Troy, NY Manager 05/1996 - 08/1996 *Maintained stock of products and supplies. *Supervised and scheduled staff. *Interacted with and served customers to provide customer satisfaction. Scooper 05/1995 - 03/1997 *Interacted with and served customers to provide customer satisfaction. Bell Lab, Dept of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Undergraduate Research Assistant 09/1994 - 05/1995 *Purified prolactin receptor from bovine mammary tissue. *Studied prolactin receptor by binding fluorescence labeled prolactin. Laboratory Skills UV-Vis spectroscopy, centrifugation, gel filtration chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, SDS-PAGE, dialysis, microdialysis, ultrafiltration. Computer Skills UNIX, DOS, MacOS, Windows, Netscape Navigator/Communicator, Internet Explorer, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, J.D. Edwards One World, Lotus Notes, S2000, UNICORN. Affiliations American Association for the Advancement of Science Member 10/1994 - Present American Chemical Society Member 10/1994 - Present American Management Association Member 4/2001 - Present American Radio Relay League Member 10/1996 - Present Jamesburg First Aid Squad Captain 1/2001 - 7/2001 Second Lieutenant 1/2000 - 12/2000 Member 9/1999 - 7/2001 RPI Ambulance QI Coordinator 3/1999 - 8/1999 Non-emergency Transport Coordinator 3/1993 - 3/1994 Member 9/1991 - 8/1999 RPI Chorale Manager 3/1992 - 3/1995 Member 9/1991 - 12/1998 Rensselaer Union Performing Arts Committee Member 9/1995 - 5/1998 W2SZ - RPI Amateur Radio Club Member 9/1996 - 5/1997 Languages Fluent in English and Japanese. Visa Status Japanese citizenship, US permanent residency.