Brian R. Estvander Resume

Obtain a research position within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries that will provide me with opportunities to leverage my creative problem solving skills and research experience to enable project teams to meet aggressive project goals that will benefit the company.

• Ten years of experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research.
• Effective negotiation and relationship building skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proven ability to produce high quality output on tight schedules.
• Proven ability to work effectively autonomously or as a member of a team.

• Established a GLP molecular biology laboratory and cell culture tissue facility for company. Reduced cost of capital equipment purchases through negotiation and vender competition.

• Established in vitro SOP's, quality manual, and scoring methodology to predict in vivo efficacy of bioactive peptide tissue platforms for 2 key projects.

• Developed a novel 3D immunocytochemistry assay that quantitatively measures viability, neuronal migration and neurite outgrowth.

• Conducted on-site advice and product application with orthopedic surgeons for cartilage regeneration and successfully completed studies within proposed time frame.

• Coordinated and managed 3 collaborative projects with external academic and industry Contract Research Organizations (CROs).

• Identified and communicated key study results and issues to the Director of R&D.

• Presented project results at internal and external meetings and submitted written monthly reports on 5 projects.

• Managed company website and internal server network and data storage for 7 different projects (2009 - 2011).

• Trained summer interns in molecular and cellular biology theory and methodologies.

• Visiting Scholar, IBNAM, Northwestern University, (2011 - 2012).

• The Spinal Cord Injury Workshop, W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Rutgers University, August 2011.