Biology / microbiology, PhD Microbiology, world experience, working groups, discussion, current issues

Tarek's resume

PROFILE

Summer Lecturer, Public Health Microbiology, UCB; Diagnostic presentations to lay people; Associate Editor, DMID; Professor in Research Virology, UCSF; Principal, XXXXXXXX, LLC. offering strategy for business and market development in the life sciences; Diagnostic and clinical trial expert with twenty three years of professional growth and consultative experience in academic and industry settings. U.S. and Swiss Citizenship.

SKILLS
Teaching, public speaking, manuscript assessment, manuscript and white paper preparation, project management, diagnostic assessment, comparative cost analyses, clinical trial design, commercialization strategies, data evaluation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of California, Berkeley, California 2014 - Present
• Summer Lecturer: Public Health Microbiology

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease (journal)-Elsevier, Amsterdam 2013 - Present
• Associate Editor; Diagnostics: Review new manuscripts, select for external review, grade

Veterans Administration, Palo Alto, CA. 2013 - 2015
• Strategic Planning: Evaluate current and future conditions, develop mind map strategy
• Project Management: Bi weekly progress reports, data collection, follow-up, milestones
• Presentations: PowerPoint, Nova Mind for project validation (ongoing)

Before We Do, San Francisco, CA 2013 - 2013
• Procedural Evaluation: Literature review to assess self-collect NG/CT anal swab model
• Business Strategy: Discussion with FDA for clinical trial design with a decision not to proceed

Qiagen, Gaithersburg, MD 2012 - 2014
• Alternate Clinical Utility: Propose alternate application of existing diagnostic test for HIV
• Clinical Trial Development: 510K vs. PMA, clinical trial protocol, informed consent form, case report form, recruitment forms, phone call text, solicitation letters, advertisements, explanations for layperson (for use by site PI and staff)
• Site Selection: Site evaluation and assessment; one site selected
• Site Monitoring: Records management, data entry and resolution, audits, report and protocol deviations resolution
• Budget: ~$67,000 Budget development, implementation, tracking, vendor bill audit and discrepancy resolution
• Vendor Selection: Evaluation and assessment, price negotiation, contractual negotiations
• Legal: Compliance with all regulatory entities including IRB submission, protocol amendments, clinical trial registration with clinical trials.gov
• Project Management: Progress reports, risk assessment, goals and milestones
San Francisco AIDS Foundation, San Francisco, CA 2012-2014
• Business Strategy: Proposed clinical trials, community consortium model, and sustainable growth. Donor list evaluation and recommended diagnostic and pharma with contacts

Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 2012-2014
• Clinical Trial Assessment: Judged proposed clinical trials for the AIDS Clinical Trial Unit Community Advisory Board

Siemens Healthcare, Emeryville, CA 2008-2014
• Clinical Trials: Laboratory procedures for HIV and HCV viral load diagnostic tests
• Assay Assessment: Comparative cost analyses and work flow analyses
• Competitor Assessment: Literature and market analyses, competitive recommendations
• Market Development: Presentations, new client meetings, new market developed in Puerto Rico
• Media: Wrote four manuscripts that were published
• Business Strategy: Created HIV Business strategy presentation
PathoGenesis Corporation, Seattle, WA 1999-2000
• Clinical Trial: Laboratory procedures for TB cultures

Bayer Diagnostics, Emeryville, CA 1999-2006
• FDA Clinical Trials: Conducted laboratory procedures for HIV viral load diagnostic tests
• Competitor Assessment: Comparative cost analyses with competitor platform
• Media: Wrote four manuscripts that were published
• Market Development: Presentations, new client meetings, new markets (Lisbon), gain from competitor market, strengthen Mozambique market with interview and TV broadcast
• Presentations: Prepared media for International and national meetings
• Client meetings: One-on one and group meetings with new and existing clients in Australia, Hong Kong, Mozambique, Portugal, South Africa, Singapore, and Thailand.
Cellestis Ltd., Melbourne, Australia 1995-2001
• FDA Clinical Trials: Handled laboratory procedures for QuantiFERON TB test
• Clinical Trial Assistant: Part of clinical trial team at the Walter Reed (Kenya) and
Great Lakes Naval Station

UCSF, San Francisco, CA 1995-1997
• New Concepts in Lab Testing: The New Viral Load Assays; PCR vs. bDNA. (Presentation to laypeople)
• “Virologic tests for monitoring HIV infected individuals” (AIDS Provider Education Experience and the Community Provider AIDS Training programs at UCSF)

Chiron Diagnostics, Emeryville, CA 1991-1999
• FDA Clinical Trials: Fulfilled laboratory procedures for HIV viral load diagnostic tests
• Competitor Assessment: Performed comparative cost analyses with competitor platform
• Media: Wrote one key comparative performance and cost analysis manuscript that was published, and used by Chiron to expand HIV viral load market share (vs. Roche competitor)
• Presentations: Prepared media for International and national meetings
• Client meetings: One-on one meetings (San Francisco Bay Area)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Summer Lecturer: Public Health Microbiology, UC Berkeley 2015-Present
Associate Editor, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2013-Present
Professor in Research Virology, Laboratory Medicine, UCSF 2004 - 2005
Associate Researcher, Laboratory Medicine, UCSF 1997 - 2004
Assistant Researcher, Medicine, UCSF 1988 - 1997
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Laboratory Medicine, UCSF 1987 – 1988

EDUCATION
Georgetown University, Washington, DC PhD Microbiology 1986
Monmouth College, Monmouth, New Jersey BSc Biology 1981

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS
Over forty peers review publications with several first author publications and four book chapters.
Twenty six international and national presentations to peers, sponsor clients, government officials and laypeople.