Frances Y. Lai, M.S, M.A.
Consultant / Contractor

Services
Background
Career history
Innovations
Opportunities

CONTACT
Phone: (510) 384-3895
Fax:      (510) 522-0390
email:   
franlai@franlai.com
          or
laifran@gmail.com

LOCATION:
Alameda, California.
In reverse chronological order:

GENENTECH INC., S. San Francisco, CA
Bioanalyst
* LC/MS/MS Analysis for Pharmacokinetics/Metabolism of drug 
  candidates.
* ESI and APCI techniques. MS data interpretation.
* Method development and process improvement.
* Innovation and publication on automated online metabolic study
  using online incubation, sample prep and LC/MS/MS. (J
  Chromatography, Jan 2005)
* Managing projects with Contract Labs (CRO’s)

HMT TECHNOLOGY, Fremont, CA
Process Development Chemist
* GC/MS/MS including Purge & Trap, Pyrolysis and Dynamic
  headspace analyzer.
* Characterization of polymers and trace analysis of process
  contaminants.

DIONEX CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA
Senior Applications Chemist
* Environmental Analysis using Ion Chromatography.
* Technical marketing publications and presentations.
* Interfacing with R&D, Marketing and Field.

THERMO SEPARATION PRODUCTS (formerly Spectra Physics), Fremont, CA
Applications Chemist
* Development of robotic sample prep projects.
* Analytical support to field and customers.
* Precolumn trace enrichment system for analysis of PAH’s.

VARIAN CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEMS, Walnut Creek, CA
Market Development Chemist
* Solid Phase Extraction methods development.
* Precolumn Derivatization for Amino Acids, Peptide Analysis and
  Chiral Separations.
* Conference presentations in U.S. and overseas.
* Training for field and customers.
* Technical writing. Known as "excellent writer" in company.

WATERS CHROMATOGRAPHY, Milford, MA
Product Evaluation Chemist
*
Prototype HPLC instruments including hardware and software.
Field Support Specialist (Certified)
* Consultation on HPLC instrumentation: troubleshooting,
  applications,hardware and software.

BIOGEN INC., Cambridge, MA
Supervisor, Quality Assurance Laboratory
* Setup, supervised and organized Q.A. Lab.
* Developed Q.A. methods and SOP's.

KONTRON INC., Everett, MA. 
Production Chemist
* Production and analysis of biomedical polymers.

SYNTEX Corp., Palo Alto, CA
Analytical Chemist
* HPLC method development and analysis for stability studies of
  pharmaceuticals.

 

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