robert pasternack

teacher of chemistry

About

Motivated and multi-skilled educator with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering with a history of achievement in academic laboratory and workplace settings. Demonstrated leadership experience in curriculum development and teaching experience at the secondary and undergraduate level. Certified in NYS School Building Leadership and in NYS Chemistry/General Science Gr. 7-2. Specialties: Biotechnology Collaborative teaching methods Educational mentorship Team building Leadership

Country

united states

City

brooklyn

Industry

education management

Skill

biotechnology, leadership, team building, biomedical engineering, lifesciences, medical devices, statistics, data analysis, research, laboratory

Experience

analyst i

markov processes international (mpi)

2011-10 - 2012-5 · 8 mos

* Product support analyst for financial analysis software, responsible for assisting clients with technical support. * Assisted clients with mastering basic and advanced concepts and usage of the software in the support setting.

front end and cashier

wegmans food markets

2004-6 - 2004-9 · 4 mos

Front-line customer check-out and assistance. Performed a wide range of additional duties in a dynamic and fast-paced premium food retail environment.

nyc teaching fellow

nyc department of education

2012-5 - Present · 14 yrs 5 mos

Rigorous and immersive paid preparatory program to teach chemistry/general science to grades 5-9 in New York City for the upcoming school year beginning September, 2012.

graduate research fellow

rutgers university

2007-12 - 2011-9 · 3 yrs 10 mos

* Responsible for research project on investigating light scatter-based detection of apoptosis, training new lab members in standard operational procedures, safety, lab maintenance, supplies, and inventory. * Studied optical light scatter of mitochondrial morphology during apoptosis resulting in a thesis entitled: Developing a Time-Dynamic, Label-Free Assay for Apoptosis Based on Optical Gabor Filtering. * Published seven peer-reviewed journal articles including five as first author. * Presented at national conferences and workshops hosted by SPIE, OSA, and the NIH

undergraduate research trainee

rutgers university

2005-9 - 2007-5 · 1 yr 9 mos

* Studied silanization of semiconductor surfaces for biosensor applications. * Trained new users in wet chemistry safety, spectroscopy tools including FTIR, AFM and ellipsometry, and glove-box technique.

teacher of chemistry

nyc department of education

2012-9 - Present · 14 yrs 1 mo

NYS - Licensed Chemistry Teacher with AP College Board curriculum preparation experience (AP Biology). Committed to improving educational access and outcomes to diverse groups of students and their greater communities.