Lisa Balbes

Lisa Balbes

Scientific Communication Consultant since 1992

Greater St. Louis Area

Current
Past
Education
  • University of North Carolina
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Kirkwood High School
Connections
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Lisa Balbes’s Summary

Balbes Consultants helps scientific companies communicate better. We provide technical writing and editing services, as well as custom workshops and related services. Our 20 years of experience for over 50 client companies allow us to help you create the appropriate content and delivery system for each project. Our clients include Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Sigma-Aldrich, US FDA, MEMC Electronic Materials, St Louis University, Stereotaxis, Tripos, and more.

An additional area of expertise is career management and development scientists. I am the author of "Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas for Chemistry Careers" published by Oxford University Press in 2007.

Lisa Balbes’s Specialties:

scientific software documentation, medical device documentation, journal articles, technical writing, career development for scientists, technical editing, information architecture, scientific communication


Lisa Balbes’s Experience

  • Career Consultant and Workshop Presenter

    American Chemical Society

    (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    October 1993Present (16 years 2 months)

    Conduct workshops on career development topics for scientists (finding jobs, writing resumes, interviewing, networking, starting a consulting business, etc.). Also individual career consulting (including resume review) to ACS members via phone, email, or in person.

  • Owner

    Balbes Consultants (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Services industry)

    June 1992Present (17 years 6 months)

    Scientific writing and consulting, including documentation for scientific software, journal and technical articles, proposals, marketing communications, and web site content. Special expertise in computational chemistry, pharmaceutical discovery, and career development for chemists.
    Recent clients include Bausch and Lomb Surgical, Sigma-Aldrich, Crosslink, Divergence, Stereotaxis, and the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA).

  • Research Associate

    Research Triangle Institute

    (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

    August 1989April 1992 (2 years 9 months)


Lisa Balbes’s Education

  • University of North Carolina

    PhD , chemistry , August 1985August 1989

  • Washington University in St. Louis

    BA , chemistry, psychology , 19811985

    Activities and Societies:
    Psi Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Filmboard,
  • Kirkwood High School


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Lisa Balbes’s Interests:

technical writing, documentation for scientific software and medical devices, eLearning, training, career development for scientists, nontraditional careers, needlework, tatting, house rabbits, boy scouts of america

Lisa Balbes’s Groups:

American Chemical Society,
Society for Technical Communication,
Consultants and Independent Contractor's SIG,
Missouri House Rabbit Society,
Boy Scouts of America,
Author's Guild,
Friends of the Kirkwood Public Library, Embroiderer's Guild of America

  •    Society for Technical Communication
  •    LinkEds & writers
  •    American Chemical Society
  •    Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
  •    Washington University Alumni Association
  •    Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
  •    Computational Chemists
  •    Apple fans
  •    Drug Design Consultants
  •    Friends of Ted
  •    BSA Wood Badge Alumni
  •    Kirkwood High School Alumni
  •    St. Louis Plant & Life Science Network
  •    Peter Fiske - Put Your Science to WORK!

Lisa Balbes’s Honors:

ChemLuminary "Best Local Section Career Program Award", 2004
Salute to Excellence Award, 16 November 2004
ChemLuminary, Outstanding Performance by Local Section Large Size Category, 2002
President's Award, St Louis Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, 2003
Service Award, St Louis Web Developer's Organization, 2002


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