Tim D. Smith

Current

• Summer Intern at Arsenal Medical

Past

• Research Assistant at Olin College; Joanne C. Pratt lab
• Nevada Field Organizer at Hillary Clinton for President
• Youth and Campus Outreach Intern at Human Rights Campaign

• HHMI SURF Fellow at California Institute of Technology
• Intern for the General Counsel at Office of Compliance
• Volunteer at Commonwealth Coalition
• Software Performance Intern at webMethods
• Network Administrator at Kidz Online

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Education

• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
• Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

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Industry

Biotechnology

Websites

• My Website

Tim D. Smith’s Summary

Versatile, dedicated bioengineering student looking for lab research internship opportunities in industry for summer 2008. Research experiences include work in molecular cell biology (spring 2008), physical organic chemistry (resulting in a publication in Organic Letters as first author), and observational astronomy disciplines. Broad skill set includes strong software development, network and IT management, and political field organizing experiences.

Tim D. Smith’s Specialties:

biology and chemistry lab skills, cellular bioengineering, software development, computational biology, image processing, system administration, field organizing, process development

Tim D. Smith’s Experience

• Summer Intern

  Arsenal Medical

  (Medical Devices industry)

  June 2008 — Present (6 months)

  Formerly WMR Biomedical. Employed part-time during school year. Responsibilities included immunohistochemistry and image processing automation.

• Research Assistant

  Olin College; Joanne C. Pratt lab

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

  January 2008 — May 2008 (5 months)

  Developed proficiency with bacterial and human cell culture and transfection-related technologies while working towards a deeper understanding of interactions of tumor-suppressor protein RASSF1A. Skills emphasized included luminometric reporter gene assays, PCR, DNA agarose gel electrophoresis, Western blots, and sterile technique.

• Nevada Field Organizer

  Hillary Clinton for President

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Political Organization industry)

  December 2007 — January 2008 (2 months)

  • Responsible for organizing 41 precincts in advance of Nevada’s first-ever early Democratic caucus. Ultimately responsible for 15 precincts in Henderson on Caucus Day, after planned staff expansions.
  • Worked 100+ hour weeks to educate first-time caucus-goers, identify supporters, recruit volunteers, and build & manage caucus organizations in each assigned neighborhood through voter contact at doors and on phones
  • Prepared contact lists based for volunteers and interns from Voter Activation Network and managed communication with volunteers with The Donkey

• Youth and Campus Outreach Intern

  Human Rights Campaign

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Public Policy industry)

  September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)

  Pioneered a new dimension of HRC's social networking strategy by designing and implementing an advocacy-oriented Facebook application. Integrated data from multiple sources including VAN (Voter Activation Network) lists and GetActive to prepare a database application for a state LGBT rights group. Prepared Convio/GetActive advocacy and messaging campaigns and managed HRC field team correspondence.

• HHMI SURF Fellow

  California Institute of Technology

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

  Self-directed research on the solvent dependence of conformations of small molecules, particularly ephedrine and structural analogs, in the lab of Dr. John D. Roberts. Extensive use of Internet research skills, 1-D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods, and chemistry lab techniques.

• Intern for the General Counsel

  Office of Compliance

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Administration industry)

  May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)

  Designed, implemented, delivered training for, documented, and supported a web-based case tracking system for 20 users at a federal legislative-branch agency enforcing labor & safety law, with no technical supervision. Also analyzed legislation and assisted with miscellaneous office functions, including attending US Senate hearings. Extensive use of project management and Internet research skills; received Library of Congress training on legal research techniques.

• Volunteer

  Commonwealth Coalition

  (Non-Profit; Political Organization industry)

  June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

  Contacted voters, recruited volunteers from phone lists, canvassed neighborhoods, and provided internal IT support to a Va. GLBT advocacy group for 2-4 hours a week in anticipation of the November 2006 "marriage referendum."

• Software Performance Intern

  webMethods

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; WEBM; Computer Software industry)

  June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)

  Designed and executed performance benchmarks for webMethods products and coordinated with program development teams to address product defects. Skills emphasized included Segue SilkPerformer BDL and Java programming, including JMS. Returned to position over winter break in January 2006.

• Network Administrator

  Kidz Online

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

  2002 — 2005 (3 years)

  Coordinated with team to maintain Internet-facing media servers and internal workstations in a content-production environment. Skills emphasized included Windows 2000/XP/2003 and Debian Linux administration, PC hardware maintenance, IP routing including BGP configuration, Microsoft Class Server administration, and Python scripting.

Tim D. Smith’s Education

• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

  BS, Engineering (BioE), 2009 (expected)

  Darfur campaign lead, Olin Students for Awesome
  Founded and led a STAND chapter at Olin College within OSA, an activist umbrella group. Activities included fundraising for relief organizations and solar cooking projects, political advocacy, and awareness campaigns. Currently working with the Olin student government to modify Olin investment policies to encourage disinvestment.
  
  Assistant Director of Corporate Relations, MIT/Olin Impact2007 Alternative Career Fair
  Organized communications with companies invited to the student-organized, environmentally and socially conscious Impact career expo and mobilized student attendees
  
  Founding President, Olin Progressive Alliance
  Created a venue for progressive discussion. Supported Democratic candidates during the 2006 elections and motivated students to participate in MoveOn.org Call for Change. Supplied students with absentee voting info.

• Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

  September 2001 — June 2005

  AP Scholar with Distinction; National Merit Finalist

  Activities and Societies:

  Japan Bowl, TJ Drama, Shakespeare Troupe

Additional Information

Tim D. Smith’s Websites:

• My Website

Tim D. Smith’s Interests:

activism, darfur, legislative affairs, biochemistry

Tim D. Smith’s Groups:

IEEE, Society of Women Engineers

•    TJHSST Alumni
•    Hillary for President
•    Medical Device Engineers Network

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