Alex Birch [linkedin@lifesabirch.org]

Current

• Principal at Soltima

Past

• LIMS Developer at Sirna Therapeutics, Inc
• Informatician at Elan
• Associate Software Developer at Merck

• Software Contractor at Technology Patents and Licensing
• C++/ Python developer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Education

• Utah State University

Recommended

13 people have recommended Alex

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Biotechnology

Websites

• Alex Birch
• Greenlight Community
• My Company

Alex Birch [linkedin@lifesabirch.org]’s Summary

High Throughput Screening(HTS), pharmaceutical chemistry, cDNA and siRNA business understanding. Using C#, .NET, Web Services, SQL, Python, etc.

Alex Birch [linkedin@lifesabirch.org]’s Specialties:

Biotech/Pharmaceutical programmer/analyst.
SharePoint 2007 and 2003.
Programming Languages: C#, PL/SQL, C++, C, Python, Perl
Frameworks: .NET
Databases: Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL

Alex Birch [linkedin@lifesabirch.org]’s Experience

• Principal

  Soltima

  (Biotechnology industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year)

• LIMS Developer

  Sirna Therapeutics, Inc

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Biotechnology industry)

  July 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 2 months)

• Informatician

  Elan

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Eln; Biotechnology industry)

  May 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 3 months)

• Associate Software Developer

  Merck

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MRK; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  March 2004 — May 2006 (2 years 3 months)

• Software Contractor

  Technology Patents and Licensing

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2003 — March 2004 (7 months)

  Intellectual property development. System administration and ad hac programming where appropriate.

• C++/ Python developer

  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)

Alex Birch [linkedin@lifesabirch.org]’s Education

• Utah State University

  BS , Chemistry/Computer Science , 1998 — 2003

Additional Information

Alex Birch [linkedin@lifesabirch.org]’s Websites:

• Alex Birch
• Greenlight Community
• My Company

Alex Birch [linkedin@lifesabirch.org]’s Interests:

Wine, Basketball, Homebrew and Open Source Software, and Networking

Alex Birch [linkedin@lifesabirch.org]’s Groups:

LRIG, AAAS, ACS

•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    Brazil | Open Networkers • Brasil
•    Pharmaceutical Discussion Group
•    Brazil - All Things Business
•    Merck and Co. Network

Alex Birch [linkedin@lifesabirch.org]’s Contact Settings

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