1. AARON K. PATTON
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!OBJECTIVE
Experienced, disciplined, quick learning analytical scientist seeking a full time
career within a forward thinking company in Northern Colorado.
!!EXPERIENCE
!SCIENTIST (CONTRACT), ARRAY BIOPHARMA, INC.; BOULDER, CO — 9/2014- CURRENT
Self starting team player within the functional biology group, enzymology department
with the ability to take a project to completion with minimal supervision. Responsible for
enzyme kinetic assay development, assay remediation and routine high throughput
screening.
!RESEARCH SCIENTIST, N30 PHARMACEUTICALS (now Nivalis Therapeutics); BOULDER, CO —
2008-2014
Analytical Scientist responsible for analytical method development, qualification and
validation in support of pre-clinical and clinical trial efforts within the realm of cardiovas-
cular disease and cystic fibrosis (nitric oxide modulation). Established initial laboratory
working environment for optimal functionality. Identified, developed and evaluated
viable biomarkers and immunochemistry methods. Responsibilities included acting as
subject matter expert qualifying protocols in regulated and non-regulated environments
(qPCR, ELISA, Western Blot, cell based bioassay analysis) for data acquisition as it relates
to drug development. Author of SOP documents and scientific reports.
!SENIOR ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST, AMGEN, INC.; BOULDER, CO — 2005-2008
Process development- Analytical Sciences Department. Immunochemistry, routine and
non-routine analytical testing within a cGMP environment. Qualitative Host Cell Protein
impurity ELISA development, remediation and method transfer related to QC/QA. Other
methods include: qPCR, gel/Western blot work and immunofluorescence. Responsible for
monitoring Bioanalytical Project plans, collaborative efforts related to project teams.
EH&S representative.
!RESEARCH ASSOCIATE II, RESEARCH ASSOCIATE III, ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST, SENIOR
ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST, AMGEN, INC.; THOUSAND OAKS, CA — 1999-2005
Developed and validated novel antibody detection and characterization assays
within a GLP regulated environment supporting pre clinical and clinical studies using:
ELISA, Biacore, IGEN, Luminex, MSD DELPHIA and ELAST. Drafted and reviewed scientific
documents, SOP’s, technical reports and papers. Managed multiple cross functional pre
clinical and clinical projects . Member of the HAZMAT team, EH&S liaison and depart-
ment safety representative. SOFTmax pro, Biacore application software.
!!EDUCATION
!COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, CO — MASTER OF SCIENCE, 1998
Microbiology, Immunology and Virology emphasis. Thesis: “Peptide Antigens of Bovine
Herpesviruses”
!COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, CO — BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, MICROBI-
OLOGY, 1995

2. AARON K. PATTON
!!! SKILLS
!Analytical, fit for purpose method development, qualification and validation. Author of
technical and scientific documents. Data recording in a regulated environment. Good
at problem solving and streamlining processes and methodologies. Team player with su-
pervisory experience. Self starter and quick learner. Excellent problem solver.
Aside from all of that dry stuff, I have a strong work ethic and I’ve never met a
challenge I couldn’t rise to. I’m good with my hands and have common sense. I have a
strong desire to be really good at what I do and that carries over in to my chosen career.
! !!REFERENCES
!Doug Looker, PhD - Former Senior Director Analytical Sciences, N30 Pharmaceuticals
303-859-0143 (cell)
!Dan Drolet, Ph.D. - Senior Director, Pharmacology, SomaLogic, Inc.
720-214-3082
!Janice Troha - Chief Operating Officer, Nivalis Therapeutics
720-945-7700
! !PUBLICATIONS
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7653967_An_acid_dissociation_bridg-
ing_ELISA_for_detection_of_antibodies_directed_against_therapeutic_protein-
s_in_the_presence_of_antigen
!Other peer reviewed publications upon request.
!!! CONTACT
!6009 Becker Lane, Loveland, CO 80538 • 970-231-4825 • akpfish@gmail.com