This document provides a summary of James Schreiner's professional profile and experience. It outlines his background working in both the pharmaceutical industry and criminal justice system as a research scientist and forensic scientist. It highlights his skills in analytical instrumentation, method development, validation, sample analysis, and report writing. Recent roles include working as a research analyst in protein chemistry at Covance and previously as a forensic scientist and reporting officer at the Forensic Science Service.

1. James William Schreiner BSc (Hons)
23 Tavistock Park, Leeds LS12 4DD
Tel (h): 01138 080 031 Tel (m): 07460 871 897
Email: james.schreiner@hotmail.co.uk
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Focused research scientist with extensive experience, working within both the Pharmaceutical Industry and also the Criminal Justice System. Recognised as a positive, self-motivated individual, with an innate ability to remain calm under pressure. Possessing strong, all round workload management abilities who never fails to deliver to an exemplary standard.
Demonstrating effective timeliness and communication skills, essential to complete casework which is both fit for customer requirements and to fulfil company contractual agreements.
A self-sufficient reporting scientist with the abilities to carry out every aspect of a study, from detailed examinations to interpretation of analytical results and report writing.
Maintaining complete professionalism both in the laboratory and working off site, whether at scenes of crime or giving evidence as an expert witness in the courtroom.
RECENT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Becoming a key member of the Early Development team with the ability to operate and maintain an array of analytical instruments including HPLC, UHPLC, CE, icIEF and UV.
• Appointed the SME (Subject Matter Expert) for the drugs work stream, heavily involved in the design and companywide roll-out of new business processes.
• Being a member of a small proactive team working within the philosophies of lean-6-sigma to re-design unified workflow processes, reducing waste and ultimately increasing productivity and revenue.
• Development of online electronic case files with programmers and testing functionality in parallel with new processes.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
COVANCE July 2012 to Present
Research Analyst – Protein Chemistry
• Working to the highest of GMP standards for clients all over the globe.
• Valued employee at leading CRO (contract research organisation) playing a key role in progressing pharmaceutical products from development through to market release.
• Providing demonstrations of analysis and hosting client tours of facilities.
• Supervision of continuing studies from Method Development and Establishment through Validation to Batch Release / Stability time point occasions.
• Daily operation, preventative maintenance, trouble shooting and basic servicing of all operated instruments.
Key Skills
• Skilled operator of a number of Liquid Chromatography technologies including Agilent 1100 and 1200, Waters HPLC and both Alliance Classic and H-class UHPLC systems. Also super user for Electrophoresis based analysis and interpretation of data.
• Generation and presentation of data reported directly to client.

2. FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE July 2006 to April 2012
Forensic Scientist – Reporting Officer
• Focused on the writing of statements and analysis of evidential drug seizures for the United Kingdom’s Criminal Justice System.
• Examination, testing and processing of evidence to standard operating procedures including the complex analysis of evidential drugs samples.
• Identification of primary evidence types and preservation of other potential evidence types for later examination.
• Presentation of verbal evidence in court as an expert witness.
• Effective time management ensuring the simultaneous delivery of multiple cases within short periods of time.
• Carrying out urgent work both inside and outside regular working patterns (including evenings and weekends).
• Attendance at scenes of crime in order to document and collect evidence.
• Produce evidential statements and invoices for the customer.
• Use of techniques which are accredited to UKAS quality standard 9001.
• Operation and calibration of GCMS instruments including sample loading, issuing of results and day to day maintenance.
• Interpretation of both GCMS and HPLC analytical results generated through the course of examinations.
EARLY CAREER
Chino Thai group 1997 – 2006 Waiter progressing to Group operations co-ordinator
Involving the management of forty staff across six bars.
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint.
• Empower, Chemstation, 32 Karat, UV WinLab and iCE 280 instrument software.
• Nautilus LIMS and SAP Operation Management System.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BSc (Hons) Cellular and Molecular Biology: Huddersfield University
Achieved 3rd Class Honours Degree
Modules including:
Soil and Water Microbiology, Cell Biology, Applied Molecular Genetics, Genomes and Evolution, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics.
Techniques used:
SDS Page, Amino Acid analysis, Western Blotting, Capillary Electrophoresis, ELISA enzyme assay.
A-Levels: Mirfield Free Grammar School 6th Form Centre
Biology, Mathematics, Physics and General Studies.
Recognised Certificates in:
Chemical handling, storage and spills, Manual Handling, e-Procurement
BIIAB level Two national certificate for licensees
PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver