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Sylvia Mergui
sylviamergui@gmail.com ♦ (305) 807 8266 ♦ www.linkedin.com/pub/sylvia-mergui/13/3b3/2a63b313
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Biotech MedPartners, New York, NY
Consultant 2013-2016
• Provided clinical program assessment and recommendation
• Participated in due diligence services, delivering critical scientific information on potential new technologies
• Assured regulatory compliance and detected innovation, promoting technology transfer and licensing opportunities
Caldera Graphics, Miami, FL
Business Development Manager/Consultant 2006-2012
• Created North American distribution channels for Caldera Graphics, promoting innovative technical solutions in
software engineering for the wide format printing industry
• Successfully identified, established and managed major accounts in North America
• Assessed markets, formulated strategies and provided exceptional focused customer service and support
• Grew new business as a result of national on-site presentations, trade shows, distribution strategy, customer database and
contract negotiations
Capintec Inc., Ramsey, NJ
Research Director 2002-2005
• Ability to develop and coordinate all logistics of project from beginning to completion
• Coordinated all aspects of regulatory and quality assurance compliance from incoming QC, design control,
manufacturing, and validation of new products/processes
• Reviewed patents and intellectual property related to research projects, including invention disclosure and
commercial potential
• Developed radiation measuring and monitoring instrumentation for nuclear medicine applications
• Managed NIH/NCI grant as a principal investigator for the development of a small field of view solid-state
gamma camera and a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) project with the
Berkeley National Laboratory LBNL
Florida International University FIU, Miami, FL
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering 1992-2001
• Scientist with excellent management abilities in a technical, research oriented environment
• Raised $4M of federal funding for the development of a new solid-state device laboratory dedicated to electrical and
physical characterization of thin films, multi-chip modules and detector technology
• Managed multi-disciplinary research projects and assured productive team performance
• Instructed graduate and undergraduate courses in Electrical Engineering, Solid State Devices, Electronics and Circuit
Theory; served as an academic advisor for Master and Ph.D. students
• Generated 17 publications in journals and international conferences; acquired editorial experience in book publications
and peer review articles
• Received awards from international professional societies IEEE and SWE
EDUCATION
PhD in Materials Science, Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France
RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COURSES AND TRAINING
AUTM Eastern Regional Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 2016

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BIO International Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 2015
Clinical Trial Intern, IND # 110591, Miami, FL, 2013: Clinical data management for a FDA report.
Clinical Research Academy of America, Certifications Clinical Data Management (CDM), Clinical Research Associate
(CRA), Edison, NJ, 2012
Patent Consultant, Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP, Alexandria, VA, summer 2012: Technical patent researcher and
consultant in a patent law firm
AAPM Florida Chapter Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2009
AAPM - CAMPEP Continuing Education, Destin, FL, September 2008
SNM Continuing Education, Nuclear Medicine Board Review, Toronto, Canada, June 2005
SNM Continuing Education, Nuclear Medicine Board Review, Philadelphia, PA, June 2004
SNM-CAMPEP Continuing Education: “Current and Future Prospects in Radioisotope Therapy,”; “Traditional and New
Approaches for Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Cancer,”; “NRC Regulation of Nuclear Medicine,”; “Kidney Dose
Response to Radionuclide Therapy, I and II,”; “Radio guided Biopsy of the Sentinel Lymph Node in Patients with Breast
Cancer or with Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma,”;“Grantsmanship –Get Funded for Your Research,” New Orleans, LA, June
21-25, 2003
SNM Continuing Education, Nuclear Medicine Board Review, Los Angeles, CA, June 2002
IMAPS/MASH 2005: “Military Aerospace and Homeland Security Packaging Issues and Applications,” Sacramento, CA,
May 3-5 2005
IEEE NSS/MIC Short Course on “Radiation Detection and Measurements,” Rome, Italy, October 2004
IEEE NSS/MIC Short Course on “Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine,” by Dr. M. Ljungberg, Portland, OR, October 21, 2003
IEEE NSS/MIC Short Course on “Nuclear Science for Homeland Security,” by Dr. A. J. Peurrung, Portland, OR, October
19, 2003
IEEE NSS/MIC Short Course on “Radiation Detection and Measurements,” by Prof. G. Knoll, Norfolk, VA, November 10-
11, 2002
IEEE NSS/MIC International Workshop on Radiological Sciences and Applications, “Issues and Challenges of Weapons of
Mass Destruction Proliferation,” Albuquerque, NM June 16-18, 2003
SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Short Course on “Fundamentals of Medical Image Processing and Analysis,” Dr.
Analoui, San Diego, CA, February 2004
ASNC “6th
Nuclear Cardiology Invitational Workshop,” Lake Tahoe, CA, July 21-24, 2002
SBIR/NIH Workshops, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, November 5-6, 2002 and Princeton University, NJ,
February 28th
2003
BRUKER AXS Inc., D8/DiffracPlus
Training Course, FIU, February 1999; Madison, WI, January 2000
FIU Marketing course, MAR3023, Miami, FL, spring 2001
CORE COMPETENCIES
Technology Transfer Project Management Research and Development
Electrical Engineering Materials Science Medical Devices
Biotechnology Business Development Teaching/Writing-Editing
COMPUTER SKILLS
Word ♦ Excel ♦ PowerPoint