Carlos N. Pacheco is seeking a challenging position as an instrumentation specialist to support diverse projects. He has a Ph.D. in Chemistry with an emphasis on NMR and 13 years of experience managing NMR facilities at Princeton University and the University of Connecticut. His qualifications include expertise in NMR methods, strong analytical skills, experience supervising multiple NMR spectrometers, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

1. Carlos N. Pacheco, Ph.D.
46 Catbird Court
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(609)895-0326
(609)240-5957 (mobile)
cpacheco223@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/carlospacheco08540
Objective
Challenging Instrumentation Specialist position to support diverse projects in academic, industrial,
or governmental laboratories.
Qualifications
• Ph.D. in Chemistry (with emphasis on NMR) with industrial experience and 13 years of
academic experience at Princeton University and at University of Connecticut as Manager of
the NMR Facility of their respective Chemistry Departments.
• Knowledgeable of NMR-based methods.
• Fast and strong learner of other needed analytical tools for the progress of research
projects.
• Highly motivated.
• Proficient at spectral interpretation of solution state NMR spectra.
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Broad knowledge and experience with Varian/Agilent and Bruker NMR’s advanced
instrumentation and accessories (different kinds of cryoprobes, sample changers, electronic
knowledge of both systems enabling suggestion to enhance spectrometer configuration by
adding modules, etc.).
Work Information

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- Director of the NMR Facility at the Department of Chemistry,
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 05/2012 –
06/2013
- Sr. NMR/EPR Lab Manager at the Department of Chemistry,
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 01/2000-11/2011
• Supervised and maintained (software and hardware) seven NMR spectrometers: four Agilent’s:
one Mercury-300, and three Inova 400/500/600-MHz, and three Bruker’s Avance-III 500-MHz, all
equipped with cryoprobes (TCI, DCH, and QNP), ATM, and BACS-120.
• Supervised and maintained one Linux server, and a computer cluster for off-line data
processing.
• Coordinated and performed NMR trainings to new users.
• Supported users on optimization of advanced experiments: 2D NMR, selective experiments,
diffusion NMR, and heteronuclear NMR.
• Implemented new NMR experiments and/or adapt existing experiments.
• Acquired new hardware and software.
- PETROBRAS R&D Center/ Department of Chemistry, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Petroleum Chemist/Spectroscopic Lab Manager 12/1985-01/2000
- Military Institute of Engineering (IME)/Department of Chemistry,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Lecturer: “Organic Processes in Chemical
Engineering” 01/1985-12/1985
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 1996
• Advisor: Prof. Daniel D. Traficante
• Thesis: “Use of 15N NMR for the Characterization of Diesel Oil Extracts
and Prediction of their Stabilization during Storage”
M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, School of Graduate Studies in Engineering 1986
(COPPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Advisor: Prof. Prof. Angela Uller
• Thesis: “Solubility of Gases in Non-Polar Liquids”

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B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Federal University of 1983
Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Other Relevant Skills
• Experienced in operation of a Bruker EMX Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)
spectrometer, carrying out experiments in temperatures ranging from 298 to 4 K.
• Experienced in NMR processing software packages: Mestrelab's MNova, ACD, ModGraph's
NMRPredict, and Bio-Rad's KnowitAll.
• Experienced in general software programs: Matlab, MathCad
• Other languages: Portuguese native, Conversational Spanish
Monday, June 17, 2013