Resume

• 1995

  American Sign Language

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Ph.D. thesis entitled

  \"Palladium-catalyzed annulations

  ternary couplings

  and migration chemistry.\" Major Professor: Dr. Richard Larock\n\nTeaching Excellence Award

  Organic Chemistry

  Iowa State University

• 1992

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Undergraduate Research

  Dr. David Benson

  attaching polypeptides to porphyrin rings

  Chemistry and Biochemistry

  The University of Kansas

• Improved synthesis of the C16-C20 segment of resolving E1 using enantioselective ketone reduction and lipase-catalyzed resolution

  Studies in acyl C-H activation via aryl and alkyl to acyl \"through space\" migration of palladium

  Studies in acyl C-H activation via aryl and alkyl to acyl \"through space\" migration of palladium

  Palladium (0)-catalyzed heteroannulations of cyclic alkenes by functionally substituted aryl iodides

  Palladium (0)-catalyzed heteroannulations of cyclic alkenes by functionally substituted aryl iodides

  An efficient regio- and stereoselective palladium-catalyzed route to tetrasubstituted olefins

  An efficient regio- and stereoselective palladium-catalyzed route to tetrasubstituted olefins

  Emrich

  Chemist with 19 years of industry experience working in chemical development and project management supporting drug substance and drug product work scopes\n\nSynthetic Chemistry: Organometallic

  heterocyclic

  aromatic

  carbohydrate

  and fluorination chemistry\n\nProcess Chemistry: Process Optimization

  Route Scouting

  Technical Transfer\n\nSeparation Techniques: Chromatography

  Crystallization

  Distillation\n\nSafety Evaluation: DSC and RC1\n\nAnalytical Techniques: HPLC

  HPLC-CAD

  FTIR

  NMR

  LC-MS

  XRPD

  DSC

  GC-MS\n\nInformation Technology: Beilstein

  SciFinder

  Microsoft Office Programs

  ChemDraw\n\n\tCoordinate all CMC-related functions at Rexahn\n\tProvide synthetic route ideas and develop strategies for the production of all active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and supporting documentation\n\tServe as a technical and scientific resource for CMC-related activities in the company to provide guidance for successful completion of difficult or complex projects\n\tLead efforts and develop plans to support the process and analytical development

  process transfer

  quality control and manufacture of both drug substances and drug product\n\tManage CMC responsibilities associated with domestic and international technology

  process and material transfers related to drug substances and drug products and their supportive analytical work scopes \n\tHelp develop and manage detailed CMC project timelines assuring key milestones and activities stay on track\n\tWork with regulatory consultants to develop

  produce and maintain supporting documentation for all CMC-related activities

  including annual reports and release documentation for drug products\n\tReview and approve label text for primary and secondary packaging for all drug products. Liaison with clinical team and regulatory consultant for approval of all drug product label text\n\tTroubleshoot regulatory issues with outside consultant\n\n

  Daniel

  Emrich

  Rexahn Pharmaceuticals

  LeMoyne College

  AMRI (Albany Molecular Research Inc.)

  Lead chemist on projects involved in supplying material for initial toxicology studies

  Phase I/II

  and GMP starting materials\n\nTasked with various PRD activities

  including route scouting and process optimization\n\nResponsible for preparation and communication of reports to customers\n\nWriting bids and determining costs for projects\n\nMember of Cross-Site Technical Team tasked with identifying new routes to compounds and trouble-shooting projects on a company wide basis\n\nRapid response synthesis of diverse intermediates from gram to kilogram scale\n\nProcess development as required by biotech and pharmaceutical companies\n\nTasked with various PRD activities

  including route scouting

  process optimization

  and safety evaluation\n\nTrain and supervise research scientists and interns

  AMRI (Albany Molecular Research Inc.)

  Rexahn Pharmaceuticals

  Rockville

  Maryland

  Coordinate all CMC-related functions at Rexahn\n\tProvide synthetic route ideas and develop strategies for the production of all active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and supporting documentation\n\tServe as a technical and scientific resource for CMC-related activities in the company to provide guidance for successful completion of difficult or complex projects\n\tLead efforts and develop plans to support the process and analytical development

  process transfer

  quality control and manufacture of both drug substances and drug product\n\tManage CMC responsibilities associated with domestic and international technology

  process and material transfers related to drug substances and drug products and their supportive analytical work scopes \n\tHelp develop and manage detailed CMC project timelines assuring key milestones and activities stay on track\n\tWork with regulatory consultants to develop

  produce and maintain supporting documentation for all CMC-related activities

  including annual reports and release documentation for drug products\n\tReview and approve label text for primary and secondary packaging for all drug products. Liaison with clinical team and regulatory consultant for approval of all drug product label text\n\tTroubleshoot regulatory issues with outside consultant

  Associate Director

  Rockville

  MD

  Director

  CMC

  Rexahn Pharmaceuticals

  Teach and supervise undergraduate general chemistry and organic chemistry laboratories

  LeMoyne College