Alexander Clemmens

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Career Objective

Working independently to provide clarity and value to the worldwide community.

Education

B.S. Chemistry – Carnegie Mellon University.

Work Experience

•Pace Environmental Labs - in charge of testing waste water samples from manufacturing plants. / December 2006-June 2007
•University of Pittsburgh – researcher, teacher’s assistant in addition to graduate studies. / June 2007-September 2008
•The Princeton Review – individual and group tutor for SAT (college entrance exam), GRE (graduate school entrance exam) and MCAT-Gen. Chem and Org. Chem (medical school entrance exam) / January 2009-July 2009
•Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Program – ALT for elementary and junior high schools.
•Freelance translator and independent English instructor / July 2009-July2011

Publications

•M. Wu, P. Kaur, H. Yue, A.M. Clemmens, D.H. Waldeck, C. Xue, and H. Liu. Charge Density Effects on the Aggregation Properties of Poly(p-phenylene-ethynylene)-Based Anionic Polyelectrolytes J. Phys Chem. B. 112 (2008) 3300-3310 / January 2008

Research Experience

•Extraction and measurement of capsaicin found in different varieties of peppers.
•Investigation of bond order and synthesis of high oxidation state organometallic compounds, primarily manganese (oxo) compounds utilizing TAMLTM activated peroxide.
•Synthesis and characterization of anionic polyelectrolyte. / Fall 2004
June 2006 – September 2006
June 2007 – May 2008
•Investigation of electron transfer pathways within supramolecular polyelectrolytes via fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. / January 2008 – August 2008

Teaching Experience

•Professor’s teaching assistant for General Chemistry I&II. / September 2007 – June 2008
•Head teaching assistant in charge of assessing student performance and assigning final grades. / September 2007 – June 2008
•Individual and group tutor for entrance exams (SAT-college, GRE-graduate school, MCAT-medical school). / January 2009 – July 2009
•Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) for elementary and junior high school students in Rebun, Hokkaido, Japan. In addition, initiated community English lessons, and Japanese culture seminars for foreign researchers on Rebun.
•Private teaching of individual and business group English students.
•ALT for two Setagaya area junior high schools.
•On location English instruction for Japanese actors, staff and English interpretation for foreign actors in Japanese dramas. / July 2009-July 2011
July 2011-present
April 2012-July 2012
May 2012-present

Certifications

•JLPT N1 Certification (Nihongo Noryoku Shiken) / July 2010
•Kanji Kentei Level 2 / July 2012
•Hangul Kentei Level 4 / October 2012

Memberships

•JET Alumni / August 2011-present
•ProZ Online Translator’s Community / December 2011-present
•Japan Association of Translators / December 2012-present

Translation Projects

•Academic research paper on the overwintering habits of brown marmorated stink bugs.

•IT manuals ranging from vulnerabilities and countermeasures to network administration and data management.

•Proofreading of official clinical trial research of an experimental drug.

•Legal documents, such as summary of loan contracts.

•Materials science, manufacturing, and plastics reference presentations.