Chandra Wu

3648 W 11th Ave Vancouver, BC V6R 2K5

(778)996-3648

chandrawu@gmail.com

 

 

Engineering Skills

 

·         Collecting, analyzing and presenting data in various specialized software programs.

·         Preparing Request For Proposal (RFP) documents and reviewing Environmental Impact Statements for engineering projects in Washington State.

·         Soil testing for applications in slope stability and determining flow properties.

·         Surveying in various terrains and field work.

·         Familiar with spectroscopic and wet laboratory methods used in geochemistry to determine oxidation state, hydrogen bonds, and mineral structures.

·         Documentation and design for handling research specimens and applying protocols across multiple medical research institutions.

 

Computer Skills

 

·         Proficient in MS Office, particularly MS Excel for science and engineering utilities.  C programming in UNIX/Linux and DOS environments.

·         Building digital and analog circuits from schematics, designing simple small scale digital electronic devices.  Programming the Motorola 80x88 microprocessor in assembler and interpreting data in hexadecimal notation.

·         Modular FORTRAN programming for simulating mineral-water interface chemistry using first principles.

·         Creating databases in MS Access for tracking medical research studies and masking the patients involved in them.

 

Educational References

 

1998                B.S. Physics and B.S. Geological Sciences, University of Washington

 

1997                Research Fellow, Environmental Dynamics and Simulation Group

                        Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA

 

1996                Member of the Mineralogical Society of America

 

Employment References

 

2007-present   Bayview Elementary PAC Secretary, Vancouver, BC

Managing meeting records and serving on the school PAC Executive, personally responsible for an annual fundraiser that brings in over $10,000 a year.

 

2005-2008       Bayview Preschool Executive volunteer, Vancouver, BC

Maintained a waiting list and registered new students in a BC parent participation preschool, serving on the executive board as registrar, and later as co-president.

 

2000-2001       Laboratory Research Technician

                        Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Developed a in-hospital system for obtaining, processing, transporting medical research specimens, and communicating with research scientists, doctors, and outside laboratories for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

 

1998-2000              Pathology Administrative Coordinator

Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA

CERNER medical database record management, pathology and autopsy transcription and report writing, MS Power Point presentations, anticipated needs of a team of doctors, and managed communications with the public.

 

1997-1998       Lab Technician

                        PacRim Geotechnical, Seattle, WA 98125

Routine soil testing for a variety of geotechnical projects, including proposals for the Seattle Light Rail Tunnel and several building foundation surveys, managing lab data in MS Excel, presenting data and preparing proposals.

 

Publications  
 
“Molecular Dynamics Study of Proton Binding to Silica Surfaces”
James R. Rustad, Evgeny Wasserman, Andrew R. Felmy and Chandra Wilke
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, v 198, n 1, Feb 1998, p 119-129