Kathrin PETERSSEN kathrinpeterssen@gmail.

com
French, German and Venezuelan +33(0) 650 727 423

EDUCATION
ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DE CHIMIE, PHYSIQUE ET ÉLECTRONIQUE Lyon, France
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BSc. in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; 93 percentile 2010-2013
 Best Poster in Organic Chemistry prize | GlaxoSmithKline | Presented findings of a research project
 Best Entrepreneurship project prize | Alstom | Led a team of 6 & build a model on a smart inventory syst.
MChem. in Chemical Engineering with a year in industry, GPA 3.42
Specialization in Consumer Goods Formulation 2013-Exp.2016
 Professor assistant | Updated & reassembled a specialized process engineering library
 Awarded a 2-year merit scholarship by Wacker Chemie AG for being among the top 1% of 300 students

WORK EXPERIENCE
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM GmbH, Pharmaceuticals Biberach, Germany
Chemistry manufacturing and control order technician Aug.-Jul. 14/15
 Handled high throughput solubility screenings of drug candidates in order to identify lead compounds
 Performed physicochemical profiling and early formulation support for preclinical studies
L.A.G.E.P. R&D LABORATORIES, Cosmetics Lyon, France
Formulation technician Apr.-May 2014
 Employed experimental design techniques to increase time and waste efficiency by up to 70%
 Assessed & evaluated physicochemical parameters influencing polymer microcapsules’ morphology
GLAXOSMITHKLINE Plc, Pharmaceuticals Caracas, Venezuela
Quality management system intern June 2013
 Evaluated the capacity of local laboratories to perform Quality Assurance/Quality Control assessments
 Created a database of QA/QC requirements for GSK’s locally sold consumer goods
C.P.L. AROMAS Ltd, Flavours & Fragrances Bogota, Colombia
R&D/Marketing technician June 2012
 Conducted market research on the identification of current perfumery trends in consumer goods
 Organized consumer panel studies and built a perfumery kit aimed to train the corporate sensory panel

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Co-Founder & President of a foreign student welcoming committee 2012-2014
 Organized 8 events promoting cultural diversity | Created a cultural/academic support programme
Responsible for Communications of CPE Lyon’s Youth Enterprise Group 2014
 Accomplished a strong marketing campaign doubling company offers and student involvement

Responsible for Entertainment of the graduate ball committee 2014

 Organised a themed fashion show in collaboration with Lyonnais designer Caroline Takvorian

PRACTICAL SKILLS
Languages Bilingual in French & Spanish | Fluent in English | Intermediate in German
ICT Microsoft Office | Basic programming knowledge in C++ | Chemsketch

Chez Mme. Lebas, 41 boulevard Michel Perret, 38210 Tullins, France