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Curriculum Vitae for Neville Cope

NAME: Neville Cope
DATE OF BIRTH: 20th July 1976
E-MAIL: nevla@yahoo.com
MARITAL STATUS: Married

PROFILE

Well organised and highly motivated with a good outgoing personality. Has a keen interest in computers and can learn new software quickly. An ability to communicate ideas clearly and good interpersonal skills create a good team player. Always eager to help others with problems, and has trained collegues in various software packages. Holder of a clean driving licence.

EDUCATION

1987-1989 City of Ely Community College.
1989-1991 Windsor School, Rheindahlen JHQ, British Forces Germany.
1991-1992 City of Ely Community College.

QUALIFICATIONS GAINED

LEVEL: SUBJECTS: GRADE
G.C.S.E. Mathematics A
Geography B
Science (double award) B
English Literature C
English Language* C
Design & Communication. C
German D
Business Studies D
(* With a grade 2 in Oral Communication.)

FURTHER EDUCATION

1992-1994 Ely Sixth Form Centre.

QUALIFICATIONS GAINED

LEVEL: SUBJECTS: GRADE
AS LEVEL: Pure Mathematics  B
A LEVEL: Physics D
General Studies D

HIGHER EDUCATION

2000-Present  Open University

"Module MST121: Using Mathematics" - Distinction

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Current Position:
September 2007 – Present: Biostatistical Programming Manager, Amgen Inc.
Main duties include:

  • Programing tasks as in previous role
  • Management of a small team of programmers
  • Global lead programmer role for one of Amgen's products


Previous Positions:

September 2004 – September 2007: Senior Biostatistical Programmer/Analyst, Amgen Inc.
Main duties include:

  • Programming listings, tables and graphs of data from clinical databases using shells and SAPs (in SAS) 
  • Following various Standard Operating Procedures and Working Practice Documents in all aspects of work.
  • Carrying out QC checks on output and SAS programs


September 2003 – August 2004: Systems Analyst, eResearch Technology
Main duties included:

  • Processing ECG and Holter data from several different database systems (paper based and electronnic capture) for inclusion in client study data.
  • Creating derived datasets, ASCII files or other data formats based on client specifications
  • Liaise with clients to create data file specifications that will make integration of ECG data with their database as easy as possible
  • Assist Data Management in the extraction of data from the study databases, and help with data cleaning


November 2001 – August 2003 (Redundancy): Statistical Programmer, PRA International (Previously CroMedica Ltd).
Main duties included:

  • Creation of appropriate computer code for evaluation of clinical trial data
  • Conduct all activities in accordance with Corporate policy, SOPs and regulatory guidelines
  • Carry out independent QC on work produced as necessary


August 1998 - October 2001: Statistics Programmer, PPD Development
Main duties included:

  • Assisting in the creation of listing, table and graph shells for Statistical Analysis Plans
  • Programming listings, tables and graphs of data from clinical databases using shells and SAPs (in SAS)
  • Following various Standard Operating Procedures and Working Practice Documents in all aspects of work
  • Carrying out QC checks on output and SAS programs
  • Creating and maintaining a section of the corporate intranet site

May 1997 - August 1998: Clinical Data Processor, Ethical Pharmaceuticals. In May 1997 the Clinical Data Management Department was reorganised due to a change in the nature of the workload. This position was created from a mixture of Quality Control Officer and Statistician, and duties included:
  • Running database verification programs to compile first and second data entry files, and creating and running export programs to create data files from the verified files.
  • Create import programs within the SAS system to create data sets from raw data files and ORACLE tables
  • Write programs in SAS to present the data sets in report form (data listings)
  • Carrying out QC checks of data listings against source data
  • Checking of tables, figures and statistics generated from the data listings
  • Coding of adverse events and medical histories using the MEDDRA system (Microsoft Fox Pro database)
  • Writing, editing and maintaining departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Filing and archiving
April 1996 - May 1997:Quality Control Officer, Ethical Pharmaceuticals.
Responsibilities included quality control checks on data listings, tables, graphs as well as carrying out audits on clinical study reports.

April 1995 - March 1996:Quality Assurance Officer, Ethical Pharmaceuticals.
Was responsible for checking laboratory reports, gas chromatography and dissolution printouts and carrying out audits on skin permeation and formulation laboratories.

Vacation Work/Temporary Contracts:
January - April 1995: Temporary Clinical Supplies Assistant, Ethical Pharmaceuticals.
Duties included packaging of transdermal devices and tablets, labelling according to randomisation schedules and cleaning in a controlled “clean room” environment.

November - December 1994: Temporary Casual Revenue Assistant, Ely Tax Office.
Main duties included routine administration, filing and archiving.

Summer Holidays 1993 & 1994:
Worked full time on a local farm crop harvesting. This consisted of manual labour, cleaning of equipment and driving of farm machinery.

APPLICATION EXPERIENCE

I have a good working knowledge of the following bespoke/standard business applications:
  • SAS V8.2/V6.12 - Writing programs for importing database files, report generation and the creation of summary tables and graphs using SAS BASE, MACRO, GRAPH and the Output Delivery System. Also installation of SAS products.
  • Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Visual Basic)
  • WINDOWS 95/98/2000 - Basic applications (Paint, Wordpad, etc) and WINDOWS itself.
  • Web Browers (IE5/Netscape)
  • Email (Lotus Notes/CC:Mail, MS Outlook, Netscape)
  • Adobe Acrobat/Distiller
  • HTML programming using Netscape Composer and Notepad
  • FTP Packages
  • Terminal Server / Network tools
  • Mathcad

COURSES ATTENDED

  • 30th March-2nd April 2003: Attended the SAS User Group International Conference (SUGI28) in Seattle, Washington
  • 26th December 2002: E-Learning Online Course in SAS V8 New Features
  • 24th June 2002: Practical Output Delivery System for SAS V8 Course presented by AMADEUS SOFTWARE
  • 25th-26th Sep 2001: Attended SAS Views conference in London
  • 29th Feb-1st Mar 2000: Customised SAS Course presented by AMADEUS SOFWARE
  • 3rd-4th May 2000: Customised SAS Course presented by AMADEUS SOFWARE
  • 4th-6th July 1997: "SAS System Essentials" at the SAS Institute in Marlow, Bucks.

MEMBERSHIPS HELD

  • PSI - Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry

LEISURE ACTIVITIES

In my free time i play the electric guitar in a local rock band, and am involved in writing & recording songs, along with live performances.

Other hobbies include walking, cycling and swimming. I have studied martial arts and hold several belts in Ninjitsu and Shotokan Karate

I am registered with the Open University and began my first course in February 2000, which will be counted toward a BSc in Computing and Mathematical Sciences.

REFEREES:

Referees are available on request.