Sameer Patankar

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Work History

Web Technology Study - Remote Work/Work from home - March 2020 to the present day

• I completed the Complete 2020 Web Development Bootcamp from the London App Brewery, and Modern JavaScript, both via Udemy.com


• The courses have given me knowledge and working experience of front-end to back-end full-stack web development


• Working towards mastery of the following web technologies: HTML | CSS | Bootstrap 4 | MongoDB Express React Node.js full-stack (MERN) | Python | Flutter

Work in the Commercial Construction Sector - January 2015 to February 2020

• Looking for a fresh perspective on life and work, I undertook carpentry and plumbing qualifications, followed by extensive work experiences


• All my work experiences required independent problem-solving skills, listening to and communicating with clients and colleagues from diverse backgrounds


• In my last position in construction I was working with a coachbuilding company building horseboxes for various U.K. Police Forces, amongst other clients

BCP Labs Biological 3D Printing Technology Start-up - January 2013 to March 2014

• I was a co-founder of tech start-up developing a 3D multi-material printer suitable for several uses, including biological science research


• I began a research collaboration with a developmental biology laboratory at the University of Oxford


• My work required combining my passion for the science and technology with the every-day need to deal with marketing, sales, finances and the social-media strategy

Collaboration between the Universities of Nottingham & Cambridge - 2012

• The collaboration was part of my Ph.D. studies and developed into a post-doctoral research assistant role, largely based in Cambridge


• I designed and engineered a system to enable viewing of a mouse embryo during the implantation stage of development under a controlled microscope environment


• This multi-disciplinary work between a materials science laboratory and a developmental biology laboratory approximately 100 miles apart required excellent organisational skills and a strong work ethic

Embryonic Stem Cell Laboratory Research - Imperial College London - 2007 to 2008

• I conducted multi-disciplinary research science at the interface of biology, chemistry and physics in the laboratories of Professor Molly Stevens


• I used several laboratory techniques to investigate how biomaterial surface stiffness directed the differentiation of embryonic stem cells

Medical School & Work in the Family Business - September 2002 to September 2007

• I started at the University of Manchester school of medicine in 2002, before leaving to help with the family business


• When able to, I pivoted towards academic research science seeking to explore my strong interest in the biological sciences and STEM in general

Collaboration between the University of Bristol & Eli Lilly & Co., U.S.A. - 2002

• During my M.Sc. laboratory research project I investigate the role of novel anti-anxiolytic drugs


• I organised this multi-national project myself, where I was offered remuneration and relocation allowances to move from the U.K. to the main laboratories at Ely Lilly's H.Q. in Indianpolis, in the state of Indiana