Name:
Kirk Allen Simmons
Country:
USA
City:
Wilmington
State/Province:
NC
ACS Member:
Member
Local Section:
L249,Eastern North Carolina (L249)
International Chapter:
Technical Division Membership:
Technical Division Membership Emeritus:
Subdivision Member:
ACS Activities:
Company/Institution Name:
Career Stage:
Professional
Research and Special Interests:
An energetic and innovative scientist with broad experience in discovery research. Demonstrated ability to contribute to many aspects of discovery outside area of formal education and training. Able to enter new technical areas, lay out strategic direction and deliver results. Proven ability to communicate technical issues to management, non-scientists and investment analyst.
• Organic / Medicinal Chemistry
• Programming Fortran95, C, C++, SAS
• Data Mining / Predictive Modeling
• QSAR / QSPR Analysis
• Experimental Design / DOE
• Project Management
• Researched, developed and implemented data mining methods resulting in 20-fold improvement in HTS screening efficiency.
• Knowledgeable in Microstrategy, SAS Base, JMP, SAS Enterprise Guide, Minitab, Spotfire, CART, Leadscope, ClassPharmer, PipelinePilot, DiverseSolutions, Microsoft Office software.
• Twice awarded FMC Technical Achievement Award.
• Established the first Cheminformatics group at FMC.
Area of Expertise:
Organic chemistry
Cheminformatics
HTS Data mining
Statistical modeling
Design of Experiments
Crop Protection R&D
Property predictions
Project management
Years of Expertise:
26 or more