Dave Essi
Salutations and welcome to my website, davidessi.com. This is where I have posted my curriculum vitae for the use of employers, academic institutions, and whomever may have a need for this information. Thanks for visiting.
Teaching Experience
NEOMED July 2011 - present
Instrutor at Northeastern Ohio Medical University. Collaboratively developed and taught an 8 week course on Pharmacy Ethics for the Bioethics Certificate Program. Topics ranged from Issues of Conscience, Public Health & Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Research Policy & Process, Research & Marketing, Conflicts of Interest, Pharmacogenomics, Shortages of Pharmaceuticals & The Gray Market.

Cleveland Clinic Dept. of Civic Education May 2011 - July 2011
Moderator/Instructor at a leadership program for highly motivated high school juniors and seniors. Topics include stem cell research, patient access to unapproved drugs and the environment, and sustainable healthcare.

Case Western Reserve University Aug 2010 - present

Clinical Ethics: Theory & Practice, School of Medicine - Invited as a guest lecturer to facilitate a discussion on the relationship between PhRMA and Physicians for the Bioethics Masters Program.

Foundations in Bioethics, School of Medicine - Invited as a guest lecturer to teach on Reproductive Health, Contraception & Ethics for the Bioethics Masters Program.

Bioethics: Dilemmas, School of Arts & Sciences - Graduate teaching assistant for two sessions of this undergradaute bioethics class. Graded weekly reflections and facilitated small group discussions on a broad range of subjects including the doctor-patient relationship, issues at the end of life, research ethics and reproductive ethics. I developed lesson plans, formulated presentations and taught classes on specifically on Palliative Care & Hospice and Confidentiality & Duty to Warn.

Independent Scholarship - Conducted extensive research on ethics related to all aspects of pharmacy. Have composed papers on international ethnobiopharmacology research, material complicity associated with pharmacists' conscientious objections to dispensing emergency contraception and the ethics related to tangible and virtual pharmaceutical drug samples. Other areas of interest involve surigcal/intraoperative ethics, ethics of medical instruction, and international health research ethics.

North Coast Diving Oct 2009 - Feb 2011
Assistant coach for a diving club that coaches approximately 14 high school diving teams.

Classical Piano June 2003 - Aug 2006
Taught classical piano to young students ranging from the ages of 9-13.
 
Scientific / Pharmacy Experience
University Hospitals Case Medical Center Oct 2011 - Feb 2012
Certified Pharmacy Technician II at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Deliver medications to patient floors, make intravenous preparations of medications, including chemotherapeutics.

Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy April 2010 - Oct 2011
Certified Pharmacy Technician I at a mail order pharmacy. Responsible for the normal processes associated with pharmaceutical practice (i.e. filling prescriptions, filing insurance claims, helping patients).

University of Alabama May 2010 - Aug 2010
Chemical Engineering - Conducted ancillary work in organic chemical engineering in ionic liquids for the University of Alabama. Specifically, two different methodologies were used to synthesize a cyclo-propane compound, resulting in products that were of both high yield and purity.

John Carroll University May 2009 - Aug 2010
Chemical Engineering - Synthesized terphenyl based Palladium pincer complex catalysts (industrial catalysts). Conducted column chromatography, Grignard reactions, NMR, distillations,Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, extractions, and other typical processes related to synthesis and purification of chemical compounds.
Ecology Researcher - Formulated and implemented a research protocol over the duration of an Advanced Ecology course. Surveyed species diversity of earthworms in relation to headwater streams and % soil moisture in light of purported continental invasion of introduced earthworm species from both Europe and Asia.
 
Miscellaneous Experience
Crop Bistro Dec 2011 - present
Was allowed the freedom to create my own position at this award-winning, inventive-American restaurant to meet the challenges of transitioning our food and drink service to a larger venue.

DE Web Design May 2009 - Sept 2011
Founded an affordable website design company. Have done creative work for both individuals and organizations. Familiar with all stages of website design, from conception to publication.

Blue Point Grille May 2008 - November 2011
Food runner and busser for this upscale restaurant.

Towers Perrin Oct 2006 - Oct 2007
Managed central storage file room for actuarial firm. Overhauled the record keeping system under vastly different, updated corporate standards.
 
Education
Case Western Reserve University Aug 2010 - May 2011

MA Bioethics
• Includes 160+ hours of clinical rotations (University Hospitals & VA)
Graduate Student Appreciation Award 2010-2011


Harvard Medical School June 2010

Certificate
• Completed a three-day intensive bioethics summer course covering the foundations of modern bioethics in preparation for masters program.


John Carroll University Aug 2006 - Jan 2010

BS Biology, Conc Italian Studies
• Dean's List 4 Semesters
• Varsity Springboard Diving, 1m & 3m, Four Years
President's Honor Academic Scholarship & American Values Scholarship
• Academic Achievement Award in Italian Language
Outstanding Service to Community Comcast Scholarship
Italian American War Veteran Scholarship


Pontificia Università Urbaniana Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

Study Abroad Program (Rome, Italy)
Culicchia Italian American Scholarship

 
Conferences/Committees
Patients Without Proxy February 2012 - present

University Hospitals Ethics Committee October 2011 - present

CERMACS 2011 May 2011

American Society of Bioethics & Humanities October 2010

CERMACS 2010 May 2010

CERMACS 2009 May 2009
 
Certification
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) March 2010-2014
 
Languages
English First

Italian Proficient

Spanish Functional

HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL Functional