Functional Skills

Project Management
Technology Strategy
Primary Research
Voice of the Customer
Training and Coaching

Software Skills

GoDaddy
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Office
Adobe Photoshop

Sector Experience

Agriculture
Chemicals
Industrials
Life Sciences & Pharma

Experience

Recombinant DNA Technologies Research
Founder and Principal Consultant
5/2013 - Present
• Providing strategic and technical guidance in all aspects of bioprocessing and biomanufacture including scale-up, scale-down, miniaturization, operations (incl. GMP), market studies.
• Pro-bono/volunteer work for community events and non-profit organizations.

Helaina Biosciences Start-Up
Consultant/Advisor
1/2020 - Present
• Biosynthetic Human Breast Milk.
• Provide expertise on strain engineering, protein expression, fermentation, scale-up, protein analysis, glycan analysis.
• Fundraising and business development

Intrexon Research
Technical Fellow
5/2018 - 10/2019
• Implemented new screening methods/assays and metabolic engineering strategies.
• Provided expertise to ‘Omics development team and data scientists.
• Managed an international protein engineering and screening project with ILH.
• Managed external collaborations with academic and industry partners.
• Led IP Harvesting.

Xycrobe Therapeutics Operations
Operations Advisor
5/2017 - 5/2019
• Designed and planned GMP-compliant facility for manufacture of skin probiotics.
• Developed budgets; identified key personnel needs; negotiated with vendors.
• Developed cell-based assays (immunological/inflammation).
• Business Development: fundraising, partnerships, market analysis.

Nucleus Biologics Product Management / Strategy
Business Development Advisor
3/2018 - 8/2018
• Business Development; New Product Development; Market Research.

Ciris Energy Research
Director
8/2014 - 1/2016
• Delivered multiple novel biocatalysts to convert low rank coal and biomass feedstocks into high value chemicals. Used CRISPR, oligo-directed mutagenesis and traditional HR-based methods.
• Developed novel consolidated bioprocesses including the bioconversion of fermentation waste products to usable fuels to power the physical plant. Aerobic and anaerobic process development.
• Provided strategic leadership and personnel management of Metabolic Engineering Department.

Cobalt Technologies Operations
Operations Consultant
8/2013 - 12/2013
• Provided economic and technical analysis and strategic leadership on strain and process development, manufacturing, plant design and business development.
• Established and managed external collaborations with UC Berkeley and a CRO.
• Result: Delivered new P&I and PFD with two new unit ops for retrofitted plant.

Dow AgroSciences Research
Senior R&D Manager
5/2012 - 5/2013
• Development and cGMP manufacture of natural products for crop protection and health/beauty.
• Managed 20+ direct and indirect reports in multiple sub-groups.
• Managed departmental budget for all operational and capital costs.
• Upstream development representative for both Global Supply Team (Inatreq®) and Global Business Line Management Team (Spinosyn pesticides).
• Managed external partnership with Meiji Seika Pharma.
• Led the Technical Feasibility Assessment Team.


Qteros Research
Group Leader
1/2010 - 2/2012
• Consolidated Bioprocessing for cellulosic ethanol production with proprietary organism.
• Managed group of PhD, Masters and Bachelors level scientists.
• Successfully led the development of a molecular toolbox for Clostridium phytofermentans.
• Responsible for metabolic/genetic engineering strategies, timelines, and project management.
• Utilized transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics to determine flux balances.

SelectX Pharmaceuticals Research
Director of Genetic Chem and Fermentation
7/2005 - 10/2009
• Natural products (mostly small molecules) discovery and development for novel pharmaceuticals.
• Managed up to 12 direct reports in three functional groups.
• Managed complex cross-functional timelines and budgets.
• Streamlined and optimized a non-automated screen of Actinomycete libraries, achieving and maintaining a throughput of 1000 colonies per week with a hit rate of 1%.
• Optimized fermentations, automated downstream screening of lead compounds against target organisms.