Functional Skills

Business Unit Strategy
Restructuring / Turnarounds
Financial Modeling
Financial Due Diligence
Go-to-market Strategy

Software Skills

Asana
Dropbox
Google Sheets
MacOS
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel Macros
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Word

Sector Experience

Life Sciences & Pharma

Experience

NemaLife Corporate Strategy & Development
Interim CFO
5/2022 - Present
• Led the development of a go-to-market strategy for platform technology
• Initiated and led the completion of a three-year, $25M budget and sales forecast to support Series A funding
• Developing internal financial processes and controls to support efficient operations and accountability throughout the company
• Primary point of contact for investors
AceLink Therapeutics Corporate Strategy & Development
Chief Business Advisor
4/2022 - Present
• Leading global partnering strategy for lead program for Fabry Disease
• Co-leading discussions with venture capitalists in support of $50M series B
Renovar Bio Start-Up
Strategic Business Advisor
1/2021 - 6/2022
Co-launched company, built team, co-created GTM strategy, secured $1M in non-dilutive seed funding. Closed three strategic partnerships to validate the technology.
Shoreline Venture Management Corporate Strategy & Development
Strategic Business Advisor
2/2018 - 8/2021
Supported General Partners at venture fund to turnaround underperforming companies.
Yinuoke Biopharma Start-Up
Senior Strategic Business Advisor to CEO
3/2018 - 2/2021
Worked closely with Founder & CEO to create product development strategy for first-in-class immuno-oncology program that secured $5M in Series A funding from prominent Chinese investors (pitched in Shanghai and Beijing). Developed term sheet to support strategic collaboration with Harbour Biomed (Chinese CDMO with novel humanized antibody development platform).
XPRIZE Corporate Strategy & Development
Executive Director, Life Sciences
3/2010 - 4/2020
Led team of 35 professionals to drive digital health innovation a using a competition model backed by a $30M impact investment fund.
Microdermics Inc. Start-Up
Strategic Advisor/Acting CEO
11/2015 - 1/2018
Worked with scientific founders from a University of British Columbia spinout to create product development strategy for novel hollow, metallic microneedle technology that secured $1M in seed funding and $2M in SAFE round. Won startup of the year competition in 2016 for #1 startup in British Columbia.