◦ Co-founded a biotechnology space startup focused on developing sustainable farming systems for extraterrestrial environments and resource-scarce terrestrial regions.◦ Leverages previous experience to forge strategic partnerships and collaborations, shape research and development initiatives, and oversee business development to drive company growth.

◦ Shapes company's business and go-to-market strategies while advising on the company’s innovative product featuring an algae-based closed-loop system for crewed space missions and terrestrial applications.

◦ Contributed to securing a prestigious European Space Agency BIC grant by emphasizing the company's product competitive edge in the nascent market.

◦ Develops business strategies for an interactive interactive language learning platform, aimed at improving English proficiency for home healthcare workforce.◦ Leads analysis of customer discovery data to identify critical insights, shaping key performance metrics for Minimum Viable Product (MVP) validation.

🌟 Congreso Futuro 2023 🌟 Invited speaker for the "Universe of Possibilities" panel at Latin America’s largest technological and scientific conference, curated by the Chilean Senate.🚀 International Space Convention 2023 🚀Invited as a thought-leader to discuss payloads in commercial spaceflights during the virtual convention for space enthusiast and professionals.🎓 Akademia Przedsiębiorczości UMCS 🎓Offered insights to 400+ participants on nurturing entrepreneurial mindsets, enhancing core competencies, and developing enterprising attitudes.🔬 International Interdisciplinary Colloquium: New Challenges Induced by Microbiomes, 4th 🔬Discussed the multifaceted impacts of microbiome studies across disciplines, fostering dialogue on the potential for a widespread ‘microbiomic revolution’.🌐 CienciaV2030 🌐Delivered a keynote address at a prestigious Chilean government-funded program, focusing on fostering institutional transformation in science education.

◦ Steers PTAstroBio’s operations. ◦ Leads organization of an international conference and seminar series for distinguished speakers.◦ Fosters partnerships with the Polish Space Agency and other partners to expand the Society’s global impact to bolster students internships, and strengthen ties with European Space Agencies.

◦ Guides a global team of researchers, educators, and entrepreneurs interested in studying human adaptability, performance and operations in environments mimicking extraterrestrial surface conditions.◦ Develops and decides on research selection criteria for the upcoming global simulation.◦ Promotes technology development and bio research to aid in planning long term space missions.

◦ Established a key partnership yielding in 10X increase in microbial identification rate at no cost that serves as a basis for establishing a public microbial database. ◦ Oversaw $100K project budget to optimize culture-independent methods for identifying PP-relevant microorganisms.◦ Led Fungal Pilot sterilization study to expand the scope of PP beyond endospore-forming bacteria. ◦ Supported Mission Formulation task resulting in a package presented to the JPL executive board.

◦ Led collaborations across institutions, yielding ∼20 peer-reviewed publications. ◦ Validated a SBIR Phase-III funded microbial monitoring system developed for the ISS.◦ Helped with a bio-analytical method for SARS-CoV-2 detection on surfaces.

◦ Coordinated ISS experiments investigating fungal responses to microgravity and radiation. ◦ Conducted a study on the impact of UV-C radiation on fungal pathogenicity.◦ Examined microbial diversity in habitats simulating the ISS and other confined environments.

◦ Created comprehensive persona profiles, based on in-depth research and interviews. ◦ Co-led the Lab-to-Orbit pipeline, navigating public and private sectors through successful grant and proposal writing. ◦ Technical expert in B2B and B2C meetings to bolster partnerships and elevate collaborations’ success.

◦ Promoted space biology at an interdisciplinary workshop. ◦ Aided the creation of research guidelines for students and early-career researchers interested in the rapidly growing field of space biology. ◦ The team I mentored designed an early-stage mission awarded with 1st-place prize.

Validated the flight readiness level of a DNA-extraction device during a simulated Mars mission in a secluded Hawaiian habitat, replicating long-term Martian living conditions, in preparation for its deployment aboard the ISS.

Tested application of sodium alginate microcapsules to modify biochemical soil conditions to facilitate nitrogen acquisition.

Investigated the sterilization resistance markers in different bacteria isolated from the spacecraft assembly facility at NASA JPL.