Scientist, Entrepreneur, New Product Evangelist, CEO, Consultant, and AuthorI received my Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Caltech in 1996. After leaving Caltech, I have been on the business side of science. I have worked in at least 4 start-ups, twice serving as CEO. I have also served as a consultant to dozens of companies in the laboratory reagents and diagnostics markets. I usually concentrate on the focus of the executive team, industry relationship development, fund-raising, investor management and developing collaborations or acquisitions.The entrepreneurial urge hit while I was at Caltech and it has never left. During graduate school, I would compare offerings from various suppliers to find the best item at the best price for the lab. That led to the concept of what was then a novel database driven online purchasing system website for life science products and Anderson Unicom Group (AUG). AUG grew from a concept in 1994 to a full-fledged business, competing with much larger companies by 1996.In 2000, BioCarta, a San Diego based immunology products company acquired the assets of AUG and asked me to stay on and, later, to run the operation. I concentrated on improving supplier and customer confidence and arranged for additional funding to grow the operation.While I continued to consult with many early stage companies, I spent half of 2006, and the first quarter of 2007 writing Maps for Modern Magellans: Charts for Captains of Commerce. It was released in May of 2007. The series is written for people who feel frustrated after starting a business and then realizing they need help but believe they do not have time to read a business book to get that help.Specialties: Improving employee morale, Fund raising, Strategic planning, Brand focus, New Product Development