• Lead and direct therapeutic discovery and development programs from conceptualization to day-to-day personnel direction, execution, data review, and project and timeline management • Manage complex FDA IND-enabling manufacturing development projects using detailed and efficient communication to set, track, and achieve goals and milestones, assign tasks, and communicate project updates to principal investigators, technical staff, and external partners• Support regulatory compliance for clinical development programs through the review and application of regulatory guidelines, preparation and review of Pre-IND and IND applications, and execution of external facility and quality systems audits• Prepare, review, negotiate, and execute multi-million dollar external contracts and proposals by engaging internal legal and business administrators and providing and soliciting the necessary subject matter expertise to achieve intended goals• Identify program-specific funding opportunities and coordinate applications , including collation and tracking of funding opportunities and their deadlines, and the management of application materials• Draft funding applications, including project conceptualization, collaboration identification, budget development, and composition of technical and administrative documentation • Direct and manage on-site and external-site staff through weekly group and 1-on-1 meetings, development and review of experimental plans and manuscripts, and analysis of data• Prepare manuscripts, posters, and slides/presentations to disseminate research group accomplishments to external parties• Manage budgets for ongoing programs and develop budgets for prospective projects• Engage in and foster collaborations with industry and academic thought leaders to advance research goals and identify potential new funding sources

• Provide subject matter expertise for tech transfer and execution of large molecule biologic workflows between in-house lab team and highest value biotech and pharma clients•Lead project meetings with clients that facilitated timely execution of project deliverables through review of timelines, data, and procedures • Promote and lead implementation of new and industry standard high-throughput biologics production and analytical techniques through process review and acquisition of instrumentation critical to client projects• Provide matrixed support to sales and product teams and act as liaison between business and scientific functional leads

• Co-lead an $800K therapeutic antibody discovery and development project including design, execution, management, and reporting to principal investigators• Establish and execute antibody design, expression, purification, and characterization activities aligned with industry standard practices essential for achieving clinically viable therapeutics• Manage lab personnel including the delegation of project tasks, and training on equipment, relevant techniques, and SOPs• Implement laboratory information management systems for improved operational efficiency by developing tracking tools and standardized naming conventions for critical lab reagents• Acquire, maintain, and implement state-of-the-art equipment that allows for efficient execution of Pravetoni lab project objectives• Create innovative and novel therapeutic modalities to drive future research and obtain new funding• Advance internal and external collaborations and lead projects related to antibody discovery and protein production on behalf of collaborators• Interface with external vendors to develop quotes and scope out projects for antibody development services

• Manage and execute all GMP/GLP and RUO protein purification and associated downstream processing activities • Direct and perform project and experimental design, data analysis, data presentation and technical report preparation• Serve as technical consult for sales and project management to establish pricing structures and timelines for customer projects• Perform technology transfer of client downstream manufacturing processes• Write, review, and execute standard operating procedures and production batch records• Acquire, qualify, and maintain lab and manufacturing equipment

• Purification, analysis and quality control of various antibodies and antibody derivatives, antigens, and other non-antibody proteins• Purification, assembly, analysis and quality control of bispecific antibodies• Research, design, and testing of novel multi-specific antibodies • Responsible for implementation and management of database for purified protein inventory and tracking/request system• Functional lead for evaluation and implementation of new, department-wide critical reagent database and workflow management system• Provide as needed support to molecular biology group on various projects

• Led all large-scale DNA production (in-house and outsourced) and associated quality control for the protein production workflow• Managed training and day-to-day supervision of lab assistant• Responsible for implementation and management of database for plasmid DNA inventory and tracking/request system

• Cloned, expressed, and analyzed molecularly dissected domains of a transmembrane receptor• Expressed and purified various proteins of interest utilizing GST, MBP, Fc, HA, Flag, and 6xHis domain fusions• Managed procurement of lab consumables and equipment maintenance, as well as lab member safety training/adherence and various lab documentation as required by university policy• Trained undergraduate volunteers to perform general lab activities