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San Diego, California, United States

San Diego Metropolitan Area

San Diego, California, United States

Managed portfolio (>$60M) of technology development and scale-up projects to commercialize bio-based ingredients.Led cross-functional teams (R&D, Engineering, Regulatory, Legal, Finance, Commercial) to ensure successful project execution and commercial launch readiness.Developed and controlled program timelines and budgets, coordinated with internal and.

Pleasanton, California

Managed enzyme engineering projects to advance Inscripta’s CRISPR-based genome editing platform.Regularly communicated project updates and presentations to stakeholders, maintaining alignment with project and company goals. Worked closely with customers to understand their needs and provide tailored solutions.

Emeryville, California

Managed projects from scoping through execution, translating customer requirements into actionable plans.Led a team of scientists to develop fully automated strain engineering workflows for faster product development cycle and time to market.Developed, tracked, and analyzed project’s KPIs and reported weekly progress to internal and external.

South San Francisco, CA

Implemented PMBOK-guided practices for R&D project management, developing a toolkit for planning, tracking, and risk management.Managed the first REG commercial product launch, including external partner relationships and regulatory compliance.Organized and tracked the progress of strain adaptive evolution and engineering projects aimed at converting.

South San Francisco, CA

Successfully engineered a Cytochrome P450 enzyme to meet strain performance metrics for the first REG commercial product.Provided support for all R&D project management activities, i.e. project charters, risk analysis, Gantt charts, tracking.Delivered strains with improved yield, titer, productivity and composition to meet project goals.Provided key.

South San Francisco, CA

Enabled the production of novel fatty acid-derived products by introducing heterologous genes and pathways into E.coli and B. subtilisWorked on all major R&D research projects acting as a task leader or individual contributorDesigned, constructed and screened diverse libraries for pathway optimization and enzyme evolution Collaborated with an automation.

South San Francisco

Supported diverse R&D projects for the production of bio-based chemicals. Designed, planned and executed strain engineering and metabolic engineering experiments in E.coli and B. subtilis.

South San Francisco

Construction of commercial strains for production of bio-based chemicals and fuels. Pathway assembly, metabolic engineering, protein purification and kinetics.

San Francisco, CA

MS thesis: Structure/function studies of alpha 1,3-fucosyltransferases (site-directed mutagenesis, enzyme kinetics, transfection, protein expression and purification).Worked on joint project with Raven Biotechnologies: Characterization of specificity of binding of their proprietary antibody therapeutic in clinical phase II studies through affinity.

Sofia, Bulgaria

Monitored clinical trials to ensure adherence to protocol, SOPs, ICH GCPs and FDA RegulationsReviewed regulatory documents (ICF, CRF, source data) and prepared site visit reportsWorked with Study Lead to select investigation sites, train investigators and site staff

Sofia City, Bulgaria

Technical expert between the sales and manufacturing teamsDeveloped strategies for new product development Successfully launched two new wine product lines

Sofia, Bulgaria

Reviewed, edited and approved controlled documents; Issued certificate of analysisParticipated in several studies evaluating the effect of red wine consumption (or red wine flavonoid rich extracts) on cardiovascular health - participant enrollment, dietary questionnaires, telephone screening, document review, data collectionPrepared documents for.

Master Of Science (Ms), Biochemistry

Bachelor Of Science (Bs)/(Ms), Biotechnology

Minor in Nutrition and Public Health