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Washington, Dc, Us

Gaithersburg, Maryland, Us

Head of IR responsible for development and execution of IR strategy through period of hyper-growth to deliver long-term corporate and shareholder value through transition from a late-stage biotechnology company to a global commercial organization. Grew IR team from one to five individuals within a fast-paced and dynamic pandemic environment. Led IR strategy through several change management events including CEO transition, first-product commercialization, multiple restructurings, and reorganization of IR function. Promoted professional development and build a culture of excellence by leading dedicated and talented IR team.Highlights of accomplishment in this role include:-Developed strategic investor relations engagement strategies, optimizing conference participation and management attendance, executing group analyst-hosted and KOL events, and lab tours. -Led development and implementation of internal materials for the executive leadership team. Oversaw quarterly and annual earnings calls. Facilitated extensive review among the executive leadership team.-Led messaging and positioning for the investment community; grew Novavax executive leadership spokespeople from three to six through speaker and Q&A training; act as primary IR representative.-Managed sell-side consensus, conduct financial modeling analytics, and execute quarterly financial modeling calls.-Led planning and execution of annual meetings of stockholders. Performed peer benchmarking to ensure annual report alignment with commercial-stage peers and transitioned the annual report from a wrap to various design pages of content in compliance with core brand values.-Integrated IR inbox into Salesforce with a global team.-Managed IR Agency to maximize impact and ensure continued progress toward IR goals.

Gaithersburg, Maryland, Us

Gaithersburg, Maryland, Us

Led investor relations, public relations, strategic communications and managed social media channels.

Gaithersburg, Maryland, Us

Led investor relations, public relations, strategic communications and managed social media channels.

Rockville, Md, Us

In this capacity, I maintained IR, brand positioning, PR, and internal/external communications to support growth and change in gastrointestinal and ophthalmology areas. I managed investor communication development, including press releases, scripts, SEC filings, and social media.Highlights of accomplishment in this role include:-Expanded shareholder base and developed ownership among targeted funds by relaunching Sucampo in the investment community, supporting over 10 non-deal roadshows and over 20 investor conference presentations, and leading two Analyst Days.-Boosted external visibility, issued 25+ press releases per annum, and secured consistent news coverage and interviews with media outlets, such as Bloomberg, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal.-Repositioned the company as a global, commercial-stage, and diversified biopharmaceutical company by rebranding Sucampo (led five US team members) and restructuring corporate website (supervised five-person UK team).-Coordinated corporate strategy design internally and externally while steering acquisition of Japanese entity for tender offer launch, secondary offering of founder’s shares as part of Communications Working Group, and transition of new CEO and management team.-Led strategic implementations and SOPs, including Microsoft SharePoint sites for Finance and SEC filings, FRx Report Designer for financial consolidations, and Transcentive for stock option and employee stock purchase plan for monthly and quarterly FAS123R expense to facilitate executives in real-time decision-making.-Launched annual report video in digital 3D format featuring CEO by leading US team from a communications production company.

Rockville, Md, Us

Rockville, Md, Us

Financial Reporting, Accounting:-Compiled financial statements (consolidated balance sheets, income statements, stockholder’s equity, cash flows) for seven consolidated companies (four U.S. and three international) under U.S. GAAP on a monthly and quarterly basis, and filed SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, Forms 3/4/5 and Proxy Statement).-Performed three-year full-accounting cycle for two companies under common control.-Played an instrumental role in execution and implementation of corporate strategy, internally and externally.-Pioneered strategic implementations which established workflow procedures supporting executives to make real-time decisions.

New York, New York, Us

Led auditing planning, substantive test work, and analytical procedures for various non-profit organizations, consolidated entities, partnerships, LLC’s, and corporations. Delegated audit test work and performed detail review of associate’s performance. Prepared financial statements and required disclosure following U.S. GAAP. Streamlined client communication to be more responsive and engaging by addressing issues and advocating recommendations to improve engagement.

Lafayette, Louisiana, Us

Orchestrated performance audits and reviews for-profit, non-profit, and government organizations, including A-133 audits. Coordinated full-cycle audit engagement from inception to implementation; executed engagement letter, communicated with client, scheduled job, and reviewed work documents. Performed various accounting functions, encompassing reconciliations, general ledger, sales and payroll tax reports, preparation of financial statements, and income tax returns for individual, corporation, and partnership with exceptional accuracy. Mentored and managed four junior accountants and two interns.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Executive Fellows

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting