Curtana Pharmaceuticals is a privately-held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class, small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of newly diagnosed adult glioblastoma (GBM), pediatric medulloblastoma (MB), and other brain cancers.

Revolutions, Inc. develops and manages ten successful and rapidly growing retail websites. The company's flagship website, SpinLife.com, is the largest internet retailer of Durable Medical Equipment including wheelchairs, scooters, lift chairs and other home medical equipment.

Delivering More For PatientsPlus is committed to developing breakthrough treatments that provide improved safety, efficacy, and convenience for patients battling cancer. Our proprietary nanotechnology platform reformulates conventional medicines to help people lead longer and healthier lives.

Sova Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of innovative human therapeutic drugs to treat pain, inflammation and sleep-related breathing disorders.Negotiated licensing deal with major university technology transfer office.Raised sufficient venture capital to fund all preclinical discovery and development activities.Built a state-of-the-art small animal sleep and respiratory physiology laboratory from scratch. Developed in vivo assay used for pharmacodynamic evaluation of compounds.Inventor on several patent applications related to sleep-related breathing disorders and other therapeutic areas.Assisted in assembling current scientific team.Wrote and submitted grant applications to the NIH and DOD.Responsible for budgets, operations, IP portfolio and business development activities.

Evaluated emerging diagnostic technology used in the clinical management of oncology patients. Tasked to develop new service offerings to meet the needs of our existing customers as well as leverage the company’s core competencies to enter new markets.* Led a 20+ person cross-functional team in the dual roles of project and product manager for the largest and most complex product/service offering since those launched at the company’s inception.* Researched, developed, and launched a pilot program to extend the company’s reach into a new market segment.* Supported the executive team on issues related to regulatory compliance, pricing, and Medicare re-imbursement.

Advisory firm supporting pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostic, laboratory and medical device companies in business analysis, marketing and strategy; able to provide strategic direction, develop financing options, build market valuation models, provide comprehensive business analysis and develop marketing plans in support of new product launch.Past successes include:Formed strategic alliance with a highly-regarded scientist to commercialize his discoveries; formed a drug development company, developed operational and financing strategy and managed patent application submission resulting in the successful transfer of the technology to a specialty drug company.Identified and evaluated technology applicable to development of an innovative treatment for a chronic disease; wrote a business plan, obtained grant funding for proof of concept experiments, resolved intellectual property issues. Formed a company to develop the product.

Teach a course to second year MBA students called "Topics In Innovation: Evaluating Opportunities in the Life Sciences".

Organized hedge fund investing in equities and stock options.Formed an alliance with the manager of a Chicago-based hedge fund to develop an innovative quantitative trading strategy and web-based applications for trader communications and portfolio management.Conceived, developed and implemented infrastructure and systems, developed strategic relationships required for the formation of an institutional grade hedge fund.

Financial and investment management firm.Responsible for all aspects of business organization, startup, management, regulatory compliance, customer relations, business development and trading operations.

Directly managed a group of 15 emergency medicine physicians. Developed policies, procedures and protocols and improved multiple systems related to cardiac, trauma and pediatric care. Responsible for quality assurance.Responsible for pre-hospital care delivered by local EMS providers. Managed interactions and relationships with other hospitals, regulatory and governing bodies. Developed and administered a comprehensive quality assurance program for emergency department trauma care.Emergency department physician responsible for evaluating and treating all patients and supervision of nurses, technicians and staff.