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Los Angeles, Ca

Los Angeles, Ca

New York, Ny

As CEO, I led the organization through its sale to and integration with Spring Education Group, the largest private-equity backed Preschool - Grade 12 school network in the US. Accomplishments included: - Drove 5x revenue growth and scaling to 3,000+ students across 8 campuses in NYC, the Bay Area and DC Metro - Achieved exceptional academic outcomes with 85% of seniors accepted into top 50 US colleges and universities - Developed new campus go-to-market strategies and managed real estate development for 450k+ sq ft of brownfield, adaptive re-use and tenant improvement projects - Created and led scalable shared services platform to support the diverse communities at our rapidly growing campusesBASIS Independent Schools is a national network of PreK-12 private schools sharing a rigorous globally-benchmarked curriculum, passionate subject-matter expert teachers and a joyful learning culture of support and accountability. Organic growth exceeded that of any other private school group in the US and our students outperformed their international peers in the world's best education systems in math, reading and science.

New York, Ny

- Launched 2 new private K-12 schools in NYC and the Bay Area as employee #5 and achieved largest opening enrollment of any private school in the US - Developed expansion strategy, trade area performance models for major MSAs, and staffing and financial models for prospective campuses - Created business intelligence processes, tools and dashboards to track KPIs

Fribourg, Switzerland

As employee #5 and CTO, I guided product development and technical operations at the early-stage analytical tools startup from a beta testing phase through sales to commercial clients and academic labs across 15+ countries. Accomplishments included:- Led cross-functional product development teams through R&D, design transfer, new product introduction and sustaining activities- Built and mentored multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and technicians with competencies in optics, mechanical engineering, electronics, software development, chemistry and materials science- Created and iteratively scaled operations including global field service, remote support, and supply chain & quality management- Developed international partnerships for industrial design, software development, contract manufacturing and key component suppliersLS Instruments provides next-generation light scattering technologies to address challenges in the life sciences, food & beverage, and advanced materials industries. Advanced instrumentation and analysis solutions enable macromolecule characterization, nanoparticle sizing and contact-free rheology of samples in their native, undiluted state.

Fribourg, Switzerland

- Developed and patented modulated 3D dynamic light scattering technology that forms core IP behind two major products- Published 2 peer-reviewed journal articles, wrote patent application (granted), created technical literature and manuals, and presented innovations at academic and industry conferences

Urbana, Il

- Designed and built photonic biosensors, advanced optical instrumentation and algorithms for label-free and enhanced-fluorescence molecular sensing and imaging- Collaborated with combinatorial chemistry, genomics, and molecular biology researchers to enable advances in molecular diagnostics, genomics research and pharmaceutical screening by leveraging these novel optical sensing platforms- Co-authored 13 peer-reviewed journal articles, 7 conference presentations, 4 patents (granted) and 1 book chapterThe Nanosensors Research Group is led by world-renowned biosensors innovator Dr. Brian Cunningham and develops optical biosensing techniques, instrumentation and devices for medical diagnostics, life science research, drug discovery and environmental monitoring.

Bs, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team

Phd, Electrical Engineering

Top 5 Electrical & Computer Engineering Graduate Program Completed coursework in biophotonics, biosensors, fluorescence spectroscopy.

Certificate In Medical Device Engineering

Completed coursework in regulatory affairs, manufacturing and process improvement