Member of Strategic Portfolio Management Team - Enzymes Business Unit. Hired to establish a global centralized PMO (Project Management Office).

Hired to implement Project Management Office (PMO) and lead the project manager team within R&D department.

Provided program management leadership and alliance strategy to support R&D product development activities, partnering with external collaborators as well as internal functional groups. Managed cross-functional teams at 2 bicoastal locations.

Managed up to 12 CMC projects teams within a matrixed organization and all aspects of various analytical and biological projects: process development, product/process transfers, API productions, and fill/finish. Ensured all projects are executed properly, attaining desired outcomes in schedule, cost, and quality. • Led a cross functional team from Sales, Business Process, Manufacturing, Regulatory and Quality to execute drug manufacturing projects (early stage to commercial) for biopharmaceutical clients• Directed project communications and ensure that all project team members are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their status• Provided recommendations for and assist with implementing product development and improvements• Generated revenues ($9.8M) by tracking project scope creep, determining a pricing strategy and negotiating a sales contract with clients• Served as technical liaison and internal primary point of contact for Clients• Managed demand planning, budget, revenue forecast and all project related costs• Expediently resolved manufacturing related issues (deviations, out of specifications etc) by leading in-house and client cross functional team investigations. Advised clients of process improvement and cost saving opportunities

Initiated the start up of centralized service lab supporting daily operations of 15 different labs, 140 researchers with their cell culture media/buffer and glassware needs. Managed $1.5M annual operating budget. Supervised a staff of 6. Involved in cell culture media development projects.

Directed and participated in the research and development of new technologies to satisfy the analytical needs of clients as well as the development and validation of analytical assays to meet final requirements of QA review and release. Partnered with VP of Immunochemistry on new projects and ongoing projects.

Managed Assay Group. Supervised up to 6 assay chemists in the daily preventive maintenance, quality control and operation of highly sophisticated research equipment (Biacore 2000), utilized for high complexity clinical testing. Successfully completed an FDA GCP audit without a 483 issued. Developed and maintained contracts with external contract service providers. Recruited and performed appraisals of 6 Assay Chemists. Developed effective protein purification process and binding assay used to determine affinity category. Experience in protein evaluations using methods such as HPLC, ELISA, SDS Page Electrophoresis, Western Blot, EIA, and IEF

Performed protein purification, protein conjugation and immunoassays. Participated in process optimization, technology transfer, and process validation activities

Manufactured purified monoclonal antibodies using affinity chromatography, gel filtration and ion exchange.Supervised and trained others on HPLC. Possessed excellent aseptic techniques.

Performed Drosophila melanogaster genetic analysis and transmission tests via light microscopy.Performed various molecular biology techniques such as PCR, restriction analysis, DNA gel electrophoresis, DNA ligation and plasmid transformation in bacteria