➢ Ph.D. in Biochemistry from UCLA and a post doctoral fellowship at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies➢ Lecture and laboratory teaching experience with college-level general, organic, and biological chemistry and tutoring experience with high school and college biology and chemistry. An experienced, professionally trained public speaker for all educational levels ➢ Over 20 years in biopharmaceutical R&D (drugs and biologics), including fourteen years executive management experience (Vice President and above) leading and integrating multi-functional departments of up to 70 employees with over $25M annual operating budgets. A proven track record prioritizing, optimizing, selecting, and advancing therapeutic leads from research into clinical development. Demonstrated ability to compete for government grant support➢ Co-author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications and inventor of over 20 issued patents, with numerous additional patent applications pending➢ Operationally versatile, having been responsible for establishing and leading multiple departments in the drug development process: Drug discovery R&D from target identification and validation, through chemical library cell based and protein-based screening (HTS and HCS), hit-to-lead optimization, proof of concept pharmacodynamics and mechanism of action, and pre-clinical safety pharmacology and toxicokinetics GMP Manufacturing; Responsible for in-house and contract manufacture of drugs and biologics used in clinical trials. Prior “Pharmacy Exemptee” certification from California State Board of Pharmacy. Responsible for CMC Quality Assurance/Quality Control; Successfully set up quality system for GMP manufacturing and obtained site-specific California State Investigational Drug Manufacturing License Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs; Protocol design, Clinical Operations, CRO management, preparation, submission, and amendments to 9 IND applications, drugs and biologics, through Phase IIb