Initially joined Enzo in Mar 2011 as Director of Operations Ann Arbor. Promoted to Director of NA Operations in Jan 2012. Accepted the position of Global Operations Director in Aug 2012 with a staff of 38 FTEs including 9 direct reports; sites include Ann Arbor MI, Farmingdale NY and Lausen Switzerland. Worked on several site consolidations reducing the number of physical sites from six. Cost benefits gained in reduction of FTE’s by consolidating job functions, reduced shipping fees and reduced overhead. Assembled project teams to review processes and adopted best practices to strengthen documentation control, inventory control and master data management. Cross functional teams organized to continue ongoing initiatives focus on Global Inventory Control, Backorder Review, Product Issue Resolution Management and Master Data Management. Implemented standalone systems, outside of the ERP system (Navision), to allow visibility into Customer Backorders, Global Inventory and Sales TTM by product and distribution center. Improvements made in reduced backorders increasing customer satisfaction, global distribution of finished goods inventory; the right product in the right place at the right time and improved production management insuring that inventory is available prior to a backorder situation. Continue to work with the Financial Systems Department to use these external systems as business requirements and incorporate into Navision ERP. Responsible for the functional areas of warehouse management, inventory control, procurement, forecast and planning, final manufacturing for kit assembly and packaging, regulatory and documentation. Assessed staff by experience and skills to determine core competencies in order to assign tasks and responsibilities. Benefits gained in the areas of communication and information flow as well as reduced operational errors and costs

Accepted the position of Director of Information Technology in 2009 with HandyLab, Inc. Assessed IT needs both applications and hardware. Developed plan to rebuild network infrastructure and upgrade versions on mission critical applications. HandyLab is acquired by Becton Dickinson & Co. in Nov 2009. Following the acquisition accepted the position of Senior System Analyst in May 2010 reporting into the Information Technology department with in BD Diagnostic Systems out of Baltimore, MD. Participated on various teams responsible for the HandyLab/BD integration including the Integration Steering Committee reporting to Senior Management, IT Integration as the site project lead (project completed with zero downtime), and the SAP Integration – assuming roles as the site project lead and DBA (project completed on time in 4.5 months). Assumed responsibility for computer system validation for FDA compliance on the IT Integration and SAP Integration projects.

Accepted the position of Director of Information Technology in 2006 with Assay Designs, Inc. (ADI). Restructured the IT Department based on the education and skills of staff to insure that primary functions and responsibilities are maintained including end-user support, network/infrastructure and applications/databases. Transformed the IT department from a necessary evil to a value-add department. Focused on database integrity and the delivery of information to enable managers to make informed decisions based on historical numbers. Reviewed business processes and implemented process improvements identifying areas where an IT solution could improve efficiency by eliminating duplication of effort, identifying data ownership and allowing for verification and approval prior to release. Significant process improvements were made in the areas of documentation control, new reagent and kit development, product number requests and production forecasting.

Promoted to Director of IT & Admin in 2003, Genomic Solutions peaks at 170 employees worldwide. The IT department installs SalesLogix CRM. Additional responsibilities for Admin include manager of chemical production and sales administration. In 2004 assumed co-project lead for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Worked with team to drive and completed process flows, control flows, and testing.In 2001 promoted to Director of IT/NA Facilities Mgr. IT responsibilities are expanded to include web site development and facility mgmt. During 2002 joined the due diligence team to access the viability of potential acquisitions with regards to IT infrastructure and facilities. Initially joined Genomic Solutions Inc. (GSI) as Manager of Information Technology in 1998 to create and build a worldwide Information Technology (IT) department. Assumed responsibilities for the planning and implementation of financial applications, MRP, WAN, disaster recovery, remote access and year 2000 compliance. Organized project teams from representative departments to assist with business requirements, system selection and acceptance testing.