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Los Angeles, California, United States

We ideate business concepts & build businesses from scratch. Our team has a proven track record of incubating successful startups, collaborating with field leaders, and creating products or services that create delightful moments in people’s everyday lives.

Strongsville, Ohio, United States

• Managed and supported the Ernst Instruments integration. This included the purchase of JC Ernst and the creation of Ernst Instruments to comprise one business unit.
• Harmonization of existing business units to develop marketing and branding for EI.
• Determination of business assets and operations to support.
• Development of a cash to order process.
• Configuration of supporting IT systems.
• Establishment of EI organization structure.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

• Ensure a smooth Stage Gate process Private Label and Branded projects and that all parties are informed and briefs and contracts are approved. This translated into >$80M in annualized incremental revenue within 4.
• Drive development and commercialization of projects with all key cross functional members.
• Work in parallel with Marketing and key SME's to meet launch dates.
• Be a key voice and driver in our integrated business planning in our Project Management Review. Specifically, established objective guardrails for new business and updating our SOP documents to work towards.

Solon Ohio

• Responsible for the efficient execution of Innovation & Renovation projects supporting the sale of Confections to the Ferrara Candy Company.
• Successfully managed eleven I&R projects with a cross functional project team directly impacting the transition and launch of ~15M in Confections business.
• Leading the alignment of the strategy and approach for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing projects with the key stakeholders.
• Defining and communicating project scope, objectives and expectations.
• Identifying project resource requirements with appropriate escalation.
• Building and managing the project schedule, critical path, tracking and identify critical issues.

Solon Ohio

• VWR International manufactures and supplies high quality raw materials and reagents in the fields of molecular biology, diagnostics, biotechnology and clinical research and development. In addition to a large portfolio.
• The Product Design Team has evaluated 350+ custom manufactured products for feasibility and cost with 101 of those transitioned to Production in the last three years with Year One projected annual sales of $9.2M and.
• Custom manufactured business grew from $6M annually in 2007 to over $26M in 2017.
• Custom manufactured products met the business and quality metrics each of the last ten years. These included a target margin of 41%, design complaints <1 per year and on-time shipping of 95%.
• Oversee effective design, development and product transfer of customer directed and corporate products to meet both internal and customer requirements. Types of products included aqueous solutions (lot size 1L-10K/L).
• Direct and manage a team of five project managers and two administrative positions in the development and execution of comprehensive project plans and timelines. Integration of 100+ custom products via a robust Design.

Solon, Ohio, United States

• Multi-disciplinary management of the integration of new custom business opportunities from feasibility, validation, implementation and transition to Operations.
• Provide final deliverables and inputs to Engineering and Validation Teams for execution and scale-up of validation activities including Process Map and FMEA's.
• Transitioned projects successfully to Operations represented ~9% of VWR's annual revenue in 2010.

Solon, Ohio, United States

• Multi-disciplinary management of the integration of new business opportunities from feasibility, validation, implementation and transition to Operations.
• Transitioned projects successfully to Operations represented ~7% of VWR's annual revenue in 2009.
• Experienced with the manufacturing requirements for ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.

• Privately raised $500,000 to start-up a contract DNA Sequencing Facility successfully sold in 2007.
• Created and managed a staff responsible for providing molecular biology services utilized by academic and commercial institutions. Developed SOP’s and techniques to maximize efficiency, reduce human error and lower.
• Established a customer base that included 3500 clients in the United States and Canada.

• Coordinated with commercial and manufacturing for effective product launch and support of new products.
• Developed improved techniques for DNA sequencing of BAC clones.
• Supported existing products by trouble-shooting problems with customers.

• Conducted experiments on physical mapping on the X chromosome.
• Implemented and managed a DNA sequencing core facility, including maintenance of equipment, coordination and oversight of scheduling, performance of DNA sequencing and advising other researchers on interpretation of.
• Teamed with supervisor in management of laboratory and in developing efficient practices.

• Taught three introductory Biology courses per semester.
• Material included microscope work with animal and plant cells, respiration, photosynthesis, genetics, reproduction, and ecology.

• Coordinated maintenance of Drosophila stocks.
• Conducted experiments on remating in Drosophila.

Ms, Master Of Science, Genetics

Thesis titled: SEX APPEAL IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER: DIRECT AND CORRELATED RESPONSES TO SELECTION

Bs, Arts And Sciences, Biology

Minor in Psychology

Masters Of Science, Drosophila Genetics

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