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Raleigh, Nc, Us

Hailey, Id, Us

Working in my family’s business growing up, I developed a passion for entrepreneurship. I launched a company that offers a succession planning solution for established, profitable companies within the pharma and logistics industries, raising $0.5M to fund operations. Through research and due diligence, I’ve purchased minority interests in operating companies with demonstrable competitive advantages, actionable growth opportunities, and high-quality culture and management teams.SELECTED RESULTS:☑ Built and running lean sourcing and outreach campaigns to connect and discuss succession and majority buyout solutions with 10,000+ small and midsize business owners☑ Investing in growth initiatives in several operating companies and connecting operators to additional resources.

Seattle, Wa, Us

In this role, I empowered the company to establish visibility and control of capital projects, fleet asset utilization and safety performance by:⇨ Modernizing capital management capabilities, focusing on the optimal allocation of the firm’s annual CapEx budget ($200M+), long-term growth, and data-driven decision-making. ⇨ Influencing capital planning and connecting business strategies to capital investment. ⇨ Defining metrics for measuring risk and returns, adjusting the capital strategy as necessary to continuously achieve desired outcomes.Occasionally, I identified and performed due diligence on potential M&A opportunities, and supported integrations. I also built and maintained the firm’s financial, fleet asset, and safety performance data management systems.SELECTED RESULTS:☑ Reduced project overruns by $50M+ after creating and launching CapEx policies, processes, training, educational resources, and a committee to advance proposals that justified investment.☑ Decreased fleet asset operating expenses by 10% over 3 years after pinpointing and removing expenditures and practices that did not add company and customer value.☑ Redefined and promoted a strong safety culture across all business units (30 units / 7,500 FTEs), resulting in a 10% reduction in incidents and positioning each business unit within the top 10% of industry peer performance.

Bagsværd, Dk

While pursuing my MBA, I accepted a valuable opportunity to participate in an independent study program. I leveraged my previous experience as an IP Legal Intern, a position I held for 1 year, to identify and present solutions for minimizing the financial and competitive impacts of the impending patent cliff within the diabetic drug portfolio and maintaining the company’s position within a $27B market. In addition, I improved clinical trial recruitment methodologies based on feedback from past and current participants.

Portland, Oregon, Us

In this role, I led scientific service operations and managed laboratory workflows, delivering optimal support to scientists and startups to translate game-changing research into innovative healthcare solutions that spurred industry growth within the State. Through consistent engagement with entrepreneurs and innovators, I recognized a growing need to provide access to facilities and services that enabled them to establish and operate a business and accelerate their path to commercializing their innovative ideas. As a result, I became inspired to take action, which yielded excellent results. SELECTED RESULTS:☑ Spearheaded the launch of Oregon’s first bioscience business incubator. This effort involved developing a robust business plan, gaining leadership approval, securing project funding, selecting a site, and managing the project to bring the facility online. Key accomplishments with this initiative include:⇨ Achieving 100% occupancy within 3 months of opening and 2 subsequent expansions thereafter.⇨ Providing entrepreneurs access to $100M+ in funding, business expertise, and world-class facilities.⇨ Enabling multiple companies to have their innovative technologies licensed or acquired by pharma industry leaders.⇨ Contributing to a company going public, producing a multi-million dollar economic impact within the State.

Dallas, Tx, Us

I joined the company to set and champion a vision for a $20M state-of-the-art, monoclonal antibody production facility to support and advance operations. Integrated a new workflow into 2 existing facilities to drive effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity. SELECTED RESULTS:☑ Reduced operating expenses and increased production by introducing technology to replace a bottlenecked process. Freed up and re-allocated resources to enhance aspects of operations, elevating product quality and exceeding ambitious production targets.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

I took on the challenge of creating company value through cutting-edge research that cultivated new and enhanced existing business relationships. I played a key role in designing, developing, and commercializing assays and reagents that helped life science research and biomedical companies innovate, scale, and build competitive advantages.SELECTED RESULTS:☑ Reduced operating expenses and increased throughput by securing buy-in from senior management to establish a second shift, taking on additional responsibilities, and executing strategies to enhance workflows.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance + Strategy