SUMMARYAn accomplished biotechnology scientist and an empowering leader with 9 years of academic research experience (NCI and HHMI grant awards) as well as 16+ years of demonstrated excellence in the point-of-care diagnostic industry and therapeutic drug discovery. KEY SKILLSLeadership- Collaborative and decisive. A strong team builder with 17 years of experience leading, mentoring, and managing diverse individuals and teams for over 17 years. Excels in both matrix and hierarchical environments.Biomarker Research- Personally screened and validated over 750 biomarkers for diagnostics as well as therapeutic drug discovery for product development.Assay Development & Analysis- Over 20 years of experience with biochemical and cell-based methods for the following fields: cardiovascular disease, molecular gerontology, immunology, infectious disease, neuroscience, toxicology, and oncology. Proven ability in quantitative data analysis using spreadsheets and proprietary statistical software.Molecular Biology- Expertise in PCR, cloning, vector construction, and sequencing.Protein Chemistry/Biochemistry- More than a decade of expertise in protein folding and refolding, protein degradation, aggregation, affinity measurements, ELISA assays, post-translational modifications, and immunohistochemistry.Expression and Purification- Publication-quality work in culture growth, protein-purification methods (affinity columns, ion exchange column), analysis of products (SDS-PAGE, Western Blot). Instrumentation- More than 20 years of accumulated skills operating and troubleshooting FPLC, HPLC, SDS-PAGE, FACS, Biacore, Kinexa, and various Tecan robotic platforms.Compliance- In depth experience in document preparation (SOP and ISO materials). Product Platforms- A dozen years of experience optimizing qualitative and quantitative lateral flow and homogeneous enzyme assay systems.