Kimberly Teston-Fierro, Mba Email & Phone Number

Greater San Diego Area

Ms. Teston-Fierro currently serves as the Lead and Pipeline Concierge for a Workforce Development Pipeline Project, developing Biotechnology career pathways from rising 9th graders to college and beyond. She also manages operations for a dual enrollment biotech certificate program at SD Miramar College. She has served as the co-site director for the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) San Diego site. She has supported efforts to design and implement pathway STEM micro-credentials (“badges”) and… Show more Ms. Teston-Fierro currently serves as the Lead and Pipeline Concierge for a Workforce Development Pipeline Project, developing Biotechnology career pathways from rising 9th graders to college and beyond. She also manages operations for a dual enrollment biotech certificate program at SD Miramar College. She has served as the co-site director for the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) San Diego site. She has supported efforts to design and implement pathway STEM micro-credentials (“badges”) and pilot their use for transcriptable events, integration into internships, and articulation to SD Miramar College Biotechnology or Palomar College’s Allied Health program. Ms. Teston has a wealth of experience in connecting colleges and college programs to industry, advising regional colleges in meeting the workforce training needs in biotechnology while educating corporations to consider work-ready community college graduates to fill entry-level positions. Show less

Developed and produced a thorough market analysis for a client’s anti-scarring products to launch into the cosmetic surgery industry. Spearheaded plastic surgeon interviews, secondary research, and delivered a market report with a marketing plan.

Greater San Diego Area

Managed multiple experimental projects from organizing, executing, and following-through to optimize research models in accordance with protocols to prepare peptide hormones for diabetes clinical research studies serving 100% of the preclinical R&D unit operating on $120MM budget.

Greater San Diego Area

Conducted scale-up design and chemical synthesis of active molecular drug candidate leads servicing all of Alanex’ pharma/biotech alliances operating on a $3MM budget.Co-authored 70% of U.S. research patents and publications in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry in a given year.

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