EXPERIENCEBusiness:• Founder, Principal and Chief Executive and Scientific Officer for Behavioral Pharma, founded in 2001, which delivers in vivo pre-clinical testing services to clients in the academic, neuroscience, biotech, and pharmaceutical industries.• Entrepreneurial-minded executive with consistent success achieving revenue, profit and business growth objectives.• Extensive experience in neuroscience research, with deep understanding of the drivers of addiction and CNS disorders and collaboration with companies in the United States, Europe, Middle East and Japan.• Highly successful in building relationships with upper-level decision makers, performance driven, and delivering on customer / project commitments.• Experienced planner, leader and specialist in identifying opportunities within project implementation.• A passionate leader with first class communication skills in managing relationships with key stakeholders.• Successful management of Behavioral Pharma’s OLAW-Assured animal facility and Institutional Animal Care and use Committee (IACUC)SKILLSBusiness:• Executive Management• Identifying, targeting and focusing resources• Strategic business and research planning• Enhancing project operations, business development and service delivery• Making high- level decisions about research and strategy• Resourceful, energetic, competent, multi-task and results-oriented• Budget control• Regulatory compliance• Grants management • Strong networking skills with experts in academia and industry: solid record of maintaining and developing successful relationships with opinion leaders and scientific staff• Fiscal responsibility• Strong ability to multi-task and handle multiple projects in drug discovery and development• Maturity in managing individuals in a collaborative environment • Strong results driven personality, high level of enthusiasm and energy