Lead a team of over 100 associates to deliver disciplined innovation through cross-functional project leadership, design control and risk management, and governance/metrics/tracking of pipeline and legacy projects.

• Received the Brilliance Award, the highest R&D honor within Alcon, in 2021 for successfully leading the core team that developed and launched AcrySof IQ Vivity and Vivity Toric intraocular lenses (IOLs), the first and only non-diffractive extended depth of focus IOLs in the United States• Championed and led implementation of an integrated portfolio framework methodology at Alcon to prioritize R&D projects within the Surgical Franchise in line with the strategic priorities of the business• Contributed to the tripling of Alcon’s vitality index as head of the Surgical R&D Portfolio and Project Management team and as a member of the Surgical Global Franchise Team, delivering over 40 first launches of new products including AcrySof PanOptix and PanOptix Toric, AcrySof IQ Vivity and Vivity Toric, Clareon IOL with the AutonoMe delivery system, Centurion Active Sentry, HYPERVIT Dual Blade Vitrectomy Probe, and ARGOS Image Guided Biometer• Served on design team and led implementation of Agile R&D Governance model at Alcon, improving efficiency of process by over 50% (measured as time spent in governance meetings) while advancing pipeline• Lead a team of project managers who are responsible for planning and execution of R&D projects within the Surgical franchise• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to conduct enterprise stage gate reviews and manage resources across projects to facilitate time to market and increase the value of Alcon’s R&D portfolio• Monitor project execution in Surgical and identify projects which should be considered for periodic review by project governance bodies to help resolve project issues and enable achievement of KPIs• Mentor project teams to enable effective project team behaviors and practices

• Managed a team of project managers responsible for new product development and actively manage several top priority projects within Knee Reconstruction franchise• Achieved a strong track record of launching new products including LEGION HK Hinge Revision Knee System, JOURNEY II BCS and CR Primary Total Knee Systems, LEGION Narrow Femoral Components with OXINIUM, and Universal Knee Instruments• Led cross-functional project teams (including product development, marketing, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory) in the development of new products from concept through commercialization. • Created, monitored, and controlled project scope, plans, schedules, costs, and risks• Conducted resource analyses to avoid or resolve bottlenecks• Led project team through design control and business gate reviews

• Led a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and technicians in the successful development of biomaterial technologies. Managed virtual teams located in US, Switzerland, and UK.• Collaborated cross functionally with marketing, development, regulatory, manufacturing, and quality departments to develop and deliver technologies to product development• Interacted with key surgeon opinion leaders and internal stakeholders to align technology development portfolio with customer and business needs• Managed intellectual property and filed multiple patent applications; served on Strategic Intellectual Property Committee and Innovation Council

• Managed the technical development and pre-clinical evaluation of orthobiologic technologies. • Developed a centrifuge-less technology to concentrate platelets and growth factors from blood. Technology was utilized in the CAPTION platelet concentration device, which was the company’s first product to be cleared through the FDA Biologics Division.• Assisted in intellectual property activities for new technology including invention disclosures, patent searches, external due diligence, and patent applications.

• Developed and evaluated advanced bearings for total hip and knee replacement. • Developed wear particle characterization methods capable of detecting nano-sized debris.• Developed a polymer bearing material (XLPE) that generates less wear than conventional materials. Patented technology used commercially since 2001.