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Colorado Springs, CO, US

Cleveland, Ohio, US

Lazurite is commercializing a first-in-class wireless arthroscope for surgical applications "ArthroFree,". Surgery untethered.

Advisory and fractional CFO services to emerging life science companies, leveraging 15+ years as a serial life science CFO to public and private entities. Additionally, well-skilled in federal contracting through many years of industry experience in the Washington D. C. area.

Charlottesville, Virginia, US

AMPEL delivers precision medicine solutions to patients using RNA analytics, bioinformatics, and machine learning/AI to evaluate disease status, identify molecular pathways and predict drug options. While initially focused on immunology, the AMPEL Genomic Platform (AGP®) is applicable to a host of disease indications.

Frederick, Maryland, US

At the Maryland Tech Council, we believe in saving lives, securing our nation and improving the quality of life through innovation.We support our member companies who are driving innovation through advocacy, education, workforce development, cost savings and connecting entrepreneurial minds.

Rockville, Maryland, US

AGT is a gene and cell therapy company with a proprietary gene-delivery platform for rapid development of cell and gene therapies to cure infectious diseases, cancers, and inherited disorders. AGT has three programs under development with its lead program for HIV patients in clinical development. The other two pre-clinical programs include a unique.

Panacela Labs, Inc. is a joint venture founded in 2011 by Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBLI), an innovative biopharmaceutical company developing novel approaches to activate the immune system and address serious medical needs, and Open Joint Stock Company “Rusnano,” in conjunction with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Children’s Cancer Institute Australia.

Buffalo, NY, US

• CBLI (www.cbiolabs.com) is a multi-national, clinical-stage, drug development, company focused on oncology with a radiation countermeasure in pivotal development. CBLI is headquartered in Buffalo, New York with.
• Raised $68 million in debt and equity financing through several transactions with Ladenburg Thalmann, Oppenheimer & Co., Cantor Fitzgerald, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, et.al, including a recent $25 million.
• Executed $7 million in subsidiary recapitalizations/divestitures.
• Captured $15.8 million of U.S. government development contracts/grants.
• Attracted analysts to launch coverage and managed investor relations/external communications.
• Regularly represents the company through road shows and investor presentations.

• Leveraging third-party vendors, RegeneRx’s lean staff of 10 managed multiple clinical development programs, and 3 drug formulations, including CNS, cardiovascular, internal organ repair; ophthalmic; and, epidermal.
• Raised $37 million in several transactions including a fully-marketed follow-on offering on Form S-1, with Piper Jaffray, Royal Bank of Canada, et.al., along with several privately negotiated transactions with existing.
• Established an $11 million equity line-of-credit facility with Lincoln Park Capital.
• Captured a $3 million development contract with the National Institutes of Health.
• Developed detailed, Excel-based, financial models to manage/forecast clinical trial activity, licensing opportunities, financial reporting and cash flows.
• One of three executive team members who negotiate all external contracts, including those for drug development and CRO/CMO services.

• Provided executive consulting services, as a sole proprietor, for example:
• BearingPoint - revenue recognition.
• Initial Sox implementation for Hanger Orthopedic, and Martek Biosciences Corporation.

Espoo, Southern Finland, FI

• Alcatel, a French leader in telecommunications created SkyBridge, in 1997. SkyBridge was to develop new low earth orbit (“LEO”), broadband satellite technology, build and deploy the satellites, and operate a global.
• Evaluated multiple acquisition targets and JV opportunities. Executed due diligence for, a $200+million JV between Alcatel, SES Global and Gilat.
• Secured capital through road shows, drafted PPMs, negotiated investment terms. Results: Equity grew from approximately $100 million to $400 million (Alcatel increased their investment from $50 million to $200 million).

• Recruited by a former colleague to lead business process re-engineering activities needed to implement PeopleSoft financial and human resource applications. $13 billion in revenue.
• Influenced company-wide buy-in to the project, enlisted volunteers and led a 30-person, cross-functional, matrixed, team to define the strategy within four months, two months ahead of schedule.
• Influenced buy-in throughout the organization, securing $70m in funding. Business case review committee: “If this is not the best, it is the second best business case we have ever seen.”
• Placed several systems into operation, including a critical BA/NYNEX merger platform.

• Wang Federal was a $300 million, international, CAS-compliant, Federal systems integrator, including product sales, maintenance, consulting, build-to-order, and training services. Originally hired as the Controller.
• Influenced a redefinition of market strategy, resulting in an initial $9m contract.
• Implemented Oracle financial applications, sophisticated on-line analytical processing (“OLAP”) tools, and a custom-built time reporting system. Results: (1) a 60% finance staff reduction from 100 employees to 40, (2).
• Improved receivable days outstanding by 40%, over $10 million, through coordinating a cross-functional, six-sigma styled team.
• Due diligence and post-merger integration for a $150 million transaction with Wang.
• Managed a $25 million asset-backed line of credit.

Worldwide, OO

• Performed audit and Federal contracting advisory services for ERC a NYSE company, Computer Sciences Corporation, OAO, and other Federal contractors, approximately 50% of total practice. Performed due diligence, drafted.
• Dart Drug Stores, a $300 million mid-Atlantic drug store chain – $160 million troubled debt restructuring. Investment bankers: Oppenheimer.
• Hechinger, a $1 billion hardware retailer – $60 million acquisition of Home Quarters.
• Presidential Airways, a $200 million regional passenger air carrier - $75 million IPO. Two acquisitions of regional air carriers. Secondary debt and equity offerings, bringing total capitalization to $250 million..