Responsible for all cultured meat "scaffolding and differentiation bioreactor" technologies. Key activities include leading of flagship project, promoting efforts internally and externally, managing several external partnerships, directing a team, maintaining overview of technology, intellectual, and competitive landscapes.

Selected as one of four from 200+ applicants for international cultured meat Think Tank program. Successfully pitched project for funding through ideation, inception, conditional approval, and full approval with investment beyond the ask.

 Scaled and transferred technology from university, to R&D, to pilot, then manufacturing  Validated and qualified new products, equipment, and materials (OQ, PQ, RTM, FMEA, VMP) First to successfully lead both sterility validation and package validation for 170sku product family through two separate manufacturing facilities Executed extensive competitive analysis – paper exercises and reverse engineering  Recognized for devising unique techniques/systems to address… Show more  Scaled and transferred technology from university, to R&D, to pilot, then manufacturing  Validated and qualified new products, equipment, and materials (OQ, PQ, RTM, FMEA, VMP) First to successfully lead both sterility validation and package validation for 170sku product family through two separate manufacturing facilities Executed extensive competitive analysis – paper exercises and reverse engineering  Recognized for devising unique techniques/systems to address unconventional challenges Documentation development reports, feasibility reports, validation protocols/reports Intellectual Property: invention disclosures, applications, literature/FTO/Prior art searches Prepare data and present progressive results to customers, teams, internal seminars, upper managements and in conferences Lead efforts in scaling of device size performance in relevant applications Experience with molding of housing materials and structural design Show less

 Scaled and transferred technology from university, to R&D, to pilot, then manufacturing  Validated and qualified new products, equipment, and materials (OQ, PQ, RTM, FMEA, VMP) First to successfully lead both sterility validation and package validation for 170sku product family through two separate manufacturing facilities Executed extensive competitive analysis – paper exercises and reverse engineering  Recognized for devising unique techniques/systems to address… Show more  Scaled and transferred technology from university, to R&D, to pilot, then manufacturing  Validated and qualified new products, equipment, and materials (OQ, PQ, RTM, FMEA, VMP) First to successfully lead both sterility validation and package validation for 170sku product family through two separate manufacturing facilities Executed extensive competitive analysis – paper exercises and reverse engineering  Recognized for devising unique techniques/systems to address unconventional challenges Documentation development reports, feasibility reports, validation protocols/reports Intellectual Property: invention disclosures, applications, literature/FTO/Prior art searches Prepare data and present progressive results to customers, teams, internal seminars, upper managements and in conferences Lead efforts in scaling of device size performance in relevant applications Experience with molding of housing materials and structural design Show less

 Experimental designing (DOE) and modeling for material and process optimization Design polymeric microstructure of membrane materials and designed devices to optimize performance Filtration media material formation – electrospinning, immersion casting, extrusions, polymerization Extensive polymeric solution/lacquer formulation experience (solvents, non-solvents, structure formation, colloidal system, multiple polymers, mixing, etc.) Characterize filtration media… Show more  Experimental designing (DOE) and modeling for material and process optimization Design polymeric microstructure of membrane materials and designed devices to optimize performance Filtration media material formation – electrospinning, immersion casting, extrusions, polymerization Extensive polymeric solution/lacquer formulation experience (solvents, non-solvents, structure formation, colloidal system, multiple polymers, mixing, etc.) Characterize filtration media (applications, porometry, throughput, Vmax, flux decay, etc.) Show less

 Synthesized polymeric microspheres and nanospheres Scaled-up bench-top protocols to pilot scale Monitored rate of small molecule release from polymeric particles (release vs time curves) Moved company from incubator to leased facility; rebuilt and scaled labs

 Practiced cell culturing, bioreactor monitoring, and basic microbiology lab techniques Designed and built test stands to mimic accelerated material aging for external clients Worked in fermentation, yeast growth, and biomolecule production Practiced wide range of chemical analysis and material testing techniques  Maintained environmental chemistry, material, and bio-manufacturing labs Delivered proposals, reports, presentations, process flow maps, technical diagrams