• Planned and directed the design, development and management of information processing and electronic communication systems needed for the company’s general business activities.• Prioritized and managed multiple simultaneous BioIT and IT projects to meet deadlines, budget, and scope.• Directed diverse teams to achieve successful technical evaluations and implementations for a wide range of projects including laboratory robotic automation, CRM and ERP integration, GDPR systems compliance, back-end web development, and internal and external bioinformatics software development. • Developed and maintained custom commercial bioinformatics pipelines for Epigenetic Services Division assay data processing (ChIP-Seq, RNA-Seq, and numerous other NGS applications). • Mentored direct reports technically and professionally through formalization of job descriptions and review of annual S.M.A.R.T. goals to measure performance against business requirements.• Recruited expert team of computational biologists to support, process and interpret data for commercial customers and internal R&D scientists.

• Supervised all engineering, technical support, and manufacturing group activities for for commercial biocomputing servers and accelerated genomic search algorithms.• Developed and implemented project plans for internal bioinformatics software products and external corporate collaborations.• Commercialized two generations of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) bio-accelerator printed circuit boards to run genomic analysis hundreds of times faster.• Improved product reliability and customer satisfaction by streamlining manufacturing and quality control testing processes.• Developed technical product documentation and training materials.• Managed group of 5 internal and 3 contract FTE's.

• Developed and implemented project plans for the development and commercial launch of graphical bioinformatics pipelining software product.• Supervised in-house engineers and outsourced contract programmers in India to coordinate deliverables, assure quality control, and meet project timelines.

• Developed and taught Databases and Genome Analysis course, a required core curriculum for the UCSD Extension Certificate Programs in Bioinformatics. Focus on theory of algorithm development and implementation of high through-put data analysis.

• Enabled launch of DowPharma’s Pfēnex™ bio-therapeutics production platform (now Ligand Pharmaceutical’s PelicanExpression.com product line) by programming genomic software and designing laboratory experiments to validate in-silico predictions.

• Enabled successful registration of five biotech products with U. S. and foreign regulatory agencies by developing methodology and authoring regulatory studies to assess new biotech proteins as potential human health risks.• Influenced development of international policy for registration of genetically modified products by authoring review of bioinformatics tools and databases for the study of protein allergens as an expert consultant to the European Commission Joint Research Centre.• Successfully negotiated numerous complex software contracts to save over $100,000 while increasing computational capabilities and integrating cross-functional and legacy data required for discovery, patent, and regulatory support.• Improved R&D capabilities by implementing in-house bioinformatics tools, maintaining company-wide bioinformatics servers, and integrating and curating public and proprietary databases.• Taught bioinformatics training courses, enabling broad and efficient application of computational resources toward discovery project goals. • Led project teams and facilitated exchanges between scientists, IT staff, and external collaborators.

• Designed and patented essential genetic components for development of Dow Agrosciences' first two successfully commercialized GMO products (Insect resistant Herculex I® corn and WideStrike® cotton).• Cloned, expressed, and patented novel Bacillus thuringiensis cry1Be1 delta endotoxin gene (GenBank accession AF077326) for resistance management of insecticidal activity against European Corn Borer.• Sub-cloned plant transcription units for Agrobacterium mediated Ti-plasmid-based binary plant expression vector for transformation of insecticidal traits into crops.• Applied bioinformatics analysis for support of numerous corporate patent litigation efforts to protect company's intellectual property.• Constructed and curated proprietary gene and protein databases to enable protein family analysis and design of novel recombinants with improved activity.