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Greater San Diego Area

Part of a team of a team of experienced management consultants leading strategically important projects for a wide range of clients with a focus on strategy, and operational excellence. Driving change though global cross-functional teams on complex organizational problems. Bringing the latest thinking in strategy, operations and cutting-edge consulting practices to bear on complex organizational problems and driving change that has improved performance, driven growth and positively impacted the… Show more Part of a team of a team of experienced management consultants leading strategically important projects for a wide range of clients with a focus on strategy, and operational excellence. Driving change though global cross-functional teams on complex organizational problems. Bringing the latest thinking in strategy, operations and cutting-edge consulting practices to bear on complex organizational problems and driving change that has improved performance, driven growth and positively impacted the P&L. Representative project types: Growth strategy, operational transformation, supply chain management, LEAN Six Sigma, innovation management and new product development, post-merger integration and value realization.www.scimitar-inc.com Show less

Greater San Diego Area

Business and strategy consulting for clients in the Life SciencesAPEX Think provides consulting services to small and medium-sized companies across the Life Science Industry. Enabling small early-stage companies to compete with larger entrenched competitors.Typical projects include: fundraising, business development, alliance management, strategy, marketing, and positioning.www.apexthink.com

Greater San Diego Area

Responsible for driving growth of the Assay Depot platform.Identifying and nurturing new sales opportunities for a company in a dynamic growth phase.Negotiating contract terms with large Pharma and Biotech companies to ensure mutually beneficial and long lasting relationships.Identifying and evaluating potential new technologies and commercial partnerships.Completed a successful funding round

Greater San Diego Area

Manage the R&D portfolio to maximize the return on R&D investment and achieve higher than market levels of organic growth. Design and deploy process and tools throughout the organization that enable the identification and prioritization of high impact new product development initiatives, enriching the development pipeline and driving dynamic revenue growth.

Greater San Diego Area

Promoted to lead the overall Innovation Management and Systems Group. With responsibility for Portfolio Management, Project Management, Product Development Process, IT Systems and Infrastructure, Product Launch process, and Six Sigma. A key strategy and change management role in the organization with responsibility for designing and implementing best practice to drive organic growth and reduce cost.

Director of the Corporate Portfolio Management group. defined strategy and best practice for strategic and tactical portfolio management.Led the change initiatives required to take the organization to the next level of productivity and growth. Enabling data driven project selection, and providing clarity into the development pipeline for executive management.

Responsible for the delivery of results on a day-to-day, quarter-to-quarter basis. Filling a key role in the organization that spans portfolio management, project management, product development, manufacturing, and supply chain

Engaged on a wide variety of client assignments, focused on strategic and operational innovations that drove growth, boosted profitability, and set new standards for market leadership.

Led the Project Management Group. Designed and implemented a project management infrastructure capable of supporting full cycle new product development from ideation, through development, clinical trial, launch, and in-market product support for an $80M medical device product portfolio.

San Francisco Bay Area

Designed and built the Project Management group. Hired staff, developed process, and managed a portfolio of projects from early stage R&D through IND and Phase 1 clinical trials in a fast-paced start up phase Pharmaceutical company.

Mba

Molecular Biology, Bsc., Molecular Biology