Technical project management, simultaneously managing and prioritizing multiple projects, from initial design to commercial.

• Developing innovative plant-based products to quickly bring to market with a diverse and talented team to create food that mimics texture, taste and color in raw seafood.• Research and product development of plant-based seafood products that led to successful commercial product launches, management, program management, project execution, budgeting, scaling- Building and managing a diverse and talented team of 14 people both in the US and EU.- Created/developed/launched 3 products in 3 different channels in the US and 2 products in 2 channels in the EU.- Decreased ingredient costs, improved quality, extended the shelf-life from ~5 days to 21+days.- Built relationships/collaborations with vendors and universities, including 3 partnerships and 1 successful grant.

• Project management, leading a diverse group to a rapid success− Progressed a series of devices from first concept to submission readiness including 4 catheter products and 4 novel clot removal devices. Including managing and leading 3 manufacturers and 20+ vendors.

• Project management, new line transfer, establishing new production lines, quickly turned around current production− Started in-house coating production including room buildout, procurement of equipment/materials, and validations.− Handled emergent situations such as down grade of material and discontinuation of material.− Established a production yields team and increased yields 15.9% within the first 6 months.− Managed several production teams on to tackle and achieve production goals.

• Research and Development of neurovascular medical device technologies designed to help clinicians expedite and improve the effectiveness of stroke treatment, giving patients a chance for optimal recovery.- Created and maintained project plans, timelines, budgets, resourcing, built several wet laboratories, procured equipment. - Progressed catheter devices: biological, sterilization, simulated use testing for the submission of several devices.- Led 6 animal studies (both acute/chronic) as the principal investigator for 510k and PMA submissions.- Developed coil assist device: conception to device verification/validation testing.- Established and innovated in-house coating expertise for applying several polymers.- Developed in-vitro human, porcine and bovine flow loop testing, real time imaging of platelets- Led ex-vivo porcine and primate flow loop testing.- Created synthetic clots- Managed engineer and technician. Mentored interns.

• Synthesis of bioinspired monomers and polymers with the understanding of self-assembly and formation of supramolecular nanostructures and nanoparticles. These structures are created using stimuli-responsive triggers which control the nanomaterial shape. The shape-changing nanoparticles are target for drug delivery/diagnostics.-Various small molecule chemistries, anionic polymerization and atom-transfer radical-polymerization (ATRP) techniques.-Imaging techniques of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and cryoTEM-Grant writing

• Research and product development, project management, risk analysis, testing for FDA submission of (3) cardiovascular devices.-(1) Developed novel nitinol permanent implant device for mitral valve regurgitation: concept to late stage device verification/validation testing.-(2) Progressed 510k device for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) from conception to early stage testing-(3) Engineered device for left atrial appendage into working prototypesExperience leading several animal studies (both acute/chronic) and cadaver studies as the principal investigator. Working with regulatory, quality and clinical teams to develop products.Managed engineers and technicians

• Creating and characterized novel hydrogels (1) with improved mechanical properties using a free radical polymerization technique. The hydrogels have double-network and interpenetrating network structures and have potential in biomedical applications. (2) for replacement of commonly used gel, polyacrylamide, with poly(N-vinyl formamide) (PNVF). PNVF hydrolyzes as a simple route to poly(vinyl amine). (3) which were imaged with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to visualize the structures. • Mentoring: Advised eight undergraduates, one high school teacher, one 7th grade teacher and one 4th grade teacher.

• Imaging to visualize polymer network structures of hydrogels • Synthesized self-assembled macromolecular structured particles utilizing the reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization technique. Analyzed using 1H NMR and dynamic light scattering (DLS). • Mentoring: Advised one undergraduate student.

• Created tough bio-based double-network hydrogels with improved mechanical properties. Mechanical tests such as tensile and tearing test were performed on the hydrogels.

• Exploring the use and production of amphiphilic polymer-based hydrogels in biomedical and biological applications, specifically creating a matrix that could model the changes in a blood vessels to determine how atherosclerosis forms. The hydrogels designed are a blend of spherical forming AB diblock and ABA triblock copolymers. Synthesis of hydrogels by RAFT polymerization. Characterized via gel permeation chromatography, 1H NMR and small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS)• Mentoring: Advised one high school student.

• Examined the effect of various experimental parameters on fiber diameter of electrospun chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) solution blends. Parameters of interest we studied included: total polymer concentration, flow rate, and ratio of chitosan to PVA. Constructed an electrospinning apparatus and measured nanofibers using SEM.