In developing my own consulting company I have been able to leverage my extensive, broad, market knowledge and proven success in launching new technology platforms in highly competitive markets to enable client companies to achieve high value customer relationships, win-win partnerships and aggressive growth goals.

I have previous experience as a Business Area Manager at Invitrogen Drug Discovery Solutions, where I was a member of the Senior Leadership Management team and was responsible for the development and execution of strategies for the DDS Business Segment in Madison WI - with a focus on the Cell-Based Assays and Lead Discovery technology portfolios and market segments. In this role I focused on: developing partnering & acquisition strategies, identifying technologies of interest and assessing their relative value, establishing and managing collaborations, licenses, and investments for technology development and the commercialization of select technologies as products and services.

My career also includes a role as Director of Business Development at Orion Genomics, an Agricultural Genomics startup company, where I provided executive-level management for a broad range of responsibilities in business development, licensing, and corporate development.

Previous to this, as Director of Business Development at Packard BioSciences Inc., I was responsible for analyzing the strategic fit of potential new business opportunities within the genomics market for the executive management team. Additionally while at Packard, I was responsible for identifying, developing, and negotiating scientific and commercial partnerships for a new screening technology platform designed for the high-throughput drug discovery market.

Prior to joining Packard, I was the Scientific Coordinator at the Whitehead Institute Center for Genome Research at MIT, where my responsibilities included developing, directing, and implementing new strategic, operational, and financial activities designed to increase throughput, decrease cost, and maximize the Genome Center's ability to meet – and exceed – its goals.

Earlier in my career, I was Business Development Manager and Marketing Product Manager for many different Amersham Life Science Inc. product lines, including leading the company's worldwide genomics initiatives, which focused on the DNA sequencing and PCR product portfolios.

My experience also includes a position as Research Scientist at Roche Molecular Systems, where I was one of the first employees of the newly-acquired PCR business and was responsible for many roles in the startup organization of manufacturing and operations, including technology transfer, manufacturing, and quality control.

I began my scientific career as a Researcher at the University of Iowa in the Department of Microbiology researching Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its role in pathogenic diseases.

I received a B.S. degree in Microbiology from Iowa State University in 1987 and an M.B.A. in Marketing & Strategic Planning from the University of Iowa in 1991.