Director New Technologies and Cell Culture Service Applications / 2022 — 2025

Served as senior technical advisor for Cytiva Cell Culture supporting strategic planning and enterprise development initiatives across cell culture platforms and services. Led strategic collaborations with academic and biopharma partners to co-develop novel cell culture applications expanding technology adoption and strengthening market presence. Championed identification evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies to advance cell culture and process development capabilities. Created and managed a New Technology Evaluation Funnel of over 50 leads. Partnered closely with commercial and product management teams to identify and assess partnership opportunities aligned with customer needs and evolving market trends. Oversaw feasibility studies and early-stage development efforts for new product concepts service offerings and external partnering opportunities. Acted as Business Development leader for Cell Culture Services overseeing service agreements licensing and partnership models and contributing to IP landscape strategy.

Director Cell Culture Services Process Science Leader US West / 2015 — 2022

Instrumental in establishing Cytivas Cell Culture Services portfolio launching Cell Culture Media Development and Cell Line Development offerings and strengthened technical capabilities. Owned technical execution of service opportunities writing proposals and driving projects to technical and business close; routinely achieved 75% technical close rate in assigned territory. Acted as strategic partner and technical advisor to FAS and sales teams shaping customer engagement strategies that expanded product adoption and enabled differentiated solutions. Led and mentored global field-based scientific teams supporting complex customer workflows service execution and productprocess adoption across regions. Oversaw laboratory execution and provided technical guidance to cell culture scientists; led global media development service projects with successful delivery across US EU APAC and LATAM. Partnered with global and regional sales teams to support technology evaluations on-site troubleshooting and advanced field-based scientific presentations. Served as technical partner to Business Development translating client process needs into scoped solutions proposals and differentiated service offerings. Conducted senior-level customer meetings to present data align on outcomes and build trusted consultative relationships. Represented Cytiva Cell Culture capabilities externally authoring and delivering presentations at international conferences technical webinars customer workshops and executive forums.

Manager Immunoproduction / 2014 — 2015

Oversaw antibody production for diagnostics and led technical initiatives in cell culture and protein characterization. Prepared for audits and ensured compliance; led process improvements.

Senior Principal RD Scientist and group leader Cell Sciences and Development

Functioned as technical lead for custom cell engineering and media development projects. Led cell culture media product development projects using design control. Proposed and set RD goals for biomarker discovery and cell engineering projects. Managed project timeline and resources; communicate project progress with leadership. Work with sales and marketing colleagues and serve as technical expert. Oversaw external collaboration with academic and industry research groups. Presented at international conferences; Completed peer-reviewed publications. Represented CSD and work with legal for IP filing.