Biotech / Pharma Professional
Greater San Diego Area
Biotech / Pharma Professional
Greater San Diego Area
Passionate about science and emerging technology. Seeks to round out skills and acquire global experience necessary to successfully run large business units and small corporations.
Strong focus on biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries with broad experience in marketing, technology strategy, business development, operations, project planning and execution managment.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
April 2008 — Present (9 months)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Biotechnology industry)
July 2007 — February 2008 (8 months)
Head up all business functions
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Biotechnology industry)
April 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 3 months)
Headed up Business Development, Marketing as well as HR Recruiting
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; AMZN; Internet industry)
June 2004 — December 2004 (7 months)
Operations research for the improvement of order fulfillment process
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MRK; Pharmaceuticals industry)
September 2000 — August 2003 (3 years)
Joined Merck through Rosetta Inpharmatics acquisition.
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Biotechnology industry)
February 2000 — September 2000 (8 months)
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Biotechnology industry)
January 1999 — February 2000 (1 year 2 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BA; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
May 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 4 months)
Worked on data, hardware and software Integration for the International Space Station program at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Then on Boeing's commercial air division integrating the inflight entertainment systems.
S.M., Electrical Engineering with focus on biological applications, 2003 — 2005
M.B.A., Operational Management and Entrepreneurship, 2003 — 2005
Applied Quantum Physics 2000 — 2001
B.S., Computer Science (engineering track); minor in Biology, 1998
Graduate work in computational visualization
Senior thesis on astrobiology
International ecology field study
Director of School and Public Relations, Youth Fun Day
Cooresponding Secretary, Golden Key National Honor Society
Secretary, FACES Mentoring Program
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
Texas A&M Emergency Care Team
non-profit management, third world humanitarian aid, environmental protection, disruptive technologies, rockclimbing, windsurfing, horseback riding, single engine planes, emergency medicine, and vocal performance
Habitat for Humanity volunteer
Father Bill's Homeless Shelter volunteer
MIT-LFM Fellow
Engineering Achievement Award
Women in Engineering Science and Technology Scholarship
Byrd Scholar
Hammon Fellow
Tandy Technology Scholar