Project Management

Ken Bragstad

Cell: 619-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Education

MBA, Rady School of Management, University of California San Diego, March 2012

BS, Cellular and Molecular Biology, San Diego State University, 2004

Experience

Sapphire Energy, Inc – San Diego, CA, April 2008 to Present

Renewable energy company that produces liquid transportation fuels from algae.

Senior Research Associate

• Initially reported to the co-founders, supported scientists and mentored junior level staff members.

• Designed proof-of-concept experiments to demonstrate technical feasibility throughout the ‘pond-to-pump’ value chain enabling several key patents.

• Generated data that was presented to the board of directors and potential investors in due diligence resulting in over $100M in VC funding.

• Worked off-site with SAB members and supported external collaborations.

• Provided techno-economic analysis to guide project goals.

• R&D successes led to government support of large-scale demonstration with a $50M DOE grant and $54M USDA loan guarantee.

Takeda San Diego – San Diego, CA, May 2005 to April 2008

Largest research-based global pharmaceutical company in Japan.

Research Associate

• Contributed to IP filings and published research articles.

• Developed SOPs for expression and purification of protein drug targets.

• Experimental results advanced several pre-clinical drug candidates into clinical trials.

Intra-company exchange to Osaka, Japan, September 2007 to February 2008

• Integrated research efforts between the San Diego site with the company headquarters in Japan during 6-month international assignment.

• Increased communications and work-flow processes.

• Collaborated with departmental managers to improve technology transfer.

Internship – SGX Pharmaceuticals, June 2004 to May 2005

Lab Assistant – Human Biomolecular Research Institute, July 2003 to May 2004

Summer Laborer – Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, summers 2001 and 2002

Competencies

Rady Venture Fund, a student-assisted venture capital fund – UCSD, June 2011 to December 2011

Essentials of Project Management – Tanden, LLC, August 2011

Design of Experiment (DoE) Training – Innovative Quality Systems, LLC, July 2011

Co-author - Rikimaru, K; et al. Bioorg. Med. Chem. (2011), doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2011.12.008

Computer skills - MS Office, JMP, and a variety of lab instrument software.

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