Biomedical/Healthcare Program Leader

BIOMEDICAL/HEALTHCARE PROGRAM LEADER

SCIENCE/BUSINESS LIAISON RESEARCH LABORATORY MANAGEMENT COMMERCIALIZATION

Uniquely qualified Research Project Manager, Research Scientist and entrepreneur combining outstanding talents in pharmacological and biomedical research, project management, business development and communications with a background in biochemistry and information technology. Qualifications proved by 15 years of success in diverse environments including business, classroom and laboratory. Exceptional ability as scientific liaison, able to communicate effectively in both clinical and business environments. Proven success in research program leadership, university-level teaching, entrepreneurial startups, commercialization and effective operations, project management. Publications in peer reviewed professional and scientific journals. Excellent communication skills combined with outstanding leadership ability.

Project Management; Operations Management; Startu; Strategic Planning;Budgeting

Workforce Planning; Team Leadership; Process Improvement; QA/QC; Cost Reduction

Customer Service; Communications; Key Opinion Leader Relations; Presentations

Training & Development; Research Design; Reporting; Scientific Writing; Policy Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Springfield, IL August 2006 – August 2011

Tier one liberal arts college, part of University of Illinois system, with 5,200 students and 325 faculty offering undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs.

Assistant Professor in Chemistry/Biochemistry

Develop curricula, teach undergraduate classes in chemistry with focus on biochemistry including biomolecular laboratory methods; help teach organic chemistry and pharmacology. In collaboration with SIU School of Medicine, conduct research in serotonin level changes in sudden epileptic deaths leading to peer reviewed publications.

• Participated in cutting-edge research into role of serotonin levels in epileptic deaths, published in leading research journals.

• Won 98% positive reviews from students, achieved 90% student academic improvement.

• Developed and introduced highly evaluated pharmacology course in collaboration with SIU faculty.

• Won grant award through competition among almost 250 faculties for external funding for summer research.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Springfield, IL May 2005 – December 2007

USNWR top-10 primary care medical school and research institution, the only public medical school in state, with 500 students and 125 faculty. A specialty of the school is neuropharmacology and oncology research.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Designed, conducted laboratory research projects on the role of selenium in sleep regulation.

Use of protein array, western blotting, ELISA and HPLC techniques for research work. Brought new techniques to the laboratory, contributed research data for publication in peer reviewed journals, developed new, gene therapy course for pharmacology program.

NELSON SYSTEMS, INC., Springfield, IL February 2001 – April 2005

Privately held business on dictation, transcription and phone/radio recording equipment company with 15 staff and revenues of $1.5M.

Project Manager, January 2004 – April 2005

Planned, coordinated voice data recording and dictation/transcription system installation with values up to $500,000 for clients, including law enforcement agencies, healthcare providers, commercial and professional facilities including all Illinois state police stations, major urban Illinois hospitals and insurance companies such as State Farm in central Illinois. Focus on seamless client experience from initial contract to post-install service. Trained clients in systems use.

• Single handedly managed installation, training and customer support for dictation-transcription system for a large hospital in central Illinois.

• Provided effective training to over 100 client organizations with 100% satisfaction rate.

• Won Silver Service award for outstanding customer service.

• Developed strong client loyalty to firm (clients telling CEO that they would stay with the company because of the level of service).

Customer Support Analyst, February 2001 – December 2004

Supported sales by providing technical support to sales team during pre-sale meetings, led in-house technical training for sales/service personnel, provided customer support by telephone, on-site visits and online.

• Won consistent praise from clients and CEO/senior management for professionalism and level of service.

GENEXUS, INC., Carmel, IN June 1994 – September 1997

Startup pharmaco with eight partners focusing on developing new anti-anxiety modalities.

Vice President for Research and Development

Research for new use of beta blockers for anti-anxiety treatments for alleviating anxiety attacks during aura phase of a migraine episode.

FAMILY DAY CARE BUSINESS, Springfield, IL March 1998 -- Present

Responsible for all administrative and accounting functions for family-owned day-care business including process and policy development, record keeping and taxes, accounting and report filing.

EUCATION, TRAINING AND AFFILIATIONS

Project Management Certificate, University of California, Irvine, CA (certification expected August, 2011)

Ph.D., Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Concept Mastery in Biochemistry, 2008

Improving Problem Solving Skills, 2008

Essentials of Healthcare Project Management, Part 1 of 2, 2004

Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet, 2000

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, 2000

CompTIA A+, 2000

Diploma in Computer Programming (JAVA Language)

Recombinant DNA Technology

Member, American Chemical Society

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