Medical Device Manager

SUMMARY

A life science professional with *+ years of international product development, product design and business development experience. Combines an engineering background with consulting experience, large scale project management and a Columbia MBA.

Select highlights:

• Built a commercial R&D operation from the ground-up in Asia

• Developed an immunotherapy-antiviral drug from bench through FDA filings and clinical trials

• Designed, manufactured and sold a home product in Sky Mall

• Brought in $500k SGD in non dilutive funding for Singapore startup

EXPERIENCE

Phosplatin Therapeutics Inc 2010-Present

VP of Technology and Development, New York, NY

Managed oncology pipeline development and drug commercialization

• Developed small molecule chemotherapeutics towards filing an IND by 2012

• Product manager for outsourced discovery, preclinical, CMC and clinical studies

• Performed market and NPV analysis of oncology opportunities

FORMA Therapeutics 2008-2009

Director of Research Operations (Singapore 2009)

Following merger of CombinatoRx into Forma, led transition of team from infectious disease to oncology

• Grew R & D operations to 15 researchers in Singapore, oversaw financials for combined entity, and provided project management for collaborations

• Led merger and integration of CombinatoRx infrastructure and operations, a $5M+ transaction

• Facilitated U.S. business development and partnering activities

Director of Business Development (Singapore 2008)

Managed BD and Operations for CombinatoRx subsidiary prior to merger with FORMA

• Oversaw operations for infectious disease R & D, annual budget of $2M+

• Built a revenue generating service business to provide infectious disease drug profiling for Asian and multinationals

CombinatoRx Incorporated 2004-2008

Associate Director, Alliance Management (Boston 2008)

• Advanced five research and medical device collaborations, including drug-device combinations ($30M+ collaboration), cardiovascular, and immunologic programs

• Led oncology product development, drug formulation, clinical trial design, and out-licensing

Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy (Boston/Singapore 2005-2007)

• Built laboratory and office in Singapore, sourced and hired ~12 employees, relocated to Singapore to supervise construction, hiring, and startup operations

• Managed HCV drug program from In Vitro to clinic including regulatory filings for FDA

• Supervised medicinal chemistry research department (4 staff)

Senior Analyst, New Products (Boston 2004-2005)

• Performed market and financial valuations and models for new therapeutic areas

• Ran due diligence efforts for M&A and in-licensing opportunities across wide range of indications including back-of-eye diseases, medical device, oncology, and CNS

Concord Communications (Acquired by Computer Associates) 2000-2004

Senior Consultant, International Sales, Marlboro MA

Team leader for global consulting projects. Projects required extensive client facing leadership, problem solving and project management with multiple re-sellers across US, Europe, and Asia.

• Managed global integrations for major telecom firms ($100K+ projects) such as Telstra, DoComo, Verizon, AT&T. Worked autonomously and in teams in over 10 countries

• Ran pre-sales demonstrations and engagement planning

• Multiple direct reports as Team Lead

• Parachuted into far flung clients to resolve emergencies

Visual and Circulatory Biophysics Laboratory of Boston University 1996-2000

Research Assistant/Consultant

• Designed and patented silicon blood analyzer nano-chip, the HEMA “Artificial Spleen”

• Programmed GUI interface and software to analyze DNA and cancer biomarkers

Hoechst Pharmaceuticals (Acquired by Sanofi Aventis) 1996 Diagnostic Device Engineer, Frankfurt, Germany

Six month technical research program in cardiovascular diagnostics. Developed a device for measuring mitochondrial calcium levels in ischemic hearts.

EDUCATION

Columbia Business School, New York, NY 2010-2011

MBA, Accelerated Program, May 2010

• VP Finance- Healthcare Association, Investment Banking, VC and Private Equity Club

• Launched top selling product featured in Real Simple magazine

• Part time internship at Phosplatin Therapeutics

Boston University, Boston, MA 1996 -1999

Masters of Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, 1999

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1991-1995

Bachelors of Science, Biology, sub-concentration Physics 1995

• Scholarship sponsored one year Study Abroad at Freiburg University, Germany - Physics

PATENTS, PUBLICATIONS & INTERESTS

U.S. Design Patent & Trademark 29/324,532 (Granted 2009 for Dual Sponge Holder)

WO/2002/026114 - CELLULAR DIAGNOSTIC ARRAYS, METHODS OF USING AND PROCESSES

WO/2006/138518 - COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF IMMUNOINFLAMMATORY DISORDERS

Provisional Application No. 60/874,061 – METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS C

The Human Erythrocyte Microchannel Analyzer- A novel Diagnostic Device –Biophysical Journal

CombinatoRx Brings its Molecular Speed Dating to Singapore – Biotechnology Journal

Foreign Languages: Fluent German, Conversational Spanish, Basic French, Mandarin, Japanese

Interests: Occasional primetime Chinese drama TV-extra, windsurfing, cycling, bluegrass banjo

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