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Advisory Board Member @ Confluence Pharmaceuticals LLC Confluence Pharmaceuticals is developing novel therapeutic medications for neurological development disorders. The company's current focus is advancing a novel drug discovery that improves social and communication impairments for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Fragile X Syndrome. Indianapolis, Indiana AreaExecutive Director, LINK @ Virginia Tech Leads LINK, a dynamic team of business development professionals responsible for advancing industry partnerships at Virginia Tech that deliver value to our partners, while supporting scholarship, faculty, corporate giving, sponsored research, and more under a broad “discovery to market” model. The team acts as a gateway to the university, making connections between external partners and faculty. Through a matrix model with staff connected to colleges and spanning across the state, including northern Virginia and Roanoke, the Executive Director provides leadership that supports university-level priorities including Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus and expansion in Roanoke, as well as manages a defined portfolio of strategic relationships. Blacksburg, VADirector Of Business Development, LINK @ Virginia Tech From December 2017 to December 2019 (2 years 1 month) Blacksburg, VAAdvisory Board Member @ QuarryBio QuarryBio, LLC is a start-up life sciences company based in Bloomington, Indiana and Tallahassee, Florida.Our mission is to develop technology to support academic researchers, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies during drug discovery, development, clinical trials, and post-launch commercial manufacture. Bloomington, IN; Tallahassee, FLExecutive Director, Corporate Relations @ Indiana University Bloomington As Exec. Director of Corporate Relations, I was a catalyst that enabled, enhanced, and accelerated the efforts of university faculty, staff and administration to maximize corporate engagement and support. I provided leadership, strategic coordination, industry connections, and fundraising services collaboratively through the Office of the Vice President for Research to multiple campuses statewide in planning and implementing strong, lasting partnerships with corporations and corporate foundations globally. From October 2012 to October 2017 (5 years 1 month) Indianapolis, Indiana AreaLecturer in Chemistry @ Butler University • Taught problem-solving methodology and concept application to Chemistry, Pharmacy and other undergraduate students taking General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry courses. Encouraged the development of the students’ critical thinking skills.• Taught basic chemistry to non-science majors to provide a fundamental understanding of chemistry and its important in every day life. From August 2004 to June 2008 (3 years 11 months) Indianapolis, Indiana AreaProject Manager, Butler Business Consulting Group @ Butler University - Lacy School of Business • Performed competitive, market, financial, and strategic analyses for mid-market clients ($5M to $50M annual sales) across Central Indiana. • Supervised all internal projects performed by Bachelor-level analysts including project outcome delivery, schedule maintenance, status reporting and performance reviews. • Developed the hiring process for all new MBA-level project managers including interviewing and evaluation documentation. From May 2007 to May 2008 (1 year 1 month) Indianapolis, Indiana AreaProject Analyst @ Independent Project Analysis • Evaluated and benchmarked multimillion to multibillion dollar capital projects for Fortune 500 companies in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and petroleum industries. • Analyzed business and technical risks of conventional and new technology commercialization projects using statistical modeling and other computational methods. Recommended steps for successful execution, risk mitigation and contingency planning. • Identified key issues for successful project implementation in diverse cultural, political, and geographic environments including Europe, South Korea, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and northern Canada. From June 2002 to February 2004 (1 year 9 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaExecutive Director, LINK @ Virginia Tech - LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH Blacksburg, Virginia, United States2016-2018 Board of Directors, Membership and Alliances Chair @ Network of Academic Corporate Relations Officers (NACRO) Board Member and Volunteer for the Network of Academic Corporate Relations Officers professional organization. Service has included Benchmarking Committee (2 years), Marketing Committee (1 year), Site Selection Committee (2 years), Strategic Alliances (3 years), and Finance Committee (1 year). Current committee focuses on (a) growing academic and industry membership and (b) advancing the field of corporate relations through partnerships with select, complementary professional organizations. Business Development Manager @ Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation • Analyzed and managed an intellectual property and license portfolio of more than 125 technologies across numerous disciplines of Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering, and Natural Sciences. • Evaluated new technology, assessed invention’s commercial landscape, and negotiated licenses.• Assisted faculty and local entrepreneurs with creating university spinoffs to commercial IU research, including finding funding: university, state, federal SBIR/STTR and angel/venture capital sources. • Additional role as Faculty-Corporate Liaison, established collaborations and strategic partnerships between other academic institutions, state & local government and Life Sciences corporations. From August 2008 to September 2012 (4 years 2 months) Indianapolis, Indiana AreaResearch Chemist @ Reilly Industries, Inc. • Scientific leader of a $5M advanced separations joint venture, Affiniti, LLC. Designed and prepared novel polymers for selective purification of contaminated, EPA- and FDA-regulated water sources. • Invented a proprietary ion exchange process ($300,000/yr per unit revenues) for manganese removal. • Eliminated 65% of daily operational Vitamin B3 losses – $1.5M benefit annually, and recommended changes that resulted in a 50% increase of API throughput while maintaining GMP status. From August 1998 to May 2002 (3 years 10 months) Indianapolis, Indiana Area