Experience

Pura Vida Investments

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Jul 2021 - Present



McKinsey & Company

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engagement Manager

  • May 2015 - Jul 2021

  As a Sr. Engagement Manager, I serve clients within pharmaceuticals and medical devices industry sectors, with focus on: 1) Mergers and acquisitions (business development strategy, due diligences, pre-Close integration planning, post-Close integration) 2) Commercial transformations (go to market model design with focus on digital/remote engagement, launch planning, COVID-19 response, revenue acceleration) As a Sr. Engagement Manager, I serve clients within pharmaceuticals and medical devices industry sectors, with focus on: 1) Mergers and acquisitions (business development strategy, due diligences, pre-Close integration planning, post-Close integration) 2) Commercial transformations (go to market model design with focus on digital/remote engagement, launch planning, COVID-19 response, revenue acceleration)



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student in Biophysics

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2015

  Used DNA/RNA next generation sequencing (NGS) methods and novel single molecule approaches like Optical Mapping and Nanocoding (developed in our lab) to study genome evolution in cancer and understand biological mechanisms behind tumorigenesis and drug resistance. Used DNA/RNA next generation sequencing (NGS) methods and novel single molecule approaches like Optical Mapping and Nanocoding (developed in our lab) to study genome evolution in cancer and understand biological mechanisms behind tumorigenesis and drug resistance.



Unit of Virus Host Cell Interactions

• Grenoble Area, France

• Research Fellow

  • Jun 2008 - Nov 2008

  At UVHCI, I worked as a Research Fellow on support from a French government fellowship. My work was focused on developing a fluorescence based assay to characterize biomolecular interactions between phosphoprotein and nucleoprotein from the Rabies virus. At UVHCI, I worked as a Research Fellow on support from a French government fellowship. My work was focused on developing a fluorescence based assay to characterize biomolecular interactions between phosphoprotein and nucleoprotein from the Rabies virus.



Pusan National University

• South Korea
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jan 2008 - Feb 2008

  Research work focused on developing a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) based biosensor for antibody detection and quantification. Research work focused on developing a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) based biosensor for antibody detection and quantification.