Experience

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  Adobe Veterinary Parasitology Consulting LLC

  • Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

  • Managing Director

    • May 2015 - Present
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

    Veterinary parasitology consulting services related to global research and development of animal health products, including but not limited to parasiticide discovery platforms, product development and registration, protocol design and execution, final reports and white papers, regulatory strategi...

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  Zoetis (formerly Pfizer Animal Health)

  • Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007

  • Retired Research Fellow, Parasitology Therapeutic Head - Late Stage Antiparas...

    • May 2008 - Apr 2015
    • Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007

    Therapeutic head of late discovery research and development. Directed and coordinated antiparasiticide discovery research and development of ecto- and endo-parasiticides. Conceived product concept and development plan of a doramectin + levamisole HCl injectable for beef cattle, directed formulat...

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  TEVA ANIMAL HEALTH (Formerly IVX ANIMAL HEALTH ...

  • Director of Clinical Development 3/07-5/08.

    • Apr 2002 - May 2008

    Direct and coordinate the design and conduct of clinical project development activities of veterinary products. Directs and coordinates scheduling of clinical studies with Regulatory Affairs and Product Chemistry for submission of data packaged to the appropriate regulatory agency. Supervises te...

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  MERIAL LIMITED, MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER, FULTO...

  • Research Scientist 1/98-3/02.

    • Jan 1998 - Mar 2002

    Patent Declaration Under 37 CFR 1.132. Synergistic activity of Fipronil and (S)-Methoprene. Conducted pharmaceutical and biological evaluations (basic, pre-clinical or clinical) and target animal safety trials for developmental research and registration of animal health products in regional and...

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  RHONE MERIEUX, INC., RHONE POULENC AG CO., RESE...

  • Manager of Biology/Project Manager, Parasiticide Evaluation 11/95-12/97.

    • Nov 1995 - Dec 1997

    As Discovery Biologist at Rhone Poulenc Ag , I identified a new chemical class of anthelmintic, a systemic flea and tick adulticide for pets, and a new arylpyrazole compound highly active against ectoparasites of food producing animals, 1996. Successfully incorporated in vitro parasiticide targe...

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  FERMENTA ANIMAL HEALTH COMPANY, KANSAS CITY, MO

  • Director, Pet Insecticides & Anthelmintics, 1/92-10/95.

    • May 1987 - Oct 1995

    Directly responsible for commercial development of ectoparasiticide products containing insect growth regulators (IGRs) for premise and on-animal uses and endoparasiticide products for pets, swine and cattle. Identified and described the biological and morphological modes of action of the IGR, Fe...

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  SDS BIOTECH CORP./RICERCA. INC., PAINESVILLE, OH

  • Senior Research Parasitologist, 8/84-4/87.

    • Aug 1984 - Apr 1987

    Discovered the selective toxicity of diazinon against pyrethroid-resistant horn flies. This discovery lead to the commercial development of the first insecticidal cattle ear tag (Terminator, Fermenta Animal Health Co.) and subsequent diazinon ear tags (Patriot,Fermenta Animal Health Co.) effectiv...

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  UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY...

  • South Bend, IN

  • NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, 10/82-7/84.

    • Oct 1982 - Jul 1984
    • South Bend, IN

    Studied under Dr. Paul WeinstienConducted basic research in helminth physiology and developmental biology utilizing axenic culture procedures to study nutritional, metabolic and physicochemical factors involved in growth and differentiation of nematodes and cestodes. Demonstrated the translocatio...