Experience

Daicel Arbor Biosciences

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Research, Development, and Applications

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States I lead the development and deployment of our technology portfolio for a variety of established and emerging applications in genomics and synthetic biology. My priority is to provide my team of brilliant scientists with technical and strategic leadership - and the resources they need to innovate and tackle our clients' toughest challenges.

• R&D Manager, Genomics

  • Jun 2021 - May 2023

  Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States I lead the design, evaluation, development and showcase of Daicel Arbor's genomics-related technologies. Whether sequencing difficult nucleic acid substrates, or directly visualizing genome structure, my team endeavors to provide the tools our clients need to answer tough biological questions efficiently and cost-effectively.

• R&D Manager, NGS Division

  • Jun 2019 - May 2021

  Ann Arbor, Michigan Designs and leads new product research and development in targeted sequencing and genomics

• Senior Scientist

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2019

  Ann Arbor, MI Expert in NGS product research, development, and delivery Team leader, myReads



MYcroarray

• Research Scientist

  • Mar 2014 - Nov 2017

  Ann Arbor, Michigan NGS services and R&D lead Client consultation for targeted sequencing projects Product manufacture design & development (MYbaits & MYreads) Product quality assurance (MYbaits & MYreads)



McMaster University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Student

  • Aug 2009 - Apr 2014

  Hamilton, Ontario Dissertation research on North American mammoth phylogeography, and accompanying technological innovations



University of Utah - Employment

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Masters Student

  • Aug 2006 - Mar 2009

  Salt Lake City, Utah Training and research in mammoth phylogenetics using ancient DNA, and zooarchaeology