Experience

Elevate Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur In Residence

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Indiana, United States Coach and mentor companies in life sciences and digital health. Insignum (https://www.insignumagtech.com/), Board Member Geniphys (https://www.geniphys.com/), Board Observer



Energizing & Empowering Minds

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Chief Operating Officer

  • 2019 - Present

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States COO for non-profit organization providing educational programming for families of children with special needs and medical conditions. Coordinate and manage 25 volunteers. Spearheaded COVID response, transitioning programs from in-person to virtual format while maintaining the quality and integrity. Secured funding through corporate sponsorships, grants, and Medicaid Waiver programs to expand the reach of the programs. Enhanced sustainability and scalability of services by streamlining… Show more COO for non-profit organization providing educational programming for families of children with special needs and medical conditions. Coordinate and manage 25 volunteers. Spearheaded COVID response, transitioning programs from in-person to virtual format while maintaining the quality and integrity. Secured funding through corporate sponsorships, grants, and Medicaid Waiver programs to expand the reach of the programs. Enhanced sustainability and scalability of services by streamlining business operations. Show less



Lodestone Logic

• Founder and Principal

  • 2010 - 2019

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Consulting firm providing strategic planning, project management, competitive intelligence, data analytics, and policy advice. Specialized in healthcare, technology, and pharmaceuticals industries. Clients included state governments, top 10 pharmaceutical, diagnostic and device companies, trade and professional organizations, and non-profits. Examples of the types of projects executed and clients served: • Designed and facilitated stakeholder discussions shaping the exemption of… Show more Consulting firm providing strategic planning, project management, competitive intelligence, data analytics, and policy advice. Specialized in healthcare, technology, and pharmaceuticals industries. Clients included state governments, top 10 pharmaceutical, diagnostic and device companies, trade and professional organizations, and non-profits. Examples of the types of projects executed and clients served: • Designed and facilitated stakeholder discussions shaping the exemption of health data from the “right to be forgotten” rules in the Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Stakeholders included World Health Organization (WHO), International Medical Informatics Association, academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and technology providers. • Influenced 21st Century Cures Act by developing position statements and educational materials to support the use of different statistical models to evaluate the efficacy and safety of medicines on population health data. Stakeholders included pharmaceutical companies, academia, and US FDA. • Led strategic planning process for Indiana State Department of Health. Created 5-year plan informed by comprehensive review of trends, risk-based models, and structured exercises. • Harnessed venture capital firms, technology companies, and other stakeholders in the Midwest entrepreneurial ecosystem to launch a digital-tech health incubator in Indianapolis. Obtained verbal commitments for $1.5 million in seed funding. • Conducted groundbreaking research into health information data flows, providing new insights into privacy, data governance and control considerations. Project commissioned by Indiana University’s Center for Law, Ethics, and Applied Research in Health Information. Show less



Eli Lilly

• Director of Operations, Discovery IT

  • 2009 - 2010

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Managed team of 15 responsible for project and portfolio management of Discovery IT organization with 220 employees and a $50 million budget. Spawned innovative pilots in all business areas by architecting Lilly’s "Health 2.0 Summit" where 200 Lilly leaders engaged with leading-edge health and technology companies.

• Manager, Global Customer Solutions

  • 2005 - 2009

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Led company-wide change programs focused on recognizing the patient as an empowered stakeholder. Catalyzed innovations across the company by creating immersive program, "Patients in 2020" that enabled 3,000 employees to visualize the future and build strategies to respond to emerging threats and opportunities. Represented Lilly at cross-industry forums focused on the adoption of digital health and eClinical technologies.

• Founder, Maaguzi, spun out of Lilly in 2005

  • 2003 - 2005

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Developed an ICH GCP compliant direct-to-patient clinical trial method and technology; the first successful decentralized clinical trial approach. Packaged the assets and negotiated their spin-out as a separate entity. Raised $2 million in seed capital to launch the company. Recruited CEO and other staff. Maaguzi was acquired by PhaseForward in 2009.

• Manager, eLilly

  • 2001 - 2005

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Idea scout and manager an innovation portfolio in a venture group tasked to invest in and run pilots for game-changing technologies or business models. Pioneered use of public and private predictive markets to tap into distributed knowledge about R&D projects, federal policy initiatives, and market trends. Employed gamification to encourage widespread participation.

• Project Management Associate

  • 2000 - 2001

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Responsible for cross-functional project management of neuroscience development program partnered with Sepracor. Coordinated nonclinical, clinical, CMC, and regulatory work streams.

• Clinical Research Associate

  • 1996 - 2000

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Orchestrated global Phase 1 to 4 clinical trials for cardiovascular drug candidate. Designed study protocols. Managed trial budgets, study drug accountability, investigator budget negotiations, and informed consent procedures, among other responsibilities. Started as a contractor and became a permanent employee in 1998.



Central Indiana Regional Blood Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Production Supervisor

  • 1995 - 1996

  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Supervised 40 employees responsible for production, labeling, and distribution of blood products.



Parke-Davis

• United States
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Supervisor

  • 1994 - 1995

  Rochester, Michigan, United States Supervised 100 manufacturing employees producing Fluogen vaccine and other sterile products. Responsible for adherence to GMP and SOPs in facility operating under an FDA consent decree. Foundational role in people management, process design, and development of SOPs.