Experience

Stealth Mode Biotech

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development

  • May 2023 - Present

  I am helping to accelerate the commercialization of life sciences products by workin to resolve technical issues, develop robust manufacturing process, and implement the operational systems and infrastructure necessary to launch products. I specialize in consumables product development, process development engineering and manufacturing operations. I am also passionate about building great teams and developing the careers of engineers and managers. Areas of expertise… Show more I am helping to accelerate the commercialization of life sciences products by workin to resolve technical issues, develop robust manufacturing process, and implement the operational systems and infrastructure necessary to launch products. I specialize in consumables product development, process development engineering and manufacturing operations. I am also passionate about building great teams and developing the careers of engineers and managers. Areas of expertise include: - Consumables product and process development - Developing and executing the manufacturing strategy for new products - Process engineering / 6-sigma fundamentals - Manufacturing facilities requirements and planning - NPI - Site and tech transfers - Materials science - Thin film deposition - QC strategy and metrology development - Proto and pilot manufacturing - R&D strategy and roadmapping - Insource / outsource strategies - Vendor management - Yield improvement - Cost / COGS reduction - Scale up - Career development planning Show less



Encodia

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Director, Head Of Manufacturing and Operations

  • Jan 2022 - May 2023

  San Diego, California, United States I developed the strategy to manufacture Encodia's reagents, consumables and instruments. I built a strong, close-knit team, developed the manufacturing infrastructure, and created robust and scalable processes.



Illumina

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Of Engineering

  • Sep 2018 - Jan 2022

  San Diego, California, United States I led a team of over fifty engineers and technicians responsible for process development and pilot manufacturing of consumable genomics products. • I envisioned and championed Illumina’s flow cell factory of the future, securing > $30M funding to modernize and automate Illumina’s flow cell manufacturing line. • I led a cross-functional team guiding the strategic direction for Illumina’s flow cell development. The high levels of collaboration and track record of delivering… Show more I led a team of over fifty engineers and technicians responsible for process development and pilot manufacturing of consumable genomics products. • I envisioned and championed Illumina’s flow cell factory of the future, securing > $30M funding to modernize and automate Illumina’s flow cell manufacturing line. • I led a cross-functional team guiding the strategic direction for Illumina’s flow cell development. The high levels of collaboration and track record of delivering innovative technologies made this team a model which has proliferated to all of Illumina’s core technologies.

• Associate Director of Product Development

  • Feb 2015 - Sep 2018

  Greater San Diego Area I built a team of over 30 engineers, scientists and process technicians responsible for process development, prototyping and pilot manufacturing of consumable products. In this capacity I created the Pilot Services function and the consumables core lab, providing consumables parts and process expertise to internal development teams. I led the MiniSeq™ flowcell development team.

• Associate Director of Engineering

  • Dec 2007 - Feb 2015

  Greater San Diego Area As an associate director in consumables process engineering, I was responsible for leading technical project teams, high-volume manufacturing engineering teams, and establishing best practices in process development to facilitate successful product development. In my role in support of manufacturing operations, I recruited, managed and mentored a high-performing team of over 20 process and equipment engineers. My team applied SPC and six-sigma principles to achieve manufacturing yield… Show more As an associate director in consumables process engineering, I was responsible for leading technical project teams, high-volume manufacturing engineering teams, and establishing best practices in process development to facilitate successful product development. In my role in support of manufacturing operations, I recruited, managed and mentored a high-performing team of over 20 process and equipment engineers. My team applied SPC and six-sigma principles to achieve manufacturing yield and efficiency improvements. I led the effort to transform Illumina’s reagent test area from a research-like lab to a production operation, reducing turn-around times by over 50%. I have had a significant role in the development of Illumina's technologies. I led teams of over 50 staff to develop consumables operations for Illumina’s NextSeq™ genome sequencing platform. This included managing Illumina’s first major consumable produced at a contract manufacturer. I recruited and built a strong team of process and equipment engineers to drive operational improvements in Illumina’s Genomic Sequencing Services. Our efforts have enabled Services to achieve best-in-class performance and become one of the largest genome centers in the world. These teams have improved scalability by streamlining workflows, implementing automation, improving yields, equipment uptime and utilization.

• Sr. Engineering Manager

  • Mar 2002 - Dec 2007

  I was responsible for leading technical project teams and high-volume manufacturing engineering teams. I led the team to develop, transfer, scale-up and sustain Illumina’s bead pool production facility (a core technology). Twice I led project teams to reduce feature (bead) size enabling doubling of the feature density of Illumina’s BeadChip products. I led the successful transfer and re-validation of the VeraCode® bead manufacturing facility and technology from Connecticut to… Show more I was responsible for leading technical project teams and high-volume manufacturing engineering teams. I led the team to develop, transfer, scale-up and sustain Illumina’s bead pool production facility (a core technology). Twice I led project teams to reduce feature (bead) size enabling doubling of the feature density of Illumina’s BeadChip products. I led the successful transfer and re-validation of the VeraCode® bead manufacturing facility and technology from Connecticut to San Diego (Illumina's first IVD diagnostic manufacturing facility).



STMicroelectronics

• Switzerland
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Thin Films Section Manager

  • Oct 2000 - Mar 2002

  Note: Site closed in 2002. Managed a group of three process engineers and five process technicians responsible for thin films deposition (PVD, PECVD, ACVD, SOG) and implant in a high-volume semiconductor wafer fab.



Applied Materials

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Technology Manager

  • Feb 1998 - Sep 2000

  Primary technical liaison to customers for all metal film deposition processes