Experience

NC Air National Guard

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Commander of Medical Group

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Coordinates the provision of services to support medical readiness across the spectrum of Wing missions, including subordinate attached units, for homeland, humanitarian, and deployed operations. Within the Medical Group, ensures appropriate training and equipping of personnel to maintain medical readiness with oversight of the physical exam process, immunizations, laboratory services, public and occupational health, bioenvironmental engineering, dentistry, optometry and medical… Show more Coordinates the provision of services to support medical readiness across the spectrum of Wing missions, including subordinate attached units, for homeland, humanitarian, and deployed operations. Within the Medical Group, ensures appropriate training and equipping of personnel to maintain medical readiness with oversight of the physical exam process, immunizations, laboratory services, public and occupational health, bioenvironmental engineering, dentistry, optometry and medical logistics. Previously, as a career Medical Support Bioenvironmental Engineering Specialist, has had accountability in scientific and engineering knowledge to identify health protection risks. Responsibilities involved advising national directors on mission impact and solutions to include OSHA/EPA relevance, dangerous waste and emergency operations, medical nuclear, biological, and chemical response, environment and public health spectrums, modernization healthcare and training, and health physics. Other duties entailed project officer for unit effectiveness inspections, facilitator to gain national critical care air transport (CCAT) team, physician credentialing authorizations, administration of management internal control toolset (MICT), healthcare memorandum of agreement (MOA) implementations, and advancing missions via Occupational Health Working Groups (OHWG) and Executive Management Committee (EMC). Skills: Leadership. Awareness. Credibility. Empowerment. Humility. Authentic. Respect. Support. Team. Show less



Azture, Inc.

• Japan
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur / Founder (Life Science & Tissue Engineered products)

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  San Diego, California, United States Overview: Azture Inc, descendant from SciKon (2009-2020), is a Tissue Engineering entity that integrates scientific disciplines for united expertise. Our mission is to improve medical and pharmaceutical biotools by exploiting engineering principles to include cell ecosystems, thermodynamics of living constructs, energy conservation, microfluid transport with nutrient delivery, with ‘cells in systems’ and 'organs in systems' approaches. We pioneer cell culture devices into predictive model… Show more Overview: Azture Inc, descendant from SciKon (2009-2020), is a Tissue Engineering entity that integrates scientific disciplines for united expertise. Our mission is to improve medical and pharmaceutical biotools by exploiting engineering principles to include cell ecosystems, thermodynamics of living constructs, energy conservation, microfluid transport with nutrient delivery, with ‘cells in systems’ and 'organs in systems' approaches. We pioneer cell culture devices into predictive model biotools. Competitive Advantage (Interdisciplinary). Our uniqueness is our ability to remanufacture human preclinical biotools. We generate a body’s response to disease by using human cells, tissues, and living organs that are supported in life-like environments. We provide both the toolboxes (disease generators) and the cells as united system bioproducts. Science Summary: Industrial and academic experiences are focused on 2D and 3D environment-cell interactions, to progress exposure evaluations. Our involvement includes human tissue procurement, primary cell development, bioreactor culture pharmaceutical trials, cryopreservation and cell-thaw technology, and native “single organ” and “multi organ” in vitro co-culture systems. Business Acumen: Facility search, contract negotiations, entrepreneurial leadership activities. Oversight for company mergers, sales, marketing, product distributions, facility costs, and equipment. Mass manufacturing and injection molding; bio-device product development and market entry. New CRO outcomes, new biological product developments, new derived goods, SBIR portfolios, and networking. Show less



NC ANG

• France

• Director Bioenvironmental Health Engineer (Occ Health, Industrial Hygiene, Health Management).

  • Nov 1987 - Jan 2023

  Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Mar. ’84 – present: United States Air Force (Active & Air National Guard). - Mar ’03 – present: Lt. Colonel (Officer in Charge); Bioenvironmental Engineering Division. (ANG). Project Officer. - Nov ’87–Mar.’03: Master Sergeant & NCOIC (manager); Radiological Technology Department. (ANG) - Mar ’84 – Nov. ’87: Sergeant; Radiological Technology department. Active duty evening supervisor.



SciKon Innovation, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur / Founder (Tissue Engineering: Biology + Engineer)

  • Oct 2008 - Jan 2020

  Overview: SciKon is a Tissue Engineering company that integrates ‘Theories and Practices’ from a variety of scientific disciplines to harness shared expertise. Our mission is to improve medical and pharmaceutical biotools by exploiting engineering principles to include cell ecosystems, thermodynamics of living constructs, energy conservation, fluid transport with nutrient delivery, and ‘cells in systems’ approaches. We pioneer human and animal cell culture devices into predictive model… Show more Overview: SciKon is a Tissue Engineering company that integrates ‘Theories and Practices’ from a variety of scientific disciplines to harness shared expertise. Our mission is to improve medical and pharmaceutical biotools by exploiting engineering principles to include cell ecosystems, thermodynamics of living constructs, energy conservation, fluid transport with nutrient delivery, and ‘cells in systems’ approaches. We pioneer human and animal cell culture devices into predictive model biotools. Competitive Advantage: SciKon is interdisciplinary. Our uniqueness is our ability to remanufacture human preclinical biotools. We generate a body’s response to disease by using human cells, tissues, and living organs that are supported in life-like environments. We provide both the toolboxes (disease generators) and the cells as united system bioproducts. Summary: SciKon’s industrial and academic experiences are focused on bioengineered 2D and 3D environment-cell interactions. Our involvement includes human tissue procurement, primary cell development, bioreactor culture pharmaceutical trials, cryopreservation and cell-thaw technology, and native “single organ” and “multi organ” in vitro co-culture systems. Business Development: Facility search, contract negotiations, entrepreneurial leadership activities. Oversight for company mergers, sales, marketing, product distributions, facility costs, and equipment. Mass manufacturing and injection molding; bio-device product development and market entry. New CRO outcomes, new biological product developments, new derived goods, evolving SBIR portfolios, and networking. Show less



UNC Chapel Hill

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Faculty Adjunct Instructor / Researcher (Joint UNC + NCSU Bioengineering Dept)

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2018

  Details: Communication/Teaching & Computational Modeling of Human Health Systems. Co-Developer/Director/Instructor of Biotransport Class for pharmacoengineering education track. Serves as an introductory course for engineers pursuing transport phenomena and for those pharmaco-engineers of the future requiring predictive models of mass transfer or pharmacodynamic models. Theoretic & Apply Technical Analysis . *Educating interdisciplinary graduate-level and senior… Show more Details: Communication/Teaching & Computational Modeling of Human Health Systems. Co-Developer/Director/Instructor of Biotransport Class for pharmacoengineering education track. Serves as an introductory course for engineers pursuing transport phenomena and for those pharmaco-engineers of the future requiring predictive models of mass transfer or pharmacodynamic models. Theoretic & Apply Technical Analysis . *Educating interdisciplinary graduate-level and senior undergraduate students to promote complex Biotransport Solutions. We harness, merge, and expand individual expertise for greater collective media-flow understanding. *Working with faculty to advance business biotechnologies with academic research developments. Show less



Vesta Therapeutics, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research

• Manager ADMET Technologies

  • 2006 - 2009

  Human Organ Procurements (Human Liver Focus) and Mature Cell Manufacturing. Supports the pharmaceutical industry needs for high quality human hepatocytes and expansion into partner biologic-cells composed of non-parenchymal organ segments. Stem Cells from Human Organs (Adult Human Liver Focus). Purification techniques and subsequent stem cell proliferation approaches. Stem Cells from Human Organs (Young Tissue Liver Focus). Purification techniques and subsequent stem cell… Show more Human Organ Procurements (Human Liver Focus) and Mature Cell Manufacturing. Supports the pharmaceutical industry needs for high quality human hepatocytes and expansion into partner biologic-cells composed of non-parenchymal organ segments. Stem Cells from Human Organs (Adult Human Liver Focus). Purification techniques and subsequent stem cell proliferation approaches. Stem Cells from Human Organs (Young Tissue Liver Focus). Purification techniques and subsequent stem cell proliferation approaches. Cryopreservation: Techniques to both freeze/thaw cell suspensions and tissue segments. Allows for human cells on R&D timelines. Show less



ADMET Technologies

• United States
• Biotechnology Research

• Manager, Research and Development

  • Jan 2006 - Oct 2008

  - Industry project leadership (Tactical and Operational). Directing biomedical engineering projects including: (1) Bioreactor 3D device developments for material science chemistry, nutrient flow patterns, cell function and metabolism, human tissue processing, QC, product distribution, and culture quality improvements. (2) Collaborations with large pharmaceuticals for drug toxicity analysis including R&D assignments, data interpretation, establishing timelines, product alpha and beta trials… Show more - Industry project leadership (Tactical and Operational). Directing biomedical engineering projects including: (1) Bioreactor 3D device developments for material science chemistry, nutrient flow patterns, cell function and metabolism, human tissue processing, QC, product distribution, and culture quality improvements. (2) Collaborations with large pharmaceuticals for drug toxicity analysis including R&D assignments, data interpretation, establishing timelines, product alpha and beta trials, and decision trees. (3) Evolving proliferation and differentiation protocols for human liver stem cells (fetal, neonate, adult). (4) Successful cryopreservation of primary human cells as “off-the-shelf” tissue products (e.g. cells on demand). Managed internal and external personnel. Consistently projected and operated within budgets. Show less



Presbyterian Hospital

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Radiologic Technologist

  • Nov 1987 - Dec 2000

  Thirteen years of direct hospital patient care. Produce X-rays in routine, emergency, and surgical settings. Helped implement and supervise the Radiology addition of a Level II trauma center. Assisted with implementation of a Radiology department within a 250-bed satellite hospital. Participated in training radiology students appropriate “OJT” work skills. Obtained proficiency in CPR and First-aid.