Director, BioGenerator Center for Defense Medicine

• Sep 2021 - Present

The Center for Defense Medicine scales BioSTL’s success across a range of commercialization and cluster-building programs, leveraging St. Louis’ unique strengths as a global center for bioscience R&D, which is an untapped wealth of military-relevant medical technologies. The Center will accelerate the path to market for early-stage, defense medicine technologies by evaluating, de-risking, and advancing commercial viability – yielding stable, high-growth ventures that catalyze economic growth for the St. Louis region.

Commander, US Navy (retired)

• Jul 2021 - Present

Technical Director

• Feb 2020 - Jul 2021

Key member of the senior leadership team, and strategic partner to the Chief Science Executive. Responsible for establishing and maintaining internal and external relationships required to execute the current research mission of the Center as well as the goals of the functional areas within the organization. Works with thought leaders and laboratory investigators to assess how a relationship with an external party can best be structured to meet the needs of a particular scientific research project. Balances priorities and process knowledge to provide business guidance to Principal Investigators and manage the execution of all necessary agreements, in a challenging environment with changing priorities.

Director, Research Services Directorate

• Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

Directs research administration and research business operations including: administrative project management, decision support, operationalizing business partnerships, editorial/technical review, processing review of Knowledge Products, the Human Research Protections Program, Library Services, budgeting for Naval Health Research Center’s research operations, and contributing expertise towards reporting on the Center’s sponsored program research execution.

Deputy Director, Operational Readiness & Deployment Health

• Oct 2015 - Mar 2020

Head, Warfighter Performance Department

• Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

IRB Vice-Chair, Institutional Review Board Office

• Jan 2012 - Oct 2020

Tri-Service Portfolio Manager - "Medical Aspects of Cognitive Readiness & Operational Performance

• May 2018 - May 2019

Acquisitions Manager/Contracting Officer’s Representative

• Nov 2014 - Oct 2015

Provides agreement execution services in the areas of academic and industry partnerships, technology transfer, and general business transactions other than grants. Responsible for the management, administration, and analysis of all processes governing the acquisition of contract support, skills, expertise, and services at NSMRL in direct support of Research and Development (R&D). The primary objective of the work is to be responsive to all programmatic requirements and assure rapid delivery.Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to the NSMRL prime, non personal services contract ($3.86 M annually). Functions as the technical liaison between the contractor and contracting officer and is responsible for monitoring the contract performance and delivery.

Head, Warfighter Performance Department

• Feb 2014 - Nov 2014

Conducts and manages biomedical research and technology activities including basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development.Directly supervised 6 Ph.D.'s (intra and extramural), 11 scientific research personnel, and managed an annual operating budget of $3.65M for a diverse portfolio of 18 different human performance research initiatives.

Head, Submarine Medicine and Survival Systems Department

• Sep 2011 - Feb 2014

Conducts and manages biomedical research and technology activities including basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development.Directly supervised 5 GS, 2 IPA, and 7 scientific research support personnel, and managed an annual operating budget of $3.1M for a diverse portfolio of epidemiology, environmental health, nutrition, and longitudinal submariner health.

Director/IRB Chair Human Research Protections Office

• Sep 2013 - Feb 2015

Primary responsibility for the oversight of all IRB business assigned to the IRB, including the implementation of federal, DOD, Navy, and state regulations and OHRPP and FDA procedures and for ensuring IRB and institutional compliance.Provided regulatory, ethical and administrative guidance to the Institutional Official, research administrative personnel, and IRB regulations related to human subject research. Developed and delivered group and in-person training as needed including DHHS, FDA, DoD, and SECNAV regulations.Reviewed, analyzed and implemented polices and guidance towards protection of the safety and welfare of human research participants. Possesses an exceptional working knowledge of federal, DoD, and Navy regulations, and institutional policies and practices for human subject's protections.

Director/IRB Chair Human Research Protections Office

• Jan 2009 - Aug 2011

Research Physiologist

• Jul 2008 - Aug 2011

Research Physiologist

• Sep 2003 - Jun 2008