Experience

ClearShield
• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director - Research & Development

  • Oct 2023 - Present

Fitz-Thors Engineering, Inc.
• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director - Medical Technologies

  • Dec 2021 - Present

Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA)
• Board Member

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2021

Southern Research
• United States
• Research Services
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Program Manager - Medical Device Technology

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2021


Consultant

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Consultant

  • 2010 - Dec 2021

  • Researched, organized and consolidated information from published literature based on a physician’s specific medical question • Researched, organized and consolidated information from published literature based on a physician’s specific medical question



UAB Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intellectual Property Manager

  • 2013 - Jul 2018

  • Managed over 150 active portfolios. • Reviewed over 300 agreements including exclusive and non-exclusive licensing • Established strong relationships with inventors, outside patent counsel and licensing contacts. • Responsible for term sheets and negotiations for licensing agreements. • In charge of Export Control Review for outgoing material. • Managed over 150 active portfolios. • Reviewed over 300 agreements including exclusive and non-exclusive licensing • Established strong relationships with inventors, outside patent counsel and licensing contacts. • Responsible for term sheets and negotiations for licensing agreements. • In charge of Export Control Review for outgoing material.



University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • 2008 - 2012

  • Designed a clinical database for transplant patients • Wrote IRB (Internal Review Board-HIPAA compliant) protocols for clinical • Created a strategy for developing a genetically altered reporter mouse • Involved in the design of live animal platform screens for drug discovery • Designed and carried out experiments to evaluate the effects of nitrite treatment in donors • Obtained grant funding as principle investigator for 3 separate projects

• Research Associate

  • 2005 - 2008

  • Designed and carried out experiments to evaluate the molecular mechanisms of cell signaling pathways of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 splice variants • Developed a bifusion, multimodal reporter gene for labeling cells for real-time tracking in animals • Performed laser capture microdissection from balloon injured carotid arteries • Designed and validated growth factor isoform specific siRNAs • Managed the day to day operations of a laboratory including managing… Show more • Designed and carried out experiments to evaluate the molecular mechanisms of cell signaling pathways of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 splice variants • Developed a bifusion, multimodal reporter gene for labeling cells for real-time tracking in animals • Performed laser capture microdissection from balloon injured carotid arteries • Designed and validated growth factor isoform specific siRNAs • Managed the day to day operations of a laboratory including managing accounts, ordering supplies, and supervising technicians and graduate students

• Post Doctoral Fellow/Center for Metabolic Bone Disease

  • 2002 - 2004

  • Designed and evaluated the effects of growth factors on the differentiation of human and murine mesenchymal stem cells • Developed and assessed biodegradable drug delivery systems for the stimulation of bone growth

• Post-Doctoral Fellow/Vascular Biology and Hypertension

  • 2000 - 2002

  • Designed and performed experiments to evaluate the effects of free radicals on primary endothelial cells • Devised and executed experiments to investigate calcification following vascular injury