Experience

1200 Pharma
• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Vice President, Process & Development

  • Aug 2018 - Present


AbbVie

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Distinguished Research Fellow and Senior Director, Process R&D, Development Sciences

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2018

  Director of Organic Chemistry and Distinguished Research Fellow at AbbVie in Process R&D. Led a group of seventy talented Ph.D. and M.S. scientists; responsibilities include the design and implementation of syntheses for compounds identified by the medicinal chemistry teams as therapeutic agents. Routes were carried out from the bench-top through the pilot plant to manufacturing and were evaluated on the bases of economy, safety, efficiency, patentability, and ease with regard to large-scale preparation of bulk drug. We commonly worked in teams within the department and in task forces with medicinal and developmental chemists, engineers and analysts. I have strong knowledge of c-GMP, ICH and regulatory guidelines for API and drug product development. I worked with a small cross-divisional team on Neglected Diseases, whose mission is to support the development of new drugs and diagnostic tools to address undermet needs in areas of NTD prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management. Specialties: Organic chemistry, organic synthesis, methodology, process research and development, process chemistry, separations, chromatography, radiochemistry, catalysis, neglected tropical disease research, medicinal chemistry Show less


Abbott Laboratories
• Colombia
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Director

  • Aug 1989 - Dec 2012