Experience

Genomic Life

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Product and Innovation

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  San Diego, California, United States Driving broad accessibility and adoption of genomic information to improve human health and life.



Illumina

• Italy
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Software & Informatics Marketing

  • Feb 2020 - Jun 2021

  San Diego, California, United States Led product management and global product marketing for Illumina's portfolio of software and informatics products, comprising laboratory and data analysis software, and clinical interpretation solutions. Built and managed team that defined Illumina's software strategy, developed technical and customer roadmaps, and drove sales as a growing portion of total revenue.



Roche

• Switzerland
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Architect

  • Jan 2018 - Oct 2019

  Belmont, California Established and managed a team of data and software architects responsible for strategy, design and product roadmaps, as part of scale-up and commercialization of decision support products. • Managed acquisition and integration of technologies and employees of Station X by Roche. • Successfully launched multiple innovative efforts including the NAVIFY Platform, clinical data management strategy and clinical trials, publications, guidelines and patient cohort applications • Member of… Show more Established and managed a team of data and software architects responsible for strategy, design and product roadmaps, as part of scale-up and commercialization of decision support products. • Managed acquisition and integration of technologies and employees of Station X by Roche. • Successfully launched multiple innovative efforts including the NAVIFY Platform, clinical data management strategy and clinical trials, publications, guidelines and patient cohort applications • Member of the leadership team for the newest division of Roche Diagnostics, that focused on development and commercialization of decision support software products; developed and managed technical initiatives, staffing, budget, culture. • Instrumental role in guiding innovative efforts for creating new products using a combination of clinical informatics, data sciences, genomics, and other expertises. • Expert and advisor on data utilization and analytics (multi-modal, complex patient data, real world data, clinical guideline data, etc.), working across functions (engineering, data sciences, product management, and strategy) to enable oncology care teams to longitudinally manage cancer patients from suspicion of cancer through treatment and follow-up. Show less



Station X

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Founder & Chief Scientific Officer

  • 2010 - 2018

  San Francisco, California Founded a computational start-up that developed and commercialized GenePool—a platform for the management, analysis, and interpretation of DNA sequence and other genomics information. • Presented and communicated technology to investors, securing $1 million seed round (Series A) and $8 million Series B financing. • Delivered in-house gene expression analysis software for alpha partner (Genomic Health) in year 1; migrated to cloud and expanded to sequence and other genomics data by year 3;… Show more Founded a computational start-up that developed and commercialized GenePool—a platform for the management, analysis, and interpretation of DNA sequence and other genomics information. • Presented and communicated technology to investors, securing $1 million seed round (Series A) and $8 million Series B financing. • Delivered in-house gene expression analysis software for alpha partner (Genomic Health) in year 1; migrated to cloud and expanded to sequence and other genomics data by year 3; ramped subscriptions to pharma, biotech and academic partners starting year 4. • Set strategic scientific and corporate goals and fostered relationships with KOLs and partners to advance genomics data interpretation. • Responsible for product management, including development and evolution of technology architecture, functional requirements, design, and operations. • Recruited and led the software engineering team that developed, deployed and supported the cloud-based, multi-tenant enterprise software platform. • Recruited and led the scientific applications group responsible for customer support, product content and publication of novel discoveries and uses of the software platform. • Successfully sold Station X to Roche in February 2018. Show less



XDx is now CareDx, Inc.

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President

  • 2004 - 2010

  Brisbane, Califronia Key technical member of the executive team involved in formulating strategic plans and decisions under both scientific and economic uncertainty. • Executive sponsor of the project team that acquired, installed, and customized a LIMS system for one of the first commercial molecular diagnostics tests, now used in the majority of the heart transplant centers in the US. • Led the computational research group that successfully discovered and validated a multi-gene diagnostic signature, now… Show more Key technical member of the executive team involved in formulating strategic plans and decisions under both scientific and economic uncertainty. • Executive sponsor of the project team that acquired, installed, and customized a LIMS system for one of the first commercial molecular diagnostics tests, now used in the majority of the heart transplant centers in the US. • Led the computational research group that successfully discovered and validated a multi-gene diagnostic signature, now part of a $100 million global diagnostics business. • Prepared and presented analytical and clinical data supporting CLIA and FDA clearances. • External evangelist for molecular diagnostic tests and technologies, which included visits and grand grounds at clinical institutions, technical presentations for industry experts, and coverage discussions with payers. Managed IT and Software Engineering, which included deploying clinical databases to support multiple blinded trials, and all other corporate and laboratory systems. Show less



Synergenics, LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Vice President

  • 2003 - 2004

  South San Francisco, California Created and managed an informatics resource for William J Rutter’s biotechnology incubator. • Provided scientific and informatics support for 10+ early stage biotechnology start-ups. • Developed and provided guidance on business cases and scientific strategies. • Developed an automated sequence analysis pipeline, database, and analytic software for sequence tags derived from large-scale, genome-wide mutagenesis studies. • Analyzed and prioritized protein targets for a… Show more Created and managed an informatics resource for William J Rutter’s biotechnology incubator. • Provided scientific and informatics support for 10+ early stage biotechnology start-ups. • Developed and provided guidance on business cases and scientific strategies. • Developed an automated sequence analysis pipeline, database, and analytic software for sequence tags derived from large-scale, genome-wide mutagenesis studies. • Analyzed and prioritized protein targets for a high-throughput antibody production effort. Show less



Prospect Genomics / SGX

• Vice President

  • 2000 - 2002

  San Francisco & San Diego, California Founded a start-up to build a platform integrating protein modeling, molecular dynamics, and chemical docking technologies for use in the small molecular drug discovery market. • Led efforts to license the leading software for each component of the platform and recruited top academics in the field. • Headed technology development, including the commercialization of a database of protein structure models. • Implemented a large-scale, automated virtual screening pipeline and results… Show more Founded a start-up to build a platform integrating protein modeling, molecular dynamics, and chemical docking technologies for use in the small molecular drug discovery market. • Led efforts to license the leading software for each component of the platform and recruited top academics in the field. • Headed technology development, including the commercialization of a database of protein structure models. • Implemented a large-scale, automated virtual screening pipeline and results database. • Managed acquisition and integration of Prospect Genomics by SGX Pharmaceuticals. • Managed R&D projects to improve protein modeling and chemical docking methods at SGX. Show less



Incyte

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Senior Director

  • 1995 - 2000

  Palo Alto, California First bioinformatics expert hired to develop and scale computational pipelines for high-throughput sequence analysis; evolved into product management role for innovative products including design, development and initial commercialization. • Managed a research group responsible for implementing advanced bioinformatics tools • Developed novel analytic methods for DNA sequence analysis, and prototyped new genomic database technologies and user interfaces for querying • Helped define the… Show more First bioinformatics expert hired to develop and scale computational pipelines for high-throughput sequence analysis; evolved into product management role for innovative products including design, development and initial commercialization. • Managed a research group responsible for implementing advanced bioinformatics tools • Developed novel analytic methods for DNA sequence analysis, and prototyped new genomic database technologies and user interfaces for querying • Helped define the company’s scientific strategy, collaborations, acquisitions, and product opportunities • Presented company direction, technologies, scientific programs and product opportunities to academic and pharmaceutical audiences Show less



Hughes Aircraft Company

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Systems Engineer

  • 1986 - 1989

  El Segundo, California Software engineer pioneering graphical programming methodologies and user interfaces • Designed, wrote and maintained software modules for both a satellite testing system and a telemetry and command system • Planned schedules and budgets, and managed team of computer engineers and programmers



The Scripps Research Institute

• Research Assistant

  • 1986 - 1989

  San Diego, California Laboratories of Ian A. Wilson, Jim Hogle and Art Olsen • Explored the structure of antigenic sites on a viral protein and the complementary binding sites on reactive antibodies utilizing biochemical and computational techniques • Designed and performed competitive binding studies in the laboratory leading to a publication