Experience

Euclid Systems Corporation

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of R&D and Clinical Affairs

  • May 2022 - Present

  Sterling, Virginia, United States



DePuy Synthes Companies

• Senior Director, Strategy and Operations at DePuy Synthes, Johnson & Johnson

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Florida, United States

• Senior Director, Strategy and Operations

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Florida, United States



Johnson & Johnson Vision

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global R&D Director, Specialty Growth Platform-Myopia Progression, Presbyopia and Beauty

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Jacksonville, Florida Area



Johnson & Johnson

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Sphere, Light Management and Lens Care Platform, R&D J&J Vision.

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Light Management Global Platform Lead, R&D Contact Lens Platform

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Jacksonville, Florida Area In this role I lead the R&D strategy and execution of novel and transformative product pipeline for JJVC focused on the interaction of light, vision and eye health. • Accountable for the light management sphere reusable and daily disposable innovation & pipeline. o Responsible for the short and long-term pipeline innovation enrichment for Light Management Platform. o Responsible for the development of the first-of-its-kind ACUVUE OASYS® with Transitions® Light Intelligent… Show more In this role I lead the R&D strategy and execution of novel and transformative product pipeline for JJVC focused on the interaction of light, vision and eye health. • Accountable for the light management sphere reusable and daily disposable innovation & pipeline. o Responsible for the short and long-term pipeline innovation enrichment for Light Management Platform. o Responsible for the development of the first-of-its-kind ACUVUE OASYS® with Transitions® Light Intelligent Technology™. o Demonstrated strategy and innovation breakthroughs in next generation light management technologies o lead a highly multidisciplinary team of clinicians, polymer chemists, vision scientists and engineers .

• Global Lead, Scientific Evidence Generation, R&D

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Jacksonville, Florida Area In this role I redesigned and shaped global claims strategy, evidence generation, publications and professional education for major ACUVUE® brands based on new and novel scientific evidence • Accountable for the creation and development of scientific evidence in support of ACUVUE base business and new products. o Responsible of creating, developing and communicating the science behind HydraMax™ Technology in support of the first JJV monthly daily wear product; ACUVUE®… Show more In this role I redesigned and shaped global claims strategy, evidence generation, publications and professional education for major ACUVUE® brands based on new and novel scientific evidence • Accountable for the creation and development of scientific evidence in support of ACUVUE base business and new products. o Responsible of creating, developing and communicating the science behind HydraMax™ Technology in support of the first JJV monthly daily wear product; ACUVUE® VITA™ o Responsible of creating, developing and communicating the anti-oxidant new benefit in support of all ACUVUE® brands. o Responsible of creating and communicating the science of tear film lipids in relationship to comfort in support of the reusable ACUVUE® Oasys™ and ACUVUE® VITA™ products. o Responsible of creating and communicating the science of tear film lysozyme in of the ACUVUE® Moist™ Brand. o Manage a highly multidisciplinary team of clinicians, polymer chemists, analytical chemists and biochemists

• Additional responsibilities in global brand management, claims and professional strategy

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2018

  Jacksonville, Florida Area o Leadership role in developing global master brand philosophy to reposition each brand family by synthesizing and articulating knowledge held across multiple partners internally and externally built from the scientific foundation of the products and consumer needs. o Leadership role in redefining contact lens performance attributes through strategic partnerships and well-designed scientific programs. Established several JJVCI sponsored programs to elevate the science behind Acuvue… Show more o Leadership role in developing global master brand philosophy to reposition each brand family by synthesizing and articulating knowledge held across multiple partners internally and externally built from the scientific foundation of the products and consumer needs. o Leadership role in redefining contact lens performance attributes through strategic partnerships and well-designed scientific programs. Established several JJVCI sponsored programs to elevate the science behind Acuvue products o Pioneered and sponsored the first of a kind JJVCI Global Innovation Market Research Center to improve customer insight data capture and patient reported feedback. o Led JJ cross sector collaboration and leveraged best practice tools to accelerate project timelines, enhance project management capability and improve market research studies through customer ethnography and observational insight.

• Global Platform Lead, Sphere Reusable and Light Management, R&D

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

  Jacksonville, Florida Area In this role I led the R&D strategy and execution of the new product development pipeline for the >$1B global spherical reusable contact lens business. • Accountable for the Sphere Reusable Core Contact Lens innovation pipeline at J&J Vision Care. o Responsible for the long-term pipeline and strategic innovation focused growth. o Responsible for the development and launch of ACUVUE® VITA™ with HydraMax™ Technology o Responsible for the development of photochromic light… Show more In this role I led the R&D strategy and execution of the new product development pipeline for the >$1B global spherical reusable contact lens business. • Accountable for the Sphere Reusable Core Contact Lens innovation pipeline at J&J Vision Care. o Responsible for the long-term pipeline and strategic innovation focused growth. o Responsible for the development and launch of ACUVUE® VITA™ with HydraMax™ Technology o Responsible for the development of photochromic light adaptive technology in partnership with Transitions Optical o Responsible for the development of new lens materials, designs, and sponsoring of clinical studies to deliver new contact lens products in reusable modalities o Responsible for the scientific and clinical evidence generation, publications, claims and professional education strategy in support of all reusable products. o Led a highly multidisciplinary team of clinicians, polymer chemists, biochemists and engineers.

• Platform Lead, Enhanced materials

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Jacksonville, Florida Area • Platform Lead Enhanced Materials, materials development, R&D o Responsible for generating scientific evidence around factors related to contact lens discomfort and to develop technologies to address the issue. o Responsible for the long-term innovation & pipeline strategy for product upgrade opportunities and new contact lens formulations. o Built strategic partnerships and Excellence in evidence generation to understand the science of discomfort o Worked closely with new… Show more • Platform Lead Enhanced Materials, materials development, R&D o Responsible for generating scientific evidence around factors related to contact lens discomfort and to develop technologies to address the issue. o Responsible for the long-term innovation & pipeline strategy for product upgrade opportunities and new contact lens formulations. o Built strategic partnerships and Excellence in evidence generation to understand the science of discomfort o Worked closely with new business development and other technical resources to identify and develop new opportunities for contact lens discomfort o Identified fundamental chemistries and developed new compositions offering improved clinical performance. o Identified and developed new opportunities for contact lens induced dry eye via nutraceutical delivery from contact lenses o Developed relevant pre-clinical models and objective clinical tools to predict contact lens discomfort and to measure patient reported experiences.

• Head of Biological Sciences , materials development, R&D

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Jacksonville, Florida Area o Created a Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Biological Sciences with the mission to Build strategic partnerships and developed research programs with world class experts and partners enabling scientific analytics development and strengthen biomarkers capability o Developed pre-clinical models to assess Ocular biocompatibility of medical devices. The biological tools were instrumental in redefining and commercializing Acuvue TrueEye®, the world’s first daily disposable silicone hydrogel… Show more o Created a Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Biological Sciences with the mission to Build strategic partnerships and developed research programs with world class experts and partners enabling scientific analytics development and strengthen biomarkers capability o Developed pre-clinical models to assess Ocular biocompatibility of medical devices. The biological tools were instrumental in redefining and commercializing Acuvue TrueEye®, the world’s first daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lens. Total sales of the TruEye® line of products have exceeded $2B and continues to grow at a healthy rate. o Supervised and developed R&D scientific staff.