Ph.D. molecular geneticist and jack-of-all trades with both academic and industial scientific and commercial experience offering lessons in the life sciences in Northern NY.

Michael's resume

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Extensive experience in bench science and commercial management of laboratory consumables
• Proven track record of excellence in building and maintaining customer relationships
• Adept at developing protocols, training materials and marketing collateral for new product launch
• Expertise in technical, commercial and governmental compliance in the Life Sciences industry
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, from small table discussions to auditorium-scale presentations and training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, TEWKSBURY, MA 3/2016 – 2/2017

Product Line Manager – Automated and Manual Storage Products
Managed $80M product portfolio, including sales, pricing, forecasting, customer and vendor relationship maintenance, new product development and launch, technical, sales and marketing literature development, voice of customer collection, Salesforce.com

DKT LABORATORY CONSULTING, LLC, DOVER, NH 7/2013 – 2/2016
Life Sciences Technical and Marketing Consultant
Technical Writing: FDA- and ISO-compliant documentation, Quality manuals and SOPs to validate emerging commercial laboratories; protocol development

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, Applications Science and Product Mgmt 2/2012 - Present
Concluded or current projects include: Consumables supplier benchmarking; microplate market strategy development; new product/business development; .FDA compliance documentation
Other capabilities: Training curriculum and SOP development; technical and marketing literature.

CORNING LIFE SCIENCES, LOWELL, MA / KENNEBUNK, ME 1/2003-1/2012

Product Line Manager – Drug Discovery Products, Assay and Genomics Microplates 8/2008-1/2012
Managed $50M product portfolio, including sales, pricing, forecasting, customer and vendor relationship maintenance, new product development and launch, technical, sales and marketing literature development, voice of customer collection, SalesLogix CRM software

Applications Manager – Drug Discovery Products 10/2005-8/2008
Hired Automation compatibility specialist to develop relationships with HTS automation suppliers and maintain web-based compatibility. Technical support for resolution of product complaints. Training of customers, distributors, worldwide sales organization. Benchmarking of current biochemical and cell-based assay kits to demonstrate current and Developmental product performance for use in training and Marketing materials.

Product Line Manager – Microarray Substrates and Reagent Kits 6/2005-10/2005
Sales, pricing, forecasting, divestiture consideration.

Applications Scientist – Microarray Substrates and Reagent Kits 1/2003-6/2005
Applications lab work and product development for two new platforms. Training of customers, distributors, worldwide sales organization. Technical support for resolution of product complaints.




BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL, BOSTON, MA 6/2000-12/2002
Postdoctoral Fellow- Department of Pathology
Project: Molecular and cellular interactions of Calmodulin scaffold IQGAP1 with beta-catenin.
Mammalian cell culture, Assay development, cellular (confocal) imaging, molecular genetics. Five peer-reviewed publications.

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, ROCHESTER, NY 2/1997-5/2000
Postdoctoral Fellow- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Project: Molecular, genetic and cellular analysis of Human Papillomavirus E5 protein
Mammalian cell culture, Assay development, molecular genetics. Two peer-reviewed publications.

EDUCATION


Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology, 1997, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Dissertation: Suppressor Analysis of a Polyadenylation Mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

M.S., Microbiology and Immunology, 1992, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

BS, Biology, 1990, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

TRAININGS, AWARDS, HONORS, GRANTS

Supervisor Effectiveness. 2007.
Dimensions of Leadership. 2005.
DMAIC Methods for Performance Excellence. 2005.
Patent Application, “Reagent Systems for Biological Assays”. 2003.
Completion of the Workshop on Microarray Techniques for Neuroscientists. 2003
European Calcium Society Postdoctoral Travel Award. 2002.
P.I., Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health Prostate Cancer Grant ($140,000) 2002-04.
P.I., Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health Breast Cancer Grant ($125,000) 2001-03.
P.I., Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health Prostate Cancer Grant ($80,000) 2001-02.
ASBMB Postdoctoral Travel Award. 2001.
NCI, NIH Postdoctoral Training Grant in Cancer Research. Grant No. CA09363D. 1998-2000.
ASM Sustaining Member Student Travel Grant. 1996, 1999.
NIH Pathogenesis Training Grant. Grant No. 2 T32 AI07362-07. 1996-97.
NIH Genetics and Regulation Training Grant. Grant No. 5 T32 GM07102-16. 1992-93.
National Merit Scholarship. 1986 - 1990.