Position:
Director of Marketing at Proveris Scientific Corporation
Work:
Proveris Scientific Corporation
since Mar 2010
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Director of Marketing
Partners Research Ventures & Licensing
Jun 2009 - Feb 2010
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Intern (part-time)
Gene Network Sciences
Aug 2006 - Jan 2009
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Director of Alliance Management
Cyagen Biosciences
May 2005 - Apr 2006
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Co-founder and Senior Advisor
Biosystemix Ltd.
Sep 2003 - Apr 2004
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Senior Scientist
Molecular Mining Corp.
Nov 2000 - Feb 2003
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Senior Cheminformatics Scientist
Molecular Simulations, Inc. (now Accelrys)
May 1995 - May 1999
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Senior Scientist
Biosym
Oct 1992 - Jun 1995
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Scientific Programmer
Education:
Queen's University 2004 - 2005
MBA, BusinessBusinessweek's #1 ranked MBA program for non-US schools.
Master of Business Administration, QueenÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs University, Kingston ON (2004ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ2005)
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Business plan: "OryGene: a new venture based on single-cell gene expression technologies"
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ DeanÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs List
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ First Prize, Marketing Strategy consulting project on strategic needs and branding for Alpine Atlantic
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Top paper, International Business strategy for MAS Holdings (Private) Limited
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Third in Finance
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign May 1983 - May 1990
PhD, ChemistryDoctor of Philosophy (Chemistry), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL (1983ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ1990)
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Thesis: "A study of vibrating-rotating motions of polyatomic molecules"
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Sigma Xi
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Excellent Teacher Award
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Residence Tutor in Chemistry
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Head Proctor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Aug 1981 - May 1983
BS, ChemistryBachelor of Science (Chemistry), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL (1981ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ1983)
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Senior thesis: "Possible mechanisms of unimolecular interconversion between HCN and HNC"
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ DeanÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs List
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Graduated with Highest Distinction in the Curriculum
Roosevelt University Aug 1980 - Aug 1981
Roosevelt University, Chicago IL (1980ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ1981)
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ DeanÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs List
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Full scholarship
La Salle College
Skills:
Market research, business and marketing strategy, alliance and business development, project and portfolio management, Rational drug design, drug discovery, cheminformatics, bioinformatics, molecular dynamics, software development, data mining and analysis, Bayesian network inference, systems biology
Interests:
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Effective diplomatic and organizational skills:
-long-time leader of non-governmental organizations
-lobbyist at United Nations (Geneva, Switzerland)
-chairperson of Biopharma Club
-negotiated deals with LinkedIn and QueenÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs School of Business Alumni Association; initiator and group manager of ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂQueenÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs MBA for Science and TechnologyÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Successful teacher: Excellent Teacher Award; Residence Tutor in Chemistry; Head Proctor
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ U.S. and Canadian citizenship
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Native Chinese speaker (Cantonese and Mandarin/Putonghua)
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Interests: stamp and coin collecting, contract bridge, team sports, music and theatre
Honor & Awards:
ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Full scholarship (tuition waiver, room and board) from Roosevelt University., ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ Graduated with Highest Distinction in the Curriculum from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂâ First prize strategic marketing consulting, top paper international business consulting, ranked third in Finance at Queen's University