Profile

A strategic servant leader who, as a life-long learner, is driven to innovate and create, research and analyze products and services that positively influence the well being of people in business and community. With a strong operational and management background, effective at orchestrating teams and projects that successfully meet defined objectives. Risk taker with high standards, perseverance and notable energy; integrates vision and execution. Utilizes coaching and consensus building skills in board/advisory positions. Well versed in both German and American business cultures and language. Faculty of IUPUI and Butler University in Engineering and Business.

Executive Managing Director, The Executive Consortium, Indianapolis, IN  2015 - Present

CEO The Biodefense Consortium, Indianapolis, IN  2012 - 2013

CTO and CEO of Physical Logic AG, Zug, Suitzerland  2009 - 2012

COO, Quadraspec Inc, W. Lafayette, IN  2005 - 2009

Nineteen years of experience in Life Sciences Industry with Roche Diagnostics, formerly Boehringer Mannheim (1986 -2005)

Vice President Special Projects, Indianapolis 2003 –- 2005

• Directed all activities to develop in/out licensing technologies including business plan creation, research of the market, active marketing, deal negotiation, closure and post-deal support to create funding.
• Supported a start-up company (Theron, Inc.) through the marketing and out licensing of an electrochemical sensor technology with immunoassay applications.
• Created a new sales channel for Roche's Applied Science Business Unit by developing “on demand” assays for pharmaceutical companies and Clinical Research Organizations.
• Led a Roche Diagnostics-wide project to increase the robustness of all quality processes involving all four business areas (Diabetes Care, Centralized Diagnostics, Applied Sciences, Molecular Diagnostics), all North American and European R&D and Operations sites, and all steps of the commercialization pipeline (from research through development, production to launch and post launch service and support).
• Led Roche Diagnostics’ business, economic development and relationship building efforts towards Indiana’s emerging Life Sciences community.

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Vice President R&D and Business Development - MyDoc.com 2001-– 2003

• Led with cofounders a team to build a cutting edge internet-based medical business financed by Roche Diagnostics; researched, identified and integrated medical intelligence (brain) of service.
• Created new business’ Quality System and designed its HIPAA compliance.
• Divested MyDoc.com to United Healthcare as a result of a change in corporate strategic direction.
• Acted as Change Leader for IT. Created turnaround from demotivated organization under attack to a business- and goal-oriented, respected unit.

Vice President Patient Care R&D 1996 –- 2001

• Managed budget of approx. $25MM, upwards of 200 employees, and the R&D efforts for all diabetes care and coagulation systems, including reagents/assays, devices, and software.
• Directed launch of 12 different products including Accu-Chek Advantage platform/upgrade products, the world's leading diabetes monitoring system, with sales of approx. $1B.
• In support of those product launches, established structured development processes early on resulting in more robust and predictable R&D performance and product quality.
• Served as Change Leader in R&D during merger between Boehringer Mannheim and Roche Diagnostics: reduction and redeployment of 100 employees, retention of key personnel during change, shutdown of two development programs, and successful delivery of all other projects.

Operations, Head of Core Services 1995 -– 1996

Head of Process Development 1994 –- 1995

Group Leader, Department Leader, Mannheim, Germany 1986 –- 1994

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Education

• Post Doctoral, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
• Ph.D., Physics, University of Giessen, Germany
• MS, Physics and Biophysics, University of Giessen, Germany
• BS, Physics, University of Stuttgart, Germany

• Quadraspec Inc., Board member and Interim Vice President Business Development
• AION Diagnostics, Board member
• BioCrossroads of Indiana, Team Leader
• Indiana Health Industry Forum, retired Vice Chairman
• IUPUI School of Engineering, Advisory Board member and incoming Board President
• INCOSE (Indiana Systems Engineers), Board member, Nominating Committee
• Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Advisory Board member
• EDF Ventures, Advisory Board member