Head of systems design and operations for a production laboratory specializing in chromatographic separation and refinement of botanical compounds. Leading day to day operations, systems design and optimization, SOP development and documentation, strategic planning, budgeting, client and vendor relationships, and R&D operations.
Led the design and development team from the ground up to integrate cutting edge technology in a novel application, working through budgetary, regulatory and technological challenges. Assembled a highly functional and adaptive team with excellent collaboration and synergy. Worked hand in hand with equipment manufacturers to design a novel application of their technology that became a standard improvement for their platform. Brought operations to a functional state with validated methods and complete systems SOP documentation with a small team in under 10 months.