PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Forte is strategy for technology, business, clinical and regulatory;
• Expert at troubleshooting, invention, mapping out successful future directions, and execution;
• CEO focusing on start-ups performing strategy, operational management, multi-million dollar fundraising, intellectual property, product R&D, clinical/regulatory, and manufacturing feasibility;
• Corporate finance experience includes multiple angel and venture rounds; author of funded business plans;
• Executive manager of numerous departments (all under budget) and builder of stellar teams;
• Proven ability to recruit, retain, and manage outstanding employees and key advisors by creating a culture founded on integrity that encourages collaboration, trust and motivation;
• Vast network of management, venture capitalist, and physician specialists in medical industry;
• Hands-on clinical scientist and manager with years of international R&D in medical products;
• Clinical scientist investigator providing expert design, execution, and analysis of in vitro, preclinical, clinical studies, and regulatory submissions in the USA, Belgium, Germany, Austria, UK, Israel, South Africa, Japan, and Australia;
• Consultant acting as a one-person clinical/regulatory department for up to 7 companies simultaneously;
• Medical writer producing white papers as a company's route through FDA, initial marketing and sales piece, or fundraising piece that is used before studies are published; also write papers published in medical journals.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Founder of a drug delivery company, CAPNIA, Inc., with a combination drug/device for treatment of common disorders, e.g., migraines, allergy; raised venture capital, two successful clinical trials, patents issued;
• Inventor of methods to treat common disorders, e.g., migraine, with nasal medical gases;
• Inventor of first ultrasonic contrast agent, ECHOVIST®, Schering A.G. since 1991>$100M annual sales;
• Founder of very successful consulting business; $250K+/year half time, equity portfolio of 13 companies;
• Key contributor to over 20 early start-ups;
• Scientific Advisory Board Member of medical product companies;
• Six issued patents;
• Convincing speaker and negotiator; get buy-in to ideas.