Senior Project Manager

Ø      Facilitated and developed user requirements for tool to collect, store and report out information for 130 clinical projects worldwide.

Ø      Implemented excel based tool as an interim solution while engineering develops database and related software systems.

Ø      Trained all project management teams (US East and West Coast, Germany & Denmark) on the tool while coordinating launch schedule across therapeutic areas.

Ø      Developed management dashboard view in response to company goal of achieving greater project transparency.

Ø      Managed projects associated with company’s imaging technologies by coordinating external (sponsor) contractual expectations with internal delivery of systems, documentation and data compliant with current FDA guidelines and regulations.

Senior Program Manager

Involved from project proof of concept phase to leading multidiscipline project teams to design, develop and maintain a scientific web portal and e-marketing/e-commerce system to support $30 million business.

Ø   Streamlined development processes resulting in improving release cycle time from 1 –2 per year to 1-3 releases per quarter while increasing product offering from 1-8 product lines, allowing business units to exceed revenue plans by 20%.

Ø   Proven track record for on time and high quality deliverables for 12 consecutive system releases.  Utilized strong skills in creating project development plans, critical path schedules, portfolio prioritization, and priority balancing across departments to guarantee on-time delivery.

Ø   Employed strong analytical and presentation skills in assessing and communicating risk and trade-off analysis to business unit senior managers contributing to key company decisions.  Allowed businesses to set clear expectations in the business and financial markets increasing stockholder confidence.

Ø   Core team member of a management counsel with a charter to coordinate priorities, schedules and tasks across cross functional departments.  Succeeded in streamlining development planning and implementation while improving quality of development and production systems. 

Product Manager (2001)

Initiated and performed market research analysis to propose new product concept and associated market position resulting in funds being allocated to develop and market new gene expression analysis software package.

Ø   Leveraged key market analysis against development methods to define and document product and system requirements.

Applications Scientist (1998-2001)

Coordinated and administered all international scientific support activities by establishing and maintaining customer support relationships through administering initial product training and providing regular site visits. Allowed company to set high standards for customer satisfaction.

Ø   Presented informational lectures at industry related conferences worldwide to promote business development opportunities. Developed all presentation materials and performed live software demonstrations to show proof of concept which raised product awareness and strengthened company’s position in the market. 

Ø   Collaborated with customers to translate product feedback into product improvement requirements allowing company to continually upgrade product in response to rapidly developing customer needs and new advances in the market. 

Ø   Provided scientific support to sales force to enabling them to initiate and continually expand customer base to meet revenue goals. 

Systems Analyst (2000 – 2001)

Standardized and translated business requirements into functional requirements and collaborated with software engineering staff to design and verify final result.

Ø   Implemented a documentation process that both strengthened and simplified the development process allowing for quicker time to market for new product features.

Technical Services Manager (1994 – 1998)

Planned, implemented and managed new training program and in house training facility supporting customers, sales and distributors worldwide.

Ø   Facility and programs provided company with a new revenue source and led to a reduced cost of the required product training while upgrading customer’s training experience and overall satisfaction.

Ø   Authored marketing literature including product Application Notes that outlined key workflow examples in key market segments used in targeted marketing and business development activities. Strengthened scientific recognition in the market.

Research Assistant (1993 – 1994)

Contributed to key research findings resulting in new product development and scientific publications.

Ø Held research position responsible for performing procedures to sequence the human genome under the direction of Nobel Laureate Dr. Walter Gilbert. 

BS Biological Sciences/Molecular Biology, State University of New York at Buffalo.  Minor:  Philosophy of Professional Ethics.  May 1989.

Ø      Therapeutic Massage, 525 hours, June 1999

            Center of Advanced Therapeutics, Denver CO

            Curriculum included: Anatomy & Physiology, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue/Myofascial Release, NeuroMuscular Techniques.

Ø      Energy Healing, 9 hours, April 2001

            Boulder College of Massage Therapy, Boulder CO

            Curriculum included: Vibrational Healing, Healing Touch, Chakra

            Opening and Balancing Techniques.

Ø      Reiki I, 9 hours, October 2004

            The Sanctuary, Gilroy CA

Ø      Introduction to Trager, 9 hours, March 2005,

Body Therapy Center, Palo Alto CA

Ø      Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master Practitioner Certification, 330 hours, March 2005

NLP Marin, San Rafael CA

Ø      Reiki II, 9 hours, April 2005

San Francisco School of Massage, San Francisco CA

Ø         Matrix Energetics, Certified Master Practitioner, 400 hours

250 classroom hours, 150 mentoring hours.

Dr. Richard Bartlett, DC, ND; Seattle WA

Ø      ICH E6:  Good Clinical Practices Guidelines training. Completed June 2005.

Ø      21 CFR11 – ER/ES (including New Scope) training.  Completed June 2005.

Clinical Research Training program, Monitoring Clinical Studies -completed in  January, 2005.

Papers

New Generation Pharmacogenomic Tools: A SNP Linkage Disequilibrium Map, Validated SNP Assay Resource, and High-Throughput Instrumentation System for Large-Scale Genetic Studies.  Francisco M. De La Vega, David Dailey, Janet Ziegel, Julie Williams, Dawn Madden, Dennis Gilbert.  Biotechniques.  June 2002.

The Isoflavones Equol and Genistein Do Not Induce Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzymes in Mouse and in Human Cells.  Helsby, N.A., Williams, J., Kerr, D., Gescher, A., Chipman, K..  (1997).  Xenobiotica.

Use of the CAT-Tox (L) Human Liver Cell Assay To Examine a Variety of DNA Damaging Agents.  Julie Williams.  (1997).  Biomedical Products.  vol. 22, no. 7 pg. 10.

The CAT-Tox (L) Assay: A Sensitive and Specific Measure of Stress-Induced Transcription in Transformed Human Liver Cells.  Todd, M.D. Todd, Lee, M.J., Williams J.L., Nalezny, J.M., Gee, P., Benjamin, M.B. and Farr, S.B. (1995).  Fundam. Appl. Tox.  28.  118 – 128.

US and International Patent

Methods for Placing, Accepting, and Filling Orders for Products and Services.  Pub. No.: US 2004/0018506 A1, Pub. Date: January 29, 2004.

Posters

Integrating Gene Expression and Clinical Data Using the Discovery Manager Software from Genomica Corporation to Better Understand the Molecular Nature of Clinically Heterozygous Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).  Presented at CHI Genome Tri-Conference, 2001.

Application Report Publications

Ø   Identifying Ames Negative Genotoxins Using the CAT-Tox (D) Human Colon Cell Assay.

Ø   Use of the Xenometrix Stress Gene Assays for Environmental Analysis.

Ø   Using the Xenometrix CAT-Tox (L) assay to detect DNA Damage in Human Liver Cells.