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Senior Vice President, Center for Advanced Research and Technology

LifeCell is now an Acelity company! Acelity is a global market leader in advanced wound therapeutics and regenerative medicine, offering innovative solutions from the hospital to home that improve the lives of patients in more than 80 countries. Our mission is to change the practice of medicine with solutions that speed healing, create economic value and improve patients' lives. We are the undisputed leader in negative pressure wound therapy, the number one provider of regenerative tissue products used for breast reconstruction and hernia repair, and the market leader in collagen dressings. Acelity is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with more than 5,800 employees around the globe.\r\n\r\nLifeCell is focused on the development and commercialization of regenerative and reconstructive acellular tissue matrices for use in general and reconstructive surgical procedures to repair soft tissue defects, as well as autologous fat grafting solutions. \r\n\r\nThe LifeCell portfolio began with ALLODERM(tm) Regenerative Tissue Matrix, which launched in 1994, and expanded with the launch of STRATTICE(tm) Reconstructive Tissue Matrix in 2008, the same year that Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) acquired LifeCell. In 2012, LifeCell further expanded its portfolio with the launch of ALLODERM(tm) Ready to Use. In June 2013, LifeCell introduced the REVOLVE(tm) System to offer fast and efficient fat transfer processing for use in a range of aesthetic and reconstructive procedures. In 2014, KCI's parent company announced that KCI, LifeCell and Systagenix would operate under one global medical technology brand known as Acelity.

Experienced product owner, leader, and project manager with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry - primarily within Advice and Advice Technology. Skilled in Confluence, JIRA, Visio, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Leadership, Project Management, Relationship Management, and Development. Strong professional with a Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA focused in Marketing from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. FINRA licenses 6, 7, and 63.