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Senior Director Information Technology

NanoString Technologies provides life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products. The company's nCounter Analysis System has been employed in life sciences research since it was first introduced in 2008 and has been cited in more than 800 peer-reviewed publications. The nCounter Analysis System offers a cost-effective way to easily profile the expression of hundreds of genes, proteins, miRNAs, or copy number variations, simultaneously with high sensitivity and precision, facilitating a wide variety of basic research and translational medicine applications, including biomarker discovery and validation. The company's technology has also been applied to diagnostic use. The Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay together with the nCounter Dx Analysis System is FDA 510(k) cleared for use as a prognostic indicator for distant recurrence of breast cancer.

•IT Department Leader : Senior Director IT responsible for leading and managing company-wide Information Technology Departments. Experience guiding an IT department and company through transformation: growth, business transition and transition to new IT technologies and organizational change. (Eight years experience) •Enterprise software integration consulting: ERP / CRM implementation / integration - Director and Sales I currently lead the IT Department as the Senior Director of IT for Nanostring Technologies reporting to the CFO. I manage and lead all aspects of company-wide IT: Resourcing, application and infrastructure, on-premise / cloud usage, budget and technology vendors; Responsible in guiding the company and IT department though company growth with technology transformation. As the leader of the IT department at Nanostring, I have transformed the department resourcing and technological footprint while the company has almost doubled user base and added locations. We have added and transformed/updated infrastructure and grown the IT department from 7 up to 15 (and growing). We have executed on adding several new IT and end user applications, two large Server Rooms (DC's) and increased our regulatory compliance processes and governance. Through resource and application / infrastructure transformation, the department prepared Nanostring to operate effectively during the COVID-19 pandemic (over 60% of user base remote). Prior to Nanostring, I was the Director of IT (Lead IT role) for five years at Angiotech Pharmaceuticals (Surgical Specialties). Aside from corporate IT Leadership roles, I have fourteen years of experience in ERP software system implementation consulting as direct and project management and overseeing multiple projects and participating in service sales activities. Experience in both software development (Baan) and integration consulting services. Customers include a variety of companies from Fortune 500 to medium-sized clients in diverse industries: aerospace, medical device/pharma, food processing, global packaging, and manufacturing in several discrete and engineer-to-order environments. Bachelor of Science in Accounting: Exp eight years in Accounting - Large CPA / audit, Internal audit, and financial reporting) Transitioned career to Systems Consulting and IT management. MBA International Business Focus: Have worked and studied in the Peoples Republic of China (limited Mandarin) Other information / Interests: Hiking, Travel, kayaking, intensive farming