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Global Product Manager Applied Markets

Promega Corporation is a leader in providing innovative solutions and technical support to the life sciences industry. The company's 1,450 products enable scientists worldwide to advance their knowledge in genomics, proteomics, cellular analysis, molecular diagnostics and human identification. www.promega.com

I am a Product Manager and Analytical Chemist. I have experience with a diverse range of marketing and product management-related activities including marketing plans, pricing and margin determination, product development, product launches, supporting products throughout their lifecycle, as well as applications development and support. I also have extensive experience including research, development, applications, method development, data analysis, use and maintenance of a wide range of analytical instrumentation, and instrument design. Currently, I am the global product manager for the applied markets business unit of a biotech company. My goal is to leverage our extensive product portfolio and R&D skills to bring products to new markets and adapt existing technologies to be used in new and novel ways. I manage products and markets that cover environmental testing - including ATP analysis, Legionella, wastewater, and related water testing. I've worked in the corporate sector (small, medium, and large companies), academia, and private research. I've tackled a wide variety of laboratory-based projects for a broad range of disciplines including pharmaceuticals, forensics, separation and purification, geology, and polymers. In particular, I have worked extensively with Raman Spectroscopy and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS), while utilizing a diverse range of Raman instruments. Other specialties/skills include: Analytical chemistry Scientific instruments - design, implementation, maintenance Marketing of scientific instruments Voice of customer Training and teaching of technical material to broad audiences Presentations to internal and external groups - webinars, seminars, conferences Technical writing - application and technical notes, reports, proposals Method & Applications Development Raman spectroscopy & microscopy FT-Raman Surface-enhanced Raman scattering/spectroscopy (SERS) Preparation of SERS substrates - metal surfaces and colloids Surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) Molecular and vibrational spectroscopy Spectral library development Wet chemistry