Independent consultant with 25+ years in industrial biotechnology spanning Diversa/Verenium, BP Biofuels, and ADM (VP Research, Biotechnology). My technical background includes strain development of protein production and small molecules, metabolic engineering. My organizational experience includes building out teams and functional workflows for strain and process development, plus selecting targets for commercialization and due diligence, and guiding processes to scale up in large-scale fermentation. I help early-stage biotech companies and contract manufacturers with technical strategy, competitive intelligence, and fermentation expertise. Principal of Apex Bio Consulting.