International experience - lived and worked in more than 5 countries.Innovation focused - work with open innovation departments of Fortune 500 companies. Broad experience - I have worked on problems in the fields of biotechnology, pharmacology, materials science, renewable energy, polymer science, scientific instrumentation and chemistry; 20 years business and technical experience in scientific-product development· 15 years experience in analytical instrumentation product development and product management; 10 years experience in R&D management; specifying products, budgeting, resource planning, scheduling and tracking projects and R&D groups; Extensive experience interfacing with customers developing needs assessment and translating them into specifications; In-depth knowledge of optical instrument system design; In-depth knowledge of software/hardware interdependence; In-depth knowledge of optical components and detectors for VUV through NIR