Ron brings 30 years of experience in the life sciences where he served in more than a dozen different management capacities associated with research, development and commercialization at the headquarters level for a series of companies, including Pfizer, Amgen, Genentech (a member of the Roche Group) and Gilead Sciences.

As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) practitioner, Ron has a track record that encompasses support for a series of life-changing therapeutics, including Avastin, Herceptin, Enbrel, Sensipar, Relpax, Diflucan and Zithromax, and accompanying medical technology (e.g., injection devices, companion diagnostics and single-pill combinations).

In the course of his career, Ron has served as the global program manager for more than a dozen regulatory filings (INDs, NDAs, sNDAs, BLAs, sBLAs). In parallel, he has supported the formation of PM and PMO groups as well as a myriad of business process management efforts.  In addition, he has supported dozens of IT initiatives, including  technology roadmapping efforts associated with integrations between Gilead & Kite, Genentech & Roche, Amgen & Immunex and Pfizer & Warner-Lambert, as well as Enterprise Content Management (ECM) programs with several companies.

Over the years, Ron has served on the Board of Directors for several non-profit organizations, including The Health Cell, which focus on educating within the life sciences community in the San Antonio area. He is currently serving on the Board for ATEAMS, which focuses on enhancing education within the San Antonio region. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees for MedShare, a 501c(3) organization that has channeled over $250 million worth of medical supplies and equipment into the hands of some of the neediest communities around the world throughout its 25-year history.

Ron earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing with distinction from The Pennsylvania State University where he studied abroad at Kansai Gaidai University in Japan. He then earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Marketing and Finance as the Florence and Leonard Masius Scholar from Columbia Business School.

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