Michelle Beck - Palomar College

Dan Mueth
1920 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (773) 726-3132 Email: dmueth2011@kellogg.northwestern.edu
SUMMARY
Product Research, Development, and Management Executive with twenty years of experience in
research and ten years of experience in new product development and product management. Management
and leadership experience in both established public companies and multiple new ventures. Managed
R&D and acted as product manager for new and existing product families, with focus on development
and commercialization of proprietary new technologies. Directed 19+ senior scientists, engineers, and
technical managers. Led R&D as CTO at startup to successful exit through technology-driven
acquisition. Inventor on 23 issued and pending patents including patents protecting internally
commercialized products and technology which was out-licensed for a multi-million dollar up-front fee
plus downstream royalties. Oversaw development of IP portfolio. Led product innovation, market
research, and extensive voice of customer market studies. Published in peer-reviewed and other technical
journals including first-author publications in Nature, Physical Review Letters, and other leading journals.
Developed new product which was awarded R&D 100 Award and Chicago Innovation Award. Product
design and management experience in biotechnology, medical diagnostics, medical devices, research
instrumentation, and software. Skills include general management, R&D management, new product
development, product and market strategy, market research, intellectual property development,
entrepreneurship, project management, and team development and leadership.
EDUCATION
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL
MBA, Executive MBA December 2011
Executive program on general management for experienced executives. Focus on strategy, marketing,
and innovation. Exceled at weekend MBA program while working full-time. Led winning team in
conclusive business strategy and management competition.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Chicago, IL
PhD, Physics March 2001
Research on medical imaging (MRI and CT), complex fluids, granular materials, digital image processing
(2D and 3D), and optics. Published in Nature, Physical Review Letters, and other journals. Awards:
Bernard Smaller Prize for Excellence in Magnetic Resonance.
BS, Mathematics and Physics June 1994
Research focus on fractaline growth phenomena, numerical simulation, complex fluids, and microscopy.
Published in Physical Review Letters and Physical Review E.
EXPERIENCE
HAEMONETICS CORPORATION, Chicago, IL 2006 – present
Program Director, Product Research and Development
Led product management, market research, and R&D for immunodiagnostics division of $700M blood
management company
• Created product strategy and business plan for immunodiagnostics division.
• Communicated business unit strategy and plans with CEO, CFO, and VP-level executives
• Directed R&D activities and staff (19 scientists and engineers, most with PhD’s).
• Created product and market strategy. Drove product innovation through customer intimacy process to
find and serve unmet market needs. Created product concepts and product and market requirements.
• Performed complete market analysis including extensive voice of customer studies, market needs
assessment, customer use simulations, and customer feedback process on product concepts.
• Drove organizational transition to team-based culture, mentoring leaders and managers.
• Designed clinical research program and market acceptance and launch strategy, engaging thought
leaders beginning in early product design phase.
• Developed sales forecasts and pro forma cash flow, ROI, and NPV for business unit through
development, 510(k) submission, FDA approvals, product launch, and market adoption.