Michelle Beck - Palomar College

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• Engaged medical instrumentation design and manufacturing firm, took product through prototype
development and extensive trials to confirm assay performance under automation.
• With technical team leader, authored several government grant applications to help fund technology
development, achieving a nearly 100% award rate and receiving $1.1M in awards.
• Led development of the fastest automated blood bank analyzer, through development of novel,
proprietary low-noise immunoassays and disposables. Enabled entry into new $1.2B market.
• Selected and was primary contact and coordinator with design, engineering, and manufacturing firms.
• Oversaw sales, marketing, advertising, production, service, and customer support for division.
• Designed and oversaw four-fold expansion of labs, completing on-time and on-budget.
ARRYX INC., Chicago, IL 2001 – 2006
Chief Technical Officer
Led R&D for venture capital funded nanotechnology company through successful acquisition
• Played critical role in taking Arryx from a VC funded startup to its successful acquisition based on
technical accomplishment of carefully designed technical milestones.
• Developed and implemented strategic product roadmap comprising substantial expansion of existing
product line including new hardware and software products.
• Acted as technical representative and liaison for existing and prospective corporate partners.
• Led R&D projects and personnel through expansion into medical diagnostics.
• Acted as interim head of sales and marketing for 18 months, attaining second highest annual sales.
Sr. Director of Research & Product Development
• Acted as product manager and led new product development, service, and support.
• Brought second generation BioRyx® 200 system to market on time and within budget.
• As lead technical reviewer, caught multiple critical design flaws of outsourced components.
• Developed the first IR BioRyx® system, which immediately became product family leader.
• Designed and oversaw research and prototype development of a novel cell sorter based on cell
viability and took through successful field-testing under budget and ahead of schedule.
• Invented a low cell damage, high throughput, cell cytometer, which became the cornerstone patent for
a long-term partnership and development program.
• Managed and acted as technical lead for most R&D projects (internal and with partners).
• Managed all product R&D personnel, a team of 10 scientists and engineers.
• Negotiated supply agreements and managed relationships with all key suppliers.
Physical Scientist
• Played critical role in design and commercialization of award-winning BioRyx® 200 system.
• Conducted feasibility studies, establishing “proof-of-concept”, for multiple product concepts.
• Created systems for lab management, safety, compliance, software testing, and bug tracking.
EAZEL INC., Mountain View, CA 2001
Senior Architect
Led documentation, localization, and some software development for computer services company
• Designed and led software development for Nautilus Help System.
• Co-coordinated release engineering and QA for parts of Nautilus Help System and GNOME.
• Served on board of directors for GNOME Foundation and on GNOME Steering Committee.
ADDITIONAL
• Presentations: Sandia National Labs, Argonne National Labs, CNRS (France), Duke University,
Northwestern University, International Conference of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, National
Institute of Justice, and the American Physical Society.
• Interests: Travel, Tennis, Folk Music, Free Software, Renewable Energy, Education.
• Board Positions: GNOME Foundation, IMSA Fund (Illinois Math and Science Academy)