Resume
Experience
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Founder & General Manager, Freymar LLC; Sturbridge, MA• Developed graduate-level courses in Bioprocessing & Biomanufacturing and Synthetic Biology & Genome Engineering for Brandeis University• Developed a Bioprocessing Simulator to provide a dynamic tool for teaching advanced statistical bioprocess optimization. • Consulting scientist on fisheries, resource management, sustainability, and climate change. |
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Managing Scientist, Exponent Inc.; Natick, MA• Consulting scientist on data analysis, natural resources, and sustainability. |
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Research Manager, Harvard University; Cambridge, MA• Oversaw and managed grant applications, management reports, national and international collaborative agreements, budget forecasts, and reporting to facilitate groundbreaking research on ancient DNA and microbiology- NIH, NSF, John Templeton Foundation, the Allen Family Foundation, and private funders • Provided day-to-day support, project management, and strategic consulting on staffing and task delegation for the lab director, two laboratories, and their concurrent initiatives. • Synthesized research findings on archeological samples into reports sent to a large network of collaborators and international funders including the New Caledonian Government. |
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Consulting Scientist, nList; Sturbridge, MA• Research into chemically-induced microbial lipogenesis for the production of omega-3 FAs utilizing waste biomass from fisheries and agriculture.• Examined the thermal adaptation of microbes to climate change from a global perspective. • Investigated the impact of past glaciation on the speciation and evolutionary history of marine microbes. |
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Founder & Managing Editor, Iceview Magazine; Iceland• Founded and managed a multidisciplinary print publication of literature, science, and art.• Oversaw Iceview Magazine's funding and its distribution to seven countries. |
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Research Fellow, University of Akureyri & BioPol Ltd.; Iceland• Program manager and principal investigator of a microbiology research lab specializing in the optimization of upstream bioprocess and fermentation conditions for heterotrophic microbes.• Developed novel microbial media based on discarded by-products from fisheries and agriculture. • Investigated the commercialization of value-added products from microbes via feasibility studies on the production of healthy omega-3 FAs. • Researched the evolutionary history of marine microbes. |
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Chief Scientific Officer, Biosensores, S.L.; Spain• Led the R&D of DNA-based affinity biosensors used to detect pathogenic bacteria.• Conducted financial management, market research, and pro forma income statements, balance sheets, fund usage, and valuation of company shares. |
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Project Manager, Office of the CEO, National University Hospital; Iceland• Conducted financial analyses using mathematical and statistical modeling and data mining to advise on hospital budget and payroll.• Conducted surveys and statistical analyses to simulate the possible career paths of nursing professionals. • Served as a liaison between the hospital's CEO and Iceland's Ministry of Finance on payroll matters. |
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Senior Scientist / Interim Head of Laboratory, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute; Iceland• Principal investigator and interim population genetics laboratory director for Iceland's sole organization dedicated to the research of fishing quotas in Icelandic territorial waters.• Advised the Government of Iceland, ICES, and IWC on natural resource management. • Managed the progression of three large projects that were funded by the European Union. • Investigated the influence of paleoclimate change on the evolutionary history of commercial fish species. • Developed and led a five-year research strategy focused on the use of genetics in fisheries management and aquaculture. |
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Research Associate, University College Cork; Ireland• Project manager for Ireland's first successful marine fish hatchery.• Oversaw a range of research projects covering various marine species e.g. turbot, halibut. |
Teaching and supervision
Undergraduate and postgraduate supervisor
Undergraduate and postgraduate supervisor
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Brandeis University: Curriculum Designer• M.S. Natural Sciences & Business Management: Curriculum development for MS in Biotechnology and Enterprise:- Synthetic Biology & Genome Engineering - Bioprocessing & Biomanufacturing - Educational Bioprocessing Simulator |
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University of Akureyri: Faculty Advisor• B.S. Natural Sciences: Experimental and scale-up upstream bioprocessing; DOE; novel media development; microbial heterotrophic eukaryotes.• M.S. Natural Sciences: Experimental upstream bioprocessing; DOE; novel media development; microbial heterotrophic eukaryotes; marine biotechnology; lipid extractions and analysis; statistical modeling. |
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University College Cork: Faculty Advisor• B.S. Natural Sciences: Zoology; flatfish biology; seawater recycling system for aquaculture.• M.S. Natural Sciences: Aquaculture; feeding behavior and molecular genetics of flatfish; seawater recycling system for aquaculture. |
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Marine & Freshwater Research Institute: Faculty Advisor• Technicians & Scientists: Molecular and population genetics; data management. |
Lectures
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University of Akureyri: Lecturer• B.S. Natural Sciences: Theory of evolution and genetics and their application in natural resource management.• M.S. Natural Sciences: Biotechnology of microbial heterotrophic eukaryotes. • M.S. Business Management: Measuring and managing knowledge assets in large corporations. |
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University College Cork: Lecturer• B.S. Natural Sciences: Biology of aquaculture species (flatfish).• M.S. Natural Sciences: Flatfish farming. |
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Adult Education Institute of the North West Iceland: Lecturer• Spanish for beginners. |
Management advice
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Government of Iceland• Redfish (Sebastes mentella and S. marinus) |
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International Council for the Exploration of the Sea• Redfish (Sebastes mentella and S. marinus) |
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International Whaling Commission• Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) and minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) |
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North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission• Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) |
Education
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Ph.D., University College Cork; Ireland• Molecular & population genetics • Fish physiology |
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MBA, Reykjavik University; Iceland• Business administration and management |
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B.Sc., University of Iceland; Iceland• Biology |