Jane C. Andrews, Ph.D.

Wimberley, TX 512-673-7070 dr.jane1760@gmail.com

Multidisciplinary project leader with deep knowledge in life sciences and integrated applied sciences. Unique blend of scientific and business experience with strategic agility and tactical project expertise. Skilled at driving difficult, ambiguous projects. Adept at building operational partnerships & facilitating tech. transfer/commercialization efforts. PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS Life Science process, program, project and business development; mammalian cell culture and bioreactor cell culture. Excellent at identifying and creating strategic relationships & partnerships; Life Sciences (multidisciplinary), Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, laboratory start-up/management, technology transfer & commercialization, public speaking and grant writing. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2012-present Founder & Consultant, AK Consulting, LLC Currently accepting clients with multidisciplinary life science and business needs: Consulting assignments range from generic pharmaceutical project development to defining specifications for multiple disciplinary laboratories. 1996-present - Company Management: Owner and manager of four companies, ReproGen, Inc., RainStar Ranch, L.P., For Ever Star, LLC (DBA: RainStar II, LLC) and AK Consulting, LLC. Results: (1) ReproGen, Inc Acquired $125,000 in proof of concept funding; (2) RainStar Ranch, LP - Increased sales from $0 to $450,000, achieved a conversion rate of 28%; managed all aspects of the business. (3) For Ever Star, LLC (DBA: RainStar II, LLC) Developed two ecommerce websites, evaluated price sensitivity and elasticity on several products. (4) AK Consulting, LLC Contracts with broad range of multidisciplinary scientific and business requirements. 2003-2010 Project Management: The positions of Senior Staff Scientist and Project Lead for LMSO & SSAI required deep scientific, administrative and political skills: Initiated and maintained collaborations/partnerships; maintained project workflow, defined tasks, obtained and tracked funding, conducted research, wrote grants & manuscripts. Project lead on: (a) The automated flying insect detection device; (b) Public Health, (c) Air Quality and (d) the Affiliated Research Centers. Also supported NASAs Coastal, Agriculture and Homeland Security Applications. Results: Initiated and managed collaborations between multiple research, government, and private sector organizations. Evaluated remote sensing technology to aid in predicting air quality to assist in asthma alerts at local and regional levels. Worked with industry research leaders to integrate NASA air quality research with hospital and Medicaid data. Formulated an approach/experimental design for integrating data feeds for subsequent model development to detect and mitigate air quality-related diseases. 2002 2005 Owner, CEO and Chief Scientist, ReproGen, Inc.: (Concurrent with positions above): Created ideas and built a state-of-the-art fluorescence-based cell analysis tool to test the effect of simulated micro-gravity on cell membranes using a cell culture bio-reactor. Developed partnerships with diverse project stakeholders. Conducted research using biological cell culture, bio-informatics, cellular imaging and flow cytometry. Analyzed, presented data, and wrote grants. RESULTS: Obtained $125,000 in laboratory and R&D funding. Created biomedical prototype for subsequent investigation of the effects of microgravity on cell membranes and human health during space travel. 2001-2002 Administrator and Fund Raiser: As an assistant to the CEO of the University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation and Dean of the College of Science: Developing concepts and raised funds for two multiuser core facilities. Created budget, equipment requirements, lay-out and time-line for facility build-out project. Formed consensus with faculty, created proposals and presented to foundation officials. RESULTS: Obtained $800,000 in project funding from two foundations (Brown and Keck). 1999 2002 Staff Scientist/Program Developer, Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species: Started, managed, and operated a comparative mammalian in vitro fertilization/embryo culture laboratory to study/facilitate reproduction in endangered species. Acquired equipment and supplies. Hired, trained, directed laboratory staff including two lab technicians, three graduate students, one post-doctoral fellow, and two visiting scientists. Developed operating procedures and animal care protocols. Prepared budgets & financials.

1998 - Project Development: Worked with Principle Investigators to development their projects for the commercialization of intellectual property for the Penn State University Gateways Program, Technology Center, Research Park, Penn State University/Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation.

OTHER ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS 2012 2013 2005-2006 Consultant: Enavail, LLC Pharmaceutical Business and Project Development - Short Term Project Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Research (gratis): Duties: To collaborate with Dr. Pincus on research projects in the areas of Public Health and Biomedical Research; to integrate these disciplines with Remote Sensing and Space Exploration through collaboration when possible. Principal Investigator & Adjunct Assistant Professors Research, University of New Orleans: The Research Institute for Children, Childrens Hospital. Duties and Expertise: Research and grant writing; Established and equipped the Andrews Laboratory. Research activities focused on the use of Integrative Applied Biosciences to evaluate living cell membranes in normal and simulated micro-gravity. Collaborators included SSAI, Stennis and Johnson Space Centers, and the Research Institute for Children. Other areas of expertise: Project management, administration and communication. Assistant Professor Research, University of New Orleans. Conducted Research in the area of Reproductive Biology; wrote grants and taught Biology 6091. Research areas included reproduction (sperm-egg interaction, IVF, and in vitro embryo development), sperm physiology/membrane biochemistry and development of ways to evaluate cells in Outer Space. Consultant/Embryologist/Lab Manager: Tarzana Regional Medical Center, Tarzana California. Specialties: Human reproduction, managed the start-up of a human IVF laboratory. Scientific Liaison and Project Developer: PSU Gateways Program, Research Park, Penn State University/Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation. Specialties: Project development for the commercialization of intellectual property. Reviewed projects (as a member of a team), wrote corporate briefings, created presentations and presented the P.I.s data for venture capital and corporate funding. Adjunct Research Associate: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Pennsylvania State University. Specialties: Biophysical changes in bovine sperm membranes during capacitation, sperm function tests, flow cytometry and cell evaluation. Post Doctoral Fellow: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Pennsylvania State University. Specialties: Cryopreservation of mouse sperm. Research Assistant: (Graduate Student): Department of Veterinary Science, University of Wisconsin Madison. Specialties: Sperm capacitation/acrosome reactions and sperm-egg interaction. Research Specialist: Department of Veterinary Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Managed a scientific laboratory, conducted experiments on acrosome reaction inducing factors and capacitation of hamster, horse and rhinoceros sperm.

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EDUCATION 1983 B.S.: Natural Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1987 M.S.: Veterinary Science/Life Sciences, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1993 Ph.D.: Life Sciences/Veterinary Science, Dept of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison PROVISIONAL PATENT The Automated Flying Insect Detection Device, 2006

CURRENT INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Industry: Member, Healthcare Business Womens Association (HBA); Member, The Health Cell San Antonio, TX; Member, National Association for Professional Women; Founding Board Member, The CureCare Fondation (Oncology); Alternate Representative to the Dallas District FDA/Medical Device Industry Coalition (FMDIC). Community: Mentor, Mentorship Program at Univ. of TX, San Antonio; Mentor, Mentorship Program Univ. of Texas, Austin; Member, Austin Chamber of Commerce.