Our Team

John Wootress

Vice President - General Manager of Search

Tom Kepner

Senior VP, Sales

Core Expertise

  • Gene expression

  • Transgenesis

  • Epigenetics

  • Proteins and nucleic acids purification

  • Immunoblotting

  • Real-time PCR

  • RNA interference (RNAi)

  • Genome wide arrays

  • ChIP-on-chip

  • Plant & animal biotechnology

Ian Roustan - IP Analyst Supervisor

Qualifications

  • MSc Molecular and Cellular Biology, Heidelberg University, Germany

  • BSc (Hons) Biology, The University of Mobile, AL, United States

Core Expertise

  • Drying & Dewatering

  • Transport phenomena in porous media

  • Multicomponent mass transfer

  • Simultaneous heat and mass transfer

  • Brewing

  • Catalytic converters

  • Process modeling, simulation, and optimization

  • Food engineering and technology

Apolinar Picado - IP Analyst Supervisor

Qualifications

  • MPhil Chemical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

  • MSc Chemical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Core Expertise

  • Design, development, and evaluation of drug delivery systems

  • Formulation and reformulation of pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and dietary supplement products

  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing process development

Juan Carlos Soza - Senior IP Analyst

Qualifications

  • MSc Pharmaceutics, The University of Iowa, United States

  • BSc Pharmacy, UNAN-Leon, Nicaragua

Core Expertise

  • Pharmaceuticals

  • Methods of treatment and diagnosis

  • Medical devices

  • Cosmetics

  • Human drug compounding

  • Manufacturing process management

Guillermo Estrada - Senior IP Analyst

Qualifications

  • BSc Pharmacy, Jean Jacques Rousseau University, Nicaragua

  • BEng Industrial Engineering, American University, Nicaragua

Core Expertise

  • Sugar cane manufacturing process

  • Dairy products

  • Food safety

  • Quality management

  • Quality assurance

  • Stretch blow moulding

  • Food process engineering

  • Drying

Rolando Mendieta - Senior IP Analyst

Qualifications

  • Dipl.-Ing. Chemical Engineering, National University of Engineering, Nicaragua

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Business Finances, CETAE, Nicaragua