Harmonize Strategy Group™ Consulting Experts
Jason Lawrence
Consulting Expert
Mr. Jason Lawrence has over 20 years of finance experience in both public and private companies, including over 10 years in the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, biotechnology and life sciences industries. Jason has broad experience including Executive and Board communications, investor relations, initial public offerings (“IPOs”), external reporting (Securities and Exchange Commission compliance), financial planning and analysis, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, implementation and integration, operational efficiency, debt and equity financings, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, and cross-functional support and training. Jason leverages a cross-function and strategic approach to finance and communications, which has been proven valuable in successful execution of corporate initiatives.
Jason is currently Senior Director of Finance at Inceptor Bio. Prior to that, he was Senior Finance Consultant with Artios Pharms LTD and, Director of Finance at Metabolon, Inc. In these roles Jason has had broad responsibilities, as he managed the monthly, quarterly and annual financials, successfully completed SEC registration (IPO) with no SEC comments on financials, worked cross-functionally to create and maintain the annual budget and monthly forecasts, managed debt and equity deals (including due diligence and modeling), managed the acquisition of European subsidiary, drafted and implemented transfer pricing for European subsidiary, created financial presentations for Board of Directors meetings and other investor meetings, was lead contact for investor relations and participated in investor calls, managed the bank selection process and integration, created Company Investment Policy, helped select, implement and integrate new general ledger, financial modeling and stock option software as well as held observer seat on audit committee.
Prior to Metabolon Jason was the manager of external reporting at Patheon, Inc. (now a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher). Jason was part of the initial team that moved the company’s headquarters from Toronto to RTP, and transitioned from the Toronto Stock Exchange to NASDAQ (by means of a Form 10 registration with SEC). As part of this transition, he created a detailed reconciliation from Canadian GAAP to US GAAP and implemented and integrated these changes with all global finance directors. Other projects were the completion of over $1 billion in debt equity financings, creation and implementation of corporate accounting website, global finance calendar, managed all weekly global finance meetings, and successful selection, implementation and integration of new reporting software. Prior to Patheon Jason held various financial roles with companies in the retail, digital marketing and private education industries.
Nate Miranda
Consulting Expert
Dr. Nate Miranda has 20+ years of experience in the polymers, plastics and packaging industry, working with companise such as MonoSol, PepsiCo, Sealed Air and Cryovac. Nate brings to the table a track record of commercialized products, a combination of R&D, technical service and commercialization experience, as well as a passion for environmentally friendly packaging and overall approach to new product development. Nate's experience crosses the technical and commercial chasm via his experience in all aspects of new product development: R&D management, technical support, customer service, sales and new business development.
On the technical side, Nate can help clients with idea conception to product development to transition into manufacturing. On the business side, he can help clients with idea conception to value proposition to commercialization.
Nate earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a B.A. in English from Stanford University, and completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University. His thesis was on the migration of small molecules through plastic films. Nate parlayed his thesis knowledge into a career designing new packaging and has started his own company (Profound Packaging LLC) in 2019.
Nate has served on the Board of Editors for the Research - Technology Management Journal since 2011. He also currently serves on the industrial advisory boards for North Carolina State University's Chemical and Biomecular Engineering Department and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship pPogram. Nate served three years on the Community Investment Committee for the United Way of the Piedmont in upstate South Carolina.
Christine Bailey
Consulting Expert
Christine has over 15 years of experience as an operations leader, with 10+ years experience managing and optimizing business processes, sysems and activities to ensure daily operations and information flow across the organization progresses smoothly. Currently leading control tower operations (cell and gene therapies division) for Marken, Christine is known as a resourceful team player with a responsive, cooperative and knowledgeable approach to work and dealing with diverse client and operational issues. She has multidisciplinary industry experience and demonstrated competence in diverse organizations, from Fortune Global 2000 company to an independent counseling practice and a private health care consultancy. She has strong organizational acumen, analytical aptitude and problem solving capabilities, combined with expertise in operations management, customer relationship management, project management, business process / workflow mapping, continuous improvement and business systems integration. Christine is originally from Marblehead, MA and has lived in the Raleigh area for over 8 years. She has two grown children, Will and Jess who have both moved to the area, and 2 rescue dogs, Captain and Chance.
Demonstrated Competencies:
Customer Relationship Management
International Logistics
Business Process Improvement
Strategy and Planning
Data Management
Project Management
Order to Cash Cycle management
Systems Implementation
Budgeting and Forecasting
Business Documentation
Performance Metrics and Reporting
Hiring, Onboarding, Training
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