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Managed 2,108 applications, cold-sourced 275 startups personally, and led 500 initial interviews. Prepared 60+ investment memos, presented 50 finalists to the investment committee, and facilitated 40 founder-to-partner introductions across 24 startups."},{"name":"Global Coin Research DAO","position":"Venture Scout | DAO Contributor","location":"Remote","url":"https://globalcoinresearch.com","startDate":"2022-02-01","endDate":"2022-09-01","summary":"Generated 17 founder interviews from 50 outbound prospects (34%) and advanced 12 founder-approved referrals and 8 opportunities to DAO review from a 700-startup pipeline. Built a 900-contact VC and angel database in Notion, tracking outreach and coordinating follow-ups for founder introductions."},{"name":"Messari","position":"Analyst - Messari Hub","url":"https://messari.io","startDate":"2022-01-01","endDate":"2022-07-01"},{"name":"Nevakar | Rutgers RPIF","position":"Postdoctoral Fellow, Strategic Development","location":"Bridgewater, NJ","url":"https://nevakarpharm.com","startDate":"2021-05-01","endDate":"2022-05-01","summary":"Shortlisted 750 licensing partners and supported 28 VP-led external discussions by researching pharma portfolios, commercial capabilities, and strategic fit. Built 21 business cases across 22 pharma assets, modeling demand, competition, pricing, and launch scenarios for executive review. Supported a $35M divestiture of 6 drug candidates with commercial forecasts, competitive research, and transaction diligence materials."},{"name":"Prescryptive Health","position":"Contract Field Sales Representative | Student Team Lead","location":"New York, NY","url":"https://prescryptive.com","startDate":"2020-12-01","endDate":"2021-03-01","summary":"Personally signed and activated 40 independent pharmacies in 30 days by prospecting owners, resolving workflow objections, and onboarding vaccination software. Built a 900-account target list from 2,500 NY pharmacies and advanced 119 of 167 discovery calls (71.3%) to qualified AE meetings, yielding 39 downstream agreements. Promoted to Student Team Lead after 2 months and trained 6 reps whose team signed 92 pharmacy agreements in 30 days."},{"name":"American Regent, Inc.","position":"Market Research & Business Development","url":"https://americanregent.com","startDate":"2020-09-01","endDate":"2020-11-01"},{"name":"Hospital for Special Surgery","position":"Intern","url":"https://hss.edu","startDate":"2018-06-01","endDate":"2021-05-01"},{"name":"RITE AID","position":"Team Lead","startDate":"2015-04-01","endDate":"2019-08-01"}],"education":[{"institution":"St. John's University","studyType":"Doctor of Pharmacy - PharmD","endDate":"2021-05-01"},{"institution":"Xavier High School"}],"projects":[{"name":"GLOBE Microloan Program","description":"Developed and delivered educational workshops on blockchain technology and stablecoins"},{"name":"MedRec - Global Development Entrepreneurship Program (GDP)","description":"Ran targeted research and outreach to clinics and hospitals, which produced 75 stakeholder meetings. Secured 6 verbal pilot commitments (5 clinics, 1 health system) and $25K in grants, prizes, and friends-and-family investment by developing pricing and pitching partners."},{"name":"Pokaru","description":"Recruited 20 prospective users for an invite-only HyperEVM testnet. 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