Background in synthetic biology, peptide/natural product engineering, and computational + microbial systems for molecule discovery and production. Experience spans design of novel bioactive molecules, strain engineering, and translating early discovery into scalable biomanufacturing approaches. Key expertise: • Non-ribosomal peptides & natural products • Enzyme design and engineering • Microbial production systems & fermentation Problems I help industry solve: • Accessing novel, hard-to-make bioactive molecules • Expanding chemical space beyond traditional small molecules, including cell-penetrating macrocycles • Building biologics and peptide pipelines faster and more efficiently