College of Pharamacy Faculty Profile

Ph.D. Program Industrial and Administrative Experience x VP Scientific Affairs and Product Development, Mova, Caguas, PR (2002 – 2006) x VP Plant Operations, Wyeth International (Latin America, 2000 – 2002) x VP Strategic and Technical Operations, Wyeth Intl (Latin America, 1999 -2000) x Assistant VP and General Manager, Wyeth Consumer Products, Guayama, PR, (1992 – 1999) x Assistant Managing Director, Wyeth Consumer Products, Guayama, PR (1987 – 1992) Director of Pilot Plant, R&D Division, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Guayama, PR (1984 – 1987) x Manufacturing Manager, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Barceloneta, PR (1983 – 1984) x Development Pharmacist, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Barceloneta, PR (1982 – 1983) Academic Experience x Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Science (Pharmaceutics), College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Ponce, PR 2008 – present x Adjunct Faculty, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, College of Pharmacy, Graduate Program 1982 – 1986 Scholarly Activities x Served as reviewer for the Journal of Biopharmaceutics and Bioequivalence Research Focus x Applications of nanotechnology in drug product development and pharmaceutical process designs in small and large scale x Applications of PAT technologies in drug development and manufacturing x Development of co-excipients for improved drug formulations x Nanotechnology applications in the extraction and isolation of new drugs from natural sources