Biofluidica
Board Member
Sam Tetlow
Established Leader with proven track record of generating superior returns in life sciences.
Established Leader with proven track record of generating superior returns in life sciences.
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Experience
RTP Capital
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ILS Genomics
Founder, General Manager
Launched Company. Secured first round of Customers, built team and grew business.
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Respirics
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immunologix
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Gentris
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Lvl7 Systems
Board Member
General Electric
Manager, Finance - GE Plastics
1998 – 2000
GE POLYMERLAND Charlotte, NC
Manager, Finance. Directed 3-year & annual financial plan and quarterly closing process to exceed financial commitments... more for $1B business. Managed 8 individuals in Mexico and Charlotte.
Senior Financial Analyst. Lead role in product line profitability analysis, base cost management and foreign exchange hedging.
- Completed highest GE Six Sigma quality certification.
GE POLYMERLAND Charlotte, NC
Manager, Finance. Directed 3-year & annual financial plan and quarterly closing process to exceed financial commitments... more for $1B business. Managed 8 individuals in Mexico and Charlotte.
Senior Financial Analyst. Lead role in product line profitability analysis, base cost management and foreign exchange hedging.
- Completed highest GE Six Sigma quality certification.
Audit Manager, Corporate Audit Staff
Conducted operational and financial reviews on global 4-month rotations on behalf of Office of the Chairman.
Conducted M&A due diligence with cross-functional team... more on Philippine Airlines ($50 million, Manila) and Danje Polymers ($15 million, Warsaw).
Achieved $34 million cost reduction efforts GE Aircraft Engines on the GE90 (Boeing 777 engine).
Conducted valuation review for $257m of GE Plastics inventory, resulting in $1.5m adjustment.
Conducted M&A due diligence with cross-functional team... more on Philippine Airlines ($50 million, Manila) and Danje Polymers ($15 million, Warsaw).
Achieved $34 million cost reduction efforts GE Aircraft Engines on the GE90 (Boeing 777 engine).
Conducted valuation review for $257m of GE Plastics inventory, resulting in $1.5m adjustment.
Sales Manager, GE Power Systems
Technical Leadership Program. Two-year training program on six month rotations in multiple functions and responsibilities. Promoted from proposal sales manager in 1994.... more
Completed proposals and contributed to deal signing for Akzo Nobel ($350m) & Central Jersey Power & Light ($150m).
Managed long-term customer relationships ranging in size from $35m to $750m.
Completed proposals and contributed to deal signing for Akzo Nobel ($350m) & Central Jersey Power & Light ($150m).
Managed long-term customer relationships ranging in size from $35m to $750m.
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About
Achievements
My 23 years of life-sciences focused technology experience demonstrates first-rate accomplishments and excellent qualifications. With a successful track record of P&L responsibility, M&A, strategic direction, and corporate development, I am an active leader in early stage life science companies generating a cash-on-cash return in excess of 5x invested capital with 96% realization.
Chairman of Board of Directors of BioFluidica, a leading liquid biopsy company. Recruited first CEO, secured two years forward cash flow via non-dilutive sources. Raised $2 million equity.
First CEO of EpiCypher, a leading epigenetics company. Doubled revenue annually last three years; 18 people; cash flow positive.
As Founder & General Manager of ILS Genomics, a cGMP/GLP/CLIA laboratory, launched the company, led organization to annual run rate exceeding $2 million in the first year. Company successfully sold to LabCorp in Sept, 2015.
Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
Skills
What I'm Looking For
Syndicate Partners.
Life Science companies in the Research Triangle Park, NC region.
Describe what you're looking for in a company.
Locations
Q&A
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
Email: [email protected]
What words of wisdom do you live by?
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Visibility aids execution.
There are no bad employees, only bad managers.
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
Pricing - the synthesis of each discipline of business, and reflected in a single device.
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
More real estate investing.
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
Good to Great
What's your favorite non-business book?
The Alchemist
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Advising Startup Companies
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Think Bigger
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Write a screenplay
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
Peter Thiel
What's your super power?
Empathy and Listening
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Building the team. Inspiration.
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