Brian Paz, PMP

Brian Paz, PMP

Specialty Chemical Sales Representative

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Director, Program Management at GeneFab

  • Education

    • University of California, Berkeley

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      Bachelor of Science (BS) Chemical Engineering
  • Experience

    • Independent Chemical Corp.

      Sept 2014 - Mar 2015
      Specialty Chemical Sales Representative

      • Improved nutraceutical customer tablet formulations to close $10,000 deals at 45% profit margin in two months

    • AbbVie

      Apr 2015 - Jul 2016
      Associate Scientist I

      • Led downstream antibody purification processes by developing impurity reduction steps like chromatography and filtration to support animal toxicology studies and produce technical reports for FDA filings

    • Sutro Biopharma, Inc.

      Aug 2016 - May 2019
      Manufacturing Associate, Operations Lead & Quality Specialist

      • Prioritized operations for 20+ people by creating detailed timelines and leading daily stand-ups as scrum master to support 4x INDs within 1 year

    • Foam Roller Mixes

      Sept 2017 - now
      Small Business Owner

      • Created industry niche by combining live music and fitness to provide premium live DJ services for 300+ gigs with 10+ brands, including boutique companies like Equinox, Lululemon, SoulCycle, & Barry's Bootcamp

    • Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.

      Jun 2019 - Aug 2022

      • Received Quarterly Award in August 2020 for "successfully collaborating cross-functionally and having a long-term impact on the company's ability to serve patients"• Received Excellence Award in June 2020 for "meeting critical deadlines and empowering team members, encouraging their interpersonal and professional growth" • Characterized/optimized virus production processes through experimental designs and statistical analyses

      • Program Manager, CMC

        Dec 2019 - Aug 2022
      • Process Development Engineer II

        Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Class-X

      Mar 2020 - Aug 2020
      Co-Founder

      • Launched during COVID-19 as an all-in-one platform for fitness instructors to build their virtual business by hosting online classes with automated bookings and monetization opportunities• Invited to interview at Y Combinator for Winter 2021 funding cycle, among top 5% of 10,000+ applicants and admitted into Berkeley Haas MBA program

    • Senti Biosciences

      Aug 2022 - Aug 2023
      Senior Program Manager, CMC
    • GeneFab

      Aug 2023 - now
      Associate Director, Project Portfolio Management

      • GeneFab was divested from Senti Biosciences in August 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Project Manager (CPM)

      Project Management Leadership Group, Inc.(PMLG)
      Mar 2022
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Nov 2024