Michael Garza

About Michael Garza

Based in Austin, TX, I’m currently a Staff Program Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. I\'ve earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin. My career began in manufacturing operations and new product development within Thermo Fisher\'s Life Science Group, which makes me a perfect candidate for understanding customer needs in the industry across critical business functions. Combining my business acumen with previous technical experience, I’ve also supported Thermo Fisher North American commercial sales where I learned about and analyzed prominent companies in industries ranging from Big Pharma to Oil & Gas, in order to best recommend laboratory enterprise software and I.T. solutions. To put it simply, I helped bring these laboratories into the 21st century. Furthermore, as a Quality Manager, I\'ve built out GMP facilities and managed QA/QC operations teams dedicated to the manufacturing and testing of Nucleoside Triphosphates (NTPs) for use as a raw material by MRNA vaccine manufacturers. Currently, I\'m a Staff Program Manager supporting the Sample Prep business unit within the Biosciences Division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where I lead cross functional teams commercializing new products ranging from reagents, to instrumentation, and software. I aspire to continue absorbing as much knowledge as I possibly can and focus my efforts on where I can enable our scientists and researchers to make the world cleaner, safer and healthier.

Experience

1. Staff Program Manager, Strategy & Portfolio Business Development

   Thermo Fisher Scientific

   Jan 2023 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   As Staff Program Manager in the Biosciences Division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, I support new product introduction (NPI) for the Sample Prep Business Unit, Biosciences Division. From reagents, to instrumentation, to software, our team owns the product commercialization process and its alignment to the overall business strategy goals. NPI Program Management entails a deep understanding of various functions and how they interrelate such as, R&D, Product Management, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, Service & Support, IT, and Legal, to deliver a quality product for our customers.

Education

• Jersey Village High School

  High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  2004 — 2008

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  2017 — 2019

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biochemistry, Neuroscience/ Biotechnology

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Fplc
• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (Hplc)
• Spectroscopy
• Dna Extraction
• Tissue Culture
• Purification
• Protein Expression
• Column Chromatography
• Molecular Biology
• Fluorescence Microscopy
• Western Blotting
• Uv/Vis
• Biotechnology
• Protein Purification
• Organic Chemistry
• Molecular Cloning
• Mass Spectrometry
• Ion Chromatography
• Hplc
• Gel Electrophoresis
• Tissue Engineering
• Microscopy
• Affinity Purification
• Confocal Microscopy
• Pcr
• Cell Culture
• Immunoassays
• Laboratory
• Organic Synthesis