Mike Crowell

About Mike Crowell

Operations Executive with an MBA and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, experienced in scaling high-growth life sciences and diagnostics companies. Proven ability to lead enterprise-wide operations—including R&D, product dev, LabOps, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, IT, and G&A—through periods of rapid growth. Extensive experience bringing RUO/IVD and CLIA products to market, including leading cross-functional teams through new NPDI to launch NGS and Array-based diagnostic assays. Adept at building scalable infrastructure and aligning execution with strategic goals in fast-paced, regulated environments.OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP -Drove foundational business operations for rapid scaling, increasing revenue 300% in 16 mos-Collaborated with Senior Leadership peers on developing and delivering key business results, cultural values, and a compelling investment thesis that led to successful product launches and funding opportunities-Co-Led and executed a clinical transformation initiative at Illumina for a Quality Management System across sites that aligned global processes and systems to support the clinical marketplace-Trusted executive partner, working closely with senior leadership to define business strategy, culturalvalues, and a compelling investment thesis—contributing to successful product launches and fundraisingoutcomesBUSINESS PROFITABIITY-Achieved and sustained 85% Gross Product Margins and improved customer experience from 60% to 99% OTIF in 12 months by identifying and delivering business improvements-Drove a visionary leadership for an agile and motivated team of 35 supply chain practitioners servicing over 20 countries across 3 global sites that delivered $800M+ in annual sales and operational transformations-Improved Gross Margin by 40% through globalization of robust systems and standard process, implemented LEAN initiatives, supported a multi-product portfolio in regulated process manufacturing environments.SKILLS: Culture Building | Strategic Business Planning | Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt | ISO 13485 Discreet and Process Manufacturing | Global Logistics and Cold Chain Management | Strategic Supply Chain & Relationship Management | Business Outsourcing | Demand and Supply Planning | SI & OP | Distribution and Fulfillment | CLIA/CAP and High Throughput Lab Process | NPDI || SAP & ERP Implementation | E2E Process Engineering | Quality Assurance and Regulatory | Global Facility and Real Estate Management | Investment Fund Raising | Complex Legal Negotiations | Organizational Management

Experience

1. Vice President Operations

   Aqtual, Inc

   Dec 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   At Aqtual, I lead cross-functional initiatives to build the operational and technical infrastructure required for CLIA readiness and the clinical launch of NGS-based diagnostics. My work spans facility design, product development, enterprise systems integration, and regulatory alignment to enable scalable, compliant growth in molecular diagnostics.

Education

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  MBA, Business

• National University of Singapore

  MBA, APAC Business Strategy

Skills

• Molecular Diagnostics
• International Logistics
• Operations Management
• Supply Chain
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Biotechnology
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Management
• Life Sciences
• Materials Management
• Lifesciences
• Inventory Management
• Logistics
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Development
• Global Sourcing
• Process Improvement
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership