I was born and raised in New York City, right in lower Manhattan. Growing up in an Portuguese and Italian community, we had great food and sense of community.
I attended Misericordia University where I majored in medial Technology. This lead to my first job in a lab for New York Hospital.
After working in the lab for a few years, I moved into field service and applications, then into sales and marketing. I have spent time with both small and large companies such as Beckman Coulter, Bayer Healthcare and Siemens Healthineers.