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Robert Tierney

CEO

Animal Care Systems

$400

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Robert's Summary

I help teams develop and achieve organized goals. I offer a composed and analytical approach that is focused on objectives and key results. I can provide clarity of top-level company objectives and build collaborative and creative teams that can deliver results. Through this process we build a culture of accountability, integrity, discipline and trust. Demonstrated history of working in the biotechnology industry. Skilled in Budgeting, Internal Audit, Sales, Accounting, and Pricing Strategy. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Accounting from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Animal Care Systems was founded in 1997 by a PhD, DVM Neuroscientist, Dr. Germain Rivard. He was a hands-on rodent behavior scientist who concluded that data collected from the animals was skewed by the absence of advanced technology for housing animals in standard laboratory rodent cages. Rudimentary motorized IVC racks were available that delivered fresh air to the rodents and removed waste air but this equipment was loud, emitted ultrasound, put heat loads and allergens into the room and, in addition, vibrated the rodents in their cages. He also noticed that the allergens released into the room from the motorized rack system for rats and mice causing an increase in the rate of laboratory animal allergies as well as increasing the presence of waste gases such as ammonia, which can be very repugnant to both people and rodents. He spent years researching animal behavior and evaluating the various rat and mouse rack caging technologies on the market and concluded that there were no rodent animal research cages on the market that was focused on animal and technician welfare. Dr. Rivard proceeded to invent a new style of individually ventilated rodent cage, that would provide an optimal microenvironment for the rodents as well as a better work environment for the people that work with the animals. He invented the first motor-free, ventilated IVC rack system and called it the M.I.C.E. System. M.I.C.E. focused on 4 fundamental necessities; M: Microenvironmental comfort, I: Isolation, C: Containment E: Enrichment. Dr. Rivard was a pioneer in the field of reduction and elimination of non-experimental variables which is now widely studied and implemented. We proudly carry on the tradition of our founder and strives to continually innovate and improve the performance of new product lines for diverse solution-oriented laboratory animal equipment and services we provide, while remaining focused on animal and personnel welfare.

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    Biotechnology Research

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  • Business Function

    Administration (CEO, Pres., GM, etc)

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