Strang’s First Female Board Member

STRANG, Inc. Names Erica Ostendorf Mullins to Firm’s Board of Directors
First Woman Board Member in The Firm’s 87 Year History

MADISON, WI. March 15, 2022 – – – Strang, Inc, proudly announces that Erica Ostendorf Mullins, NCIDQ, WRID, has been appointed to the firm’s highest level of leadership, the Board of Directors. This appointment is effective immediately. Ms. Ostendorf Mullins will continue in her responsibility as Senior Vice President, Director of Interior Design.

Since joining Strang in 2014, Erica has contributed to client success and satisfaction by sharing strikingly creative, cohesive designs which are remarkable to behold and engaging to occupy. Clients tell us that Erica’s award-winning designs inspire, empower, and excite those within. From healthcare to hospitality or corporate to cultural spaces, Erica applies her passion for design across a myriad number of sectors.

Additionally, Erica provides expert guidance, direction and mentorship throughout the Interior Design Group and the entire firm. For example, Erica is responsible for guiding Strang’s strategic business planning across all aspects of the firm. Her leadership style is pronounced by listening with respect, empowering confidence around her and responding with resolve.

According to Larry Barton, Strang’s President and CEO, “Our current Board of Directors unanimously believes that Erica will be a significant contributor to the next chapter of our continued growth and success. She possesses a natural talent for inspiring colleagues and clients alike through her imagination, leadership, rigor and accountability. Erica constantly delivers for our clients through design counsel that is creative, resourceful, respectful and on task. We are excited to have Erica join our Senior Leadership Team”.

Erica earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2010. She is a Wisconsin Registered Interior Designer, a member of National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) and the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)

About Strang

Established in 1935, Strang is an award-winning architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with offices in Madison and Waukesha, Wisconsin.

We champion a highly collaborative, vertically integrated approach entitled, Design Synchronicity. This proven process galvanizes our ability to safeguard a client’s financial, human, and environmental resources. We most often apply this approach within the science and technology, commercial/corporate, higher education, performing arts, and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Strang has earned the Wisconsin State Journal Top Workplace Award for 2021 and 2022.

Strang has also been voted Number ONE Commercial Architectural Firm in Madison for nine consecutive years (2013-2021) by the readers of InBusiness Magazine!

Luminex Corporation: Women’s History Month Employee Spotlight

At DiaSorin North America we are honored to be part of an organization that recognizes women leaders. Last year during Women’s History Month, we acknowledged the women of DiaSorin Inc. and DiaSorin Molecular. This month we are recognizing the Women of Luminex! Over the course of the month we will highlight a woman in Madison, Chicago, Seattle, and Toronto. We will learn about who inspires them, the drive behind what they do everyday, and take away some words of wisdom. Featured Employee: Amanda Seyfert Our first featured employee, Amanda Seyfert, has worked for Luminex for 11 ½ years. As Director of Assay R&D, she oversees the development of new products and a team of assay development scientists at the Madison location.  She holds a Master of Science in Comparative Biomedical Sciences from the University of Wisconsin Madison. At work, her focus is to overcome technical challenges to develop quality products and lead a team of exceptionally talented scientists. Outside of work, she spends her time with her husband and two young daughters enjoying the outdoors (even in snow!), fixing up their older home, and being a part of the vibrant community found in Madison. She also loves to talk about her giant excitable dog and grumpy old cat.     Who is a woman (or women) from your life that have inspired and/or encouraged you? I feel fortunate to have encouragement and inspiration from a lot of sources. Choosing just a couple is challenging! I can’t answer this question without mentioning at least some notable women in STEM that I admire. My favorites include Rosalind Franklin, Mae Jemison, and Katherine Johnson. Each has made meaningful scientific contributions and I admire their courage to build successful careers despite being underrepresented and sometimes unwelcomed. But the women I find most inspiring and encouraging in my day-to-day life are family members, friends, and coworkers who are able to continuously develop their careers and maintain a good work/life balance. I’m inspired by my mother, an entrepreneur, who consistently challenged me to get out of my comfort zone to grow in my career. I’m encouraged by other friends and coworkers with young kids who spend nights being caretakers and days being leaders in their field. It clearly takes hard work and prioritization but I see other women who are able to juggle advancing their careers, taking personal time, and being a dedicated parents. To me, that is inspiring! What are memorable words that have inspired you, perhaps that have helped you when working through a challenge? “Why not?” If I hit a roadblock, I try to reflect on why I can’t move forward. Asking “Why not?” helps me to remove any doubt I have in my own abilities, gives me courage to step outside of the box, and motivates me to try new things. What is the most exciting thing about your work at Luminex?  Problem solving. It can be helping the team find a solution to improve performance of an assay or figuring out a creative way to get things done more efficiently. It is also incredibly rewarding to help individuals on my team develop their careers. It brings me a lot of joy to foster their success and growth! What advice do you have for the next generation of women who want to get into a job like yours?  Seek out people to help open up new opportunities for you and tell them what you want. It is hard. It can be awkward. But it is always worth it. Be courageous because opportunities are not always given away.     Luminex Corporation, a DiaSorin company, is extremely proud to have leaders like Amanda Seyfert. Help us celebrate Women’s History Month by thanking a woman that inspires you.

Elizabeth Donley Named Chair of M3 Insurance Board of Directors

Elizabeth L.R. Donley, CEO at Stemina Biomarker Discovery, was named chair of the board of directors for M3 Insurance at the M3 board meeting on March 2, 2022. Donley has served on the M3 board since October, 2013, and fills the chair position vacated by Corey A. Chambas, president and CEO at First Business Financial Services, Inc. Chambas will continue to serve as an advisor to the board.

Donley becomes the 4th board chair in M3’s 54-year history, succeeding Chambas who has served on the board since 2004. In 2013, Chambas became the first individual outside of M3 employment to serve as chair of the board, and has served in that position for the past nine years, providing leadership and innovation to grow and build what is now a top brokerage in America.

“We are incredibly grateful to both Corey and Beth for their loyal service and commitment to M3. The leadership, guidance and strategy they provide play an integral role in our forward-thinking, client-focused mindset.”

— Mike Victorson, CEO | M3 Insurance

About M3

M3 is a top insurance broker and risk management firm in America. We’re leaders in the products we represent and the industries we serve. M3’s people are an extension of your team, providing world-class resources to help you manage risk, purchase insurance, and provide employee benefits. And our focus on community builds better places to live and work.

Local EXIT Realty Affiliated Offices Welcome New Team Members

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Local EXIT Realty Affiliated Offices Welcome New Team Members

Madison, WI (Grassroots Newswire) March 10, 2022 – EXIT Realty HGM is pleased to announce that Glorian Rangel, Erica Lee and Miguel Meza Zelaya have joined its growing team of dedicated real estate sales professionals.

EXIT Realty HGM, located at 4211 W. Beltline Hwy, Madison, Wisconsin is a proud member of EXIT Realty Upper Midwest’s rapidly expanding network of independently owned and operated brokerages across the region.

About EXIT Realty: EXIT Realty is a company founded and built on human potential. A full service, forward-thinking, real estate franchisor with offices across North America, EXIT has to-date paid out more than a half a billion dollars in single-level residual income to its associates. The Expert Marketing Suite^™ including geolocation Smart Sign^™ technology gives sellers an edge in a competitive marketplace. A portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund, and to-date, $6.8 million has been allocated to charity. For more information, please visit www.exitrealty.com and www.joinexitrealty.com.

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Luminex Job Posting: Senior Director/Vice President, Assay Research and Development – US

Luminex, a DiaSorin Company is seeking dedicated and talented individuals with a proactive and positive ‘can-do’ attitude to join our team. If changing the diagnostic landscape and revolutionizing patient care sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we invite you to apply today!  Together, we can help healthcare providers improve patient outcomes,  make a difference in fighting the COVID-19 outbreak, and tackle the world’s most pressing health issues.   You can learn more about our values, mission, and vision by visiting our website: https://www.luminexcorp.com/about-luminex/.

The Senior Director/Vice President of Assay Research and Development is responsible for managing a department focused on researching and developing new product ideas geared towards development of in vitro diagnostic products. The role necessitates close collaboration with departments across the company, including Marketing, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Quality and Technical Support. The position leads evaluation, feasibility, and product development activities of new products and technologies in accordance with Design Control Standards and Regulations. The Senior Director of Assay Research and Development is also responsible for administrative duties pertaining to the department as a whole, managing departmental project timelines, and preparing and monitoring the departmental fiscal year budget.

What you will do

• Direct and manage a department responsible for the development of new and improved products to meet corporate objectives and timelines
• Direct scientific managers and their group of scientists and associates in the development of new and improved in vitro diagnostic products in accordance with Quality System Requirements.
• In collaboration with marketing, establish effective pipeline plans and schedules to ensure timely progress of multiple products through all phases of new product development. Manage project team leaders from feasibility through development phase of product development and ensure effective knowledge transfer between feasibility and development groups.
• Provide department leadership for maintaining awareness of current advances in clinical diagnostic technology and literature (including regulations and standards) pertaining to nucleic acid based methods to ensure pipeline development plans capture all relevant considerations
• Provide leadership within Research & Development and across the organization in order to foster employee development
• Contribute towards management of GMP, GLP and GCP processes relating to design control, design change, and design transfer
• Direct verification and validation testing of new products in agreement with design control requirements.
• Contribute towards pre-submission activities and oversee clinical studies for the purpose of collecting data to support submissions to regulatory agencies (e.g. FDA, Health Canada)
• Oversee design transfer of products from Product Development to Operations
• Interact with Regulatory, Operations and Marketing to efficiently and effectively manage development, transfer and launch of a portfolio of diagnostic products
• Provide scientific expertise and support for on-market products. Lead troubleshooting activities and product design changes for on-market products.
• Role in Technology Assessment, Opportunity teams (review of new opportunities) and scientific development in the diagnostic field.
• Prepare departmental budgets and establish equipment and personnel needs to provide for product development.

Education Qualifications

• Ph.D. Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or a related field. required

Experience Qualifications

• 10+ Years in scientific work in a biotechnology or other research environment. required
• 5+ Years Experience in nucleic acid amplification technologies (e.g. PCR), and molecular sample-to-answer systems. required
• 5+ Years leading and/or managing a team of engineers, scientists, associates and technicians in meeting department deliverables on a day-to-day basis required
• 5+ Years Experience in diagnostic assay development in a GLP/GMP environment required
• 5+ Years Experience preparing and working within budgets required
• 5+ Years Experience working in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities. required

Training and Skills

• Ability to advance projects through to completion, managing expectations and timelines, and meeting key milestones
• Demonstrates good judgment and good decision-making, sometimes quickly and with limited information available
• Capacity to manage several projects in parallel to ensure maximum productivity, without compromising quality, in pipeline development
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact effectively with Senior Management
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams while maintaining a positive, energetic and collaborative culture

Standard Working Conditions

• Must work onsite at Luminex office – Frequently

Travel Requirements

• 10% with 5% international

Luminex Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status of an otherwise qualified individual, citizenship status, membership or application for membership in a uniformed service, or any other protected characteristic or category protected by applicable law.