About
One of my key strengths is bridging the gap between academia and industry. I bring invaluable insights and unique perspectives to the table, nurturing a constructive dialogue between these two domains. This skill testifies to my robust management and leadership capabilities.
As an accomplished entrepreneur, my expertise spans the realms of publishing, education, and synthetic biology research. I've successfully navigated these complex and ever-evolving industries, demonstrating a profound understanding of the education sector through my contributions to numerous projects aimed at enhancing education and research methodologies.
My innovative thinking extends beyond ideas to the realm of people management. I've led a wide array of personnel, from unionized skilled tradespeople to dedicated life science graduate students. This experience illustrates my adaptability in leadership styles and underlines my focus on effective management.
Beyond identifying new opportunities and developing innovative solutions, my true strength lies in steering my team towards achieving these objectives. In my professional journey, I've come to embody an efficient leader, skillfully blending industry expertise, academic wisdom, and most importantly, versatile and effective management skills.
Co-Founder, Xylogenics
TechPoint Mira Award winner Clean Technology Energy Innovation
- Website: www.hcwoods.com
- Phone: +1 317 344 9772
- City: Zionsville, Indiana
- Degree: DHA, MSc
- Email: drw@hcwoods.com
- Collaboration: Available
Research F-Box protein behavior and general proteomic responses in GRR1 and Cdc34 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Patents Yeast Strains that metabolize pentose sugars, 9,469,837, 10,023,837, 10,563,166
Current Research
- Demographic Effects On Adaptive Learning
- Adaptive behavior's effect on diverse populations in healthcare
- Algorithmic Privilege in Education
- Using Natural Language Processing to model and enrich the educational ontology associated with identifying systemic bias
- Digital Leadership
- Large Language Model Training
- Global Entrepreneurship
ML models
Trained
Books and Publications
Lectures hours
undergraduate and graduate
Student Research
mentorship and committees
Skills
- Focused in the areas of entrepreneurship and management
- Experienced Educator, Researcher and Administrator
- Strong verbal and written communication skills as demonstrated by extensive participation as invited speaker
- Strong track record in scholarly research
Resume
Summary
Hank Woods
Innovative and deadline-driven researcher/manager with 20+ years of experience in concept to commercialization deliverables.
- Zionsville, Indiana
- 317.344.9772
- drw@hcwoods.com
Education
Doctorate in Health Administation
Virginia University Lynchburg - Lynchburg, Virginia
Health Care Policy and Epidemiological Analysis
Global Entrepreneurship Certification
Arizona State University - Phoenix, Arizona
Strategic Planning, Organzational Readiness, Financial Analysis and Social Entrepreneurship
Digital Leadership Certification
Google - Moutain View, California
Digital transformation, data, and AI/ML via general cloud knowledge of products and services
Manufacturing Engineering Management
General Motors Institue - Detroit, Michigan
Skilled manager of engineering teams comprised of UAW skilled trades and GM engineering with a focus on thermographic dataset utilized for machine learning applications.
Professional Experience
Xylogenics
Co-founder
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Bioengineer yeast to allow increased efficiency in the production of ethanol
- Corporate formation of IU School of Medicine spinoff
- Supervised initial funding rounds
University of Indianapolis
Faculty
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Highly rated professor for multiple courses include Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Business
- Curriculum development and authorship
- Student staff management
Partners In Housing
President
Indianapolis, Indiana
- 501c3 development corporation with focus on the alleviation of poverty and homelessness
- Responsible for Board Supervision and Human Resource Management
- Business Development
Breaking Barriers: Essays Volume 1
Author
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Publication on Public Policy, Technology and Healthcare
- Reached #1 in Energy Policy on Amazon 9/23
Contact
Location:
1915 W. 18th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Email:
Call:
+1 317 944 9772