is Assistant Director, Automation Solutions Marketing at Sysmex America, Inc. Ann is responsible for reference lab strategy and total laboratory automation for optimizing the efficiency, operations, and financial performance of clinical laboratories. With 25 years of clinical marketing and product management experience and lab experience, Ann has successfully launched new and innovative products to the market including Sysmex’s 5th generation slidemaker stainer, the SP-50, and first-of its-kind automated urinalysis platform, the UN-Series, across North America. Ann holds a Bachelor of Science in microbiology from the University of Kansas and a bachelor of science in Medical Technology from the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Allied Health.