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| Chief Executive Officer |
Saoirse’s Chief Executive Officer of the Company
(CEO) is responsible for overseeing all management
of the company.
Mr. Kane is founder of the Saoirse Corporation, incorporating in 2001
while a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Under his
leadership the company has enjoyed consistent profitability, matured a
first class research environment, and advanced the development of novel
therapeutics and neurological research tools. |
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| Vice President, Operations |
Saoirse’s Vice President for Operations oversees the
company’s Department of Operational Logistics (OPLX), directing
support for all company activities, managing sections such as Human
Resources, Purchasing, and Security.
Mr. LaCrosse brings 10 years of high level Operations and 15 years of
military experience to Saoirse. As Operations Coordinator (OPSCO) for
the Defense Attaché in Vienna, he managed the Attaché
budget, personnel and materiel resources, and coordinated logistics for
American corporations conducting business and forming foreign
alliances. In addition, Mr. LaCrosse applied the regulations,
directives, and procedures necessary for managing HUMINT (Human
Intelligence) collection operations – reading, interpreting, and
preparing intelligence information reports, technical reports,
electronic communications, and other data. As OPSCO, Mr. LaCrosse
served as a principal advisor to the Defense Attaché,
encompassing operations and operational support policies and procedures
governing matters involving the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),
Department of State, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and other
relevant agencies, as well as serving as principle advisor to other
Attaché personnel and visitors regarding matters of security,
protocol, and public affairs
Prior to his OPSCO post, Mr. LaCrosse served as top aide (Aide-de-Camp) to General Abrams, Commander of the 5th
Corps (all U.S. Army European Command Combat Troops – Europe,
Africa, and part of the Middle East). In this position, Mr. LaCrosse
led the coordination of all the General’s activities, from
dignitary travel and security, to the management and processing of
mission plan and policy.
Additionally, Mr. LaCrosse served as Assistant Operations Officer 4th
Battalion 229th Aviation Regiment, Safety Manager and Unit Trainer 2/6
Cavalry Regiment, and is a decorated combat AH-64 (Apache) Helicopter
Pilot and Mission Planner – having flown in Central America,
South America, and Desert Storm. He began his military service as a
Marine, conducting electronics and communication activities as part of
a specialized HALO (High Altitude [jump] Low [parachute] Opening)
reconnaissance unit (ANGLICO). Mr. LaCrosse holds a Bachelors in
Science degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. |
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| Vice President, Research & Development |
Saoirse’s Vice President for Research & Development (DDRD)
manages day-to-day technical operations at the company,
ensuring Science and Engineering Departments remain on task and meet
short-term milestones as planned.
Dr. Zhang is author of more than thirty peer-reviewed publications and
inventor on multiple patents. Fluent in three languages, Dr. Zhang
brings exceptional biochemical experience to Saoirse from the
perspective of global industrial, academic, and U.S. military
application. Most recently, Dr. Zhang worked with Professor Timothy
Swager (current Head, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Department of Chemistry) as a Visiting Scholar developing chemosensors
for detection of Chemical Warfare agents under United States Department
of Defense (DoD) funding. Before coming to MIT, Dr. Zhang was tenured
faculty at Osaka University, Japan. At Osaka he supervised graduate
thesis work in a variety of fields, including organic synthesis,
polymer chemistry, and liquid-crystal material science. Prior to Osaka,
Dr. Zhang gained industrial engineering experience at SINOPEC (one of
China’s largest petrochemical companies).
A prolific experimental scientist, Dr. Zhang has received numerous
awards, including the Highest Scholarship Award (1990), Excellent Young
Scientist Award (1993), Young Research Scientist Award (1995 and 1996),
and the Excellent Scientist Award (1998; including prize research
funding) from Japan’s Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and
Culture. Dr. Zhang received both his PhD in Organometallic Chemistry
and Masters Degree in Physical Chemistry from Kyoto University, Japan
in 1993.
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