In addition to managing the business, Julie also enjoys consulting for a variety of clients which include supporting an international task force of companies dealing with a complex environmental issue and developing knowledge management tools for various clients in regulated scientific industries.

Julie developed her concept for CPS while at DuPont Crop Protection. At DuPont, Julie managed projects for the agrichemical division ranging from planning and implementing a business re-engineering to launching a worldwide program for project-management competency. She also acted the Research Manager for a group accountable for tactical planning, resource management, and contracting technical studies aimed towards the successful development and registration of agrichemicals worldwide. Julie functioned as a Study Director, Sponsor Representative, and Analytical Coordinator for GLP studies in the areas of fate, ecotoxicology, and residue chemistry. She also developed numerous analytical methods using HPLC and GC techniques.

Prior to her employment with Crop Protection, Julie conducted HPLC research at DuPont's Biomedical Product Chromatography Application Group, and developed methods and conducted stability and purity tests at Wyeth Laboratories.

Julie holds a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Villanova University where she studied under Drs. Lloyd Snyder and Robert Grob.