Meet the Team Behind Aurora Pharmaceutical

Michael A. Strobel is responsible for our leadership, overall direction, and management. He has over 40 years of experience in the field of compounding and marketing pharmaceutical sales in the food animal market. Dr. Strobel graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1982 with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and later earned a masters degree in Swine Medicine. Dr. Strobel holds numerous United States and international patents and has published nationally and internationally.

Lori Happel-Jarratt is responsible for accounting and finance. She graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a Master of Business Administration. Ms. Happel-Jarratt has over 30 years experience and has worked as CFO and director of finance and human resources for several medium sized companies.

Dave Oliver graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with a business emphasis. Mr. Oliver has over 20 years’ experience working in the pharmaceutical industry. He is an experienced chemist and has managed the Quality Control laboratory for multiple pharmaceutical companies.

Alina Garbar graduated from Moscow University, Russia. Dr. Garbar is an experienced chemist, with over 12 years of focusing on different aspects in the pharmaceutical area – research and development, piloting, manufacturing, analytical testing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and drug products.

Rich Mihalik is a pharmaceutical professional with over 25 years of experience in research, formulation development, analytical development, quality assurance, quality control, and business development at both large and small animal and human health companies. In these roles, he has guided the development and launch of many successful and innovative health products. He has also been granted several patents for the formulation and use of these products. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri with a B.S. in Chemistry.

Kevin Bell graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology/Manufacturing Engineering. Mr. Bell has over 35 years experience within various manufacturing companies. 20 of these years were with cGMP pharmaceutical and medical device manufactures.

Dave Skroch is Aurora’s Engineering Manager. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Management. Mr. Skroch has over 30 years of experience working in the Automotive, Department of Defense [DOE], Aerospace, and Pharmaceutical industries. He has worked in various manufacturing operations, equipment and factory design, and production management roles.