OUR PEOPLE & PURPOSE
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Deep expertise.
Shared commitment.
Former colleagues. Advisors. Business partners.
A team built on shared experience in the life sciences.
Proudly women-founded.
Grounded in expertise.
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Hummingbird Sage is proudly women-founded, built on the vision and expertise of women in life sciences. Our founders brought their complementary strengths in quality, validation, and project leadership together to create a firm that pairs technical excellence with meaningful partnership. Their shared experience and collaborative leadership remain at the heart of how we work with clients.
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Hummingbird Sage Consulting brings a quality-driven approach to technical operations. With roots in California and the West Coast biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries, our multidisciplinary team supports the critical work behind every stage of the product lifecycle.
We engage strategic, vetted partners with the knowledge and skills to lead and execute your projects—connecting the right expertise to the work ahead.
WHO WE ARE
THE FOUNDING PARTNERS
Meet your partners.
FOUNDING PARTNER
Emily Dealy
Emily is an experienced project manager, compliance engineer and validation engineer with extensive experience in the life sciences industry. Her expertise encompasses GMP facility readiness, engineering compliance, asset change control, project management, and continuous improvement projects. ​​​​​​​​​​
FOUNDING PARTNER
Lisa Oca
Lisa is a seasoned Quality Assurance professional specializing in Quality Systems, Supplier Qualification and Management, and Quality Operations within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. She has expertise in implementing and managing Quality Management programs and systems, regulatory inspection readiness and management, Regulatory Authority interactions, SOP authoring, and driving process improvements. Her prior roles include leadership positions, where she excelled in managing teams, budgets, and comprehensive quality management programs.
Founding Partner
Jacquie Kim
Jacquie is skilled in developing and implementing comprehensive Validation Lifecycle programs ensuring adherence to 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP, and cGMP standards. She is an expert in managing quality, compliance, and risk within complex projects, including the oversight of supplier audits, change management, and data integrity programs. Proven ability to lead multi-million dollar build-out commissioning projects, consistently reducing costs and timelines through strategic process improvements and effective project management.