For more than 15 years, Lu Ann Sidney has served as principal at LNS Consulting Services, which she founded in Victoria, Minnesota. She has supported a number of medical device producers around the world by managing projects, advising on material selection, and sourcing resins. Among other areas, Lu Ann Sidney has focused on electron beam sterilization products, and she has presented her research and marketing insight to multiple companies based in Minnesota. She has also advertised at trade shows in the United States on behalf of her international business partners.
Ms. Sidney has traveled extensively throughout her career to such countries as Japan and Belgium. While in the latter, she guided efforts to improve radiation processing through customized testing procedures.
In preparation for her career, she completed a BA in chemistry and French at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. She received her PhD from the University of Maryland, where she concentrated in organic and polymer chemistry.