Specialize in brand protection consulting and advisory services, catering to the entire brand protection and anti-counterfeiting ecosystem within the healthcare industry. Expertise spans a wide range of stakeholders, including brands, government agencies, service providers, technology providers, industry associations, and academic institutions. By leveraging our deep industry knowledge & expertise, I help safeguard your brand's integrity, ensuring robust protection against counterfeiting threats and protecting your consumers/patients against the harms of counterfeit products.

Senior Executive within Global Brand Protection team which creates and implements the strategies, business cases and innovative business capabilities that combat the risks of illicit trade (e.g., counterfeits, diversion, & tampering) for the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.Selected Achievements:• Lead cross-functional, mission-driven teams operating within complex and ambiguous, global environments to mitigate the risks of illicit trade.• Effectively interface at all levels of organization to convey/educate on threats and collaborate with senior leadership to deploy effective mitigation strategies.• Developed ‘best-in-class’ market intelligence services to disrupt the illicit supply chain / trade and mitigate the risks associated with illicit products while delivering 10:1 return on the investment in business value recovery.• Drove innovative analytical business solutions by building capabilities to empower visualization and analytical concepts with advanced data science techniques to measure the risks and impacts of illicit trade, establish actionable intelligence with targeted action plans, and measure the impact. • Enhanced the value chain integrity by developing ‘first-in-class’ innovative business solutions to secure the end-to-end value chain with advanced digital authentication & traditional product security features to inspect & detect counterfeit or diverted product within the market.• Championed flexible and agile models that embrace innovative frameworks and drive products / services with the greatest impact of enhanced patient safety and improved business results. Developed a Counterfeit Forensic Strategy for our Brand Protection Forensic Lab to deliver higher level of intelligence that drives increased product security investigations and enforcements.• Represented J&J on several academic and industry boards, customer advisory boards, and task forces with respect to brand protection strategies and tactics.

Senior leader within Global Brand Protection team which creates and implements the strategies, business cases and innovative business capabilities that combat the risks of illicit trade (e.g., counterfeits, diversion, & tampering) for the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies across the Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and Consumer segments worldwide. Selected Achievements:• Lead cross-functional, mission-driven teams operating within complex and ambiguous, global environments to mitigate the risks of illicit trade.• Effectively interface at all levels of organization to convey/educate on threats and collaborate with senior leadership to deploy effective mitigation strategies.• Championed the utilization of data & analytics principles across the brand protection teams to establish an Illicit Trade Analytics (ITA) framework and effectively drive actionable intelligence with targeted action plans and measured impact. • Developed offline brand protection market survey capabilities to Disrupt the Illicit Supply Chain / Trade and mitigate the risks associated with illicit products (counterfeits, diverted, tampered, or expired) within the markets.• Launched the J&J Brand Protection Lab that performs package forensic inspection of counterfeit problems, develops advanced brand protection capabilities, and support outreach programs.• Championed flexible and agile models that embrace innovative frameworks and drive products / services with the greatest impact of enhanced patient safety and improved business results.• Partnered with external agencies, academic institutions, industry, and strategic suppliers to conduct research, develop concepts, establish intelligence, assess risks / threats and vulnerabilities.• Represented J&J on several academic and industry boards, governing bodies, and workgroups with respect to brand protection strategies and tactics.

Responsible for managing a global team within the IT engineering organization of J&J that architects and engineers the Business Intelligence solutions and platforms, including data integration and quality, data warehouse management, reporting and analytics, and performance management.In a leadership role, I was responsible for establishing an IT architectural practice and framework for infrastructure investment decisions within the J&J. I developed the technology pipeline & services, provided technology leadership within several IT domains, and developed frameworks and capabilities for major programs, showcasing my influence and authority in the field.

Senior Technology Manager reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Kellogg Company, Chairperson of the Global Kellogg Technology Board, and Technology Advisor Board Member to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), a Strategic Industrial Partnership. Responsible for innovating through technology to support Kellogg's future business opportunities.Led several enterprise projects and technology architecture development efforts, including migrating the traditional Human Resources and Payroll systems to a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) t that enabled the design of the future workforce.

As a Senior Software/System Engineer and Technical Program Manager, I was a key engineer on a team responsible for crafting detailed technical specifications for several command and control systems during the competitive bidding process. Once awarded, I led our collaborative efforts in the design, development, and implementation of systems for the SeaWolf Nuclear Submarine Computer Control System and the Army/Joint Services Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support (A/JCALS) System, ensuring cohesive teamwork and successful project outcomes.