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• Consulting practice dedicated to technology strategy and advisory, business and compliance turnarounds, Mergers and Acquisitions, due diligence, post-merger integration, and emerging technologies.Prior engagements.
• IT, Compliance & Data Integrity consultant to a Covid-19 approved vaccine company during Emergency Use Authorization and approval.
• IT, Compliance & Data Integrity remediation of a public Biotech company post FDA BLA CRL and 483s.
• Technology advisor to a Virtual Reality FDA Manufacturing and Quality Training Software start-up.
• Assessment and turn-around business strategy for a privately held genetic testing company.
• Transformed the retail customer experience through technology at a PE owned, rapid growth, multi-channel, wholesale distributor.

Woburn, Massachusetts, US

• Azurity is an M&A focused Private Equity owned pharmaceutical company targeting overlooked patient populations. Reporting to the CEO and a peer member of the Executive Leadership Team, recruited to build the company’s.
• Designed and staffed the initial team, bringing the organization from 4 FTEs to a full service 36 FTE organization with 100% employee retention.
• Operated at 50% of Gartner industry budget benchmark.
• Led the development of a unique purpose-built commercial Machine Learning application supporting integrated omni-channel marketing and sales that was responsible for double digit market share growth in declining markets.
• Fully integrated an India based full company acquisition within 60 days of close.

Lexington, Massachusetts, US

• Digital Executive brought on to build a unified Technology organization and guide the company through its transition from research to commercial.
• Built and supported key consumer and physician facing applications enabling the brand to exceed $300MM in sales.
• Developed and deployed a full redesign of the infrastructure and Cyber Security environment.Scope included: over 100 applications providing: a full-service patient and physician CRM; SAP-Financials and Order to Cash.

Morristown, New Jersey, US

Board member for privately held technology services company

Tel-Aviv, IL

• Global divisional IT leader serving 35k users/130 locations for the $28B Israeli Pharmaceutical company.
• Unified 3 globally dispersed teams, resulting in a 60% reduction in headcount and 30% in operating expense.
• Architected the FDA mandated Data Integrity program. Built and led a Center of Excellence to remediate Lab Instruments and Manufacturing Automation systems globally with standardized, cost-effective solutions.
• Planned and led significant aspects of the $41B Actavis acquisition. Assimilated 86 additional legacy application platforms, adding less than 5% additional headcount.
• Authored the 5-year Digital Roadmap for Global Quality, yielding a 40% cost reduction over 4 years.Scope included: Laboratory Informatics and Instrumentation, Document Management, Quality Management Systems, Business.

Ewing, New Jersey, US

Corporate Officer leading the $4B consumer product company’s global IT organization. Scope included all applications globally, infrastructure, Analytics, Computer Systems Validation, Master Data Management, Cyber Security, and Business Process Management. Also responsible for M&A activities.

Florham Park, New Jersey, US

Built and led the company’s comprehensive IT organization for Shionogi Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of its $3.5B Japanese pharmaceutical parent. Scope included: all applications, infrastructure, cyber-security, and Computer Systems Validation. Portfolio included full pharmaceutical lifecycle suite of applications including JD Edwards ERP, Document Management.

Danbury, CT, US

Directed the company’s global IT organization as the company filed and commercialized its first product. Mannkind markets a novel combination product (medical device & pharmaceutical) to deliver insulin through inhalation. Scope included: all applications, infrastructure, and Computer Systems Validation. The applications portfolio included full clinical.

Responsible for leading all IT and automation efforts for 20+ pharmaceutical sites within the Americas (Canada, US, Central & South America), as well as Global Supply Chain management, US Distribution, and the Consumer Products division. Managed a team that exceeded 150 employees, operating budgets ranging from $40-60MM and capital projects in excess of.

Director, Marketing Systems– Responsible for defining, building, and leading the department that performed Utilization Management and Formulary program client implementations, customization, and patient/physician communications. The group additionally played a significant role in product/systems development and traditional brand management.

Bs (Double Major), Applied Math (Known Today As The College Of Computer Science) & Industrial Management (Tepper)

Mba, International Business & Finance