Managing Partner of Verta Life Sciences, an International Consulting and Product Management Firm that supports Life Science Companies from Molecule to Market; Develop, Manufacture, Register, Launch and Manage the Supply of their Products.I have over 30 years delivering results and launching new products with Life Science Companies.Expertise in New Product Development, Registration and Launches, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Design and Management, CDMO Management, Technology Transfer, Strategic Sourcing, and Complex Global Change Program Leadership. I have established and started up new manufacturing facilities globally, rationalized global manufacturing operations, closed and sold manufacturing facilities.I have been responsible for the annual supply of over $5billion worth of pharmaceutical product globally and ensured multiple new product introductions are successful and on time.I have developed numerous business cases, won approval for multi-million-dollar investment projects, turned around multi-million-dollar stock outs & supply shortage issues, and created effective strategies to combat illegal product trade activities. I have partnered with senior executives on M&A, corporate turnarounds, joint venture start-ups, corporate reorganizations and new product approvals and supply.My global experience includes working in more than 26 countries throughout Europe, America, Africa, and Asia, and I have lived in UK, Thailand, South Korea, USA, Canada, and Switzerland. Specialties: New Product Registration and Launch, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations, Global Supply Chain Management, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Design and Management, New Manufacturing Supply Networks, Product Lifecycle Supply Chain Strategies, Manufacturing Facility Validation & Start-up, Technology Transfer, Stakeholder Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, In-Licensing, Outsourcing, Manufacturing Site Closures, Downsizing, Program Management.Firm