
Experienced Leader
Greater Philadelphia Area

Experienced Leader
Greater Philadelphia Area
• Re-engineer sales processes to increase productivity and reduce costs. Focus on measurable performance improvements.
• Assess corporate IT needs for fast-paced company growth. Select scalable solutions allowing rapid growth while maintaining budget requirements.
• P&L responsibility for annual budget of more than $2 million. Continuous analysis, careful planning and strong vendor relationships ensured company received top quality equipment for hardware/software improvements and upgrades while remaining within budget.
• Strong understanding of both startup and established company needs and operation. Comfortable in fast-paced environments. Strong knowledge and involvement in pre and post IPO processes.
• Participated in merger/acquisition process, during both planning and implementation stages. Consolidated IT services, data and hardware from multiple locations to central data center, reducing costs and improving services.
• Implemented robust change management processes as well as software development lifecycle.
• Strategic and Creative Thinker with Global Perspective
• Strong focus on Process Improvement and Productivity;
• IT Management;
• Sales Operations Management;
• Software Development;
• ERP/CRM systems design, development and implementation;
• Scalable entreprise solutions;
• Merger / Acquisition consolidation;
• Strong understanding of both startup and established company needs and operations;
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; PUMP; Medical Devices industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; PUMP; Medical Devices industry)
November 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 1 month)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)
January 2006 — October 2006 (10 months)
• Deployed global secure network for data transfer between multiple offices worldwide
• Implemented new Data Center and disaster recovery system to support global multi-site operations.
• Continued the development of home-grown enterprise application with focus on work flow, data management, document management and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
• Continued the development of validated web based training and education system that adheres to 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines for electronic signatures and security.
• Deployed WAFS (wide area file system) to leverage document management and disaster recovery between multiple sites located on multiple continents
• Member of the Leadership Team
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; PUMP; Biotechnology industry)
March 1997 — December 2005 (8 years 10 months)
Completely responsible for design, planning, development, and implementation of a customized ERP/CRM system.
P&L responsibility for annual budget of $2 million. Continuous analysis, careful planning and strong vendor relationships.
Managed team of Software Developers, Help Desk and Systems Administration staff. Addressed both project management and development guidance. Completed complex projects with aggressive deadlines, developing policies, training materials, monitoring and reporting systems, performance metrics, and tracking systems. Established robust change management processes.
Assured correct migration of QA and Manufacturing infrastructure for medical devices.
Worked directly with executive management and end users of all departments to assess needs and provide solutions to improve productivity, to reduce headcount and to improve the overall processes through the use of information systems.
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1995 — March 1997 (1 year 7 months)
Completely redesigned the website to implement a new look/navigation experience for users. Adopted early Java technology to create numerous neurobiology models.
Use of Java and Perl allowed creation of interactive web content in the early days of websites.
Managed 3 web servers hosted on SUN servers. Implemented backup procedures and created automation scripts in Perl for regular maintenance, reporting and status checks.
1996 Big Applet Award for the best educational Java software program.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1993 — September 1995 (2 years 5 months)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
January 1991 — May 1993 (2 years 5 months)
MA , Mathematics , September 1995 — May 1997
MS , Electrical Engineering/Software Engineering , September 1990 — June 1995
PhD , Mathematics , September 1997
ABD (all but disertation)
Computerworld: 40 Innovative IT People to Watch, Under the Age of 40
Computerworld: Premier 100 IT Leaders 2008