Functional Skills

Master Data Management
Project Management
Quality Management
Business Development
User Experience Design (UX)
Quality Control
Business Analysis
Agile Software Development
Risk Management
Process Improvements
Data Governance
Data Management
Leadership Development
Finance Transformation
Data Transformation

Software Skills

Documentum
Jira
ServiceNow
SQL
Microsoft Office
Active Directory
AutoCAD
Command-Line interface
Configuration management
Content Management Systems (CMS)
Crystal reports
Data visualization
Database migration
H2

Sector Experience

Business Services
Life Sciences & Pharma
Manufacturing
Technology

Notable Clients

Bristol Myers Squib
california Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
Merck

Experience

Independent Consulting Management Consulting
Principal Consultant
8/2023 - Present
Advising product companies and academic labs

CGI Group Information Technology
Director Consulting Expert, Life Sciences Practce
10/2017 - 8/2023
• Whole Project Planning and Execution: Initiated all business IT program activities for the implementation of Master Data for Core Lab, Stability, and EM for a large biologics manufacturing site. Ensured successful implementation of modules, management of static data migration, training, change control, and validation, while navigating challenges including delayed start, inspections, and personnel changes.
• MDM SME Consulting: Orchestrated global business process gathering initiative involving 200+ scientific disciplines for #2 pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturer from discovery through clinical. Identified and negotiated previously unstructured information and registered in ontology/taxonomy system. Further consulted on ALCOA-compliant scientific experiment capture system, streamlined processes, and templates, and reduced IT-maintained templates by 80%. Eliminated the need for 2nd-person reviews, saving money, and enabling a transition to distributed business model.

MERCK & COMPANY, INC. Data Science / Analytics
Global System Business Owner, Legacy LIMS Systems Owner
1/1996 - 1/2017
Led and developed vision and value for applications and processes across LIMS products as member of West Point Quality Leadership. Consulted with global organizations and sites to explore data management, process improvement, and mobility options for labs and shopfloor. Supported global and local response to cybersecurity incidents providing connection to business continuity, recovery, and automation risk analysis.

MERCK & COMPANY, INC. Information Technology
Divisional GxP Quality AutomaƟon Manager
1/2007 - 1/2015
Shaped shopfloor programs and high-profile quality projects, with oversight of budgets, objectives, business cases, and senior quality team. Developed and implemented strategies for creating, maintaining, and presenting quality systems regulatory review and inspection utilizing GxP, GAMP, LEAN, PAT, Six Sigma methodologies. Developed and institutionalized new and efficient systems to maintain a lean quality minded right first-time business. Developed process and automated management of site regulatory inspections/audits facilitating better interaction with regulators and enabling 3 or more simultaneous inspections.

MERCK & COMPANY, INC. Data Science / Analytics
Quality Control and Environmental Monitoring Project Biologist / Sr. Quality Engineer
1/1999 - 1/2007
Drove informaƟon strategy and management in Environmental Monitoring creaƟng division-wide iniƟaƟves. Managed cross-funcƟonal teams responsible for developing, validaƟng, and maintaining quality projects.
Select Accomplishments:
• Saved over 10K producƟon hours, a 1.5 Year NPV from direct dollar savings, while absorbing 20% year over year increases in tesƟng, through a complete real-Ɵme soŌware/hardware system with a decentralized approach leading to increased opƟmizaƟon of availability/Ɵme and combined tasks.
• Developed, validated, and implemented scalable, durable, and pracƟcal Sample Chain of Custody and highly configurable bulk entry system, eliminaƟng the need for 2nd person review and saving 1000's of staff hours.
• Improved custom development and applicaƟon of SLDC waterfall documentaƟon from 3+ months to less than 2-weeks.
Early Career Experience