Candidates About

LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL Experience

ecoATM/Gazelle ׀ San Diego, CA                                                                                     2017 – Present

ecoATM LLC. is the only automated kiosk company that collects unwanted or used cell phones, tablets and MP3 players for instant cash. Gazelle ecoATM kiosks accept devices of any era or condition and use a worldwide auction system to offer consumers competitive prices.

Head of Information Technology

I lead the MIS Department in San Diego, Boston and Louisville locations. I provide direction and project management on all facets of IT, including Infrastructure and Architecture, Electronic and application support/development.

BioDuro, LLC ׀ San Diego, CA                                                                                                2016 – 2017

BioDuro,  LLC.  BioDuro is an industry leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) with three locations and over 900 employees.  BioDuro supports some of both small and large pharmaceutical and biotech firms in the pivotal stages of drug development including discovery, development and manufacturing.

Senior Consultant/CTO

As a Senior Consultant I provide expertise and direction for the MIS Department in both the US and China locations. I provide direction and project management on the following:  IT governance, IT Infrastructure and Architecture, Electronic Records/Signature and application support/development.  

Kadmon Corporation, LLC ׀ New York, NY                                                                          2015 – 2016

Kadmon Corporation, LLC.  Kadmon is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative medicines for serious unmet medical needs. Kadmon employs approximately 150 people across corporate, scientific and commercial functions. The commercial operations are supported by a full sales force and infrastructure, including managed markets experts, medical science liaisons and experienced regulatory, quality and chemistry, manufacturing and controls teams.

Chief Information Officer

AS Chief Information Officer (CIO) I establish direct, plan, organize and control all activities of the MIS Department to ensure the effective, efficient and secure operation of all automated data processing systems. As an active member in business strategy I oversee the strategic agenda in support growth and other business goals.  I am responsible for the technological direction of a company including: budgets for programs and projects, purchases and upgrades equipment.

•         Provide technological guidance within an organization.

•         Supervise information system and communications network.

•         Architected and developed applications and databases in support of growing internal business needs 

•         Design, establish, and maintain a network infrastructure for local and wide area connectivity and remote access.

•         Consult with administration, department managers, and manufacturing representatives to exchange information.

•         Participate in vendor contract negotiations for all new computer equipment and software purchased for the corporation.

•         Create a cost-benefit analysis as well as supporting a detailed definition of data requirements and departmental workflows.

•         Manage the day-to-day operations of the information technology department including directing staff, who support administrative computing, networking, user services, telecommunications and other information technology functions.

•         Assess and anticipate technology projects and recommend appropriate action and resources.

•         Establish and direct the strategic and tactical goals, policies, and procedures for the information technology department.

MedImpact Healthcare Systems ׀ San Diego, CA                                                                 2012 – 2015

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is a nationally recognized, privately-held pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company headquartered in San Diego, California. Currently serving more than 35 million members nationwide; MedImpact is the PBM for eight of the top ten HMOs in the country, as rated by Consumer Reports. MedImpact clients include corporations and employers, unions, managed care organizations, health plans, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators, as well as local, state and federal employee programs. MedImpact has over 900 employees in 5 locations across the U.S. and internationally with annual income of over $350 million.

Director, Information Technology

Lead a team of 20 direct reports in support of Accounting & Finance, File Management and Government Program Services.  Develop and support all in-house and off-the-shelf applications and systems.  Process over 2 million daily transactions, providing Pharmacy Payments and Member Explanation of Benefits for some of the top pharmacies and insurance carriers around the world.  

•      Architected and developed applications and databases in support of growing internal business needs

•      Deploy and support ERP system

•      Developed Business Intelligence Data Warehouse

•      Worked with Human Resources to Identify and Implement: Payroll, Time Tracking and Talent Management

•      Developed and automated processes in support of corporate Balanced Scorecard objectives using the latest tools and languages

•      Technical lead for company-wide systems and projects 

•      Work with other department heads to plan, prioritize and align technology with the business

EpiCept Corporation ׀ San Diego, CA                                                                                    2006 – 2012

EpiCept is a specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on fulfilling unmet medical needs in cancer treatment and pain management.  EpiCept merged with Immune Pharmaceuticals in 2013 and is currently listed on both the NASDAQ Capital Market and the Nasdaq OMX First North Premier Stockholm Exchange, under the symbol “IMNP.”

Senior Director, Information Systems      

Directed and managed the IS department.  Defined, updated, and implemented IT strategy and steered a company-wide initiative to Align IS objectives and programs with enterprise objectives and strategies.  Defined and adjusted IS standards and technologies. Planned, managed and implemented strategic IS initiatives across the enterprise, including the Research and Development lab, by optimizing costs of services through a mix of internal and external resources.

•      Architected the IT infrastructure utilizing current technologies and processes to effectively and efficiently deliver IT services within the organization based on VMWare Infrastructure, SQL Server, Exchange, and Storage Area Networks. Additionally, deployed a disaster recovery environment within a co-location facility. The disaster recovery environment allowed for full bi-directional data synchronization between the co-location and the corporate facilities.

•      Project Leader and Point of Contact for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX 404) compliance.  Working with the Steering Committee which included: Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Legal Counsel, Human Resources Director, and Internal Auditor we designed a timeline for all SOX phases from planning through final assessment of internal control review.

•      Mobile Device Management of cell phone, blackberry, laptops, iPad and droid. 

•      Standard Operating Procedures Committee member.  In conjunction with QA and regulatory developed, maintained and implemented company-wide standard operating procedures and departmental procedures in compliance with FDA and SEC regulations.

•      Merged the IT infrastructures of EpiCept Corp. and Maxim Pharmaceuticals.

Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ׀ San Diego, CA                                                                     2001 – 2006

Maxim, a global pharmaceutical research and development company focusing on early stage cancer treatment. Maxim merged with EpiCept Corporation in 2006. 

Senior Director, Information Systems      

Supervised a global staff which included 4 Technology managers with over 10 indirect reports. Responsible for all information management processes and systems. Implemented network infrastructure, server desktop and laptop solutions/support.  Oversaw the maintenance of the company’s wide area and local area networks (LAN/WAN).  Managed local and remote connectivity infrastructure. Maintained, tracked and documented software licensing and renewal.  Oversaw regular virus scan and executed basic and advanced troubleshooting procedures. 

•      Key technical contact for the European Medical Agency (EMA). Met weekly with IT regulators in the European Union to provide direction and technical requirements for the first Electronic Common Technical Dossier (eCTD) filing in the European Union.

•      Managed a team of executives to identify, select and deploy NetSuite ERP in a phased rollout.  Rolled out Accounting/Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management.  

•      As a member of the Senior Management Team, established corporate goals and objectives using a balanced scorecard. Aligned business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization, resulting in improved internal and external communications and provided organizational and individual performance objectives measurable against strategic goals. 

•      Provided network capabilities through VPN to large number of personnel typically traveling throughout the world.

•      Evaluated overall methods for handling a high volume of corporate information and processes.

•      Developed annual technology budgets and a five year forecast.

Previous experience:

The Lightspan Partnership. ׀ San Diego, CA                                                                                           

WomenFirst Healthcare. ׀ San Diego, CA                                                                                                

San Diego County District Attorney’s office. ׀ San Diego, CA                                                              

Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Science | Coleman University, California