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201.859.9823
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Profile
A highly experienced leader with a unique combination of business and informatio
n technology skills who is especially adept at envisioning business possibilitie
s and realizing them through technology. Particularly effective at understanding
/ knowing the key business drivers and developing executive partnerships to del
iver the required systems. Proven executive who contributed significantly in ent
repreneurial startups as well as large cap, multi-national corporations. Extensi
ve experience with CRM and Enterprise solutions. U.S. Naval Academy grad promote
d to the rank of Captain and served 2 commanding officer tours of duty in the Na
vy Reserve.
Experience
President, Consultant - Orion Technology Group, Inc. - 9/2009 - current
* Genentech - Engaged as Program Manager to integrate the Roche Primary Care sal
es systems into the Genentech sales systems. 100+ resources assigned to the prog
ram. Annual savings expected $5,000,000.
Vice President - Commercial Operations Informatics, Forest Labs, Inc. - 2004 - 8
/2009
Recruited by the CIO to increase the value of information technology thereby imp
roving the performance of this $4.0 Billion, NYSE-listed, pharmaceutical company
specifically innovating and improving the commercial operations information sys
tems. Responsibilities include building the relationships and credibility of Inf
ormatics with the executive management team and setting the direction and provid
ing the leadership for the development and support of all of the information sys
tems required by the sales and marketing organization. Selected accomplishments
include:
* Promoted from Senior Director to Executive Director to VP and Officer within 4
years.
* Annual expense budget variance was less than 1% under budget each year. Develo
ped and managed extensive capital projects and budgets - delivered on time with
less than a 5% budget variance.
* Reorganized the department by recruiting IT professionals, clarifying roles an
d responsibilities, and introducing a customer-focused orientation. At the requ
est of senior management, added responsibility for elements of Sales Administrat
ion, previously managed by sales operations.
* Implemented a portfolio management process with commercial executives to joint
ly manage the IT project portfolio ensuring focus on the highest priority busine
ss objectives and eliminating waste.
* Implemented standards, processes, methodologies, productivity tools and skills
based performance management to ensuring project execution was successful and p
redictable.
* Developed and executed a comprehensive CRM strategy to better target selling m
essages to customers.
* Implemented the SAP CRM for a 2800 member sales force including SFA, SAP Busin
ess Warehouse, SAP portals, integration with SAP R/3, and infrastructure. Intro
duced and implemented tablet pc's, broadband and email to the sales force. Impl
emented a sample compliance system using SAP technology. Implemented a customer
master using Siperian software and integration with SAP CRM to create a platfor
m for and maintain a "single view of the customer". This high risk project span
ned one year included over 250 contractors and Forest employees and cost $25 mil
lion. It was delivered on time and on budget.
* Initiated the development of Commercial Intelligence and Marketing Resource Ma
nagement strategy and systems to proactively manage the Marketing program invest
ments.
* Recommended the transition of the special purpose sales force systems outsourc
ed help desk from a high cost, U.S. based service provider to a significantly lo
wer cost (approximately $2 million savings annually) off-shore supplier. Recomm
endation approved.
President, Consultant - Orion Technology Group, Inc. - 2001- 2004
Consultancy provided outsourced implementation of systems supporting the sales a
nd marketing processes of pharmaceutical companies. Selected accomplishments:
* Implemented Siebel sales force automation system including integration of sale
s data, on time and under budget for a $4 Billion pharmaceutical sales force imp
roving its productivity and reducing costs.
* Implemented consumer marketing campaign management and reporting, including an
initial campaign integrating direct mail, phone center, email and coupons, on t
ime and on budget.
* Initiated the RFP process for help desk and hardware services for a pharmaceut
ical sales force and negotiated the agreements. Managed the transition from the
prior service provider to the new.
* Led the technology organization directly supporting pharmaceutical contracts,
rebates, Medicaid administration, sales territory administration, sample adminis
tration call center and sales materials.
* Evaluated technology support requirements and solutions for convention partici
pation
* Managed the implementation of new desktop and laptop platforms for 2300 people
.
Vice President/General Manager, Consultant - RCM Technologies, Inc. - 1998 - 200
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Sold Insight Consulting Group (see below), to RCM as its first Information Techn
ology outsourced "Solutions" business. After the sale, retained P&L responsibili
ty for technology solutions business unit. Improved the services, industries and
methods previously established in the following ways: narrowed industry focus t
o pharmaceuticals and insurance; added services including: wireless, mobile appl
ication outsourcing, Information Technology infrastructure outsourcing, and soft
ware testing and quality. Enhanced project delivery methods reducing the cost of
delivery to our customers while improving our profitability. Selected accomplis
hments:
* Selected, negotiated and implemented an ERP solution.
* Grew business unit by more than 30% average annually
* Grew profits by 75% average annually
* Exceeded 80% utilization
* Exceeded 60% gross margins
* Launched a wireless solutions business unit and landed a marquee customer and
major wireless carrier partnership in 5 months
President, Founder, Consultant, Partner - Insight Consulting Group (ICG) - 1990
- 1998
Established and built a technology-oriented, management consulting firm. Key ser
vices included: Information Technology strategic planning, business process reen
gineering consulting; developing n-tiered, distributed, client-server and thin-c
lient application outsourcing; focusing on e-business, sales force automation, w
eb development, data warehousing and validation of pharmaceutical R&D and manufa
cturing systems. Key industries included: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Products, an
d Shipping/transportation. Selected key customers included Roche, BMS, Warner La
mbert, Pfizer, Bayer, Clinique, Estee Lauder, Liz Claiborne, Monet, MSC. Selecte
d accomplishments:
* Grew business from $0 to more than $3mm annually
* Exceeded 50% gross margins and 15% profit
* Negotiated the sale of the business to RCM Technologies, Inc.
* Increased customer base from 2 to more than 30
* Managed staff growth from 3 partners to 40 professionals
* Spun-off a software product business