About Me

Biomedical/Life Sciences Product Management, Software Development, QA & Operations Executive Expertise Summary: C-Level (CTO) Software Product and Engineering Executive driving efficient and effective businesses. PhDs in both technology and MBA, IEEE...ineering Executive driving efficient and effective businesses. PhDs in both technology and MBA, IEEE Senior Member & Distinguished Lecturer (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society), Peer-Reviewer IEEE Engineering Management Society journals, NIH Grant Reviewer, NSF SBIR CAP-1 mentor and more. Prior experience effectively running startups to 1000+ person engineering organizations in a centralized framework, delivering consistent productivity gains, KPI & bottom line improvement. Direction of continuous process improvements across multiple operations disciplines - including TPM, Engineering, SaaS Ops, IT Ops, CRM, Support and Finance, with strong commitment to CAPA. Experience hiring, coaching and managing VP to manage wide ranging critical business functions Engaged with Fortune 100 executives ensuring product delivery aligns with customer value creation. Expert in transformation of acquired engineering teams into an effective and efficient global businesses to increase quality and reduce cost over pre-acquisition benchmarks Design data structures and algorithms to solve complex problems, define object models and develop strategies to avoid poor product design decisions with a long-term focus and apply modern software design patterns to product requirements. Map solutions to large building blocks, reducing scope in favor of simplicity, of existing open source components and cloud services, working as a Chief Architect focused on customer values. 20+ years of engineering experience leading multiple teams across multiple products and technologies, providing both consulting and product focused business operations. Experience with high-end enterprise systems deployed in environments of F100 corporation complexity and highly regulated environments (HIPPA and 21CFR820 compliance, NRC/DoE, Transportation, Financial Markets (Sarbanes/Oxley) etc. 25+ years of software architecture and development expertise in Java, Python, C++/C#/Go, FORTRAN and much more, as a hands-on software and systems professional. Cloud computing/SaaS expertise using DevOps, OpenStack, HPC, Docker, Intel (Linux/Windows) and Power8 Linux based server platforms, AWS and Azure ,network security and so much more. Understand application support processes/issues, with planning and process improvement (CAPA) Strong project management and analysis background, expert in IT to support project management Thinks broad and deep dives to pull information together, prepare plans and implement them Strong understanding of integration points for applications, modularity and re-use between business units, and understanding of the entire application development landscape as it enters deployment into production and long-term maintenance Strong initiative, solving problems, and supporting clients with exceptional communications skills Assists national/regional sales groups with growing the business through pre-sales support (technical credibility, assessments, qualification, and delivery oversight). Develops and maintains project scope, schedule, cost, communications and risk management Responsible for managing onsite work directly and being the technical engagement manager Reports status, risk, and opportunity to senior management team across portfolio Expert knowledge of regulatory affairs implications for Managed Services and SaaS, ensuring standards, guidelines and practices are understood and are followed ISO9000/13485 and IEEE compliant TQM application development planning and management ISO57000 series IT Security compliant and GDPR compliance systems management and auditing