Company Info for burntsand.com | IcebreakerMembers
As an Executive Research & Development Leader, I have a background in operations, digital and AI, and clinical innovations. I am also well versed in complex project management, global team building, and cost analysis. It is my passion to drive global IT transformations, enterprise-wide efficiency, and cutting edge technology adoption to accelerate clinical development and regulatory success.
Key Achievements Include:
✅ Integral executive leader leading a global team across the US, UK, Poland, Argentina, India, China, Japan, and Switzerland, directing 13 FTEs and 200+ contractors, managing a $20M CapEx and $15M OpEx budget to drive a multi-year IT transformation and R&D modernization
✅ Chaired Five Fit for Growth enterprise-wide workstreams focused on Digital Technology and Analytics, SOP Simplification, Process Optimization, Protocol Streamlining, and Project Team Model evolution, driving functional efficiencies and targeting $5M–$10M in R&D cost savings
✅ Drove AI/ML initiatives to identify high-impact use cases that enhanced clinical drug development processes, improved probability of technical and regulatory success (PTRS), and established an operating model and technology landscape for AI-driven innovation
✅ Led $25M global Veeva Clinical Operations Vault transformation journey for CTMS, eTMF, SSU and Site Connect & RBQM integration, eliminating end of life point and click systems, redundant databases, and manual data entry, consolidating regulatory reporting, and migrating systems to the cloud, resulting in $10M in productivity savings and single source of truth for clinical trial data
✅ Recruited post-Baxalta M&A to transform QA from a shadow IT function into a formalized R&D IT function.
✅ Directed a global team of 100 engineers and software developers to architect an enterprise collaboration platform for Procter & Gamble, enabling seamless internal and external partner engagement and automating project plan preparing worldwide product launches
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Software and business consultant focused on creating innovative technology solutions that optimize efficiency, minimize costs, and maximize awareness, ease and enjoyment for the end user.
Specialties: Technical sales, solution architecture, system analysis, software development, organization, leadership, communication, time management, perspective, and planning. 
