Advisory Overview

Our Advisors

Expert advisors across federal,
research, and regulated environments.

Advisors with operating experience inside federal programs, regulated industries, and applied research — not borrowed expertise, but careers built there.

Academia & Research

Academia & Research

Federal & Defense

Federal & Defense

Health Informatics

Health Informatics

Logistics & Operations

Logistics & Operations

Technology & Innovation

Technology & Innovation

Cybersecurity & Compliance

Cybersecurity & Compliance

Pharmaceutical & Bioanalytical

Pharmaceutical & Bioanalytical

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Henry Salmans

Henry "Hank" Salmans III

Federal Cybersecurity & Defense Strategy

Retired USMC Major with TS/SCI eligibility and 35+ years of leadership spanning federal cybersecurity, enterprise IT modernization, and DoD program management — from the National Military Command Center to civilian agency environments including USDA and Marine Corps Headquarters.

Federal & Defense

Cybersecurity & Compliance

Hank's career spans nuclear command authority, enterprise systems architecture, cloud migration recovery, and cybersecurity policy authorship at the highest levels of the U.S. federal government. He has led programs responsible for billions in military payroll, commanded hundreds of Marines, and advised General Officers and Senior Executives at Headquarters Marine Corps. Published in the Journal of Defense Software Engineering. Fluent in English and Spanish.

  • Nuclear Command and Control Communications Officer, National Military Command Center — 14-man team supporting 20 worldwide military operations including Allied Force, Desert Fox, and the USS Cole response
  • Authored the Marine Corps Risk Management Framework (RMF) cybersecurity strategy — first successful enterprise-level validation under the new DoD framework
  • Directed enterprise IT systems enabling $13.6B in annual USMC military payroll and accounting of $25B+ in annual budget
  • Recovered a twice-failed Army cloud migration (CHARA) — transitioned critical DoD infrastructure to secure, scalable multi-cloud environments
Jacob Allen Freitag

Jacob Allen Freitag

Systems Intelligence & Research Strategy

Multidisciplinary strategist with 10+ years across bioengineering research, federal systems intelligence, and embedded organizational diagnostics — spanning university research, commercial operations, and federal strategy.

Academia & Research

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Jacob has managed Fortune 500-sponsored research programs, developed federal positioning strategy across multiple agency pipelines, and executed embedded intelligence operations inside complex regulated environments. He has built analytical systems supporting stakeholder mapping, federal opportunity development, and operational resilience — including a 20,000-line analytics platform, an automated federal contract scanner, and a RACI visualization system deployed for executive review.

  • Managed 5+ concurrent bioengineering research initiatives under a multi-year Fortune 500 partnership, contributing to $5M+ in cumulative contract renewals and supporting industry-sponsored research from bench to scale
  • Executed a 40-day embedded diagnostic inside a 375-employee CRO — mapping a 92-step commercial workflow, identifying a 4.7× cascading failure pattern, and delivering eight zero-cost interventions adopted by executive leadership
  • Developed federal positioning strategy and authored 10+ white papers across Army DEVCOM, DON STEM, NDEP, and NSF — including dual-use technology applications in bioengineering aligned with DoD critical technology priorities
  • Engineered 20+ biomimetic peptides across environmental, medical, and biomanufacturing applications — presented at TMS International; Adjunct Researcher at the University of Kansas, held by fewer than 1% of staff without a graduate degree
Dr. Ruth Wetta

Dr. Ruth Wetta

Population Health & Program Evaluation

PhD, MPH, MSN, RN with 35+ peer-reviewed publications, 20+ funded grants as Principal Investigator, and senior research leadership in population health strategy, SDOH data standardization, and implementation science — including Lead Clinical Researcher at Oracle Cerner.

Health Informatics

Academia & Research

Ruth's career spans community health systems research, grant-funded program evaluation, and national health informatics standards development. She has led population health strategy at enterprise scale, driven SDOH data standardization inside one of the largest health IT companies in the world, and served on national committees shaping how health data is collected, stored, and used.

  • Lead Clinical Researcher and Product Manager for DataInsights at Oracle Cerner — driving population health strategy and EHR interoperability across enterprise health systems
  • Member, National Quality Forum Prevention and Population Health Standing Committee and Gravity Project Technical Advisory Committee; Panel member, Joint Commission Bernard J. Tyson Award
  • Principal Investigator on 20+ funded grants spanning community health assessment, program evaluation, and public health systems research
  • 35+ peer-reviewed publications across population health, SDOH standardization, and implementation science
Dr. Dominic Warrino

Dr. Dominic Warrino

Biologics, Biosimilar Strategy & Regulatory Compliance

PhD Immunologist with 30 years of experience in biologics development, immunogenicity assessment, and biosimilar strategy. Senior Director of Scientific Services at KCAS Bio, with 11 publications, extensive industry presentations, and scientific communications across bioanalysis forums.

Pharmaceutical & Bioanalytical

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Dominic leads technical strategy, client engagement, and regulatory compliance across bioanalytical programs at KCAS Bio. His career spans preclinical through Phase III biologics development across oncology, infectious disease, allergy, and autoimmunity — with expertise in large-molecule PK, immunogenicity, biomarker assays, and biosimilar programs. His work has contributed to FDA 510(k) approvals, major business growth initiatives, and industry leadership through AAPS.

  • Senior Director of Scientific Services at KCAS Bio — leading large-molecule PK, immunogenicity, and biosimilar biomarker programs across preclinical through Phase III; previously drove 50%+ growth in biosimilar and Bio-Better assay programs at Viracor-IBT
  • Co-Leader, AAPS Critical Reagents Focus Group; Bioanalytical Program Track Chair, AAPS Summer Scientific Forum — active in shaping industry standards and regulatory direction
  • Contributed to FDA 510(k) approvals, authored 11 publications, and developed industry-recognized expertise in flow cytometry, immunogenicity, and bioanalytical method validation
  • Former Scientific Advisory Board member, ImmoSoft Corporation (2009–2015) and Biogen Idec JC Virus Advisory Board (2009) — with expertise in biologics, biosimilars, and large-molecule regulatory strategy

Advisory activities are conducted independently and do not involve bioanalytical services or engagements with CRO competitors.

Matt Rider

Matt Rider

Operations Strategy & Supply Chain Transformation

Operations executive and founder with 25+ years across eCommerce fulfillment, reverse logistics, and KPI-driven performance improvement — scaling startups to Fortune 500 networks through Six Sigma methodology and supply chain execution.

Logistics & Operations

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Matt's career is defined by measurable turnarounds at scale — stabilizing underperforming operations, building leadership pipelines, and architecting the systems that make organizations run. He has led fulfillment networks spanning millions of square feet, founded two companies including the first order-online drive-thru grocery operation in the U.S., and consistently produced documented gains in UPH, culture, and output across every engagement.

  • At Qurate/QVC, led 2M+ sq. ft. of fulfillment across 51 managers and 1,700+ team members — achieving 45% UPH increase, $11.7M in annual savings, and two consecutive quarters of highest RTV output in company history
  • At Jet.com/Walmart, led Kansas City FC to 20 consecutive months at the top of the Walmart fulfillment network in CPU and VCPU — applying Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Gemba methodology with 73% increase in receiving productivity
  • Founded Zoomin Market, the first order-online drive-thru grocery operation in the U.S. — built from concept through construction, WMS design, software development, and launch
  • Consistent record of leadership development — six internal promotions at DEMDACO, six straight quarters of highest-ranked team members at Jet.com/Walmart, and regional GM trainer at Gopuff
Maria Saavedra

Maria Saavedra

AI Solutions Architecture & Full-Stack Engineering

Principal engineer and founder of M7 Studio with 12 years building for Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups — specializing in AI-integrated product development, scalable cloud architecture, and production-ready systems.

Technology & Innovation

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Maria's career spans the full product engineering lifecycle — from early-stage startup prototypes to enterprise-scale platforms. She has built production-ready systems for startup founders, contributed to a product that was later acquired, and delivered features at scale. Her work combines modern full-stack architecture, AI-enabled functionality, secure authentication, and automated deployment across cloud environments.

  • Early engineer at Gather Learning, contributing key product features that supported a later acquisition; at Screencastify, delivered features to a large-scale user base and helped migrate a legacy Angular codebase to Next.js under aggressive timelines
  • Architected scalable full-stack platforms using NestJS, PostgreSQL, Next.js, and OpenAI APIs, with secure Auth0-based authentication, automated CI/CD pipelines, and deployment across Azure, AWS, and DigitalOcean
  • Technical Director at Adva Digital Solutions — led development of 5+ simultaneous projects while mentoring a team of 4 engineers across React, TypeScript, C#, and Azure
  • Founder of M7 Studio, collaborating with startup founders to design and build production-ready prototypes that accelerate time-to-market across fintech, edtech, and enterprise platforms

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