Advisory Overview

Our Advisors

Careers built inside the systems
we work across.

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 Integration, Structural Diagnostics & Cross-Domain Synthesis

Researcher-adjacent operator with experience coordinating a Fortune 500-sponsored bioengineering research program, executing a 40-day embedded diagnostic, and conducting a six-month stakeholder and systems analysis across $500M+ in federal STEM education programs.

Academia & Research

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Jacob's work focuses on the structural gap between capability and execution across organizations, institutions, and funding systems. His experience spans embedded diagnostics in regulated environments, research program coordination, and cross-domain system mapping — with emphasis on how decisions, incentives, and communication breakdowns impact real-world outcomes.

  • Supported a multi-year Fortune 500-sponsored bioengineering research program at the University of Kansas — coordinating across laboratories, managing sponsor interactions, and contributing to sustained contract renewals
  • Executed a 40-day embedded diagnostic inside a 375-employee organization in coordination with leadership — mapping a 92-step commercial workflow, identifying a 4.7× cascading failure pattern, and delivering zero-cost interventions
  • Conducted a six-month stakeholder and systems analysis across $500M+ in federal STEM education programs, identifying coordination failures across program design, institutional execution, and outcome measurement
  • Built internal systems supporting stakeholder mapping, opportunity identification, and organizational diagnostics — including automated contract tracking tools and RACI-based decision visualization for executive use
Dr. Ruth Wetta

Dr. Ruth Wetta

Evaluation Methodology & Implementation Science

PhD, MPH, MSN, RN with 25+ years aligning clinical care, community health systems, and population health data infrastructure — from bedside nursing through national-scale health informatics product leadership at Oracle Cerner.

Health Informatics

Academia & Research

Dr. Wetta's career spans clinical practice, federal program evaluation, health data standardization, and large-scale health informatics product development. Anchored in the Theory of Planned Behavior, her work focuses on how education, measurement, and data infrastructure shape practice change across healthcare and public health systems. Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Kansas School of Nursing (2009-2024), teaching Implementation Science and Microsystems Improvement in Health Care Operations. Peer-reviewed publications in Health Informatics, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, and Evaluation and Program Planning.

  • Lead Clinical Researcher and Product Manager, Oracle Cerner — informatics product leadership at the world's largest health IT enterprise, leading work on Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health (SBDH) data standardization, EHR-integrated health literacy assessment, and clinical research methodology
  • Co-Chair, Nursing Big Data Science Determinants of Health Work Group, University of Minnesota School of Nursing (2021-2023) — leading national methodology work on SDOH data integration; member of the work group 2017-2024
  • Federal and national health data standards bodies — Gravity Project Technical Advisory Committee (2020-2023); National Quality Forum Prevention and Population Health Standing Committee (2021-2023); NQF Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Technical Expert Panel (2021-2022); LOINC Nursing Subcommittee (2017-2024); Joint Commission Bernard J. Tyson Award Panel (2023-2024)
  • Sustained scholarly contribution to health services research, community-based participatory research, and program evaluation — 40 peer-reviewed publications spanning two decades, with 800+ total citations and an h-index of 17; foundational work includes SBDH evidence-based concept creation (Health Informatics, 2020), health literacy assessment in EHRs (Health Informatics Journal, 2019), and Kansas community health assessment methodology (Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2014); workshop presenter at the American Medical Informatics Association 2022 Annual Symposium
Dr. Dominic Warrino

Dr. Dominic Warrino

Biologics, Biosimilar Strategy & Regulatory Compliance

PhD Immunologist with 30 years across biologics development, immunogenicity assessment, and biosimilar strategy. Senior Director of Scientific Services at KCAS Bio — 11 publications, contributions to FDA 510(k) approvals, and co-leader of the AAPS Critical Reagents Focus Group contributing to industry bioanalytical standards.

Pharmaceutical & Bioanalytical

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Dominic leads technical strategy, client engagement, and regulatory alignment 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

Supply Chain Operations & Performance Optimization

Operations executive and co-founder with 25+ years across eCommerce fulfillment, reverse logistics, and manufacturing. Led 2M+ sq. ft. of fulfillment at Qurate/QVC delivering $11.7M in annual savings, drove 20 consecutive months atop Walmart's fulfillment network at Jet.com, and co-founded the first order-online drive-thru grocery operation in the U.S.

Logistics & Operations

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Matt's career is defined by measurable turnarounds at scale — stabilizing underperforming operations, developing leadership pipelines, and improving the systems that drive fulfillment, manufacturing, and distribution. He has led operations spanning millions of square feet and consistently delivered documented gains in throughput, cost efficiency, and team performance.

  • 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
  • Co-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-Integrated Product Engineering & Cloud Architecture

Principal software engineer and founder of M7 Studio with 10+ years building production systems from startup to scale. Delivered features to 12M+ users at Screencastify, contributed to a product acquisition at Gather Learning, and builds AI-integrated platforms for early-stage founders across edtech and enterprise.

Technology & Innovation

Strategic Execution & Intelligence

Maria's work spans the full product engineering lifecycle — from early-stage prototypes to production systems used at scale. She has delivered features to millions of users, contributed to products that achieved acquisition, and built systems combining modern full-stack architecture, cloud infrastructure, and AI-enabled functionality.

  • Delivered features to 12M+ users at Screencastify and contributed to product development at Gather Learning supporting a later acquisition
  • Architected scalable systems using NestJS, PostgreSQL, Next.js, and OpenAI APIs with secure Auth0 authentication and automated CI/CD pipelines across AWS, Azure, and DigitalOcean
  • Technical Director at Adva Digital Solutions — led 5+ concurrent projects and mentored a team of engineers across React, TypeScript, C#, and Azure
  • Founder of M7 Studio, building production-ready platforms for startups across edtech, enterprise, and early-stage software

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