Principals

Tunnell is comprised of exceptionally qualified life sciences consultants that not only know the industry inside and out, but also truly understand your business and what it takes to be successful. We offer a deep and broad level of expertise, and regularly share our experiences at conferences, trade shows, seminars, and other events. Our principals are actively involved with industry affiliations, associations, and boards, and provide guidance and support through various types of publications and speaking engagements. We are dedicated to delivering high quality results and client satisfaction.

Robert Johnson
Principal
Over the past 30 years, Bob Johnson has led and advised multinational companies and helped them achieve record sales and profits through the implementation of business development and operational excellence programs. He has worked with global organizations, turn-arounds, startup companies and private equity firms, and for the past 10 years has focused on pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device organizations. His areas of expertise include sales process improvement, operational strategy, lean manufacturing, performance and compliance improvement, organizational effectiveness, change management, and strategic outsourcing. In the course of his career, he has held key roles at a number of leading consulting companies, including Celerant, Sapient, and EDS. He has also held a variety of roles with high tech, systems integration, and computer consulting companies, including Ampro, Data General, and Wang Laboratories.
Jason J Kamm
Principal
Jason Kamm brings extensive experience in Lean implementation, management consulting, and cost reduction to leading pharmaceutical clients. Schooled in applied mathematics and statistics, he has helped pharmaceutical manufacturers achieve enhanced process understanding of existing products, and accelerated drug development time by employing such advanced tools and methodologies as Quality by Design (QbD), design of experiments (DoE), Process Analytical Technology (PAT), and Six Sigma. He has led or facilitated numerous process improvement projects in the pharmaceutical industry designed to deliver breakthrough results in such critical performance metrics as cost, cycle time, reliability, overall productivity, variation reduction, deviation, and rework.
Greg T Plante
Principal
Principal Greg Plante has more than 25 years of experience in the planning, development, and launch of major business and technology systems, with a special focus on life sciences R&D technology systems and strategy. Prior to joining Tunnell, he was the lead resource in Deloitte Consulting’s Life Sciences R&D technology practice, advising senior IT management at Fortune 1000 life sciences clients. Previously, he led strategy development and implementation of technologies and support for Johnson & Johnson’s Pharmaceutical Research and Development community. Prior to that, he was chief architect for a service and framework offering for Fortune 1000 collaborative commerce applications at CSC Consulting, where he held a variety of positions as an IT architect and technologist.
Carla F Reed
Principal
Carla Reed has more than 20 years’ experience working in global supply chain and logistics environments. An authority on ‘discovery to distribution’ supply chain best practices in the life sciences industry, she has led supply chain integration during the merger of global pharmaceutical companies and has expertise in discovery, clinical trials, product introduction, and related processes and technology enablers. Prior to joining Tunnell, she was a senior vice president at Marsh Risk Consulting, where she focused on supply chain safety and security, with emphasis on high-risk supply chain environments, including pharmaceuticals, biological products, food, and electronics. Previously, she led the global logistics practice for distribution and related technologies at Chainlink Research. Prior to that, she founded and led New Creed Consulting and she has held a number of key positions in strategic sourcing and supply chain management at Sterling Commerce, Tomkins Associates, and Encompass. Before relocating to the United States, she also led major supply chain engagements at several of the largest industrial conglomerates in Southern Africa, including SA Breweries, Murray & Roberts and SAPPI.
Ray Rogers
Principal
Ray Rogers has more than 15 years of executive experience with life sciences companies ranging in size from startups to Fortune 500 leaders, addressing the challenges of complex multi-site manufacturing and leveraging business and life sciences disciplines to drive productivity and profitability. Prior to joining Tunnell, he served as president of an early-stage life sciences company and, prior to that, vice president of a company that supplies technology solutions to the life sciences and chemical industries. Previously, he held a number of senior positions at the Cyanamid Products Division of American Home Products Corporation (Wyeth), where he directed manufacturing across multiple facilities, grew revenues in specialty products, and delivered dramatically improved customer service. Prior to that, he managed manufacturing for the company’s agricultural products division and held a number of positions in the company’s chemical products division.
William Schmidt
Principal
Bill Schmidt has more than 25 years’ experience driving growth and revenues in business start-ups, business development, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and sales and marketing. Prior to joining Tunnell, he served as President and CEO of Advanced Gelatin Technologies, where he successfully secured start-up capital and developed an international IP portfolio, and Executive Vice President at Midwest Stainless Process Systems implementing successful marketing strategies, expanding market channels, and overseeing strategic acquisitions. He has held scientific research positions at Dermik Laboratories, Sterling Winthrop and SmithKlineBeecham, where he developed and transferred process and product technology worldwide. Bill’s primary focus centered on process optimization for efficient technology transfer or commercial production optimization as well as manufacturing operations review for cost savings and efficiencies.
Robert Spector
Principal
Robert Spector has more than 17 years of management consulting experience with a proven track record of generating sustainable value for clients utilizing his expertise in Lean / Six Sigma, operations excellence, supply chain strategy, business process design, and information systems. Prior to joining Tunnell, he served in multiple leadership roles for several leading management consulting firms, including two of the "Big Four." Robert's focus has been on strategically growing revenue and profits for clients via process and operational improvements and leading organizational change. He has published and presented widely on Lean/Six Sigma and continuous improvement and is a certified Lean/Six Sigma black belt.
Rick A Winegar
Principal / Managing Director
An expert in operations management, Rick brings more than 20 years of manufacturing management and consulting experience to his work helping clients through challenging business transitions, critical project implementations and dramatic organizational change. He has managed domestic and international chemical processing, formulation and packaging operations; lead global client teams in strategy implementation and capacity consolidation, and managed significant compliance remediation events. The holder of an MBA, he also brings to clients a deep understanding of operations cost accounting, capital planning, production scheduling, and inventory control. As a management consultant to pharmaceutical and biologics manufacturers, he has assessed manufacturing capacity and reliability, FDA compliance and quality system performance, organizational structure and work flow, and led global tech transfer projects. To his work with international clients he brings experience as a former Director of Manufacturing Operations - Latin America, for a division of American Home Products, as well as Operations Manager for American Cyanamid’s Manati, Puerto Rico facility. In those roles he led development of regional product sourcing strategies, achieved significant cost reductions in plant operations, and negotiated and managed outsourced manufacturing services.

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