PETER FORSTER, Ph.D. |
6 Lara Lane Wilmington, DE 19808 peter@forster-solutions.com |
Phone: Fax: |
302-998-8099 302-998-8097 |
SUMMARY: | IT Expert in Pharmaceutical and Financial Industries, with extensive scientific background; over 20 years in IT solutions engineering, standards and policy design, systems management and validation, and professional software development; built 2 data centers from the ground up |
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PROFESSIONAL: |
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09/2002 - present |
Forster Solutions, LLC, Wilmington, DE President - Information Technology Consulting |
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ (07/2008 - present) Scientific Solutions Architect, Modeling & Simulation |
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Solution Architect for 2 Projects:
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Collection and documentation of user requirements specifications, functional design specifications and Request For Proposal (RFP) | ||||||
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Analysis of available applications and technologies and execution of evaluation and selection process for potential vendors | ||||||
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Documentation of solution architecture design, infrastructure requirements | ||||||
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Collaboration with the vendor to ensure business requirements are understood and implemented correctly, and match the way users (scientists) work; including detailed discussions of technical and infrastructure issues, as well as user experience and usability demands and regulatory requirements | ||||||
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Participation in all aspects of the validation process, including analysis of risk factors and regulatory (FDA) exposures; management of unit testing, system testing and user acceptance testing (UAT), as well as IQ/OQ | ||||||
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Merck & Co., West Point, PA (05/2008 - 07/2008) Enterprise Architecture Consultant, Modeling & Simulation |
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Assess and document business capabilities and gaps for various modeling and simulation efforts in different research, pre-clinical and clinical areas | ||||||
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Design process and information models for common requirements | ||||||
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Define technology solutions architecture within global enterprise framework | ||||||
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Develop a road map of initiatives necessary to implement business strategy | ||||||
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Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (03/2005 - 12/2007) Scientific Solutions Architect & Project Manager eMASTER Project, Strategic Modeling & Simulation |
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Implemented a custom, scientific application for comparing, managing and reporting NONMEM population pharmacokinetic modeling and simulation calculations, which increased productivity by at least a factor of 10 | ||||||
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Performed complete application architecture design and development | ||||||
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Developed fully functional Prototype in only 2 weeks | ||||||
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Designed and built multi-server networked 3-tier application with web-based front-end, session daemons and compute server farm back-end, developed in Perl, AJAX, HTML and JavaScript | ||||||
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Developed modules for advanced methods such as Bootstrap and Covariate Model Building, as well as graphical visualizations (diagnostic plots) with S-Plus | ||||||
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Built automatic generation of different report tables in RTF format for direct inclusion in regulatory submissions to FDA | ||||||
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Performed full life-cycle project management, requirements analysis, vision statement, project plan development, execution, tracking and status reporting; team selection; budget & resource management | ||||||
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Managed the entire validation process, including analysis of risk factors and regulatory (FDA) exposures; management of unit testing, system testing and user acceptance testing (UAT), as well as IQ/OQ | ||||||
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Developed policies, standards and documentation, including User Guide (100+ pages) and Administrator Manual; provided extensive user training for the entire application | ||||||
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Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (10/2002 - 06/2008) Capability Manager & Project Manager Biotransformation Database Project |
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Implemented a custom electronic lab notebook (ELN) application for storage and management of metabolism research information from conception to finish, a multi-year, million-dollar project | ||||||
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Performed requirements analysis, project plan development, execution, tracking and status reporting; team selection; budget & resource management | ||||||
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Evaluated and recommended vendors, executed Request For Purchase (RFP) process, managed relationships, negotiated contracts and priority re-alignments, managed scope & resource change | ||||||
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Designed application & specifications documentation in collaboration with vendor, including metadata definitions, storage & searching of non-specific (Markush) structures, filtering pathway diagrams, instrument data upload, and data analysis | ||||||
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Redesigned business processes to enable scientists to generate and capture data much more efficiently, and to assure full user acceptance and ownership | ||||||
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Developed policies, standards, documentation and how-to guides | ||||||
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Analysed risk factors and regulatory (FDA) exposures for system validation assessment; prepared for application validation |
05/2001 - 09/2002 |
BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE Vice President - Technology |
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Built Unix (SUN/Solaris) data center environment, consisting of 250+ servers; hired Unix System and Network Administration team, defined objectives and performance metrics, conducted performance reviews, time and resource management, conflict resolution, mentoring, and team motivation | |
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Presented strategic plans, architecture designs, and process improvements to executive management | |
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Developed and implemented corporate Change Management Process, Capacity Planning Strategy, Security Standards, and Backup Architecture, and created standard operating procedures (SOPs); prepared audit deliverables | |
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Prepared, implemented, and executed Disaster Recovery procedures | |
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Led several large-scale infrastructure implementation projects, as well as new client implementations (ASP) | |
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Implemented tools for intrusion detection (IDS), SPAM filtering, web site blocking | |
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Designed Storage Area Network, conducted Enterprise Management package evaluations, and performed Return-On-Investment (ROI) analysis | |
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Established vendor relationships and negotiated contracts |
02/2000 - 04/2001 |
DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co., Wilmington, DE Principal Research Scientist - Discovery Informatics and Molecular Design |
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Primary liaison between R&D and IT to develop computing infrastructure and technology direction, and design an architecture that meets the needs of scientists | |
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Integrated West Coast research laboratories (infrastructure, processes, methods) | |
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Co-developed DI Browser architecture and design, distributed database concepts, metadata definitions, user interface, search engines, and knowledge management | |
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Participated in methodology development for applications of information theory, molecular superposition and docking, and clustering methods | |
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Managed SUN and SGI servers |
08/1995 - 01/2000 |
DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co., Wilmington, DE Manager - Shared Technology Solutions |
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Supervised staff of fifteen, conducted performance reviews, mentored and coached | |
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Engineered solutions for all technologies for the entire company (UNIX, VMS, OS400, NT Servers, Network Infrastructure, Desktops, etc.) in FDA regulated environment; directed and implemented strategy; maintained client relationships | |
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Managed numerous projects through full life cycle (SDLC), including budgeting, resource, scope and change management, risk assessment, contingency planning, and status reporting | |
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Led requirements and gap analyses, wrote functional and design specifications | |
Team Leader - Systems Engineering | ||
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Developed system qualification procedures (IQ/OQ/PQ: Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification, Performance Qualification) and validation plans, performed data center audits, 21 CFR Part 11 regulatory compliance reviews | |
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Responsible for engineering solutions for all server platforms for the company, architecture decisions, equipment purchases, budget accounting | |
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Created solutions to automate and integrate business processes for clinical trials, FDA submissions, and data warehouse efforts | |
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Built high-availability cluster (MC/ServiceGuard) for mission-critical applications | |
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Supervised team of employees and contractors; performed project and staff management, training, performance reviews; hired new employees | |
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UNIX Team Leader | ||
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Designed, and implemented, the HP-UNIX server environment (subject to FDA regulations) for the entire company; architected standard configurations, wrote Security Policy, developed standard operating procedures (SOPs), and maintained and operated all systems for business-critical processing | |
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Implemented HP OpenView suite of tools for Enterprise Systems Management; customized proactive monitoring of critical systems and applications | |
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Acted as most senior resource for UNIX issues, and as liaison to database team | |
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Managed web server and developed code in Shell, Perl, HTML, Java, JavaScript |
02/1995 - 06/2001 |
Taylor Management Systems, Waukegan, IL Systems Management Consultant |
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Provided systems management support for R&D computing (molecular design, spectroscopy, and clinical statistics) at Abbott Laboratories | |
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Supported numerous software packages for molecular modeling, numerical computations, and graphical manipulations, as well as their integration into the infrastructure; managed network of over 90 UNIX workstations and servers |
1988 - 1994 |
Bruker Analytische Messtechnik GmbH, Rheinstetten, Germany Scientific Software Developer |
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Developed new methods and algorithms for analysis of NMR spectroscopic data | |
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Wrote programs and utilities in C, Fortran, Modula-2, Lisp, Perl, lexx, yacc, etc. |
EDUCATION: |
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1988 - 1994 | Technical University of Berlin, Germany Dr. rer. nat., Natural Sciences (Ph.D.) |
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1986 - 1987 | University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma (Scholarship from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany) M.S., Physical Chemistry (grade point average 4.0) |
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1982 - 1987 | Technical University of Berlin, Germany Diploma in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry |
PUBLICATIONS: |
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P. Forster and B. M. Fung, Chain Ordering in Cyanobiphenyls and Cyanophenylcyclohexanes, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 2, 84 (1988). | ||
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P. Forster, A. Khuen, D. Ziessow and R. Wasen, Computer Algebra in Chemistry, Dechema-Monographs vol. 116, pp. 613-622 (1989). | ||
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P. Forster and D. Ziessow, A Program for the Bayesian Analysis of NMR Time Data, Software Development in Chemistry 7, pp. 119-133, D. Ziessow (Ed.), GDCh, Frankfurt am Main (1992). | ||
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P. Arlt, P. Forster and D. Ziessow, COIN: A Command Interpreter to Integrate Programs for Data Processing in Spectroscopy under UNIX, Software Dev. in Chemistry 7, pp. 315-320, D. Ziessow (Ed.), GDCh, Frankfurt am Main (1992). |
WORKSHOPS & TRAINING: |
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Temple Univ., Pharmacy QA/RA Graduate Prog.: Drug Development, Spring 2000 | ||
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Univ. of Michigan Business School, Exec. Ed. Center: Management II, Nov. 1998 | ||
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American Management Association: IS Project Management, Oct. 1998 | ||
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DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co., IR Leadership Development, 1998 | ||
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Fred Pryor Seminars: Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers, 7/98 | ||
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Ouellette & Associates, Consulting Skills for the I/S Professional, June 1998 | ||
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DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co., Leadership Development Seminar, June 1996 | ||
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Hewlett Packard: OpenView IT/Administration, Oct. 1998 | ||
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Hewlett Packard: Hands on with MC/ServiceGuard, Aug. 1998 | ||
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Hewlett Packard: OpenView NNM Fundamentals for Network Managers, July 1997 | ||
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USENIX LISA ’96 Conference: Sendmail, Expect, Javascript courses | ||
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Conference: Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods, 1990, 1991, 1993 and 2000 |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS : |
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USENIX Association | ||
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SAGE System Administrators Guild | ||
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American Chemical Society Division of Computers in Chemistry, Division of Chemical Information |
LANGUAGES: | German (native) and English very fluently; basic French; learning Spanish |
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