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Meet the SmartCore Solutions Team

The true strength of SmartCore is its people. The partnership represents an unparalleled depth of successful experience in almost every conceivable business arena. Of equal importance, each individual has been selected to join SmartCore based on their desire and ability to embrace our core values of integrity, honesty, honor and a “client-first” ethos. We invite you to discover their talents and backgrounds by clicking on the names below.

Managing Partners

  • Victor Watts - Chief Executive Officer
  • Victor has over 20 years as a proven business leader with a successful track record of sales, marketing, organizational development and operational achievement in both start-up and large established corporate environments...
  • Thomas J. Sekel - Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer
  • Tom Sekel has over thirty years of experience including leadership in finance, information technology, accounting, operations and human resources. His experience has been with both international and domestic corporations. In his capacity as founder...

Executive Partners

  • Fred Baldwin – Chief Marketing Officer
  • Fred Baldwin is a C-level Marketing executive who specializes in leading and creating integrated marketing within growth- and mid-market B2B brands. In the last fifteen years he focused his career on maximizing revenue growth and successfully...
  • Bill Elmore – Chief Operations Officer, Chief Financial Officer
  • Bill Elmore is an accomplished operational and financial executive with over 25 years of broad experience primarily in clinical research. His roles as COO, CFO, and Vice President have allowed him to participate at the highest levels in leading several...
  • Jeffrey Kaplan - Financial Leadership, Capital Raising, Mergers & Acquisitions Turnarounds
  • Kaplan has 30 years experience as a CFO with 23 years of those years working with public companies. During his career, Kaplan has been directly responsible for closing over $1.4 billion in transactions, including underwritten public offerings...
  • Linda Leake – Chief Operating Officer, Human Relations Strategy
  • Within in her own businesses and the 300+ companies she has served, Linda Leake gets measurable revenue results through people. Her ability to assess and find the pain, plan the change and engage herself and others in implementing constructive...

Affiliate Partners

  • Jeffrey B. Chambers - Human Capital
  • Jeff Chambers is a solution-oriented senior executive with strong strategic and tactical skills in law, human resources and business. For more than 20 years, his background as an attorney and his experience as a successful leader...
  • David Chapman - Marketing and Public Relations
  • As Founder and CEO of 919 Marketing, David Chapman brings over 25 years of senior-level marketing and business development management experience to SmartCore. His career path combines corporate and consulting roles, and includes...
  • Claire Cormier - Executive Recruiter
  • Claire presents with 20 years of experience within the Recruitment and Executive Search industry. Her career spans from working for several large National Search firms as well as regional targeted niche Search firms which lead...
  • John Denny - New Product Design and Manufacturing
  • John brings more than thirty years experience successfully commercializing new products in a number of industries. John is the founder and CEO of Alaeras, Inc., a drug delivery company currently developing dry powder vaccines...
  • Richard DeVeau - Creative Director/Copy Writer
  • Richard has spent the majority of his career working at some of the largest advertising agencies in Boston and Chicago, leading teams of writers, designers and art directors to develop print, broadcast, direct response, web and...
  • Steve Freeman - Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Consultant
  • A Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Steve is a highly skilled consulting professional with a degree in Electrical Engineering from Tuskegee University and over 20 years of experience in the application of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma...
  • Steve Ganster - Asia Business Strategy & Execution
  • Steve Ganster is Managing Director of Technomic Asia, based in Shanghai, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tompkins International. He has over 28 years in international market strategy and operational consulting, primarily in Asia...
  • Ron Harman - Chief Technology Officer/Software Development
  • Ron has 25 years experience partnering with C-suite executives in both the Fortune 500 and entrepreneurial space to conceptualize, develop, and deliver software solutions. Prior to becoming an executive consultant, he served...
  • Jim Kasper - Leadership Development, Sales Training & Senior Business Consultant
  • Serving on the Board of Advisors and as an Executive Partner for SmartCore Business Solutions, Jim brings a broad knowledge base and extensive expertise to SmartCore’s customized service offerings. Jim maintains his position...
  • Gary Kite - IT Services
  • Gary has over 30 years in the IT field in Manufacturing, Human Resources, Order Management, Sales and Compensation, and Finance systems. For the last 10 years he has been a Senior Consultant within the SAP platform where he has been...
  • John Musante - Business Strategist / Pharmaceutical Leadership / M&A
  • John has spent twenty-two years in the pharmaceutical industry encompassing both large and small pharmaceutical companies. Beginning as a sales rep in 1985 for Glaxo, his career advancement and experiences include sales, management...
  • Dennis Nagy - Business Development / Software Product Development /International Expansion
  • Dennis is a thirty-seven-year veteran of all aspects of engineering simulation software and services (CAE), from R&D through sales and marketing management to executive leadership. Prior to joining CD-adapco (New York and London)...
  • Robert O’Loughlin - Managed IT Implementation and Customer Satisfaction
  • With over 30 years experience in IT, Bob possesses a strong technical background and is skilled in both project and people management. He is a strategic thinker who can provide effective solutions and rapidly adapt to changing...
  • Stephen Parker - Chief Technology Officer / Business Strategist / M&A
  • Stephen is a senior executive with extensive domestic and international success in leading divisions of Fortune 100 and start-up companies. These experiences include notable brands from IBM, SBS, and global high tech start-ups...
  • Michael Press - Business Incentives Advisory, Government Relations and Location Analysis
  • Mike has more than 25 years of experience in economic development and tax incentives, having served in both government and non-government consulting roles. Mike also serves as President and Executive Director of M. R. Press Consulting, LLC...
  • John Ramsey - Software Development
  • John has been developing and supporting SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) in the Research Triangle Park region for over a decade. His past experiences include leading a team of web developers providing customized online auction...
  • Tom Rothrock - Senior Director of Training, Development and Personnel Assessment
  • Tom has 12 years of experience in the pre-hire and coaching behavioral assessment environment. Using the Profile XT assessment, he has analyzed the Profile results of over 2,000 pre-hire candidates as well as current employees...
  • E.J. Secola - Managed Markets / Strategic Planning / Leadership Development
  • E.J.has extensive pharmaceutical industry experience. His distinguished career spanned 34 years with Pfizer Pharmaceutical. He held positions as both as Sales and Hospital Representative, Assistant Regional Manager, Senior...
  • Jim Tompkins - Global Supply Chain Consulting / Benchmarking and Best Practices
  • Jim is an internationally known expert on global supply chain strategy, including benchmarking and best practices, logistics, warehousing, material handling and technology implementation, and outsourcing. Serving on the Board...
  • Rick Wnuk - Chief Business Officer
  • Rick is passionate about taking a hands on approach with his clients in the practice areas of strategic planning, sales optimization, channel development, corporate development and mergers & acquisition. He engages...

 

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