IntelliGuard® Leadership Team

Bob Howard

Bob Howard

Chief Executive Officer

Bob took on the role of CEO at IntelliGuard in August of 2023 after joining IntelliGuard’s Board of Directors in September of 2022. As CEO, Bob will focus on increasing market share, expanding IntelliGuard’s brand recognition, and simplifying industry adoption of IntelliGuard’s portfolio of solutions for medication data intelligence and integrity. IntelliGuard will continue to develop innovative offerings that lead to greater patient safety and enhanced medication decision making and management. Bob will retain his seat on the Board to facilitate strategic decision making and communication between the Board and IntelliGuard’s Leadership Team.

Bob is an experienced entrepreneur and finance executive with over 25 years of investing in and operating businesses in highly regulated environments. Since 2022, he has been the CEO of Howard Energy Co., Inc., IntelliGuard’s parent company, where he is responsible for managing the company’s portfolio of investments. Bob has previously served as a co-founder and managing partner across different organizations and industries helping to solve complex problems through innovation and disruptive technologies. These efforts include the decarbonization of transportation fuels and building materials and the use of data science and machine learning to automate commodities and derivatives trading.

Bob earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Northwestern University. He also completed his Juris Doctor degree from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and obtained his MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Thomas Koning

Thomas Koning

President

Tom became the President of IntelliGuard in August of 2023 after joining IntelliGuard in December of 2022 as Chief Revenue Officer. Tom is committed to changing the way IntelliGuard engages with its customers and has set goals to grow the company’s new commercial model to drive revenue and increase market share. He is focused on building strong relationships and creating solutions that provide the best value and ultimately improve patient safety.

Tom brings over 35 years of experience with start-up and Fortune 500 companies in the healthcare and medical device industries. Prior to joining IntelliGuard, he spent a total of 9.5 years at BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) in sales and business development roles, with the last 6 years serving as Vice President of Sales for Europe and North America.

Tom was the VP of Sales at Safety Syringes, Inc. IntelliGuard® was originally established as a division of Safety Syringes Inc., which was acquired by BD. He also served as Director of National Accounts and Director of Sales at LMA North America, a medical device company that introduced new airway technology into the anesthesia market.

Tom earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Hope College, Holland, Michigan.

Tim Tinnel

Tim Tinnel

Chief Operating Officer

As the Chief Operating Officer, Tim and his teams are responsible for owning operations around customer relationships, driving customer experience, and being the organization’s customer advocate. This customer centric responsibility starts with early customer discussions to understand needs and set expectations; and follows through process and operations discussions, integration needs, project management, implementation, technical support and ongoing client services.

Tim comes to IntelliGuard with over 25 years of experience consultatively providing technical solutions to business problems and serving customers in complex technical environments. Prior to joining the team, Tim was the Chief Information Officer for an international telco provider where he was recruited to digitally transform the organization into a world class, cloud-based technology company. Prior to that, he has worked as an executive in the sourcing, medical and pharmaceutical, distribution, inventory, and logistics industries.

Tim earned his bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University in Computer Science Engineering specializing in embedded systems hardware and software.

Paul Elizondo

Paul Elizondo

Chief Innovation Officer

As Chief Innovations Officer since 2009, Paul focuses on the development and optimization of all RFID-enabled systems within the IntelliGuard® product line. Paul currently chairs the RAIN Heathcare committee, setting the global standards for RFID in Healthcare. He is a recognized expert in his field and has enabled systems in most RFID frequency bands including applications in supply chain, airline baggage, vehicle identification and healthcare.

Previously, he was the Director, Systems Integration at SCS Corporation, a recognized early leader in both 2.45GHz and UHF technology development. He spent the first twenty years of his career in the integrated circuit industry working in the fields of design processing and test. He is an inventor on several patents ranging in subjects from wafer sorting to RFID applications.

Paul has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from New Mexico State and since 2000 has actively participated on RFID industry technology committees including the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31/WG4/SG3 standard group and the US Technical Advisory Group.

Jeff Webber

Jeff Webber

Chief Technology Officer

Jeff joined IntelliGuard in early 2017. As Chief Technology Officer he is primarily responsible for Cloud Infrastructure, Software Design and Development of mission critical applications/systems and IT Operations. Jeff brings more than 20 years of experience as a software architect, engineer and consultant specializing in the medical, aerospace and financial fields.

Preceding this role, Jeff spent many years in the financial industry designing workflow management systems and implementing anti-money laundering strategy software. Prior to that he spent over a decade working to create a life changing diabetes control device, (iMetrikus, MetrikLink) and he represented that company on the Continua Health Alliance Standards Board. He is also an inventor on three patents for medical device communications.

Jennifer Bees

Jennifer Bees

Corporate Controller

As the Corporate Controller, Jennifer leads IntelliGuard’s external financial reporting, corporate accounting, planning and budgeting, and corporate internal controls functions, as well as Human Resources. She is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, managing internal and external audits, cost and cash management, and compliance with policies, procedures, and overall strategy.

Prior to joining IntelliGuard in 2016, Jennifer has held a variety of finance and accounting positions totaling more than 15 years of hands-on experience in the medical device, technology, and compliance industries. Her experience includes financial modeling and analysis, due diligence, risk management, contract review, tax and audit compliance, payroll, cost and variance accounting, GAAP and SOX compliance, asset management, process improvement, human resources, company-wide performance reviews, and staff management and development. Jennifer continues to have a passion for driving continuous improvement and operational efficiency while exploring growth opportunities.

Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University San Marcos. She is a Certified Public Accountant and an active member of The California Society of CPAs (CalCPA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) as well as being a licensed California Public Notary.

Elise Claudepierre, Vice President of Marketing & Channel Sales

Elise Claudepierre

Vice President of Marketing & Channel Sales

As the Vice President of Marketing and Channel Sales, Elise and her team are responsible for overseeing all strategies and efforts to strengthen the company's market position and achieve desired business goals. This includes leading the organization in research for new products, product enhancements and product redesign. Additionally, Elise and her team are leading IntelliGuard’s efforts to generate new business through building a reseller and referral partner network

Elise comes to IntelliGuard with over a decade of experience across marketing and healthcare. Prior to joining the team, she was responsible for developing, launching, and sustaining a global medication management platform. Before that, she managed the downstream marketing team of a medical device manufacturer. She has a unique variety of experience in managing product development, customer marketing, medical device sales, and brand building.

Elise earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio University, and received her MBA from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio College of Business.

Paulo Viola

Paulo Viola

Vice President of Data Science Solutions

Paulo Viola comes to IntelliGuard with over 20 years of experience managing the design, development, and implementation of data analytics and supply chain management solutions in a variety of industries, most recently in healthcare. He will be leading the expansion of IntelliGuard’s Data Science Solutions, designed to harness the data-rich environment of RFID technology and empower hospitals and health systems to extract valuable insights from their operations, enabling them to make well-informed decisions.

Prior to joining the team, Paulo co-founded Supplymind Healthcare Technologies – a provider of software solutions aimed at optimizing supply chain processes in healthcare settings by leveraging the power of Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence to integrate, organize and interpret complex data.

Paulo earned his bachelor's degree from Universidade de Sao Paulo in Mechanical Engineering and has undergone executive education at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

Jay Williams

Jay Williams

Vice President of Business Development

Jay brings over thirty years of healthcare industry experience and relationships in distribution, manufacturing, start-ups and consulting to business development at IntelliGuard®. He has a BA degree in Marketing from Michigan State and an MBA degree from Pepperdine.

In 2009, as a strategic marketing consultant, Jay provided a market assessment and development project for IntelliGuard® which led to him joining the Company in a full-time senior leadership role. Prior, Jay was an early investor, board director and held multiple management and consulting positions at Safety Syringes, Inc. [IntelliGuard® was established originally as a division of Safety Syringes Inc. which was acquired by BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company NYSE: BDX)]. Prior, he held senior management positions in sales, marketing, R&D and business development at Devon Industries, now a division within Covidian, served as a partner and founder of SterilTek, Inc., now within Steris Corp., and at Noved Medical, now within Smiths Medical.

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