Edward Masterson

Senior Vice President, Consulting Operations

Ed Masterson has over 20 years of experience providing management and technology consulting services to the Life Sciences industry.  As Senior Vice President, Consulting Operations, Ed is responsible for all aspects of Alliance’s consulting organization, including solution development and service delivery to their clients.

Ed has spent the majority of his career as a consulting partner within Deloitte’s Life Sciences practice and PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Information Technology practice.  He provided strategic direction to clients as well as led teams and managed a consulting practice responsible for delivering work specific to business strategy, business process redesign, information technology strategic planning and systems development and implementation across all aspects of the Life Sciences value chain.

Ed holds a Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Business Analysis from The Pennsylvania State University and a Masters of Business Administration from Drexel University.

Tom Johnstone

Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Tom has over 10 years of experience selling and leading sales teams. As Vice President of Sales, Tom is responsible for directing all of Alliance ’s business development activities across the Life Sciences Industry. In addition to client activities, Tom manages the relationships with Alliance ’s software partners. He joined Alliance in 2005 as a Senior Account Executive and was subsequently promoted to his current position in 2006.

Prior to Alliance, Tom worked at Immedient, where he was successful in conceptualizing Microsoft-based solutions for the Pharmaceutical industry and selling those solutions to a broad client base.  Prior to Immedient, Tom worked for 4 years at CIBER, where he specialized in selling Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence solutions to Pharmaceutical and Insurance industry companies. 

Tom is a graduate of Rutgers University with a B.S. in Finance.

Derek Evans

Information Management Practice Leader

Derek has over 20 years of experience in the Life Sciences industry. In that time, he has gained expertise in Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, Master Data Management (MDM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions. Derek also has experience with Sales and Marketing systems and business processes including Sales Reporting, Customer Analytics and applications such as Territory Management, Sample Management and Incentive Compensation.

Derek comes from Daiichi-Sankyo and Cegedim Dendrite, and joined Alliance in 2010 to further expand their capabillites in the Information Management space. He is a graduate of MacQuarie University in Australia with a B.S. in Computer Science.

Bonni Lafferty

Controller

Bonni has over 12 years of experience in accounting and finance. As Controller, Bonni is responsible for overseeing all of Alliance's financials and project accounting. She joined Alliance in 2009 and was subsequently promoted to her current position soon after.

Prior to Alliance, Bonni worked at Acsis, a supply chain optimization company, where she gained the experience necessary to succeed in her current role. Bonni is a graduate of Rowan University with a B.S. in Accounting and Finance.

Jim Burke

Vice President, Contract Management

Jim Burke is VP, Contract Management Solutions for Alliance Life Sciences. As Director and Practice Lead, Jim is ultimately responsible for the planning and delivery of all projects within Alliance’s Pharmaceutical Contract Management practice. He also is charged with building alliances with software vendors and complementary service providers to strengthen Alliance’s ability to bring the best-in-class solutions to their clients.

Jim joined Alliance in 2004, bringing with him an extensive background in contract management, including experience from contract management systems implementation projects at over ten life sciences companies. Since joining, Jim has expanded the Contract Management practice to virtually all of Alliance’s pharmaceutical clients, with projects ranging from managed support initiatives to custom solution development and business intelligence projects.

Jim has over 8 years of experience working with Pharmaceutical companies. Prior to joining Alliance, he was a Director in I-many’s Professional Services organization. He is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ with a B.S. in Technology Management.

Michele Cackowski

Vice President, Human Resources & Recruiting

Michele Cackowski has over 15 years of experience in the Consulting and Software industry.  She is currently responsible for overseeing the recruiting, sales support and human resources functions of Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group.

Prior to joining Alliance in 2004 Michele was a Recruiting / Consulting Services Manager for Knowledge Partners Inc. (KPI) and a Sr. Recruiter for Spectrum Technology Group / CIBER, Inc. Michele also held an HR Management position for Computer Associates (CA) focusing on recruitment, employee relations, employee care and acquisition integration. 

John Gresko

Vice President, Applications Support, Quality & Asset Management

John Gresko has over 20 years of experience in constructing Information Technology Solutions, specifically Project Management/System Development/IT Consulting in the Pharmaceutical/Consumer Product industries. He joined Alliance in 2005 as a Solutions Architect and has been instrumental in delivering solutions in several strategic accounts. John is currently Vice President of Application Services. Over his career, John has been rewarded with increasing responsibility in IT system development, people management, project management, client management and solution sales. John has successfully lead many projects, including several large projects in the Drug Discovery, Contract Management, Sales Operations and Consumer Product areas.

John was previously a Director with First Consulting Group (FCG) where he was responsible for project and people management in the Application Services Group.  Prior to FCG, John was a Project Manager and Solutions Architect with Roy F. Weston, Inc.

John is a graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA with a B.S. Degree in Computer Science.

Doug Rimerman

Vice President, Sales

Doug Rimerman has over 10 years of experience working in Information Technology Consulting. He joined Alliance in 1998 as a sales representative and has been instrumental in expanding Alliance’s footprint in the Philadelphia market. Doug is currently Vice President of Sales and is responsible for managing a strategic account and also developing strategies to grow Alliance ’s business across the Consumer Industry.

Doug was previously a National Account Manager with Paymentech where he was responsible for sales for the Eastern region. Prior to Paymentech, Doug was a Senior Account Executive for NCR Corporation.

Doug is a graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA with a B.S. Degree in Business Administration.