Ed Acker has over 30 years of experience in bioinformatics, data analytics, and solution architecture. He has worked with many major pharmaceutical companies, helping them optimize clinical trials, regulatory compliance, and data-driven R&D. Currently, he is a Principal Consultant specializing in life sciences and healthcare analytics solutions involving real-world evidence, outcomes data, and FDA regulatory processes. He has expertise in various technologies, databases, and analytic tools applicable to life sciences and healthcare.

1. Ed Acker 132 Hockhockson Road, Colts Neck, NJ 07722 732-803-2745 ega@vigilenz.com
EXPERIENCE Principal Bioinformatics Solution Consultant with deep knowledge and application of human information processing, automated human
performance support, automatic speech recognition, AI, solution architecture, data modeling, Life Sciences/Healthcare data and
analytics.
KEY SKILLS • Solution Vision
• Cross-Industry Solution Pollination
• Solution Conceptual Architecture
• Solution Lead
• Business-Technology Liaison
• Solution Partnerships
• Data Modeling
• Solution Roadmaps
• Life Sciences R&D and Healthcare Analytics
• Real World Evidence Analytics Solutions
• Translational Medicine Analytics Solutions
• NDA Analytics Solutions
• FDA Regulatory Compliance Analytics Solutions
• Healthcare Continuous Learning Analytics Solutions
SOLUTION
DEFINITION
SOLUTION
ANALYTICS
Mind Mapping; User Requirements; Process Engineering; Data Modeling; Automation Opportunities; Functional Architecture, Solution
Architecture, Mapping Requirements to Solution Architecture
Translational medicine analytics; healthcare outcomes analytics; NDA analytics
TECHNOLOGY
WORK HISTORY
Intel, Sun, Stratus, IBM, Windows (98-Windows 7), Unix , J2EE, .NET, Teradata, Aster Data, Hadoop, Oracle, Postgresql, SQL
Server, MySQL, Sybase, WebSphere, DirectorySmart, Apache, Tomcat, IIS, ASP, JSP, ASP.NET, HTML, DHTML, XML, Java,
JavaScript, SQL, VBScript, PHP, Perl, VB, C#, C, R, Teradata Studio, Spotfire, Qlik, Tableau, SAS, SPSS, FuzzyLogix, Rational
Rose, Visual Café, Visio, CMAP Tools, ERwin, MS Project, MS Access, WinRunner, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, PVCS,
Tracker, Dreamweaver, TruSpace, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator
• 2010-March 7,2016: Teradata, Principal Solution Consultant - Led Teradata Life Sciences Solutions offering approach by
designing the Teradata Life Sciences Data Model selected by J&J as the Global Standard; developed a Business/IT decision
framework for Big Data Analytics solutions; defined, designed and prototyped a translational medicine and healthcare outcomes
analytics solution. The solution involved business cases, partnerships (Tibco/Spotfire; QLIK; NIH;SAS;FuzzyLogix),
Teradata/Aster, and new business opportunities at Pfizer, BMS, J&J, Merck, Novartis and Gilead.
• 2009-2010: Avaya, Principal Solution Analyst Consultant – Transformed Avaya’s Healthcare Industry penetration strategy
through Automatic Speech Recognition and Intelligent Messaging to improve ICU care..
• 2008-2009: Novartis, Principal Solution Analyst Consultant – Led effort to reduce the cost of Clinical Trial reporting compliance
through the use of clinicaltrials.gov data for competitive intelligence.
• 2007-2008: Merck, Principal Solution Analyst Consultant – Developed Decision Framework for a build/buy decision for
biomarker specimen management.
• 2005-2007: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Principal Solution Analyst Consultant – Transformed workflow-based compliance model to
database synchronization model using NIH XML institutional interface; decreased New Drug Application submission time
through process re-engineering and statistical analysis standardization.
• 2004-2005: Janssen Pharmaceutica, Principal Solution Analyst Consultant – Led transformation of a costly validated approach to
marketing data management to a risk-based approach.
• 2003-2004: Novo Nordisk, Principal Solution Analyst Consultant - Transformed an inefficient, unreliable and costly clinical trial
management communication methodology to a technology-enabled standard communication framework that became a Novo
Nordisk standard methodology.
• 2001-2003: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ, Principal Solution Analyst Consultant – Transformed a costly classroom-
based training methodology to an efficient, revenue-generating e-learning system.
• 2001: NIH, Principal Solution Analyst Consultant – Transformed the CDISC PRG and Statistical Analysis Model BRIDG
modeling approach to accelerate development.
• 1994-2001: Vigilenz Technology, Founder and Lead Developer of VirtualTutor Adaptive Software Technology that dynamically
changed any software applications based on user human information processing abilities . Purchased by Lucent Technology.
• 1984-1994: Bell Labs, Software Engineer – Member of the Bell Labs Innovation Delivery Center; Speech recognition for
automated operator services; AI for automated system support; Cognitive computing for tonal language.
BOOKS • Neurodiversity
• A Timeline from Intuition to Rational Decision Making
EDUCATION New York University, Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Experimental Psychology / Computer Science
New York University, Master of Arts (MA) – Experimental Psychology / Computer Science
Boston University, Bachelor of Arts (BA) –Psychology / Computer Science

2. Ed Acker 132 Hockhockson Road, Colts Neck, NJ 07722 732-803-2745 ega@vigilenz.com
MEMBERSHIPS
CERTIFICATIONS
BOOKS
PUBLICATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
• AMIA, CDISC, HL7, Pistoia Alliance, IEEE, Open Science
• Teradata Certified Professional
A Time Course from Intuitive to Rational Decision Making
• A Continuous Improvement Framework for Healthcare and Life Sciences
• A Statistical Test for Stochastic Transitivity, Proceedings of the Mathematical Psychology Society, 1988
• Teradata RWE Analytics Platform
• Teradata Life Sciences Data Lab
• Teradata Data Analytics Framework
• Patent: Personalized Text-to-Speech Services
• Patent (Pending): Real-time GUI Personalization
• A Unified Life Sciences R&D Data Model (Pfizer, BMS, J&J, Merck, GSK, Novartis, Roche, Bayer, Gilead)
• Drug Discovery Through Outcomes Data Visualization: OMOP Symposium 2013
• Pre-empting Adverse Events Through Outcomes Visualization: TUCON 2013
• Pre-empting Adverse Events Through Outcomes Visualization: DIA 2013
• A Framework for Bridging the Life Sciences R&D Scientist/IT Gap: BioIT (2010, 2011,2012)
• Visiting Lecturer at Monmouth University Graduate School of Education (Human Information Processing)
• Visiting Lecturer at New York University School of Arts and Sciences (Statistics; Human Information Processing)