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Senior Management
Robert Herrmann, MBA
Bruce L. Howe, D.C., C.N.N.
John H. Maher, D.C., D.C.C.N., F.A.A.I.M.,
Rick Wilson
Derek J. Howe, B.S., C.P.A.
Traci Kirksey, B.S.
Derek Beirich, B.S., C.P.A.
Vincent Duprat, M.S.
"Bob" Herrmann has over 30 years experience in retail and direct selling with assignments in sales, operations and finance. His career includes work with Avon Products, Inc., Tupperware, Inc., Noevir USA, Inc. and Metabolife International, Inc. Specifically, Bob has served at the vice president level or higher as Executive VP and COO for Noevir USA, Inc. of Irvine, CA; Area Vice President of Sales and Vice President of Sales Support for Tupperware, Inc. of Orlando, FL; Vice President of Operations and President and CFO for Metabolife International, Inc. of San Diego, CA; and President of Innovative Health Products of Largo, FL.
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In addition to his highly successful assignments in numerous sales management positions during his career, Bob is proven expert in maximizing efficiencies and improving performance in the operations, resulting in tremendous financial savings and significant growth. Prior to joining Biopharma Scientific®, Inc., he provided business consulting services to several private equity companies that were investigating potential acquisitions in the direct selling and nutraceutical industries.
Mr. Herrmann is known for his “hands-on” management style, warm personality and inspiring determination, thus providing a highly effective formula for uniting teams of people to accomplish goals. Because of his solid management style and proven track record, Bob was selected by the Board of Directors at Metabolife to lead the company during a period of high regulatory scrutiny and financial uncertainty. There he maintained steady cash flow, increased sales and improved profits completing the successful sale of the company’s assets in late 2005.
Mr. Herrmann is a veteran of the US Army, is married to Diane, and has two adult children, Amanda an RN and Erik a Captain in the USMC. He resides in Carlsbad, California and has an MBA in Cost Accounting and a BSBA in Marketing.
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Dr. Howe is both the co-founder and the chief formulator of BioPharma's nutraceutical products. He is a certified clinical nutritionist and a much sought after consultant to corporations in the natural food industry on product development, manufacture, assessment, research, testing and label claim approval. Dr. Howe has developed a number of unique dietary supplement formulas as a consultant to the industry including a chewable multivitamins and a chewable probiotic for children, an organic greens super antioxidant juice powder drink mix, and both an organic protein bar and an organic fruit and vegetable antioxidant bar. He is author and producer of best selling audiotapes: “Arthritis, Declare Victory over Pain,” “Your Child Deserves the Best,” and “Live Long-Feel Young”.
|  | Prior to the start of BioPharma Scientific, Dr. Howe was co-founder and developer of company that produced organic functional foods and dietary supplements and a successful internet based anti-aging research business that produced on-line home study courses for consumers. Prior to this business Dr. Howe was in private practice for 21 years as an owner operator of multi-disciplinary clinics integrating traditional allopathic and complementary medicine.
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Dr. Maher oversees both physician and consumer education for BioPharma Scientific. With Dr. Bruce Howe, he co-founded BioPharma Scientific as well as the other nutraceutical and internet based anti-aging research businesses mentioned above. He has taught nutrition to health professionals nationally for the past 14 years.
|  | Dr. Maher is past post-graduate faculty of NYCC Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, a Diplomate of the College of Clinical Nutrition, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Integrative Medicine. Dr Maher, who received his doctorate as valedictorian in 1978, maintained an active alternative health practice for 25 years.
Dr. Maher writes regularly on nutrition in publications for health professionals and is a regular columnist on health and wellness for Dynamic Chiropractic, which enjoys the world's largest chiropractic periodical circulation.
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Rick Wilson has over 20 years experience in all aspects of operations, including supply chain management, logistics, distribution, inventory control, safety, and strategic planning. Rick was most recently the Vice President of Operations at Naturade, Inc. which for over 75 years has been leader in the health food industry.
Prior to Naturade, Rick worked 5 years as Director of Logistics with Metabolife. He led the logistics team that took Metabolife from an MLM venture to a retail category leader. His considerable experience also includes 18 years in manufacturing and operations at Maxell Corporation of America.
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Derek is currently the Chief Financial Officer of BioPharma. He has particular expertise in working with start up organizations. During his tenure he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of four different start-up companies and built the financial, personnel, and administrative infrastructure necessary for growth, raising capital and expanding the company's resources with a variety of financing mechanisms. Derek has completed several mergers and acquisitions. He has worked as COO/CFO in the medical, technology, nutritional, and entertainment industries.
|  | Derek serves as the Founder and Executive Chairman of CornerStone Ministries as well as a Board member for BioPharma Scientific. He has played an integral role in the development of numerous growth oriented companies and has provided strategic and tactical consulting to many established organizations. Derek received his B.S. in Business Administration from Northwestern College, Suma Cum Laude. In addition, he is a certified public accountant (CPA).
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Traci Kirksey has spent the last ten years in Food and Beverage and Nutritional Supplement sales and marketing. For six years she was the VP of Sales and Marketing for Gematria Products, Inc., a boutique supplement manufacturer. The scope of her career has encompassed areas from long-range strategic marketing, sales and production planning for a broad portfolio of health products to responsibility for federal food & drug law (FDA), CA Department of Health & Human Services, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliance. She has coordinated, managed, and traveled to over 50 tradeshows and conferences -international and domestic- and has created programs for and oversaw all aspects of international product distribution from the ground up.
Ms. Kirksey is quoted in and has contributed articles to several nutraceutical publications. She has done television interviews, conducted teleconferences to provide product education and information to the consumer, and been consulted on various feasibility projects in the nutrition industry.
Ms. Kirksey possesses a BS in Business Marketing and a BA in Modern Languages: German. She has also spent considerable time in Western Europe studying business at the University College of Galway, Ireland; University of Lancashire, UK; the Paul Valery Universite of Montpellier, France; and completed her Modern Languages degree at Eberhard-Karls Universität in Tübingen, Germany. Traci was born and raised in Montana and currently resides in San Diego, California.
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Derek Beirich brings over twelve years of experience in public and private accounting to his position at BioPharma. For the past six years Derek served as Controller for a food and beverage manufacturer. In this capacity he had responsibility for all aspects of financial operations to include the management of the accounting staff, budgeting, internal auditing, and the preparation and review of monthly and annual financial reports.
Prior to this assignment Mr. Beirich was in public accounting as Audit Supervisor for Jassoy, Graff and Douglas of San Diego, CA and as Senior Accountant for Ernst & Young in Riverside, CA. Mr. Beirich earned his BS in Accounting form California State University in Long Beach and earned his CPA 1998. Mr. Beirich is married and lives in San Diego.
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For the last 6 years, Vincent has worked in the bakery industry as General Plan Manager for Jacques Gourmet. During these years he oversaw the Quality Control and Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Production, Warehouse and Maintenance departments. His duties included facilitating audits from both governmental agencies (USDA, NOP) and various private companies. He also conducted audits of co-packers to insure their compliance with respect to product specifications and quality assurance. Previous to his career here in the States, Vincent, who is originally from France, worked as a Quality Control Manager for Boncola Pilpa, an ice cream company in France. There he was in charge of the implementation of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and ISO9001 Norms. Vincent possesses a Master's degree in food engineering from Institute of Food Technology of Bordeaux.
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