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Lynes primary asset is its employees. We have assembled a diverse group of professionals from the industry to deliver quality products and service to our clients. Our management team understands what it means to partner with an experienced company like Lyne. Robert C. Crisafi, Ph.D. Stephen C. Tarallo, R.Ph. Linda M. Buckley William O'Brien Shah M. A. Haque Robert Hogan Peter J. Natale, Ph.D. Philip J. Tarallo Robert E. Tarallo, R. Ph. Robert J. Walker
Robert C. Crisafi, Ph. D. Chairman of the Board Robert Crisafi was appointed Chairman of the Board of Lyne Laboratories in 1979 when the company was purchased by its management team and a group of investors. Previously a Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the New England College of Pharmacy, and then Vice President of Damon Corporation, Dr. Crisafi oversaw the Damon Business Development Group and the management of Damon/Lyne Laboratories. Dr. Crisafis pioneering efforts in reducing the medication error rate in hospitals resulted in Lyne Laboratories being the first company to introduce liquid pharmaceutical products in unit-dose cups to the marketplace. Currently, Bob is working on a bar-coding system that uses wireless technology to record the administration of unit-dose liquids directly to physician, nurse and hospital pharmacist data bases. Dr. Crisafi earned his BS in Pharmacy from the New England College of Pharmacy and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Florida, where he was a Fellow at the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. In addition to his involvement with Lyne Laboratories, Bob is the founder of the Crisafi Pharmacy, the Regional Service Center, Advanced Home Healthcare and the Careway Wellness Center. He has served as President and CEO at each of these companies. Stephen C. Tarallo President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Tarallo brings more than 25 years of operational and executive management experience in the pharmaceutical industry to his role as President and CEO. He is a principal stockholder and board member of Lyne Laboratories. With Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Pharmaceutical division as its first client, Lyne established its core business as a contract manufacturer. Under Stephens leadership, Lyne expanded its contract service capabilities to include new drug and generic drug products and has also broadened its technology to offer unit-dose packaging and taste masking. Today, Lyne features an experienced group of pharmaceutical executives prepared to lead the company into the new millenium. Prior to joining Lyne Laboratories, Stephen was plant manager for a small Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, which specialized in sterile products for human blood processing and competed with Baxter's Fenwal Division and McGaw Laboratories, among others. He holds a BS in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Linda M. Buckley Vice President Contract Services Linda Buckley was named Vice President Contract Services in 2000. With a career at Lyne spanning 15 years, Linda has also served as Vice President of Administration, Manager of Administrative Operations, and Purchasing Director. Linda worked previously at Cytosal Laboratories as Sales and Marketing Coordinator.
She earned a MSM from Lesley University and a BSBA from Eastern Nazarene College. William O'Brien Bill O'BrienÊis Vice President of Manufacturing with responsibility for overseeing packaging, compounding, engineering and plant maintenance. Prior to assuming this position, Dr. O'Brien was Manager of Compounding. Shah M. A. Haque Director, Quality Control Shah Haque joined Lyne in 2001 as Director of Quality Control. Prior to joining the company, he worked for Copley Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Teva USA, for 10 years where he held a variety of management and quality control positions. Shah also has three years experience as a research and development scientist at Ferndale Laboratories in Michigan and served as a research and teaching assistant while in graduate school. Shah holds a MS from the College of Pharmacy at Long Island University and a BS in Pharmacy from Cairo University. Robert Hogan Director, Quality Assurance Robert Hogan was appointed Quality Assurance Director at Lyne in 1998. Prior to this appointment, he spent 12 years in various managerial positions including the compounding and packaging departments. Bob is cGMP certified for training. He was also instrumental in leading the management team in obtaining ISO 9001 certification. Bobs responsibilities include overseeing aspects related to maintaining ISO certification for the company. Bob earned a BS from Boston State College. Peter J. Natale Vice President of Quality Peter Natale joined Lyne in December 1994 as Director of Quality Control and has served as Vice President of Quality since 1998. Prior to joining Lyne, Peter was with Nova Biomedical, in charge of the Fluids Department which was responsible for all pilot and scale up functions pertaining to diagnostic products lines. From 1975, Dr. Natale was with the Johnson & Johnson Companies of Ortho Instruments, Ortho Diagnostics and Ortho Pharmaceuticals serving in several managerial capacities related to the research, development and support of clinical diagnostic products. Peter earned a Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island and a MS from Northeastern University. He holds a BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Philip J. Tarallo Vice President of Sales Philip Tarallo joined Lyne Laboratories in 1980 and is currently Vice President of Sales. During his tenure with Lyne, he served as president of Advanced Home Health Care, a former subsidiary of Lyne, for nearly 13 years. In 1998 when Advanced Home Health Care was sold, Phil fulfilled a one-year term with the new owner, then returned to Lyne to oversee Sales. Since joining Lyne over 20 years ago, he has handled a variety of sales management responsibilities. Prior to working at Lyne, Phil spent four years as a Sales Manager with Cryosan, Inc. Phil holds a BSBA from Suffolk University. Robert E. Tarallo Vice President Research and Development Robert Tarallo was appointed Vice President, Research and Development in 1998. Since joining the company in 1979, he has served in various management capacities, including Production Manager for four years, Operations Manager for six years, Director of Operations for eight years and Director of New Product Development for two years. Prior to joining Lyne, Rob spent two years working in the quality control department for a Massachusetts based sterile products pharmaceutical manufacturer. Rob earned a BS in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Robert J. Walker Vice President Administration and Finance Robert Walker was appointed Vice President of Administration and Finance at Lyne in 1998. Bob joined the company in 1991 as controller and has also held the position of CFO. He brings over 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical and healthcare financial management to the position, as well as a broad background in accounting and management for the banking, retail distribution and general construction industries. Robert holds a BS in Accounting from Bentley College. |
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