“Client intimacy and a strong understanding of our industry is how we help our customers achieve success”

Patrick Nazzaro

President and General Manager

Patrick is a solutions-focused software executive with more than 25 years of experience leading organizations that deliver high-quality production execution software. Prior to joining POMS, he led the software development and product management teams at MAJIQ, an industry leading MES provider to the forest industry.

Patrick has spent extensive time in manufacturing facilities around the world, collaborating directly with customers to design and develop practical applications that address real world business problems. His leadership is guided by POMS’s core values – Empowering Health Sciences, Partnering with Customers for Life, and Fostering Quality & Reliability – and he believes that in the company’s tireless mission to be the MES platform of choice to the Life Sciences industry, how it gets there is just as important as the destination.

Patrick has a BS in Engineering from Texas A&M University, an MS in Engineering from Wichita State University, and has attended the Executive Development Program at the Stockholm School of Economics.

“The most important thing is to be someone that is trusted. Trust is the cornerstone of helping people achieve their goals”

Darrell Tanner

Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Darrell is the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at POMS Corporation. Darrell has over 30 years of professional experience delivering automation and MES solutions to the life sciences, consumer goods, and chemical industries. He is also an esteemed award winner of the ISPE Roger Sherwood Article of the Year published in Pharmaceutical Engineering in 2007, “Unified Manufacturing Control Systems Architecture for Pharmaceutical and Biotech Manufacturing.” He also holds a United States Patent as Co-Inventor of “Flexible Method for Building A Recipe in a Process Control System.”

When people think of POMS they remember Darrell and the meaningful relationships they have built together. Darrell goes beyond MES systems when helping customers understand their business model. He fosters learning, knowledge, and optimism that people absorb and then redistribute back into their organization. Trust is our company’s foundation and Darrell helped build it.

Darrell earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Arizona State University.

“Technology is best when it just works.”

William Shih

Vice President, Professional Services

Will is a seasoned professional in the field of Life Science manufacturing technologies. He has over 15 years of success delivering manufacturing solutions for different MES vendors and professional services providers.

Having spent most of his career working with manufacturing systems, he had the privilege to participate in many unique and high-profile Pharma and Biotech projects around the world. Every project he worked on presented multiple learning opportunities and provided insight into the challenges and pain points customers are experiencing with implementing and maintaining complex systems such as MES. He truly believes in POMS Corporation’s mission to provide a world-class MES platform of choice to the Life Sciences industry.

Serving as Vice President of Professional Services at POMS Corporation, he leads the delivery of client implementation services for all POMS products, providing management and oversight of the professional services offered by the company. Prior to joining POMS, he founded and grew a team of professional MES engineers in California.

Will holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Université Laval.

“Do your best and have fun!”

Travis Castleman

Vice President, Customer Support

Travis has responsibility in all aspects of the ongoing customer experience at POMS, directly managing the Customer Support team. His professional experience is deeply rooted in customer support and customer success across telecommunications, IT management, and software industries. He previously led customer support related organizations at Blackboard and Apptix.

A successful Customer Support team will address all customer needs with a quick, complete, and compassionate resolution – and that is exactly what our team strives to do with every interaction. We partner with our customers to understand their unique manufacturing processes and needs so we can provide the best solutions to ensure their success.

Travis holds a BS in Decision Sciences & Managed Information Systems and an MBA, both from George Mason University.

“I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.” -Kobe Bryant

Roland Esquivel

Business Development Manager

Roland is Business Development Manager at POMS Corporation. Before joining POMS, he was an MES Consultant with NNE an international pharmaceutical consulting firm, where he consulted  pharmaceutical and biotech companies with MES and Automation Strategies for technology road maps. He has served in technology and system evaluation roles for life science companies in the manufacturing IT and automation platforms.

As a strategy expert, he has an eye for creating value at the intersection of technology and business. He believes in technology driven transformation to enable enterprises to improve the fundamentals of business and stay ahead of the accelerating pace of change.

Roland graduated from UC San Diego with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.

“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking” – Henry Ford

Cherie Young

Quality Manager

Cherie is a Quality Manager at POMS Corporation. Before joining POMS, she served in leadership roles with computer system validation and quality groups for both medical device and pharmaceutical companies.

Cherie’s expertise in FDA quality systems and cGMP regulations allowed her to effectively develop and implement a successful Quality Management System that ensures FDA compliance and best industry practices, helping clients with their own validation needs. She also managed the development of a validation tool targeted for clients regulated by the FDA.

Cherie graduated from the SUNY @ Buffalo with a B.A. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Management.

“Client intimacy and a strong understanding of our industry is how we help our customers achieve success”

Patrick Nazzaro

President and General Manager

Patrick is a solutions-focused software executive with more than 25 years of experience leading organizations that deliver high-quality production execution software. Prior to joining POMS, he led the software development and product management teams at MAJIQ, an industry leading MES provider to the forest industry.

Patrick has spent extensive time in manufacturing facilities around the world, collaborating directly with customers to design and develop practical applications that address real world business problems. His leadership is guided by POMS’s core values – Empowering Health Sciences, Partnering with Customers for Life, and Fostering Quality & Reliability – and he believes that in the company’s tireless mission to be the MES platform of choice to the Life Sciences industry, how it gets there is just as important as the destination.

Patrick has a BS in Engineering from Texas A&M University, an MS in Engineering from Wichita State University, and has attended the Executive Development Program at the Stockholm School of Economics.