About Us

Our Story

Intelliguard was built on a commitment to the evolution of healthcare technology, a more satisfying healthcare provider experience, and unrivaled patient safety.

What began as a line of safety syringes evolved into a more pronounced presence in medical device manufacturing. The company expanded its product lines, scaled operations, established relationships with leading global manufacturers and suppliers, and automated manufacturing to create a smarter way to move medication from the pharmacy to the OR to the bedside.

Intelliguard implemented Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to create a never-before-seen and still-unparalleled medication inventory management system. Today, that platform is just part of the Mira Ecosystem that provides a centralized, end-to-end view of inventory for increased visibility, accuracy, and accountability. Intelliguard’s solutions help hospitals and health systems continuously improve the environment of safety around every medication decision.

Ours is a history we’re proud of. And our future is one we look forward to.

Changing medication management:
our mission, vision, and values

Mission

Our mission is to deliver clinical, compliance, and supply chain solutions to create a healthcare environment of continuous improvement.

Vision

Our vision is to create a global healthcare environment that assures safety and positive outcomes from supplier to patient.

Values

Our values unite us around a shared purpose, ensuring we work as trustworthy partners, problem solvers, and data-first innovators, all while elevating patient safety.

Executive Leadership Team

Bob Howard

Bob Howard

Chief Executive Officer
Bob HowardBob HowardChief Executive Officer

Bob Howard is the Chief Executive Officer of Intelliguard, a provider of medication management solutions and supply chain technologies that help create an environment of safety around every medication decision from supplier to patient. He leads the company’s employees in their effort to enable better medication management compliance, visibility, and guidance throughout the medication journey and to reassure key decision makers in pharmacy, operations and anesthesiology that safeguards are in place to ensure patient safety.

Bob is a seasoned entrepreneur and finance executive with more than 25 years of experience investing in and operating businesses in highly regulated environments. Prior to his current roles as the CEO of Intelliguard, a member of its board of directors, and as CEO of its parent company, Bob served as a co-founder and managing partner across a number of organizations and industries, where he helped solve complex issues through innovation and the application of disruptive technologies.

Bob earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Northwestern University. He received his Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and his Master of Business Administration from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Thomas Koning

Thomas Koning

President
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Tom Koning is the President of Intelliguard, a provider of medication management solutions creating a safer path from pharmacy to OR to bedside. He is passionate about finding innovative solutions to problems, identifying new business opportunities, and cultivating strategic partnerships to grow revenue.

Tom assumed his position after serving as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer. He joined Intelliguard with more than 35 years of experience in Sales leadership and operational roles with start-up and Fortune 500 companies in healthcare and medical device industries, including BD and LMA North America, and a history of building high-performing, multi-national teams.

Tom earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Hope College.

Tim Tinnel

Tim Tinnel

Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
Tim TinnelTim TinnelExecutive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

Tim Tinnel is the Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of Intelliguard, a medication management solutions company that partners with healthcare systems to create a continuously improving environment of safety around medication decisions. He has incredible passion for his work and a personal mission to enable and empower clients to achieve better outcomes and quality of care. A vendor relations and process improvement expert, Tim leverages analytics, AI, and automation to optimize performance and efficiency.

Tim comes to Intelliguard with more than 25 years of consultative experience in supply chain, operations, and technology leadership roles and has a proven track record of driving transformation, operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and business growth. Prior to joining the team, Tim held a number of executive roles across the sourcing, medical and pharmaceutical, distribution, inventory, logistics, and telecommunications industries.

Tim earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Engineering, specializing in embedded systems and hardware and software, from The Ohio State University.

Sales Leadership Team

Paul Adcox

Paul Adcox

Area Vice President of Sales, South
Paul AdcoxPaul AdcoxArea Vice President of Sales, South

Paul Adcox is the Area Vice President of Sales, South, for Intelliguard. His team works diligently to help hospitals and health systems understand how the company’s groundbreaking medication management ecosystem increases visibility and efficiency, improves inventory ROI, and creates an environment of safety around every medication decision.

Paul is a nationally recognized healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience leading high performing sales teams. He is a proven individual and team performer, generating success across the continuum of care in areas ranging from supply chain to AI.

Paul received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication/PreMed from Mississippi State University.

Jeff Giebel

Jeff Giebel

Area Vice President of Sales, West
Jeff GiebelJeff GiebelArea Vice President of Sales, West

Jeff Giebel is the Area Vice President of Sales, West, for Intelliguard. He and his team work to help hospitals and health systems understand how the company’s Mira Ecosystem increases visibility, accuracy, and accountability to enhance patient safety and improve ROI.

Jeff leverages his decades of experience and deep expertise in complex system solution consultation in pharmacy and supply automation to drive healthcare transformation. He provides strategic guidance and support to clients to help them achieve their goals of improving quality, safety, and efficiency of care while also reducing cost and waste.

Jeff earned a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Psychology from Western Michigan University.

Adriana Stalteri

Adriana Stalteri

Area Vice President of Sales, East and Canada
Adriana StalteriAdriana StalteriArea Vice President of Sales, East and Canada

Adriana Stalteri is the Area Vice President of Sales, East and Canada, at Intelliguard. Her team helps hospitals and health systems eliminate human error, improve cost control, reduce risk, and increase efficiency by providing the most accurate medication management data and insights available.

Adriana has a deep background in both pharmacy and national sales management, including experience both inside and as a consultant to pharmacies on issues of workflow, efficiency and automation, and set-up. She is especially skilled in helping pharmacies identify the most cost-effective ways to optimize their future state.

Adriana earned a Pharmacy Technician Diploma from Humber College, a bachelor’s degree from York University, and an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business.

Corporate Leadership Team

Paul Elizondo

Paul Elizondo

Chief Innovation Officer
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Paul Elizondo is the Chief Innovation Officer of Intelliguard, a provider of medication management solutions including equipment, software, and cloud-based data that create an extended environment for safer medication decisions. He led the company’s effort to develop a smarter way to send medications in a safe direction, and he leads its charge to continuously improve the environment of safety around every medication decision through the power of gold-standard technologies. Under his leadership, the company has built a robust infrastructure that delivers unmatched data integrity and the greatest possible visibility, accountability, compliance, and return on investment.

Paul is an industry innovator, having spent nearly 25 years developing RFID solutions ranging from individual components to intricate systems. His extensive background spans roles in engineering, systems integration, project management, and operations. Paul spent the first 20 years of his career in the semiconductor industry, working in the areas of design, processing, and test.

Paul received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from New Mexico State University.

Rob Sobie

Rob Sobie

Chief Product Officer
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Rob Sobie is the Chief Product Officer of Intelliguard, a provider of medication management solutions that create a shield of safety around medication dispensing by providing higher visibility, better control, and greater than 99% accuracy. He and his team are responsible for the suite of products and solutions that track, trace, and manage medications and critical inventory to help health systems optimize workflows, strengthen the supply chain, and increase patient safety.

Rob is a seasoned healthcare executive and strategist with experience ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 corporations. Over the span of his career, he has led diverse, cross-functional groups across technical, sales, and marketing functions.

Rob received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Michigan State University.

Shane Smith

Shane Smith

Chief Strategy Officer
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Shane Smith is the Chief Strategy Officer of Intelliguard, a company creating a constantly evolving environment of safety around every medication decision from supplier to patient. In his role, Shane is instrumental in shaping the company’s future through strategic planning and execution, including forging key partnerships and driving new business initiatives.

Shane is a seasoned executive and strategist who has focused intently on growth and innovation throughout his career. He leverages his foundation in strategy consulting, investment banking, and transactional law to identify untapped opportunities, drive innovative solutions, and deliver value to the health systems Intelliguard serves.

For nearly 30 years, Shane has applied his analytical insight and legal acumen to navigate complex challenges across industries, including healthcare and technology. Prior to joining Intelliguard, he spent a decade cultivating strategic accounts, loyalty partnerships and product offerings for United Airlines.

Shane received his Juris Doctorate and MBA from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Business, Accounting, and Finance from Miami University.

Jeff Webber

Jeff Webber

Chief Technology Officer
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Jeff Webber is the Chief Technology Officer of Intelliguard, a healthcare solutions provider solving intelligent inventory and medication management challenges by creating an environment of safety around every medication decision through the power of gold-standard technologies and data-driven insights. He and his team are responsible for cloud infrastructure, software design, the development of mission-critical applications and systems, and IT operations.

Jeff brings more than 20 years of experience as a software architect, engineer and consultant specializing in the medical, aerospace and financial fields. Preceding his role at Intelliguard, Jeff spent many years in the financial industry designing workflow management systems and implementing anti-money laundering strategy software. Prior to that, he spent more than a decade in medical device development.

Jennifer Bees

Jennifer Bees

Corporate Controller
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Jennifer Bees is the Corporate Controller for Intelliguard, a company focused on intelligent medication management solutions that transform ROI into patient safety. She has a passion for driving continuous improvement and operational efficiency while driving growth opportunities that she applies to both her financial and human resources work at Intelliguard.

Prior to joining Intelliguard, Jennifer spent more than 15 years in a variety of finance and accounting positions across the medical device, technology, and compliance industries. Her experience includes financial modeling, analysis, and reporting; due diligence and contract review; risk management; tax, audit, GAAP and SOX compliance; cost and cash management; and human resources functions.

Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University, San Marcos and her MBA from Louisiana State University, Shreveport.

Elise Claudepierre

Elise Claudepierre

Vice President, Marketing
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Elise Claudepierre is the Vice President of Marketing for Intelliguard, a provider of medication management solutions that provide seamless visibility and control throughout the medication journey. She spearheads the company’s commercialization, go-to-market, and sales enablement strategies while simultaneously delivering comprehensive brand-strengthening strategies and managing industry-shaping events. Elise and her team conduct intense competitor analysis, seek thorough customer insights, and analyze emerging industry trends in their work to support the company’s new and existing product lines.

Elise joined Intelliguard with more than a decade of experience in healthcare and marketing, including responsibilities for the development and launch of a global medication management platform. Her marketing management experience includes a unique mix of product development, customer marketing, medical device sales, and brand building.

Elise earned her bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and her MBA from Pepperdine University.

Paulo Viola

Paulo Viola

Vice President, Data Science Solutions
Paulo ViolaPaulo ViolaVice President, Data Science Solutions

Paulo Viola is the Vice President of Data Science Solutions for Intelliguard, a medication management solutions company that provides real-time data, analytics, and insights to help health systems strengthen their supply chains, reduce waste, cut costs, increase efficiencies, and promote regulatory compliance and patient safety. He and his team harness the power of the data-rich Mira Ecosystem, its gold-standard RFID technology, and the company’s advanced analytics engine to help hospitals and health systems create a shield of safety around medication dispensing decisions.

Prior to joining Intelliguard, Paulo co-founded Supplymind Healthcare Technologies, a provider of software solutions aimed at optimizing supply chain processes in healthcare. He has nearly 25 years of experience in the design, development, sales, implementation and support of software solutions across industries in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Paulo earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade de Sao Paulo.

Jay Williams

Jay Williams

Vice President, Business Development
Jay WilliamsJay WilliamsVice President, Business Development

Jay Williams is the Vice President of Business Development for Intelliguard, a medication management solutions company that provides real-time data, analytics, and insights to help strengthen the supply chain and create an environment of patient safety. He works closely with health systems, distributors and manufacturers to help them leverage the power of end-to-end connectivity to increase efficiencies, reduce waste, cut costs, and track medications with greater than 99% accuracy.

Jay is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience. He maintains deep relationships in the distribution and manufacturing arenas and has engaged on behalf of healthcare companies from start-up phase to Fortune 500 rankings. Jay has a history as an early investor, board director and consultant and has also held senior management positions in sales, marketing, R&D, and business development.

Jay earned his Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Michigan State University and his MBA from Pepperdine University.

Our broader network

Hospitals

We’ve partnered with numerous hospitals that successfully use the Mira Ecosystem.


Manufacturers and Distributors

These trusted manufacturers and distributors use the Mira Ecosystem to track medications across the supply chain.


Partners

We work together to ensure GS1 compliance for source-tagged medications that can be seamlessly tracked at the point of manufacturing and throughout hospitals and health systems.

Careers

Creating a global healthcare environment that enables safety from supplier to patient is an ambitious goal—one that drives our team of engineers, developers, pharmacy professionals, quality control experts, and commercial team associates toward breakthroughs every day. We truly believe our work together will help usher in a safer and more efficient healthcare system.

Our guiding principles

Act with integrity
Our people matter
Execute excellence
Forward thinking
Embrace collaboration

Our employee benefits

Intelliguard offers a competitive benefits package to help our employees thrive both personally and professionally. Through generous medical coverage and retirement plans, paid leave, holidays, and more, we ensure that everyone at Intelliguard has the resources they need to be healthy, develop new skills, and do their best work.

Open positions

If you are interested in joining a team that’s changing healthcare for the better,
we want to hear from you. Apply here.

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