Lawrence Gallant

Summary

My expertise is helping organizations make better decisions and improve performance through the application of sophisticated—as well as simple—analytical methods. To remain competitive, senior leaders have to make smarter, faster decisions, I deliver the data-driven insights and cultivate the trusted partnerships that accelerate innovation and drive measurable business results. I am passionate about using the power of analytics to help companies meet their growth goals and to help leaders develop greater intuition and understanding of business strategy and tactics. My experience has given me deep expertise in the pharmaceutical industry. However, I bring a broad base of strategic and tactical experience, having worked in many industries on problems as wide ranging as telecommunication investments, pharmaceutical drug portfolio optimization, and supply chain risk analysis. Industries • Biotech, Pharma • HR, Talent Assessment/Management • Manufacturing • Supply Chain, Logistics • Training & Education Leadership & Personal Style • Thoughtful, open, truthful • Ability to influence amicably • Diplomatic, sensitive to others, discreet • Collaborative, engaged, flexible Technical Skills (at various levels of expertise) • Framing, modeling, evaluating large-scale resource decisions • Decision analysis • Optimization • Linear and non-linear programming • Stochastic optimization • Simulation, both Monte Carlo and discrete event • Statistical techniques • Hypothesis Testing • Regression • Data visualization • Forecasting • Influence diagrams • Decision trees • Objectives hierarchies • Machine learning techniques Tools • Microsoft Excel • Monte Carlo • Python • R • SQL • Tableau • AMPL • GAMS • Gurobi • MATLAB • SPSS • VBA