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Key Biographies

The breadth of experience among our personnel, which spans clinical research, pharmaceutical marketing, advertising and government regulatory agencies, provides a solid base for implementing programs in all aspects of medical communications. Our clients will partner with key personnel at Legend Medical, including:

Barbara Capasso is the founder and the President & CEO of Legend Medical Communications. Barbara Capasso has over 35 years experience in the areas of business management, specifically administrative support and office coordination of the day-to-day operations of a business. Barbara is proficient with various software applications, including Excel, Word, QuickBooks, and PowerPoint. Her diverse experience over the years includes such companies as Macmillan Publishing Company, Salton Manufacturing Company, Fuji PhotoFilm and Albert Einstein Medical College. Barbara possesses excellent communication, leadership, analytical and problem solving skills with a strong focus on customer and employee satisfaction. She is an innovative and conceptual self-starter who sees the big picture and works effectively with others to attain or exceed objectives.

Joseph M. Capasso, PhD is Senior Medical Director of Legend Medical Communications, Inc. Before entering the medical communications industry, Joe had a distinguished academic career as a professor in the Department of Medicine at Einstein College of Medicine in New York, where he authored over 120 peer-reviewed articles. During this period, he also served on the editorial board of Circulation Research, and was a reviewer for American Journal of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research, Circulation, Circulation Research, Hypertension, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, and Journal of Clinical Investigation. Joe is the 1992 recipient of the AFAR Award for
Biomedical Research. After leaving academics, he moved to the FDA, where he was involved in the approval process for INDs, NDAs, and Product Labels for a variety of cardiovascular agents. Joe then entered the medical communications industry as a Medical Director at Applied Clinical Communications and subsequently held the position of Editorial Leader at PAREXEL International. He also worked as a Domain Expert at Skila, an internet company that deals with knowledge management. Joe applies his diverse academic, regulatory, and medical/educational experiences in his daily interactions with our clients to identify their needs and exceed their expectations. He is a Legend in his own
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Ivan Raupp, BS is the COO and Partner at Legend Medical Communications, Inc. Ivan joined Legend Medical Communications, Inc. in April 2005. Prior to joining Legend Medical Communications, Inc. , Ivan directed the Johnson and Johnson account team at Skila. Ivan's prior experience includes 18 years at ETHICON INC, a Johnson and Johnson company. Ivan led large cross-functional teams that were responsible for the development and support of information technology solutions in medical device manufacturing, quality assurance, and marketing. Ivan was an early champion of process reengineering and worked directly with Michael Hammer to lead initiatives at ETHICON. He invented ProMap, proprietary process mapping software, for Johnson and Johnson. Ivan subsequently worked in Market Research and developed a systematic process to manage business intelligence. Ivan has a BA in Anthropology from Franklin and Marshall College and has completed advanced studies in physical anthropology at The University of Manitoba, Canada.

Michele F. Salami, BA is the Information Technology Specialist at Legend Medical. Prior to joining Legend in 2006, Michele spent 10 years training and working as a computer technician and web designer in New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA and Minneapolis, MN. She started her own web and graphic design company in January of 2004. In addition to these skills she brings with her a fluent knowledge of networking and database design. She assists not only with the day to day administration of Legend's computer system but the implementation of computer and web based projects for Legend's clients.

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