Management Team

Jennifer Fernandez - CEO
As a Founder and head of operations for the company, she is key in the overall management of the business strategy as well as being hands on in the overall management of each project. She has led teams that have successfully designed patient recruitment programs to meet and often exceed their clients' timelines.

Fernandez has extensive biotech and pharmaceutical experience spanning more than 20 years. Her career in research started on the clinical side as a study coordinator progressed onto clinical monitor and then into clinical operations with a biotech company. From there, she has held positions in regulatory affairs, public relations/corporate communications and for the past 10 years has been focused specifically on patient recruitment and retention. During her career, she has successfully recruited and enrolled phase II - IV clinical trials, including the largest HIV clinical trial of its time in 1997 with over 3,000 HIV-positive participants. Ms. Fernandez’ unique blend of first-hand clinical trial recruitment experience and extensive clinical, regulatory, and public relations expertise has given her the ability to identify with each party's client’s needs and successfully build recruitment programs that deliver qualified patients on time and on within a clients’ particular budget.

Debbi Whitman - Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Debbi is responsible for designing and implementing a variety of targeted campaigns that are creative, cost effective methods of heightening awareness of each specific trial.  Debbi brings to RESolutions a wealth of experience in clinical trial recruitment. Ms. Whitman began her career in clinical research directing the operations of a multi-disciplinary clinical research center. During this time she was also instrumental in the start-up of a Site Management Organization, managing clinical trials for 25 research centers throughout the US. Finding more and more of her time spent on creative development, Ms. Whitman left her management position and started Star Communications Group where she has designed many successful clinical trial recruitment campaigns (print ads, web promotions, and radio and television commercials) for pharmaceutical companies including Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, Parke-Davis, SmithKline Beecham, and Alexion Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Whitman has also worked as a social worker and managed hospital-based psychiatric and substance abuse treatment programs.

Gus Fernandez, Pharm.D. - Executive Vice President, Business Development

Dr. Fernandez is responsible for business development, new product initiatives, and strategic planning at RESolutions.  He brings more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.  Prior to joining the company, Dr. Fernandez worked at Avanir Pharmaceuticals in a variety of assignments which span the areas of Business Development & Licensing, New Product Planning, and Commercial Operations. 

Prior to joining Avanir, Dr. Fernandez spent seven years at Dura Pharmaceuticals in a number of senior management positions which include Medical Affairs, Marketing, Sales Management and Sales Operations.  Dr. Fernandez has also spent over six years at Eli Lilly & Company with various roles in Sales and International Marketing.  He holds both a Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Pharmacy degree.