Rich Lau  ·  Board Candidate
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Rich
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Rich Lau

Transformational technology executive with 20+ years leading global engineering organizations. Now driving enterprise AI strategy at scale architecting multi-year roadmaps spanning applied ML, platform engineering, and model operationalization across regulated healthcare environments.

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What I bring to the boardroom

[ 01 ]
AI & Machine Learning Strategy
Enterprise-wide AI vision, responsible AI governance, and model operationalization across regulated industries including healthcare.
[ 02 ]
Digital Transformation
Proven track record leading large-scale digital and cloud-native platform transformations at Fortune 100 and enterprise-scale organizations.
[ 03 ]
Risk & Compliance
Deep experience navigating regulated environments clinical accountability, model safety, and compliance frameworks for AI-powered products.
[ 04 ]
Global Team Leadership
Built and scaled engineering organizations from 15 to 200+ across the US, Europe, and Asia establishing cross-cultural delivery excellence.
[ 05 ]
Revenue Growth & Scaling
Consistently delivered competitive advantage through technology contributing to platforms generating $300M+ in projected revenue.
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Strategic Partnerships
Established strategic partnerships including Microsoft Azure at enterprise scale, enabling real-time data processing across global hospital networks.
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A record of impact

2025 – present
VP of Global AI Transformation
Owns company-wide AI vision, driving Omnicell's evolution into an AI-first healthcare technology organization. Established AI Center of Excellence and responsible AI governance frameworks for regulated clinical environments. Reducing medication errors by up to 40% through AI-powered innovation.
2020 – 2025
VP of Software Engineering
Led 150+ person global engineering organization delivering cloud-native pharmacy management platform 50% workflow efficiency improvement and $300M+ projected revenue. Strategic Microsoft Azure partnership enabling real-time data processing across hospital networks globally.
2017 – 2020
Sr. Engineering Director
Led IoT platform engineering across 100+ international engineers. Architected distributed cloud computing supporting millions of connected devices. Scaled team from 15 to 100+ across US, Europe, and Asia. $120M revenue growth through data-driven product differentiation.
2001 – 2016
VP of Software Engineering
Scaled engineering from 40 to 200+ globally. Launched CA's first cloud-native SaaS platform propelled CA to #1 cloud management vendor with $100M+ revenue. 15+ patents in automation and virtualization. Selected for inaugural Global Future Leaders Development Program.
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Outcomes that compound

revenue_generated
$420M+
Total revenue impact across Omnicell, Honeywell, and CA Technologies through technology platform leadership.
CA Technologies$100M+
Honeywell$120M+
Omnicell$300M+
engineering_org_growth
200+
Engineers led globally at peak grown from founding teams of 15 across three organizations spanning US, Europe, and Asia.
Honeywell (start)15
Honeywell (exit)100+
Omnicell150+
CA Technologies200+
efficiency_gains
45%
Development cycle reduction through Agile transformation and DevOps modernization at Honeywell, with 20% quality improvement.
Workflow efficiency (Omnicell)50%
Dev velocity (Omnicell)35%
Dev cycles (Honeywell)45%
ai_clinical_impact
40%
Reduction in medication errors through AI-powered pharmacy automation, with predictive inventory optimization across hospital networks.
Medication error reduction40%
Daily transactions processedMillions
Healthcare facilities served1000s
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13+ Patents in Cloud, AI & Automation

Method of Controlling a Smoke Control System
US10830487 · 2020
Fire Control Panel Configuration
US10679491 · 2020
Automated Model Generation for a Software System
US10394583 · 2019
Transaction Stitching Definitions
US10255164 · 2019
Unified Interface for Development & Testing of Deployment Architecture
US9817748 · 2017
Method for Dynamic Resource Provisioning for Job Placement
US8365183 · 2008

Let's explore board opportunities together.

I welcome conversations with nominating committees, governance chairs, and executive search professionals exploring board candidates with deep technology and AI leadership experience.

email
info@richlau.com
linkedin
linkedin.com/in/richlau1
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