Leadership Team 

Len Pagon is the President and CEO of Brulant, Inc. Brulant is a high-growth company that has fused the creative design and internet marketing capabilities of an interactive agency with deep technology expertise and “Big 5” management consulting firm knowledge and approach. download pdf profile >>

Chief Operating Officer Brad manages the day-to-day tactical and strategic operation of the firm. His core responsibilities include overseeing the delivery of strategy, interactive and technology engagements of Brulant's clients, developing industry leading solutions and business models along with next generation interactive marketing and technology capabilities.download pdf profile >>

Kate has 17-plus years of experience in the general marketing communications sector. She has extensive knowledge in the areas of strategic planning, brand management, product innovation and relationship based sales programs. Prior to joining Brulant, she was a Principal at Media First Public Relations, a national media relations firm, where she worked with clients to develop and in turn drive their messaging through targeted media channels. Prior to joining Media First, she served as Partner and Vice President of Marketing for Christian & Timbers, one of the world's largest executive recruiting firms. Prior to that, she was the Director of Marketing and Information Services for Colliers International, one of the world's largest consortiums of commercial and industrial real estate firms. download pdf profile >>

Currently serving as chairman of Brulant, Inc., Jim is widely regarded as an expert in developing and implementing winning competitive strategies for major companies worldwide. His 40 years of management consulting experience makes Jim a valuable advisor to Brulant clients across all categories.

Rich provides engagement leadership and drives business development primarily in the Midwest region and is responsible for leading Brulant’s Chicago office. Rich is a results-oriented professional whose industry experience spans financial services, retail and telecommunications industries. During his career, Rich has focused on developing online sales and service solutions that are integrated effectively across multiple distribution channels. He has a deep understanding of the online channel and customer tendencies on the web. Rich has successfully managed dozens of consulting engagements during his career, developing enterprise-wide strategies for the online channel, designing and building web applications, and integrating web applications with sophisticated back-end systems. download pdf profile >>

Nathan focuses on the Financial Services industry with an emphasis on online marketing and sales, secure site design and multi-channel application integration. The majority of his client base consists of large retail and commercial banks where we are their partner for online strategy and branding work, experience-based design and usability, SEO/SEM, and analytics. Nathan’s approach is focused on 5 critical client issues: organic growth, products per household, online adoption, customer retention and cost reduction.download pdf profile >>

John brings a unique blend of extensive technology and engineering experience along with strong entrepreneurial and senior management skills. He has worked with clients in a large variety of industries including financial services, manufacturing, information technology, and pharmaceuticals. He has successfully developed a number of large-scale software projects, commercial products, strategic architectures, and technology development organizations. John is a competent consultant, technical architect, developer, team leader, team builder, and business manager.download pdf profile >>

Scott has more than 18 years in the consulting industry. During his career, Scott has worked with clients across multiple industries, but his experience over the past 7 years has been focused on providing unique business solutions to some of the industry’s leading retail and consumer products companies. Scott’s focus is finding ways for his clients to optimize their web channel along with creating a consistent multi-channel experience. Scott provides leadership in e-business strategy development, e-commerce implementations, technology assessment and selection, and large technology integrations. Scott’s core role within Brulant is to maintain executive client relationships and ensure the quality of client engagements. Scott serves as the leader of Brulant’s Retail and Consumer Goods Practice and is also very active in the community, serving on multiple charity / civic boards.download pdf profile >>

Eric is a Partner in the Interactive Marketing practice. Eric has a strong understanding of the online channel and interactive marketing, including paid search advertising, email strategies and organic search optimization. He has delivered positive business results across a wide breadth of consumer-facing technology solutions, leading integrated teams of experts in user experience, creative design, information architecture, and application design and development. Eric works closely with large online retailers, financial institutions and insurance companies to develop enterprise-wide interactive marketing strategies, and to accelerate the realization of results.download pdf profile >>

Pat provides financial management and operations services, including building financial and accounting organization, staffing structure; establishing and disciplining the relevant operating and financial management practices; and establishing critical operational and financial management disciplines, focusing on impacting the management behavior of the business.

Paul is the Partner in charge of Brulant's Acquisition Marketing Practice. Paul has nine years of experience in Internet marketing, with a focus on organic search engine optimization and paid search engine marketing. His work has helped countless companies achieve significant results and return on investment from their online marketing investment. He has extensive experience in designing and executing integrated online marketing programs for mid to large sized companies. Paul is a nationally recognized speaker on the topics of online marketing, including recent engagements at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Search Engine Strategies, and Net.Finance.download pdf profile >>

Manuel has more than 20 years of software development experience and more than 10 years of experience working with Java and Open Source technologies. Manuel has been involved in entrepreneurial software efforts since the mid-1980’s, and founded his first company while still in graduate school. He was the founder and CEO of NetGenics, a Cleveland-based bioinformatics company, where he raised over $50 million of venture capital, and managed the growth of the company to 100 employees in 5 offices in the U.S. and Europe. NetGenics was sold to Lion bioscience in 2002.

Kim has a passion for improving business results through technology implementations. Throughout his various project, account, and practice leadership roles he has demonstrated his ability to assist clients in implementing business application software to improve revenue and reduce costs, improve productivity, establish standard business processes, develop enterprise data consistency, and enhance communications with customers and employees. Kim has demonstrated leadership in facilitation, change management, and project quality.download pdf profile >>

Mark has led strategic and complex technology enabled efforts in both consulting and outsourcing environments. Mark has directed organization redesign and process redesign efforts across business functions, delivering results in manufacturing, supply chain, eBusiness, and operations improvements. Mark has developed expertise in program management, business process design, application design, and implementation, while assisting clients in a variety of industries.

Adam is a Partner in the Consumer Products and Retail practice at Brulant. He has significant experience in software implementations and leading large project teams, with over 13 years of proven hands-on information technology experience working with Fortune 500 companies. Adam places emphasis on providing results-oriented leadership and value-driven program management. He has a clear understanding of using technology to deliver and sustain business value, and has a proven track record delivering integrated solutions and managing complex, multi-disciplinary initiatives involving all aspects of a project lifecycle. download pdf profile >>