Summary
Joel Limardo is a seasoned laboratory informatics specialist and owner of ForwardPhase Technologies with 14 years of professional experience designing, implementing, and customizing enterprise LIMS for major pharmaceutical, petrochemical, and energy companies. He combines deep hands-on expertise in SampleManager/VGL, system integration, reporting, and instrument interfacing with a practical focus on regulated environments and audit-ready solutions. Over two decades he’s led large migrations, built custom modules and services, and taught teams how to maintain validated systems—work that often required redefining requirements and reusing legacy functionality to speed delivery. After transitioning from global corporations to mission-driven smaller organizations, he now pairs strategic IT advising with direct implementation, finding greater professional satisfaction in high-impact projects. Based in the Chicago area, he also brings unexpected operational breadth—training, emergency medical certification, and a knack for translating complex lab workflows into reliable, maintainable software.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BSCS, Information Technology, BSCS, Information Technology at Roosevelt University
Emergency Medical Technician Certification, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Technician Certification, Emergency Medicine at Weiss Memorial Hospital