Our Team

  • T. Naomie Lucas, Founder, Inventor and President


    Creator of JoChe & TriNT Quantum Nanotechnology

    Chemistry | Formulation | Product Development | Brand Development & Management | Business Development & Joint Ventures | Product Placement

  • Dan Blue, III, Chief Executive Officer


    J.D., Corporate
    M.B.A., Finance and Banking

    Corporate Law | Biomedical Engineering |
    Finance and Banking | Business | Healthcare

  • Connie Fagerlind, WNDRLND Chief Executive Officer

    A Consumer Product Goods Division of NuShammah

    Contract Law & Negotiation | Risk & Problem Solving | Resource & Cost Management | Conflict Resolution | Continuous Improvement | Data Analysis & Forecasting | ERP/MRP Proficiency | Supply Chain Management | Cross-functional Communication | Supply Chain Management | Regulatory & Government Compliance

  • Bert Bruce, Chief Operations Officer


    M.B.A., The Wharton School of Business

    B.S., Business Administration, Communications

    Former U.S. President, Rare Disease, Global Biopharmaceutical Business, Pfizer | Chaired the Global Black Community at Pfizer, Inc. | Spearheaded the Innovation of #RareUnited |
    Pre-Approval Commercialization | Global Product Launch Strategies |

    Talent Development | Innovative Pipeline Assets | Commercial Strategy and Execution for Advanced Therapeutic Portfolios

  • Brigadier General (ret) Robert D. Bowie

    Brigadier General (ret) Robert D. Bowie


    U.S. Air Force
    B.S., Electrical Engineering & Mathematics

    Defense and National Security | Federal Acquisition |Board of Directors for Andrews Federal Credit Union |Advisory Council Cargnie Mellon University School of Engineering | Go-to-Government Strategies | Targeted Revenue Growth in the Federal, Defense and National Security Domains

  • Dr. César Carrasco-Lopez


    Ph.D., Molecular Biosciences

    Crystallography | Biochemistry | Optogenetics | Chemical Biology | Protein Engineering | Biotechnology| Metabolic Engineering

  • Dr. Davide Deodato


    Ph.D., Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science

    Post Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi

    Medicinal Chemistry | Biochemistry | Organic Synthesis | Drug Discovery | Analytical Chemistry | Pharma Patent Filing

  • Dr. Harry Stafford

    M.D., MBA, CSCS, CAQSM

    Associate Director of Duke Sports Sciences Institute  (“DSSI”)| Director of Sports Performance for DSSI | Head Team Physician and Director of Sports Performance at NCCU | Board Member of the North Carolina Special Olympics | Active Member of American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and American College of Sports Medicine

  • Dr. Jerry Berstein

    M.D., F.A.A.P.

    Founding Partner of Raleigh Pediatrics Associates | Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Data Safety Monitoring Board | PRA International Data Safety Committee |  Transitions Life Care, Board of Directors |  WakeMed Health and Hospitals,  Board of Directors (Formerly) | The Children’s Hospital, UNC Hospitals, Board of Visitors (Formerly) | American Lung Association, President’s Council, Medical Advisors, NC (Formerly)

  • Dr. Clement Ameho

    Ph.D., Human Nutrition
    Post Doctoral, Pet Nutrition

    Immunology, Pet Nutrition/Pet Care Research | Nutritional Immunology | Nutrient Metabolism | Oxidative Stress/ Antioxidant Metabolism | Nutrition and Aging | Nutrition in Renal Health

  • Eric Seidel

    R.Ph. Pharmacist

    Pharmacology | Medication Therapy Management | Disease State Management | Pharmacodynamic Interactions

  • Dr. Ben Taghavi, D.C.

    Doctor of Chiropractic, D.C.

    Industrial Consultant in Ergonomics and Safety in work place | Certified in Development and Implementing HACCP | Certified in Product Management | Certified in Good Manufacturing Practices

  • Brendan Thornton MRINA, CEng Naval Architect

    Brendan Thornton MRINA, CEng Naval Architect

    Bid and Grant Specialist

    Brendan is a Chartered Engineer and possesses over a decade of experience and success working on competitive Defense tenders.

  • Kirk Sudheimer, Business Development Advisor

    B.S., Biology
    MBA and Certifications in Gene Therapy and Business Leadership from Harvard and Stanford, respectively.

    Life Sciences Commercial Executive | Business Development | Strategic Sales Leadership | Commercialization of Innovative Technologies | Development of Royalty-Based Business Models and Go-To-Market Strategies for AI/ML applications in Gene Therapy | Commercial Expansion Across APAC, Europe, and North America.

  • Command Sergeant Major (ret) Bob Burton

    NuShammah Defense Board of Director

    With over 30 years of elite leadership experience as a U.S. Army Special Forces Command Sergeant Major, Bob has led global special operations, advised military and diplomatic leaders, and driven mission success in complex environments. He holds certifications from the John Maxwell Team, Howard Berg, and Ron White and earned a Master’s Degree in Executive Leadership from Liberty University.

    Bob currently serves as the Director of Defense Technologies for the

    NC Military Business Center (NCMBC), an official organization of the state of North Carolina, enabling the NC Innovation Ecosystem to tackle complex national security challenges through technology transition.

  • Major General (ret) Elder Granger

    NuShammah Board of Director

    Major General Granger is currently the President and CEO of THE 5Ps, LLC, a health care, education, and leadership consulting organization. Prior to his retirement from the U.S. Army, MG Granger served as the Deputy Director and Program Executive Officer of the TRICARE Management Activity, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Washington, DC. In this role, he was the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) on DOD health plan policy and performance and oversaw the acquisition, operation, and integration of TRICARE/DOD's managed care program within the Military Health System. Additionally, MG Granger led a staff of 1,800 in planning, budgeting, and executing a $22.5 Billion Defense Health Program and ensured the effective and efficient provision of high-quality, accessible healthcare for 9.2 million Uniformed Service members, their families, retirees, and their families, and others located worldwide.

    Before joining TRICARE Management Activity, MG Granger led the largest U.S. and multi-national battlefield health system in our recent history while serving as Commander Task Force 44th Medical Command and Command Surgeon for the Multinational Corps Iraq. He has led at every level of the Army Medical Department, with previous assignments as Commander 44th Medical Command, XVIII Airborne Corps Command Surgeon and Director of Health Services, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Commander, Europe Regional Medical Command, Director of TRICARE Europe, and the Command Surgeon, U.S. Army Europe, and 7th Army, Heidelberg, Germany, Acting Assistant Surgeon General for Force Projection, Commander, Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany and Commander, Ireland Army Community Hospital, Fort Knox, KY, and attended Army War College, Carlisle Barrack, PA.

    MG Granger has received numerous awards, decorations, and honors, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, and was honored by the National Association of Corporate Directors as a 2022 Top 100 Director.

    MG Granger is board- certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Board of Hematology and Oncology, Certified Physician Executive by the Certifying Commission in Medical Management, certified by the American College of Healthcare Executives, and Certified in Medical Quality by the American Board of Medical Quality. NACD- Certified Director, Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon University, certified in Healthcare Compliance by HCCA, and certified Compliance Officer by AAPC.

    His professional affiliations include Member of the National Association of Health Services Executives, National Medical Association, American Medical Association, the Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives (Life Member) Governance Fellow, National Association of Corporate Directors, member and Fellow American College of Healthcare Executives, member, and laureate American College of Physicians, member (life member) and fellow of the American Association for Physician Leadership, member and fellow American College of Medical Quality, Board of Directors, Defense Logistic Health, Cigna, Better Therapeutics, Inc, and Kaleo Pharmaceuticals. Member of Arkansas State University Chancellor Cabinet. Meharry Medical College Institute of Computational Science and Data Analytics Advancement Council and University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Advancement Council.

    MG Granger earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas State University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Arkansas School of Medicine. MG Granger completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Hematology-Oncology in at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado. In 2009, MG Granger received an honorary Doctor of Science Degree from Meharry Medical College.

  • Major General (ret) David L. Grange

    NuShammah Defense Board of Director

    Grange served 30 years in the U.S. Army. His final assignments before retiring were Commanding General Task Force Eagle conducting peace support operations in the Balkans, and Commanding General of the First Infantry Division headquartered in Germany. Grange commanded the 75th Ranger Regiment, Task Force Green (Special Operating Forces) during Desert Storm, the I-503rd Infantry Battalion in Korea, Deputy Commander of the US Army Special Operations Command, Deputy Commander and Operations Officer of a Counter Terrorist unit and Squadron Commander of the same, SF Detachment Commander for both HALO and Scuba Teams, Infantry Company Commander in the 101st, Ranger Company Commander in the 75th Ranger Regiment, Aviation Platoon Commander in the 101st, Platoon Leader in Vietnam in both the 101st and L Co Rangers and Platoon Leader in the 82d Airborne. During his tour in the Pentagon Grange was responsible for Army Readiness, Mobilization and Current Operations and served as the Director of Military Support to government agencies for natural and manmade disasters throughout the USA.

    Currently, Grange is the President of Osprey Global Solutions, LLC, a Service-Disabled Veterans Organization, which provides risk assessments, security operations, geopolitical consulting, remote area medical and logistical services, training support, and includes the Osprey Research, Developmental, and Training Facility.

    Grange holds a bachelor’s degree from North Georgia College and a master’s in public service from Western Kentucky University. In addition, he is the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from both Johnson & Wales University and from Aurora University. Grange attended the Kellogg Business School and has been a Kellogg CEO Perspectives Fellow since 2003. He was ‘knighted’ into theMilitary and Hospitalier Order of St. Lazarus in 2017. Grange is in the Ranger Hall of fame, the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame and is a University System of Georgia Distinguished Alumnus.