Richard Perrin is CEO of Active Innovations, a member of the HPN Editorial Board, and has been involved with supporting information systems and UDI use since the first UDI conference in 2006. He serves as a member of the AHRMM Learning UDI Communities and is a 2014 Honoree of the Bellwether League for his contributions to supply chain management advancement. His current focus is on providing recommendations to the Defense Health Agency for enhancing their future medical logistics systems for healthcare support for the nation’s military.