About Us
John Vigna
Principal Consultant
John Vigna has over twenty-five years of experience designing, implementing and managing information systems solutions for Fortune 500 companies. His expertise includes business case development, project planning, technical development, interface and graphical design, global implementations, process design, portfolio management, vendor relations and multi-year information systems strategies.
Before founding JFV Associates in 2006, Mr. Vigna held roles of increasing responsibility at Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, PepsiCo, Inc. and International Business Machines (IBM). In these positions, he partnered with a broad range of business areas including: Finance, Human Resources, Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Procurement, Off-Shore Outsourcing, Legal, Tax, Aviation and many others.
Mr. Vigna is a member of the Society for Information Management (SIM) and the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM). In addition, he serves on the boards of several community organizations.
Debbie Taurone
Program Director
Leveraging more than thirty years of Information Technology experience, Debbie Taurone is a seasoned and proven leader. Her abilities in project management, business analysis, relationship building, and vendor management have allowed Ms. Taurone to deliver exceptional value for Fortune 500 companies. Her business-focused approach and relentless drive for results ensure success on even the most complex initiatives.
Prior to joining JFV Associates, Ms. Taurone held various leadership roles at Hewitt Associates and PepsiCo, Inc. In these positions, she partnered with numerous business areas including Human Resources, Benefits, Financial Reporting, Payroll and Treasury. She specializes in project planning, requirements definition and business case development. Further, Ms. Taurone has extensive experience leveraging off-shore solution center models.
Patricia Parrillo
Project Manager / Training Coordinator
With over twenty years of experience in designing, implementing, supporting and managing information systems, Patricia Parrillo brings a wide variety of experience to any initiative. Her expertise includes project management, content management, business analysis, office automation, application development, and authoring user documentation. In addition, Ms. Parrillo has extensive experience developing, implementing and conducting client training programs.
Before joining JFV Associates, Ms. Parrillo held various information technology roles at PepsiCo, Inc. and D&B’s Nielsen Media Research. In these positions, she led numerous projects and partnered with a broad spectrum of business areas including Marketing, Financial Reporting, Human Resources, Benefits, and a Charitable Foundation among others.
Laurie Pasiuk
Content Director
Drawing on over fifteen years of experience in the media industry, Laurie Pasiuk has held key roles in the book and web publishing fields. From production manager to webzine editor, Ms. Pasiuk is exceptionally familiar with both of the essential sides of content management. Her web production and editorial skills were honed in scientific, technical and medical publishing at Elsevier Science’s BioMedNet division. Ms. Pasiuk originated and edited the Fiction Section for BioMedNet’s webzine, HMS Beagle.  She also assumed the roles of humor editor and production editor during her tenure, becoming BioMedNet’s production manager shortly thereafter.
In her most recent previous position, Ms. Pasiuk worked as Vault.com’s copy editor, and was responsible for ensuring the consistency and accuracy of over 180 career-oriented guides and establishing Vault’s in-house style guide. Ms. Pasiuk originally joined Vault as a staff editor and managed the writing and compilation of twenty-two career advice titles.
Team Approach
We employ a team of experts in a variety of fields and disciplines as needed to suit your needs. Areas of expertise include technical/programming, marketing, public relations, SEO, finance, photography, video production and more.
