From 1985 through 1995, Norman Katz, founder of Katzscan Inc., worked for some of the country's most recognized brand-name companies -- including Fotomat, Tropicana Products, Hanes, and Gitano -- in various roles that included Business Applications Programmer, Business Systems Analyst, and Information Technology Manager.

Then, looking for a new challenge, Norman decided to chart his own course and started Katzscan Inc. in January of 1996.

Katzscan's core business model is focused on the improvement of business processes and business software applications used in the internal and external supply chain operations of a company. Key technical specialties include barcode applications, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and Enterprise Resource Planning systems that cover functional areas such as inventory control, fixed asset management, manufacturing, distribution, accounting, purchasing, sales order processing, quality assurance, various labeling applications, shipping, warranty tracking, data analysis, and vendor compliance. Katzscan has extensive experience with supply chain vendor compliance and has helped numerous companies sell compliance solutions to their first-tier customers, especially in the retail domain.

Norman, who holds a Certification in Corporate Governance from Tulane University College of Law, is a Florida Private Investigator, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a Certified Fraud Specialist (CFS).

Combining his technical skills, business knowledge, and fraud-fighting credentials and experiences, Norman has expanded Katzscan's core business model to include turnaround management help and supply chain fraud detection and prevention, using Sarbanes-Oxley compliance as a foundation. Closing business gaps and application loopholes, Norman is able to reduce the occurrences of fraud and mitigate the severity of fraud when it occurs.

With equally high levels of business-savvy and technical skill -- plus a good dose of creativity -- Norman routinely helps clients save tens of thousands of dollars on various projects while delivering better-than-expected functionality in shorter-than-anticipated timeframes.

Katzscan's clients, who range in annual sales from $5M to $1.5B, belong to a wide range of different industries, and industry trade associations, and represent some of the most recognized leaders in their respected markets. Norman successfully interacts with all levels of his clients' employees, from the distribution center personnel to the office staff to the executives in the C-suite.

Norman graduated from the University of Florida in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in Computer Information Sciences.

Norman is a nationally published speaker who is based in South Florida.