From 1985 through 1995, Norman Katz had career positions from Programmer to Business Systems Analyst to Information Technology Manager while working for some of the most recognized brand-name companies in the United States and worldwide, including Fotomat, Tropicana Products, Hanes, and Gitano. Norman decided to chart his own course and started Katzscan Inc. on January 1, 1996. Katzscan’s core business model is focused on aligning supply chain business processes and business software applications (Automatic identification, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems); improving operational performance; establishing and maintaining productive customer & supplier relationships; transforming data into meaningful information; and assessments for fraud. This is all peformed in a collaborative methodology using checks-and-balances that drive towards both quality for the customer and reduced incidences of illicit behavior. Norman is a Florida Private Investigator, a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Fraud Specialist, a Certified Controls Specialist, and has a Certification in Corporate Governance from Tulane University College of Law. Norman is a certified Microsoft Office Specialist for Office 2010. Norman graduated from the University of Florida in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in Computer Information Sciences. Norman resides near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Within the US, Norman is published in over 15 trade magazines and has presented at over 35 times on supply chain and fraud topics; he has presented internationally on supply chain fraud in Mumbai, Hong Kong, and Poland. Norman’s first book, Detecting and Reducing Supply Chain Fraud, was published in August 2012 by Gower Publishing. The book has sold hundreds of copies and is available in over 120 university libraries in over 20 countries to-date.