Robert Schlicher is CTO of Medical Value Chain (MVC), leading the blockchain-based SmartHub platform for pharmaceutical track-and-trace systems deployed across national infrastructures. With a background in advanced logistics, cybersecurity, and over 10 software patents, he has held engineering leadership and development roles at internet startups, Netscape, US Gov, and CSX Transportation, and served as principal architect of the ATO Blockchain for the U.S. State Department and US Agencies. Schlicher delivers secure, GS1-compliant supply chain systems that advance global health and compliance.