Deborah N. Theobald
Chairman / CEO
Deborah obtained her master's degree in Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in robotics and human factors of space travel, including impact on human physiology and health maintenance. Her master's thesis included testing of a custom built haptic robot-human interface in varying environments including NASA's KC-135 microgravity simulator plane (or Vomit Comet). Deborah co-founded Vecna Technologies in 1998 and has acted as Chairwoman and President/CEO continuously through the company's growth and transition from a services oriented IT company to a multifaceted divisional company offering hardware, software and IT services to clients across strategic industries. Deborah provides key strategic vision, executes tactical directives and designs next generation product solutions. Deborah is the proud mother of four children.
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President / CTO
The inventor of the BEAR™, Daniel is well versed in the engineering sciences with extensive experience in software architecture, artificial intelligence (AI), electromechanical engineering and mobile robotics. His interests and expertise include robot control and mobility systems, object-oriented design, enterprise system architecture, and system integration. His graduate work at the MIT AI Laboratory included developing web-based control algorithms for a robotic Mars explorer, a progenitor of Spirit and Opportunity. Graduating at the top of his class at MIT, Daniel is the recipient of the Henry Ford II Scholar Award and the Hertz Foundation Award, as well as a fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Daniel holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
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VP of DOD/VA Solutions
After graduating from Yale University, Bill served on Active Duty as a US Army Medical Service Corps Officer. As a graduate student, Bill focused on business operations and health care delivery systems, earning his master's degree in Health Systems Management from George Mason University. With over twelve years of health care industry experience, Bill specializes in information systems and business operations. Today, Bill serves as Vice President, overseeing Vecna's DoD/VA and Commercial Sector operations. Vecna clients call upon him to provide strategic direction for large-scale software development efforts and business policy decisions in such areas as Access to Care, Patient Safety, and Resource Management.
TOP ↑Michael Bearman
VP of State and Federal Solutions, General Counsel
Michael oversees Vecna's State and Federal government (non-military) business units. Vecna clients call upon him to provide strategic direction for large-scale software development efforts and business policy decisions. As General Counsel, Michael protects Vecna's legal, contractual and intellectual property rights, assists with business development, and interacts with clients on a variety of levels. Michael, while practicing law at McKenna, Long & Aldridge's Washington, D.C. office, gained experience in appellate and commercial litigation, government contracts, products liability defense, IP litigation, and corporate law. Michael graduated Cum Laude from Georgetown with a degree in law. While at Georgetown, Michael was a member of the "Law & Policy in International Business" Journal and represented juveniles in connection with the Juvenile Justice Clinic.
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Strategic Partnerships
Ted D. Quinn is a member of Vecna Technologies' executive team overseeing a range of market facing and operating activities. Mr. Quinn joined the Company in the fall of 2008 and brings 20 years of executive experience in the technology and services industries. Most recently, Mr. Quinn worked as the President of The Consortium (Taylor Corporation) with overall operating, financial and marketing/sales responsibility. Prior to The Consortium he was a business manager at Teradyne Corporation where he held leadership roles in product development, strategic marketing and Teradyne's Asian operations. He also worked as a Senior Manager in the management consulting practice of Accenture Consulting and in the healthcare practice of Fletcher Spaght, Inc. Mr. Quinn obtained a bachelor of science in Economics from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
TOP ↑Carrie Ingall Stein RN-C, MSN
Director of Clinical Services
Carrie brings to Vecna more than 20 years of health care expertise and the belief that technology can improve care and reduce costs by standardizing business processes and maximizing efficiency. She has led Product Management teams to design software for use by disease management companies, call centers, student health centers, and families with chronic illness. Having received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Carrie is a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She is also proficient in sign language.
TOP ↑Andreas Hofmann Ph.D.
Director of Machine Learning R&D
Dr. Hofmann joins Vecna as one of the world's leading experts on robotic motion control systems, a field at the nexus of artificial intelligence, machine learning, expert systems and robotics. His expertise focuses on advanced planning and motion control tasks for humanoid robots, with an emphasis on balance control in the presence of disturbances. A senior scientist and manager at Lisp Machine, GE and Pegasystems, Dr. Hofmann co-founded Gensym Corp. (Trading symbol: GNSM.PK), a company specializing in automatic, supervisory-level control software for the chemical process and manufacturing industries. Among other duties he was responsible for the development of key components of Gensym's flagship G2 real-time expert system. Dr. Hofmann received a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering at MIT, a masters in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Ph.D. in computer science from MIT.
TOP ↑Chris Larsen Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Grants Manager
Dr. Christopher Larsen directs Vecna's Research and Development Grants program, in addition to being a Senior Scientist. He came to Vecna from the Cognia Corporation where he developed a biological information curation system, Cognia Molecular. Prior to Cognia, Dr. Larsen pursued a Post-Doctorate in cell biology at Harvard Medical School, as well as a teaching sabbatical at Phillips Academy. In his spare time, Dr. Larsen loves running, teaching science to adolescents, cross-country skiing and yoga, in addition to playing trumpet, altohorn, and guitar for various community groups. Dr. Larsen earned a BS in chemistry and biology from Mercer University, and a Ph.D. from Emory University.
TOP ↑Al Ramsey Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Dr. Ramsey brings a diversified background in technology-based products and services to Vecna. With a B.S. and M.S. from MIT and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, his research areas include artificial intelligence, system dynamics, and aerodynamic design. Results from his doctoral dissertation were used to help design space probes for NASA missions to Mars. In addition to his research experience, Dr. Ramsey also brings business experience as a Product Manager at a global web hosting company, where he was responsible for managing the data storage business unit. Outside of work, his interests include martial arts, such as taekwondo and hapkido.
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