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Alice M. Chiang, Founder, Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer
Dr. Chiang started Teratech Corporation in 1994
and is responsible for product technology development and
strategy at Terason. Dr. Chiang has gained recognition
in various emerging technology fields, specifically advanced
electronic systems and image processing technology.
In the 22 years prior to starting Terason, Dr. Chiang has held research and development leadership positions in commercial and defense industry settings. Among the emerging technology products developed under her guidance are a room-temperature IR camera, a UV Star Tracker, a Collision Avoidance Radar and a NeuralNetwork-based Image Recognition System.
Dr. Chiang has over 40 patents and holds a Ph.D. in physics from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and B.S. in physics from the National Taiwan University.
John L. Bridge, CEO and President
John is responsible for overall management of all of Terason’s businesses. John leads the senior team and works to create a culture high performance and dependability for all of Terason's customers.
Prior to joining Terason, John was a managing director and partner of Boston Post Partners (BPP), a small private equity firm located in Boston, MA. John was Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Aetna Inc., one of the nation’s largest managed care companies. During his 21 years at Aetna, John held a variety of senior finance and investment roles, and played a lead role in negotiating and executing nearly $50 billion worth of acquisitions, divestitures and financing.
John has an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg
School of Managment and a BA in mathematics and
economics from Trinity College (CT).
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Steven R. Broadstone, D.Sc., Vice President of Research & Development
Dr. Broadstone is responsible for the system integration of low-power, portable
system products; including the Terason™ Ultrasound System, and Teratech's
portable sonar systems.
Dr. Broadstone received his B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from Hastings College,
Hastings, NE, and Doctor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Washington
University, St. Louis, MO. He holds 10 patents and has published on ultrasound
and sonar imaging.
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Jeffrey Sirek, Vice President, Head of U.S. Business
Mr. Sirek is responsible for leading Terason's U.S. business.
He comes to
Terason with a long history of success with over 20 years
of Sales and Sales
Management experience, predominantly in the medical segment.
Additionally,
he has a wide array of experience from start-up companies
to major
corporations such as GE Medical Systems, Pfizer Inc, and
Philips (Adac
Laboratories). Before joining Terason, Mr. Sirek held the
position of
Northeast Regional Sales Manager for GE's Cardiovascular
Ultrasound
Division, where he was responsible for the P & L of a $32 million
region.
In this role, Mr. Sirek assisted in the launch of the GE's
first cardiovascular portable ultrasound system,
while managing the field efforts of the sales and clinical
team. Mr. Sirek holds a degree in Finance from
the University of St Thomas, St Paul, MN.
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Michael Schindler, Director of Distribution and National Accounts
Mr. Schindler is responsible for Terason's Distribution and National Accounts Business. He has more than 20 years of experience as a high level Sales Executive, predominantly in the healthcare segment. He began his career at Xerox and has been an integral component to start-ups as well as larger companies such as GE Healthcare, in their Cardiac and General Imaging Ultrasound Division. Several times he has successfully completed the largest transactions in his company's history. Mr. Schindler is also skilled in managing large, complex transactions and has assisted many customers and distribution partners in building unique and mutually beneficial business agreements. Mr. Schindler holds a Degree in Business Administration from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS.
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Nicholas Collins, Controller
Mr. Collins is responsible for all finance, accounting,
cash management and human resources aspects of Teratech. He
has over 15 years of financial and operational experience
with publicly traded companies and technology start-ups.
Before joining Terason, Mr. Collins was the Controller
of Cogentric, a privately-held software company where he
managed finance, accounting and investor relations. Previously,
Mr. Collins was Director of Finance for LocatePlus, a publicly-traded
technology company where he was responsible for all finance
and accounting matters. Prior to that he spent ten years
with KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, providing audit services
for technology companies.
Mr. Collins holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering
from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an
MBA from Northeastern University. He is a CPA and member
of the AICPA.
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William M. Wong, Director of Hardware Engineering
Mr. Wong leads Terason’s hardware engineering
group, and is responsible for defining new system architectures.
He has over 10 years of experience in medical ultrasound.
His expertise is in digital beamforming architecture,
digital signal processing and ASIC design.
Prior to joining Terason, he was Chief Engineer of
Ultrasound at Analogic Corp., Director of Engineering
at Furuno Diagnostics America, and Director of Design
Engineering at Cypress Semiconductor. Mr. Wong has three
patents and holds MS and BS degrees in EECS from M.I.T.
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Noah Berger, Director of Software Engineering
Mr. Berger is responsible for the architecture,
design and implementation of software for the Terason Ultrasound
System and manages the software development team. He has
over 15 years of experience in the medical device industry.
Prior to joining Terason, he was a Principal Software Engineer
at Hologic, Inc., where he managed software development
for bone densitometry products. Mr. Berger has several
patents and holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from
the University of Rhode Island and a BA in Neural Science
from Brown University.
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Benjamin L. Chiampa, Director of Quality Assurance
Mr. Chiampa has developed and implemented Terason’s
quality systems to comply with US and European quality
regulations, e.g., FDA Quality System Regulation (QSRs)
21 CFR 820, International Standards ISO 13845, and European
Community Medical Device Directive (MDD) 93/42/EEC. He
is also instrumental in the product’s safety mark
authorization “ETL listed” in both the United
States and Canada.
His experience includes 20 years of Quality Control
/ Quality Assurance Management in the medical electronics
industry, with active participation in concurrent engineering
and new product development, from product introduction
to manufacturing.
Prior to joining Terason, Mr. Chiampa was the Quality
Manager for Analogic Corporation - Life Care Division.
Mr. Chiampa holds a BS in Engineering Technology from
Wentworth Institute and a MBA in Business Management
from Rivier College.
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John R. Jaworski
Director of Software Quality and Technical Services
Mr. Jaworski is responsible for Software Quality Management, Technical Support,
and Documentation at Terason. He has over 10 years of quality assurance and
management experience in the software field. Prior to joining Terason,
he successfully implemented and managed Software Quality Assurance in companies
serving the financial, transportation, and medical fields.
Mr. Jaworski holds an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University and a BS in
Business Management from the University of Maine.
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