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Alice M. Chiang, Ph.D., President
As President of Teratech, Dr. Alice Chiang is
responsible for planning and execution of corporate strategy
and product direction. Dr. Chiang has gained recognition
in various emerging technology fields, specifically advanced
electronic systems and image processing technology.
In the 22 years prior to founding Teratech, 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 24 patents and holds a Ph.D. in physics
from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and B.S. in
physics from the National Taiwan University.
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.
Mark LaForest, Senior Vice President of Operations
Mr. LaForest directs product development, manufacturing,
and customer support. He has over 20 years of software
engineering experience in multiprocessor and real-time
embedded systems. Previously, he was VP of Engineering
at Mercury Computer Systems, leading teams in the development
of embedded systems for government electronics and medical
equipment such as CT and MRI scanners. He brings a wide
range of development experience to Terason including
radar applications, storage systems, supercomputers and
graphic processors. Mr. LaForest holds an MSCE from Northeastern
University and a BSEE from Brown University.
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Grace Palma, Vice President of Marketing and
Sales
Grace Fu Palma holds the position of Vice President of Marketing
and Sales for Terason. In previous roles she has served
in a variety of sales, business development, and marketing
management positions with Philips Medical Systems, Agilent Technologies
and Hewlett Packard's Healthcare Solutions Group. She
most recently held the position of Senior Market Manager
in cardiovascular ultrasound in North America at Philips
Medical Systems, where she developed marketing strategy
and implementation plans, managed a variety of outbound marketing programs,
luminary relations, trade shows, and worked effectively with various distribution
channels. From 2001 to 2003, she was the Marketing Service Manager for
the Medical Supplies Business Unit of Philips where she was responsible
for marketing communication, marketing research and e-Business. Prior
to that, Grace held several marketing management positions in the Ultrasound
Business Unit of Hewlett-Packard/Agilent and Philips Medical Systems.
Ms. Palma earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree
in International Cultural Exchange from Beijing University,
Beijing China, and an MBA from Yale University’s
School of Management.
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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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