Our Management Team
Sara McNeil, president, is responsible for the strategic direction of the Company. She has worked in the medical software industry for 25 years at Boston Software Systems. Prior to founding Boston Software Systems, Sara's career was focused on product development, management and marketing in the consumer products industry. She was director of US marketing for a division of Bausch and Lomb and she worked for Gillette where she developed, launched and managed national brands. Sara earned a BA in Chemistry at Mount Holyoke College, a MS in Medicinal Chemistry from Northeastern University, and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.
Rich McNeil is chief information officer, responsible for the vision and future direction of Boston Software Systems’ technology and products. He has been developing medical software since 1980 and has been the critical driver for the Company’s easy-to-use, agile software design. Prior to founding Boston Software Systems and its predecessor companies, Rich was a consultant at Temple, Barker and Sloan, a provider of management consulting for a variety of industries. Rich is a nuclear engineer and served four years in the Navy as an officer aboard nuclear submarines. He graduated with a BA in Physics from Dartmouth College and earned an MBA at the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.
Steve Cohen, vice president sales and marketing and general manager, is responsible for the marketing and operational leadership of Boston Software Systems sales, marketing, training and support professionals. He oversees all direct and channel partner sales and the strategic business alliance program. Throughout his career in the healthcare IT industry, Steve has held a number of sales and business development positions. Most recently, Steve served as director of healthcare channel sales for Sybase. Prior to Sybase, Steve maintained sales and business development roles as vice president at New Era of Networks, Inc. and vice president of sales at MicroScript Corporation.
C. Ken Carter, Jr., chief technology officer is responsible for overseeing and managing the development efforts of Boston Software Systems' newest product, Cognauto. Ken has over 25 years of experience in software development and leadership roles for various industries. Before joining Boston Software Systems, Ken founded SPII, a successful software integration and consulting company in Atlanta, Ga. After achieving success in the Utility sector, SPII later merged with another organization to become Obvient Strategies. Ken has also held the position of Practice Manager of Enterprise Technical Services for Blackbaud, Inc., a software and service provider serving the non-profit sector, where his team exceeded their P&L targets. Prior experience includes leadership roles in both commercial and in-house development organizations for mid-size and Fortune 500 companies. Ken attended University of Michigan-Dearborn where he majored in information systems, with a concentration in business.
Thom C. Blackwell, vice president of technical services is responsible for maintaining Boston Software Systems' reputation for world class services by managing the training and support teams that work hand and hand with our customers. Thom brings a career focused on automating workflow and integrating applications in the healthcare industry. His experience includes the early scripting technology, MicroScript, New Era of Networks and Sybase, where he worked directly with customers to best architect their automation and integration needs. Thom brings a pragmatic understanding of the workflow in healthcare organizations and how technology is brought to bear in reducing the time and costs associated with information management. He is a popular speaker at major conferences where he simplifies technology jargon and shows attendees how to automate the tasks they are faced with every day.
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