The WaveMark management has extensive experience in the key areas of hospital administration, supply chain management and maximizing customer value. We are dedicated to providing information products that allow hospitals and manufacturers to achieve improved operational, clinical and financial results.

Management

Michael Finney, Ph.D.
Victoria Hamilton
Patrick Littlefield
Benson P. Shapiro BSE, DBA
John Wass

John Wass - CEO

John, along with Patrick Littlefield, WaveMark’s Chairman, recognized a tremendous opportunity for companies to improve healthcare supply chains through RFID. Applying the same pragmatism and insight gained from years of supply chain experience in the retail segment, John has brought this learning to the healthcare industry. As CEO of WaveMark, John has been instrumental in creating solutions that deliver a more efficient healthcare supply chain through RFID. WaveMark’s solutions eliminate manual processes, reduce costs, simplify workflows and improve patient safety.

Prior to WaveMark, John co-founded and served as CEO of Swift Rivers, a venture-funded, reverse logistics software company.

John also served as Senior Vice President of Logistics at Staples. John joined Staples in 1987 when there were only 3 stores and during his tenure led the effort to build a logistics infrastructure to support over 1,000 stores nationwide.

At Staples, John played an influential role in laying the foundation for development of an optimized retail supply chain, establishing the logistics strategy department and building the Staples transportation department from the ground up. Previous to Staples, John held positions in brand management and marketing at Fidelity Investments, M&M/Mars and Procter & Gamble.

John earned his Masters degree from MIT in Logistics and a B.S.E. from Princeton. He has co-authored articles on RFID and is a frequent speaker on new methods for healthcare inventory management and the powerful impact of RFID on supply chains at industry events and conferences around the country.

Patrick Littlefield - Founder and Chairman

Patrick formed WaveMark in 2003 in response to long-standing problems in the medical device consignment supply chain. The launch of WaveMark and its use of RFID technology to solve this problem culminated years of hospital research, technology innovation and his profound commitment to creating customer value and developing the appropriate technology to meet business needs.

Patrick has more than 14 years of experience in technology companies and a proven track record of success in closing high-value sales. Prior to WaveMark, Patrick was the VP for Customer Operations at Conjoin, which developed a web application for improved measurement of sales results. This application pioneered the “sales effectiveness” segment now tracked by Gartner and others. Before Conjoin, Patrick was the Senior VP at Omega Performance focused on product development and revenue generation through large sales to companies such as Key Bank and State Farm Insurance.

Before embarking on his high-tech career, Patrick spent 12 years as a professional composer, musician, and faculty member at Harvard. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard in Music Composition and a BA from the New England Conservatory.

Jean-Claude Saghbini – Chief Technology Officer

Prior to joining WaveMark, Jean-Claude was architect and manager of software development at EMC, where he built an organization of 25 software developers. Before EMC, Jean-Claude worked on digital imaging products at Polaroid. During his tenure, he had a unique multidisciplinary role in mechanical engineering, software development, and systems integration. Jean-Claude was more recently involved with the inception of Fantasy Seats, a venture aiming at creating a futures market for sporting events. Jean-Claude holds a Masters of Science in engineering and management from the Sloan School of Management and Engineering Systems Division at MIT. He also holds a Masters of Science in mechanical engineering from MIT, and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts.

Carola Endicott - Vice President, Hospital Services

At Tufts NEMC, Carola was responsible for the Cardiology and Cancer product lines as well as ancillary areas including Pathology, Blood Bank, Radiology, and Radiation Oncology. As a member of the senior management team, Carola set strategy, developed and approved operating plans, and proposed and evaluated annual capital proposals. Carola also served key roles at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary for 3 years and at Harvard Community Health Plan for 2 years where she focused primarily in organizational development, management education and human resources. Carola holds a Masters in Organizational Development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a BA in Political Science from Middlebury College, Vermont.

Joe Impellizeri – Vice President, Finance & Administration

Joe has also served as CFO of Syncra Systems, Inc, a venture-backed supply chain collaborative planning SaaS start-up which was sold to Retek, Inc. In addition, he has held senior finance management roles with Compaq Computer Corporation, AltaVista Software, Inc and Digital Equipment Corporation. Joe's broad financial experience includes debt and equity funding, business strategy and operations as well as a history of growing early-stage, start up businesses.

Joe holds an MBA in International Business & Marketing from Columbia Business School and a BSBA in Accounting & Finance from Boston University School of Management.

Leo Murphy – Vice President, Customer Service & Operations

His background has been centered on developing and managing Customer Support operations in the Finance, Manufacturing, Retail, and Technology markets, effectively serving as liaison to internal and external customers.Prior to WaveMark, Leo was VP, Supply Chain for Autopart International, Inc, an aftermarket auto parts sourcing and distribution company. At Autopart, Leo was responsible for end-to-end supply chain operations including import and export logistics, fulfillment, facility design and engineering, as well as inventory management. While at Autopart, he implemented a highly automated 350,000 square foot distribution center managing over 45,000 SKU’s.

While serving as VP Supply Chain at NES, a distributor of products to the advertising and promotional industry, Leo was responsible for growing and developing a national distribution network including distribution facilities and call centers. Leo has also held senior supply chain and operations positions at Swift Rivers, Staples and Fidelity Investments. Leo holds a BS in business, concentrating in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, from Northeastern University.

Board of Directors

Michael Finney, Ph.D.
Mike is a private investor and board member of Orion Genomics. He was Chief Science Officer of MJ Research, a biotechnology tools company that designed, manufactured and sold instruments and reagents used in molecular biology and genomic research, including the Human Genome Project. Mike co-founded MJ Research in 1987 and sold the company to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. in 2004. Mike earned his PhD from MIT in Biology. Mike is the author of numerous scientific articles and holds 7 US patents.

Victoria Hamilton
Victoria is the Research Initiatives Coordinator for Columbia University. Working directly with the Executive Vice President for Research, Victoria assists in developing programs that bring together scholars in the basic academic disciplines in order to generate new intellectual opportunities and expand the research enterprise at the University. Prior to her role at Columbia, Victoria was director of The Washington Advisory Group, a LECG Company where she advised research organizations, companies and venture investors on the commercialization of research. She also served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of General American Investors, a NYSE-listed closed end investment fund. Ms. Hamilton holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Patrick Littlefield
Chairman of the Board. See bio above.

Benson P. Shapiro BSE, DBA
Ben is a well-known authority on marketing strategy and sales management with particular interests in pricing, product line planning, and marketing organization. He is also the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing Emeritus at the Harvard Business School where he taught full-time from 1970 to 1997. Professor Shapiro is the author, co-author or editor of 14 books, and 19 Harvard Business Review articles including "Leveraging to Beat the Odds: The New Marketing Mind-Set," "What the Hell is 'Market Oriented'?," "Manage Customers for Profits, Not Just Sales" and "Staple Yourself to an Order".

He has served as a consultant to over 300 companies including startups, medium-size firms, and large international corporations. Professor Shapiro holds a BSE (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Michigan as well as MBA and DBA degrees from Harvard.

John Wass, CEO
See bio above.

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