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Eyefinity/OfficeMate Leadership

Eyefinity/OfficeMate Leadership

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of VSP, Eyefinity/OfficeMate maintains a high-energy, entrepreneurial atmosphere. We believe our business is about the people who build and support it, and that's what makes Eyefinity/OfficeMate an exciting and motivating place to work.

Our leadership team, which is committed to creating the eyecare industry's most comprehensive business solutions company, consists of the following individuals:

Read on to learn about our dedicated and diverse leadership team.

Steve Baker

President of Eyefinity/OfficeMate

Steve comes to the role of chief technology officer after having spent more than seven years in information technology and business development positions within our organization.

Prior to joining Eyefinity/OfficeMate, Steve spent more than 20 years in information technology leadership jobs in the defense and gaming industries. Steve is determined to challenge private practitioners to look beyond the medical operations of their practices to expand the level of service and support they provide to their customers. He is in the process of delivering a set of 'Best Practice' guides, along with sales and marketing programs designed to help customers stay current with technology. Steve enjoys most anything outdoors and is an avid cycling fan. He has unbridled energy and as such stays away from caffeine. "I would be pretty tough to live with if I did the caffeine route," he says jokingly.

Steve's vision for Eyefinity/OfficeMate is to ensure we are the preferred business management partner of private practice, operating on a global scale, with the very best of solutions that advance the competitiveness of independent eyecare and the companies that serve them.

C. Edward Buffington

Chief Operating Officer

Ed joins Eyefinity/OfficeMate from OfficeMate Software Solutions, where he was president and chief operating officer. Ed is a 25-year veteran of the eyecare software industry, having founded OfficeMate in 1984. His career in the eyecare industry started as a senior sales representative in the contact lens industry for American Hydron, where he achieved the Sales Representative of the Year for several consecutive years. During Ed's tenure with Hydron, the industry's need for practice management software became evident, leading to the first installation of OfficeMate in 1984.

Ed has attended over 500 eyecare industry trade events and is a familiar face on every show floor. In 1994, Ed sold OfficeMate to Marchon Eyewear and, along with Jim McGrann, built OfficeMate into the leading eyecare software solution with over 10,000 clients.

In his free time, Ed enjoys riding his Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle. He enjoys it so much, in fact, that he has taken his hog to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Suzanne Brehm

Senior Vice President of Customer Care

Suzanne Brehm has spent the last eight years with Eyefinity/OfficeMate in progressively responsible executive roles. She currently leads the Customer Care department and has been instrumental in the growth of the company.

Prior to joining Eyefinity/OfficeMate, Suzanne was vice president of human resources for Cambridge Integrated Services, a subsidiary of Aon Corporation, one of the world's largest human capital and management consulting firms.

Suzanne has over 20 years of experience as a human resources and business management executive in the fields of technology, consulting, and health care.

Suzanne received her bachelor's degree from Mansfield University. Outside of her workday, she enjoys golf, gardening, and attending her kids' extracurricular sports activities.

Mark Bruskin

Senior Vice President of Sales

Mark oversees and directs the Sales Team, orchestrates sales campaigns, and personally makes sales calls. Mark also acts as a liaison between prospective clients and various Eyefinity/OfficeMate teams to help prospective clients make informed decisions about purchasing the software solution that is right for their practices. He also helps the regional sales vice presidents and clients understand how OfficeMate and ExamWRITER can benefit practices by improving efficiency and increasing their revenue.

Brian Gegan

Senior Vice President of Technology

Joining Eyefinity/OfficeMate in January 2008, Brian brings over 20 years of technology management experience to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our organization. He is responsible for leading Eyefinity/OfficeMate's technology operations, development and services that support private practices and business partners. Prior to joining Eyefinity/OfficeMate, Brian served as the director of consulting at Delegata, Inc., the chief information officer at CPS Human Resource Services, and as a managing director at BearingPoint, Inc. His first exposure to technology included operating and maintaining advanced electronics as the Combat Information Center Officer aboard the USS John Hancock (DD-981) in the gale-driven seas of the North Atlantic.

Brian received his bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. A rabid sports enthusiast, he dreams of succeeding Brett Favre as quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.

Bill Hatch

Senior Vice President of Marketing

As senior vice president of marketing, Bill is responsible for all Eyefinity and OfficeMate Software Solutions marketing efforts including trade show management, media placement and relations, and development of marketing collateral, advertising, and various corporate communications.

Prior to joining Eyefinity/OfficeMate, Bill was a partner in a Southern California advertising agency that provided marketing services to such clients as CooperVision, Allergan, Alcon, and many Fortune 500 companies in the financial services and high technology industries. Bill is an avid boater. He loves nothing more than spending time on the water with his family.

Mary Luciano

Vice President of Industry Services

Mary joined the Eyefinity/OfficeMate team in 2007 as vice president of marketing. Her professional career spans 25 years of high-technology experience in marketing, public relations and channel marketing, resulting in her promotion to her current position. Prior to joining Eyefinity/OfficeMate, Mary held various director positions at Amdahl Corporation and Hewlett Packard, where she managed all public relations and outbound communications. Mary has a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and English from San Jose State University. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening and spending time with her family.

Jim Sotiropoulos

Senior Vice President of Business Development

Jim has 19 years of optical experience, 13 of which was gained as part of an aggressive team growing a small group of eyecare offices to a large Midwestern regional eyecare provider. In 1996 he earned his masters degree in business administration. As vice president of operations, he was responsible for all aspects of day-to-day office and back office administration.

Since 2002, Jim has served in the software segment of the eyecare industry as vice president of client services for Delta Add-Power Systems and OfficeMate Software Solutions. In his new role as senior vice president of business development, he is looking forward to continuing to build on the relationships of his client services background, and to help our customers build profitable solutions for their practices.

Craig M. Staffin

Senior Vice President of Product Management

As the vp of product development, Craig is responsible for coordinating resources from the Development Team and Quality Assurance Team to shape OfficeMate Software products in the direction that best serves Eyefinity/OfficeMate clients. Craig has worked as an independent consultant working with multilocation chains ranging in size from two locations to 108 locations and has successfully implemented multilocation software and business methodologies within major eyecare practices. Prior to implementing software and business methodologies, Craig worked for 17 years in various aspects of operations at a 22-location chain.