Chief Technology Officer

Christian is the Chief Technology Officer and responsible for designing and building the Silverback suite of intelligent workflow systems and solutions. He leads a team of U.S. based developers focused on creating industry leading solutions for the most complex imaging challenges found in healthcare today. His technical expertise and intellectual curiosity drive Christian to deliver cutting-edge innovation and inspire the next generation of engineers.

Since joining the company in 2013, Christian has leveraged his deep knowledge in health informatics and embedded systems design to create the industry leading solution in interoperability and imaging workflows. Prior to DataFirst, Christian led the invasive cardiology engineering team at Philips Healthcare as Senior Director of Engineering. He led multiple international engineering teams in the design and development of new and existing products. As a principal engineer and director of R&D, Christian created several new product families from concept through development.

For more than ten years, Christian has been acting as a mentor and coach for FIRST(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Technology) Robotics throughout Florida. His dedication has allowed local community youth to develop and foster their appreciation for STEM.

Christian earned his Computer Science degree from Cégep de Trois Rivières (CEGEP). He continues to participate in many industry forums from DICOM standards to artificial intelligence in imaging.

Christian lives outside of Melbourne, Florida with his wife and two sons.