Manuel T. Lowenhaupt, MD
President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board

Dr. Lowenhaupt has over 20 years of diverse healthcare IT leadership and consulting experience, and is internationally recognized for his work in clinical informatics, care management and clinical operations. Dr. Lowenhaupt held senior strategic consulting roles for the past 17 years at the world’s largest and most respected organizations, advising over 120 healthcare organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Far East. Most recently, he was an executive partner at Accenture, where he was a thought leader in the company’s Health and Life Sciences practice and a practice leader in the area of clinical transformation. Dr. Lowenhaupt also was national practice leader at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and a partner in the Healthcare Practice of Deloitte Consulting. Prior to his consulting career, Dr. Lowenhaupt practiced medicine and led a multi-specialty group practice in Boston for 10 years. He also co-founded Boston Medical Systems (BMS) and worked as an investigator for the National Institute of Health. Dr. Lowenhaupt received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Phi Beta Kappa) and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School.

The Radianse leadership team has an unwavering commitment to first and foremost make a contribution to improve healthcare.

Each person understands the importance of listening to and meeting customer's needs with solutions that adhere to the highest standards for accuracy, reliability and investment protection.

Paul Tessier, Co-founder
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Paul Tessier's talent for making well-engineered and profitable products kept him moving from one major product launch to another at Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies (now Philips Medical Systems) prior to co-founding Radianse. For 25 years, across engineering, marketing and management he has established a strong track record for identifying healthcare market needs, applying available technology, and successfully releasing products. His significant contributions to the release of dozens of medical products represent in excess of $1 billion in revenue. He managed the program responsible for wireless solutions, growing the business to double digits revenue growth, over $165M annually. His passion for engineering excellence resulted in above average profitability and below average warranty expenses. He holds three patents for wireless medical devices. He has a BSEE with honors from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Steve Schiefen
Chief Operating Officer

Steve Schiefen has spent his career supporting ongoing customer success with a hands-on management approach to solutions implementation. His experience covers a breadth of technologies including radio communications, IT infrastructure, Internet services and networking. He has held high-impact positions across R&D, IT consulting, project management and systems integration. In each, he has advanced both customer satisfaction and the processes and procedures essential to effective service and support delivery. Prior to joining Radianse, he was director of operations at The System Distributors, (TSD, Inc.) where he developed the company's first 24x7 support operation. At Exodus Communications, he was the go-to-person for all customer interactions regarding implementation, and his leadership resulted in the company exceeding revenue goals for 10 consecutive quarters. He has an MBA from Bentley College, an MS in engineering management from Western New England College and a BSEE from Clarkson University.

Michael Dempsey, Co-founder
Chief Technology Officer

Mike Dempsey has been working in the field of wireless medical communications for more than 20 years. Prior to co-founding Radianse, he worked as a technical strategist for wireless solutions at Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies (now Philips Medical Systems). He has helped to develop and introduce dozens of successful products, holds six patents in wireless medical device communications and has six more pending for indoor positioning. He served on the American Hospital Association's taskforce on medical telemetry, acted as chairman of the Service Rules Committee and vice-chair of the Frequency Allocation Committee. He received a special citation from the FDA for "exceptional initiative and leadership to protect the public health." He has a BSEE from the University of Michigan.

Steven Vance
Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Steve Vance has more than 18 years of experience in leadership positions within the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Radianse, he led the North American sales and marketing efforts for dbMotion, a start-up interoperability company. Through his efforts, the company achieved a leading US presence, which included a development partnership with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He also served as National Sales Director for the Centricity Enterprise business at GE’s Healthcare Information Technology. His team established GE’s clinical enterprise business, significantly growing revenue by successfully converting early adopters of the GE CIS platform. The organizations he has led have consistently been successful at bringing new technologies and solutions to market, including the Cerner team responsible for the introduction of the Millennium platform in the Western region of the US. Steve is a graduate of Wake Forest University.

Susan Niemeier, RN MHA
Director of Clinical Operations

Susan Niemeier has more than 16 years of nursing and business leadership experience, with a focus on helping healthcare organizations enhance quality and optimize efficiency. Prior to Radianse, she was a manager of Research and Development for Ascension Health, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system. There Susan led a variety of high-profile transformational projects, including a large, multi-site time and motion study co-sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ascension Health and Kaiser Permanente. At Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Susan spearheaded consulting initiatives in healthcare supply chain, clinical documentation and clinical redesign, which led to significant client savings and company best practices. She began her career at Christian Hospital BJC HealthCare in St. Louis and held a number of progressively responsible positions including department charge nurse and neurosurgical nurse. Susan received her BSN from the University of Missouri and MHA from Saint Louis University.