Company  - Management

Founder and Chairman
Edward J. Kennedy

President and Chief Executive Officer
Patrick McMahon

Senior Vice President
General Manager, Core Business Division

James R. Scott

Senior Vice President
General Manager, ACOM Health

Mark Firmin

Vice President of Sales, ACOM Health
Sam Mikhail

Vice President, Channel Division
Joe Torano

Vice President of Operations, ACOM Health
Libby Guntner

Vice President of Technology and Development
Hoang Nguyen

Vice President, Controller
Steven R. Snider

Vice President of Operations, eBusiness Division
Tony Chavez




 

Edward J. Kennedy

Founder and Chairman

Mr. Kennedy founded ACOM in 1983 after service as a national sales manager at Burroughs Corporation.  Mr. Kennedy began his career with Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation, later holding positions with Xerox, Boise-Cascade, Vydec Information Systems and System Development Corporation. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and did graduate work at the University of Denver and Stanford. 

Patrick McMahon

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. McMahon joined ACOM in 1997 following several years as Chief of Operations at Strategic Mortgage Services, a $120 million provider of software solutions and information processing services to the mortgage, banking and real estate industries. Earlier, he had been President of Automated Processing & Development Corp, a software development and systems integration firm specializing in enterprise-wide electronic workflow systems. Mr. McMahon graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. degree in Business Administration, subsequently earning an M.B.A. at the University of California at Los Angeles.

James R. Scott

Senior Vice President
General Manager, Core Business Division

Mr. Scott joined ACOM in 1997 as Vice President of sales and marketing. Currently SVP and General Manager of ACOM's Core Division, he has accrued more than 25 years of experience in the information processing and document processing industries. Prior to joining ACOM Mr. Scott held positions as Vice President of sales at Strategic Mortgage Services and as Vice President of sales for the Western Division of ADP, among others. He holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University, Boston with a marketing emphasis. 

Mark Firmin

Senior Vice President
General Manager, ACOM Health

Mr. Firmin is General Manager of ACOM's Healthcare Business Division. Mr. Firmin joined ACOM through the company's acquisition of Formula One Systems, of which he was a principal. He graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in England with a B.A. degree in Business Administration, subsequently earning his M.Sc. in Computer Information Systems at Georgia State University.

Sam Mikhail

Vice President of Sales, ACOM Health

Mr. Mikhail joined ACOM in 1993 as a sales account executive, rapidly progressing to regional manager, and subsequently holding positions as director of sales in several of the company’s divisions. Currently he manages sales for the Healthcare Business Division.  Mr. Mikhail is a graduate of Long Beach State University, where he earned a B.S. degree in Management Information Systems.

Joe Torano

Vice President, Channel Division

Mr. Torano has over 25 years of international executive experience in operations, business planning, sales and marketing in the technology sector. Before joining ACOM, Mr. Torano was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at VillageEdocs. Prior to VillageEdocs, he served as Chief Operating Officer of ADOS Corporation and FormScape, Inc..  At FormScape, he developed a partner network  covering more than 20 countries reaching more than 4,000 customers worldwide. Mr. Torano held various Sales and Marketing leadership positions at IBM for twenty years in its Mainframe, Networking and PC business units. 

Libby Guntner

Vice President of Operations, ACOM Health

Ms. Guntner joined the ACOM management team as a result of the company’s acquisition of Formula One Systems, where she created and managed the customer training department.  Earlier, she built and managed extensive customer support teams both in the private and public sectors. Ms. Guntner is a graduate of Florida State University. 

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Hoang Nguyen

Vice President of Technology and Development

As vice president of technology and development, Mr. Nguyen’s responsibilities range from participation in product strategy planning through oversight of software development projects and quality assurance. He also leads the implementation of the company’s process improvement program. Mr. Nguyen joined the company in 2000 as a software engineer, following a position as a project leader at a software firm developing applications for the airline industry. While there, he also participated in an ISO 9000 Certification program. Mr. Nguyen holds a B.S. degree in computer science from The University of California at Irvine.

Steven R. Snider

Vice President, Controller

Mr. Snider joined ACOM in 1993, following 12 years as an accounting manager with Petrolane, Incorporated, an oil exploration and producing company. In his current position, he manages all financial aspects of the company's operations. Mr. Snider holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Long Beach State University, with an accounting emphasis. 

Tony Chavez

Vice President of Operations, eBusiness Division

Mr. Chavez joined ACOM in 1993, his broad experience with the organization over 15 years includes leadership postions in business development, technical support, and professional services. Mr. Chavez holds a B.S. in electronics and engineering.