OSC - Key Persons

Andrew Brooks

Job Titles:
  • Programming Manager
A1989graduateoftheRensselaerPolytechnicInstitute,andcomputerprogrammerforABRCorporationfrom1990-1995,AndrewBrooksbroughtawealthofexpertiseandexperiencetoOSCwhenhejoinedthecompanyinDecember,1995.Hequicklyprovedtobeanassettothecompany,assistingintheconversionoftheFAQSSapplicationsoftwarefromDOStoWindows.HisintimateknowledgeoftheFAQSSsoftware,problemsolvingandleadershipabilitiesenabledAndrewtoassumeresponsibilitiesasSeniorDeveloper.Inthatcapacity,AndrewsupervisestheComputerProgrammingDivision,aswellastheHelpDesk.AndrewassistedintheisolationofImageMarkRecognition(IMR)engineforthe2010CensusandiscurrentlyassistinginthedevelopmentofEASE(EducationalAssessmentScoringEnvironment),OSC'sproprietaryelectronicscoringtechnology.

Clifford E. Johnsen

Job Titles:
  • VP Education & Business Development
CliffJohnsenhasover17yearsofbusinessdevelopment,salesoperationsandcustomerrelationshipmanagementexperience.Hehasheldkeyconsultativesalesleadershippositionsinamyriadofindustriesrangingfrompublishingtoenergy,luxurygoodstoemergencyservicestrainingsolutions,suppliesandequipment.Hesuccessfullymanagedhisownbusinessdevelopmentconsultingcompanyforseveralyears.In2013,CliffmovedontoQuestarAssessmentwherehewasinstrumentalincreatinganddeliveringstatewideandlargeurbandistrictsolutionsduringtheirtransitionfromprinttocomputerbasedtesting.CliffJohnsenbecameamemberofOptimumSolutionsCorporation'steaminJanuary2019.

Clifford R. Johnsen

Job Titles:
  • Education
  • VP Education & Business Development

David Lustig

Job Titles:
  • Document Conversion & Market Research
  • VP of Business Development
BasedoutofCoralSprings,Florida,Davidoverseesbusinessdevelopmentformarketresearch,existingclientservices,customeracquisition,customerstrategyandrepresentsthefirmatconferencesandtradeshows.Anexperiencedoperationsexecutive,Davidhaspreviouslybeenaseniorleaderinthefieldsofdatacollection,processing,qualitycontrolanddeliveryofproductsforleadingmediaresearchfirms.

Jeffrey Schneider

Job Titles:
  • Executive VP R & D
JeffreySchneiderbeganhiscareerprogrammingradarsystemsforthemilitaryatNordenSystems,Inc.whilestillastudentatNewYorkInstituteofTechnology.In1991,withMichaelKerr'ssupport,Jeffreydevelopedtheuniquesoftwareprogram,FastandAccurateQuestionnaireScanningSystemTM(FAQSSTM),andOptimumSolutionsCorp.wasestablished.Hisuniqueabilitytoassessclients'needsandrespondquicklytothemhasenabledOSCtocontractwithsomeofthemostprestigiouscompaniesinthemarketresearchandeducationalassessmentindustries.

Michael Kerr - President

Job Titles:
  • President
MichaelKerrestablishedOSCin1991fortheexpresspurposeofbuildingaviablebusinessaroundJeffreySchneider'srevolutionaryscanningsystem,FastandAccurateQuestionnaireScanningSystemTM(FAQSSTM).HisfaithinthesystemandskillsasabusinessmanandadministratorenabledMichaeltotransformanideaintoahighlysuccessfulenterprise.Aspresidentofthecompany,Michaelisbothavisionaryandahands-onproblemsolver.

Rachel Koenke

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager
RachelKoenkebeganheremploymentatOSCin1995asadataentryclerk,whilestillastudentatHofstraUniversity.Asthecompanyexpanded,sodidRachel'sresponsibilities.HerpeopleskillsandclearunderstandingoftheinnerworkingofthesoftwareenabledRacheltomoveeasilybetweenthetechnicalandcustomerservicedepartments,andmadeheravaluableassetatOSC.Rachelhandleseverytaskwiththeprofessionalismourclientsneedandthepersonalattentiontheydeserve.