EPIPHAN - Key Persons


Anthony Taroni - VP of Sales

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President, Sales
Anthony manages global sales at Epiphan Video. Responsible for a worldwide network of sales representation, Anthony works closely with channel partners and regional sales teams to ensure a strong sales and support presence in key markets around the world.

David Kirk

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
David was responsible for product marketing at Epiphan. Working closely with engineering, operations, applications, channel management, and support, David ensures Epiphan products and services continue to exceed customer expectations in a wide variety of user applications.

George Birchall - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Head of Marketing
  • Member of the Management Team
George leads Epiphan's marketing team, bringing broad-based technical and creative experience to everything from product management to content marketing. A big-picture thinker and skilled communicator, George's expert direction ensures a customer focus across Epiphan's products, services, communications, and marketing collateral.

Ilan S. Rubinfeld

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Is Director
Ilan S. Rubinfeld is director of surgical critical care and an attending surgeon at Henry Ford Hospital specializing in trauma, surgical critical care, and acute care surgery. At Wayne State University, Dr. Rubinfeld is an assistant professor of surgery, associate program director of the surgical residency, and associate director of the surgical intensive care unit. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the College of Chest Physicians, and the College of Critical Care Medicine. With medical IT as a key interest, Dr. Rubinfeld has contributed to a range of projects including a new ecommerce approach to the operations of an academic medical department, and NASA-sponsored research that produced award-winning educational software used on the International Space Station. He has also partnered with technology experts to develop medical education software as well as solutions for remote medical diagnosis, consultation, and education. Dr. Rubinfeld's research interests include remote guidance of ultrasound, remote guidance to improve patient safety in laparoscopic surgery, surgical outcomes, education outcomes, patient frailty, quality improvement, and performance excellence in medicine. He holds three degrees from the University of Michigan, including an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Jeff Kushner - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Member of the Management Team
Jeff Kushner, CPA, CA, manages the finance, administration, and supply chain functions at Epiphan Systems. He brings more than 25 years of finance and management experience in both private and public high technology organizations.

Leroy Chiao

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Engineer
Leroy Chiao is an American engineer, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, engineering consultant, and former NASA astronaut. During his time with NASA, Dr. Chiao flew on three shuttle flights and was the commander of Expedition 10, where he lived on the International Space Station from October 13, 2004, to April 24, 2005. He is also a co-author and researcher for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity Project. As an expert on the aerospace industry, Dr. Chiao helps define Epiphan's vision and strategic goals in a variety of fields, with a special focus on products and their applications in medicine and aerospace.

Michael Schultz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President, Engineering
Michael is responsible for solving challenges across the life cycle of Epiphan's portfolio of increasingly advanced products. His mission is to successfully execute new projects and ensure ongoing, responsive operations support that prioritizes customer success.

Mike Sandler - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Management Team
  • President
Mike Sandler is a seasoned technology entrepreneur in the web and collaboration technology space. He has more than 25 years of management and software development experience in both private and public high technology organizations.

Misha Jiline - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Member of the Management Team
Misha is the driving force behind Epiphan's technology strategy. As Chief Technology Officer, Misha tracks technologies pertinent to Epiphan Systems' solution suite and potential partnerships. Misha also provides the vision and strategic leadership for technology implementations that further Epiphan's mission and goals.

Nic Milani

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Nic shapes Epiphan's marketing, product development, customer success, and growth initiatives. An insightful and visionary leader, Nic brings a track record of transformative leadership in a variety of industries, and a deep understanding of opportunities and challenges in workplace technology development.

Scott A. Dulchavsky

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Professor
Scott A. Dulchavsky is a professor of surgery, molecular biology, and genetics at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He is also the Roy D. McClure Chairman of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital, and holds seats with several local and national medical professional associations.