IN A WORLD OF 'IT' GENERALISTS
WE ARE THE HEALTHCARE
'IT' SPECIALISTS
Meet the Specialists
In a world of generalist IT practitioners, we get IT for healthcare. Fire-drill fixes and strategic insight that prevents the need for them. Supporting clinical workflows and processes that improve experiences from the front desk to the back office to the waiting room.
We know that IT should be a benefit to your practice, not a burden, and that preventive care is the key to wellness, for your practice’s patients as well as its technology.
Chris Jann
Founder &
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Jann
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
As Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Chris Jann is responsible for the growth and success of Medicus IT's employees and its customers while driving the overall strategic direction and operational success of the company.
Chris is a seasoned executive with 20+ years of experience in people management, technology, technology services, and consulting. Chris has led Medicus IT to becoming one of the top healthcare-focused managed services providers in the US. Before founding Medicus IT, Chris led Enterprise Implementations of a nationwide electronic medical records (EMR) company, Aprima, based just outside Dallas, Texas. Chris previously served as a Technology Consultant for Fortune 100 company MassMutual Financial Group, part of a nationwide team testing, deploying, and supporting new technologies.
Chris obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems from Georgia Southern University and a Master of Business Administration in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.
When Chris is not with his Medicus IT family, he spends his time with his most important family; wife Lauren and children Carter, Brody, and Alexa.
Steve Losefsky
President
Steve Losefsky
President
As President and CTO of Medicus IT, Steven Losefsky is responsible for the growth and day to day success of the company’s leadership team as well as the driving of technologies to help deliver upon the overall strategic direction and operational success of the company.
Steven is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with 20+ years of experience in management, technology, technology services, consulting, and strategic planning. Steven has worked closely with the Executive team to help lead Medicus IT to becoming one of the top healthcare-focused managed services providers in the US. Before joining Medicus IT, Steven was the founder and CEO of Information Strategy Design, based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Steven previously served as the VP of Operations for a national real estate investment and property management firm.
Steven obtained his Bachelor of Music with a concentration in Studio Engineering from Susquehanna University and a Master of Business Administration in Economics from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
When Steven is not with his Medicus IT family, he enjoys general aviation and spends his time with his wife and three great kids.
Mike Jann
Client Virtual
Chief Information Officer
Mike Jann
Client Virtual Chief Information Officer
Mike is a seasoned executive with 17+ years of experience in people management, technology, technology services, and consulting. Mike has been with Medicus IT for 10+ years and has helped Medicus IT to becoming one of the top healthcare-focused managed services providers in the US. Before joining Medicus IT, Mike leads IT operations for AirWatch. Mike previously served as a Technology Consultant for Fortune 100 company MassMutual Financial Group, part of a nationwide team testing, deploying, and supporting new technologies.
Mike obtained his Bachelor of Science of Business from the University of Phoenix and a Master of Business Administration in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.
When Mike is not with his Medicus IT family, he is an avid traveler, enjoys boating and scuba diving.
Dave Patel
Chief Innovation
Officer
Dave Patel
Chief Innovation Officer
As the Chief Innovation Officer, Dave utilizes his 24+ years of IT experience in the healthcare environment to create innovative improvements to internal processes. These improvements ensure a consistent, efficient experience for our clients. He brings expertise in network system design, Cloud computing, EHR hosting, Data virtualization, Storage area network, Citrix, customer service, project management, VMWare implementation engineer, Scale Computing certified engineer, MCDSP, MC, and a HITPRO certified Technical Support Specialist.
Dave Patel completed a Bachelor of Science in Information System Technology from UCF. Dave loves spending time with his wife, daughter, and son. Dave's purpose statement, "Be a student on a journey seeking, serving, and solving problems to maximize my impact."
Art Sauer
Senior Vice President
of Sales
Art Sauer
Senior Vice President of Sales
Art is responsible for the Medicus IT sales organization and plays an integral role in building and leading the company’s growth plans. He has nearly 25 years of healthcare experience and holds an impressive track record of building, managing, and motivating high performing sales teams. Part of his approach includes a passion for sales coaching and enablement. At MIT, Art is responsible for the growth of sales, marketing, and client success organizations.
Before joining the Medi-Family, Art ran sales teams as VP of Inside Sales for Carousel Industries and VP of Healthcare for Carousel, building a nationally recognized sales team focused in healthcare and beyond. Art began his career in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in various sales and disease management leadership roles.
Art is a proud alum of Siena College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. Outside of the office, Art loves to spend time with his wife Cathleen and children Alexandra, Andrew, Addison, and their dog Cooper.
Nelson Gomes
Senior Vice President of Business Development
and General Manager of New Jersey
Nelson Gomes
Senior VP of Business Development and GM of New Jersey
Nelson Gomes is an information technology veteran with 30-plus years of IT experience. He is the Senior Vice President of Business Development and General Manager of New Jersey for Medicus IT (MIT), an award-winning healthcare-focused managed services provider with locations in Georgia, Arizona, Florida, and New Jersey. MIT's success is attributable to its commitment to always doing what is right for clients by developing a team of expert technicians dedicated to making IT support simple, giving organizations confidence in their compliance. MIT was named to the Inc. Top 5000 fastest-growing private companies and MSPmentor 501 leading MSP organizations list five consecutive years and has earned many other accolades.
Nelson brings impressive knowledge and extensive experience to his position at MIT, which sees him focused on enhancing client relations and bolstering MIT's healthcare authority while driving business development opportunities for the organization. He spent more than 20 years building meaningful, long-term relationships with clients, healthcare organizations, and partner vendors as founder and leader of PriorityOne Group (P1). Founded in 1997, P1 was an award-winning Rutherford, N.J.-based provider of integrated managed IT services to healthcare organizations. Key to P1's success was Nelson's and the company's unwavering commitment to core values that guided the company's decision-making. In 2019, P1 merged with MIT.
Nelson is recognized as an industry thought leader. He is frequently called upon for his healthcare IT expertise by professional groups, associations, and publications. Nelson regularly speaks at national, state, and local meetings, and is also a frequent source and contributor to well-known publications.
Outside of his work, philanthropy is important to Nelson. He serves on the St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Foundation Board, serves as an officer for the New York chapter of Ingram Micro Trust X Alliance NY, and oversees company participation in numerous community service activities throughout the New York/New Jersey metro area.
West Ferry
Vice President of
Finance
West Ferry
Director of Finance
As the VP of Finance, West Ferry works cross-departmentally to ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of financial reporting, analysis, and planning. He is passionate about process improvement, finding organizational efficiencies, and executing company strategy. Prior to joining Medicus, West held various accounting and financial management positions at multiple technology companies.
West earned his BBA in Finance from Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, and then focused his concentrations in Accounting to become a CPA in the state of Georgia.
Outside the office, he can be found enjoying the outdoors and helping coach his four daughters’ various sports.
Andrew Szokoly
Director of
Service Delivery
Andrew Szokoly
Director of Service Delivery
Andrew Szokoly is the Director of Service Delivery at Medicus IT: The Healthcare IT Specialist. Preventive, strategic, and deeply experienced, Medicus IT works to increase the wellness of medical practices’ vital technologies, helping practices all over the US stop triaging their IT problems and get preventive. Our job: to turn tech that can be a burden into systems and proactive solutions that make a real difference for practitioners and patients every day.
Andrew has worked in the IT Industry for over 15 years, the majority of those in Managed Services, where he spends his time coaching and developing managers and engineers to their fullest potential. He enjoys helping clients strategically apply IT best practices to their businesses to increase reliability and efficiency. His love for problem-solving drives him to often help industry peers think strategically and work through their issues. He is a Georgia native who graduated from Georgia Southern University, where he met his spouse. Andrew enjoys landscape photography, fishing, and spending time traveling with his family.
Specialties: Information Technology, Healthcare
Jim Martindell
Director of
Operations
Jim Martindell
Director of Operations
Jim Martindell is the Director of Operations at Medicus IT: The Healthcare IT Specialist. Preventive, strategic, and deeply experienced, Medicus IT works to increase the wellness of medical practices’ vital technologies, helping practices all over the US stop triaging their IT problems and get preventive. Our job: to turn tech that can be a burden into systems and proactive solutions that make a real difference for practitioners and patients every day.
As the Director of operations, Jim is responsible for the Purchasing, Administration, and Integrations departments. Experienced in People Management, Process Development, Project Management, and all aspects of Network Engineering, Jim’s focus is motivating the staff of these internal departments into successfully supporting all other company departments.
With over 20+ years of experience in technology, management, and people development, Jim understands the environment through a multifaceted lens. Having developed processes and solutions for technical staff as well as Purchasing, Sales, Finance, HR, and Customer Service, Jim is able to streamline functionality, boost morale, and drive efficiency, as well as anticipate the workflow needs of all other teams within the company. Jim’s professional pride resides in driving best-in-class experience to the exterior by providing a positive, equipped, and well-prepared interior. Jim became part of the Medicus IT team in 2019 when they acquired PriorityOne Group, where Jim served as Director of Operations for 8 years.
When Jim is not busy loving his job, he’s busy loving his wife, Becky, and full-grown children, RJ, Matthew, Mary, Alyssa, and finally, granddaughter Sophia.
Michele Liebau
Director of
Client Experience
Michele Liebau
Director of Client Experience
As Director of the Medicus IT Client Success Team, Michele is responsible for ensuring we are delivering a “World Class Client Experience” by exceeding our client expectations and strategic delivering consistent customer support.
Michele Liebau is an experienced customer service advocate as she takes pride in providing the best client experience in the industry. As a Director of Client Success, her goals include 100% client retention through delivering a world-class client experience. As a previous Director of Operations for Information Strategy Design, Michele brings over 20 years of MSP and customer service knowledge to the Medicus IT team.
In her off time, Michele enjoys spending time with her family and pets.
Christie Conley
Senior Human Resources
Manager
Christie Conley
Senior Human Resources Manager
As the Senior Human Resources Manager, Christie Conley provides executive-level leadership and guidance related to organizational development, strategic staffing, performance management, employment law, employee relations, and compensation and benefits. Her role within MIT serves as the core driver of company culture by developing and implementing policies that align with company mission, core values, and operational achievement.
MIT's success is attributable to its commitment to making people our priority. Christie has over a decade of experience in people management, strategic planning, and employment advocacy. Developing and mentoring others is an intricate part of Human Resources, and Christie is passionate about team member growth. In addition to elevating the careers of our current team members, Christie dedicates time to local technical colleges and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as a panel speaker and scholarship judge.
Before finding her forever home as part of the Medi-family, Christie gained enormous insights and enjoyed team collaboration with Human Resource counter-parts in a variety of other industries. Experiences in industries such as mortgage default, automotive, and office furniture help provide a different perspective in the technology field and encourage innovative thought.
Christie obtained a dual degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology from the University of Georgia and is currently working on her Juris Master for employment law at Florida State University.
When Christie is not cheering her Georgia Bulldogs on to victory during football season, she soaks up time with her husband James, daughter SuttonRose, and two dogs.
Alan Arman
General Manager,
Ohio
Alan Arman
General Manager, Ohio
Alan Arman is an information technology and software engineering professional with extensive experience in architecting secure infrastructure for his healthcare clients as well as those highly reliant on IT.
Alan is a first-generation American and a serial entrepreneur in Information Technology. As one of the visionaries and pioneers of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution providers, Alan co-founded Lansoft, which provided secure email solutions to companies such as Gateway Computers, Wilson Sporting Goods, Ford Motor Company, and a number of Fortune 1000 companies in the mid to late 1990s. In addition to Lansoft, he founded or co-founded several startups such as Micro Gallery, USA.com, Nexus Technology Group, and 3X Systems.
Alan is passionate about building functional teams to solve problems using technology and mentor others to realize their professional goals. Alan holds a degree in Computer Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University.
Alan is married to his wife of 30 years with three adult children passionate in interior design, recording arts, and aerospace engineering.
