Management Team

Elaine Kant, Ph.D. - President and CEO
Curtis Randall, Ph.D. - Executive Vice President
David Johansen - Vice President - Sales and Marketing
Lawrence W. (Larry) Schumann - COO and CFO

Elaine Kant
President and Chief Executive Officer

Elaine is a recognized leader in the field of software synthesis. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Doctoral degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. Elaine has been elected a Fellow of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has written numerous books, chapters, and technical papers on software synthesis, understanding and automating algorithm design, and scientific computing environments. Elaine is the chief architect of the SciNapse system, focusing on how to represent the mathematical knowledge in SciNapse's problem-solving engines.

Curt Randall
Executive Vice President

Curt has worked in computational finance, computational physics, and engineering for over 30 years. He has been a researcher, consultant, and project manager in fields as diverse as the pricing of derivative securities, controlled fusion research, and geophysics. He holds a Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and a Doctoral degree in Applied Physics from the University of California. At SciComp, Curt is primarily involved with the development of financial applications and algorithms, and is the company's principal liaison to the risk management and derivatives community. He is co-author, with Domingo Tavella of Octani Associates, of the book Pricing Financial Instruments: The Finite Difference Method, published by John Wiley & Sons.

David Johansen
Vice President - Sales and Marketing

David has over 30 years of experience in communications technology, media development, software and hardware sales, marketing, and business management. He has specialized in developing, selling, deploying and managing cutting edge technology solutions. David co-founded three technology-based companies, and has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, large universities and government agencies. David is responsible for developing and executing the marketing and sales strategies for SciComp.

Lawrence W. (Larry) Schumann
Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer

Larry has over 30 years of management, leadership and financial experience, including 18 years of experience with a NYSE-listed diversified holding company where he held various financial and operational positions before assuming the CEO responsibilities, which he held for five years. Larry has been involved with companies varying in size from start-up to $500 million in revenue, in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, wholesale distribution, trucking, insurance and venture capital. He is a certified public accountant. Larry is responsible for the overall operational and financial aspects of SciComp's business.