President

Steven Graziano
sgraziano@veritechmedia.com

Steve has been president of Veritech since its inception as a video production company in l976. He has been responsible for developing the vision and framework for Veritech as it embarked into multimedia marketplace and as it continues to stay ahead of this fast changing and growing market. Mr. Graziano has been personally involved in the production of over one hundred multimedia Continuing Education programs and is the co-developer of the Professional Healthcare Series of sales training programs, produced for the field force of major health care corporations around the U.S. and world. He is involved in marketing and maintains relationships with the Company's most important clients. He holds a Craftsman's degree in Photography from the Professional Photographers of America and is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.

Vice President, Business Development & Operations

Dave Sweeney
dsweeney@veritechmedia.com

Dave joins Veritech after having successfully launched and operated his own communications business, DJS Communications. Services offered by DJS Communications included video production, meeting and events production, speech writing and feature writing.

Prior to that, he spent several years in corporate communications for CIGNA HealthCare, where he helped design, launch and manage CIGNA HealthCare’s intranet, wrote speeches and talking points for CIGNA’s executive leadership and produced multiple videos for internal and external CIGNA audiences.

Chief Financial Oficer

Carl Fortin
Carl currently serves as the CFO for both Veritech Corporation and Patient Edu, LLC,. He had been the Senior Vice President, Finance and CFO for Lego Systems Inc, the North American headquarters of the Lego group of companies, a world wide manufacturer and distributor of children’s toys. During his 24 years with the Lego Company, he was responsible for all financial functions, financial reporting, human resources and various administrative areas.

Comptroller

Kim Mawaka-St. Marie
Kim joined the Veritech and Patient Edu team having recently completed her Masters of Accounting Degree. She has 17 years of professional accounting experience in the corporate environment. Most recently, Kimberly held the position of Restructuring Controller for MedSource Technologies, a medical device manufacturing, design and engineering company. Kimberly was responsible for all financial aspects of a $20.0m, three-plant consolidation program including total program capital and P&L spending, cost savings projections, fixed asset acquisitions / divestitures and the development of various systems in support of process and product transition. Prior to her efforts in restructuring, Kimberly held a Facility Controller position in the laser welding division of MedSource Technologies.

In addition to her responsibilities at Veritech and Patient Edu, Kimberly is also an adjunct professor in the business school at American International College.

Vice-President Production and Director of Development

Jeremy Cole
jcole@veritechmedia.com

Jeremy joined Veritech in 1980. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Film and Broadcasting from Boston University. Prior to joining Veritech, he worked in the Boston area for Warner Communications, as a Professor of Photography for Cambridge College, and as an independent multimedia producer and photographer for a number of Boston-based clients.

Jeremy produces interactive and linear programs, as well as teleconferences and sales meetings, in addition to his managerial duties. He has produced programs for a broad range of clients including Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon division, Smith and Nephew Orthopedics, Bristol Myers Squibb’s Zimmer division, Stryker’s Howmedica and Osteonics divisions, Strathmore Paper Company, Diamond Match Company, United Technologies Hamilton Standard and Otis Elevator divisions, Wm E. Wright Company, Crane & Company, Sanders Associates, Digital Equipment Corporation, The Hartford, Gerber Technology, Casual Corner, Serono, Clarian Healthcare, Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame, Boston Science Museum, Roadmaster and Baxter Healthcare, among others. He has also produced, for Veritech, four CD-ROM medical education anatomy programs on the hip, knee, shoulder and spine joints.

Jeremy’s awards include a Gold Cindy award in 1999 for the Smith and Nephew TC-100 Fracture Management CD-ROM, four Silver Cindy Awards including one for the Johnson & Johnson Iliac Stent product launch video, one for the Basketball Hall of Fame Honors Court program, one for the Green Bay Packer Legend - a two-screen, theater presentation for the Packer Hall of Fame and one for a CD-ROM for Stratec Orthopedics. He was also honored with a Bronze Cindy Award for an interactive education program produced for Baxter Healthcare Corporation. In addition, he has earned both a Gold and Bronze Award from the Western Massachusetts Advertising Club, a finalist award from the International Film and TV Festival of New York, and the Silver World Medal in New York Festival’s Healthcare & Medical category for ProfessionalHealthcare Series: Anatomy of the Hip and Knee.

Director of Interactive Design

Warren Amerman, Director of Audio Design
wamerman@veritechmedia.com

Warren Amerman has been with Veritech Corporation for 17 years. He has served as the President of Visual Data, Inc., a local computer design company. Warren majored in art at the University of Massachusetts and is not only an artist, but is also an accomplished musician and composer, computer engineer, computer animator, interactive designer, videographer and video editor.  In addition to his computer animation, interactive and engineering duties, Mr. Amerman directs Veritech’s audio engineering and writes original music for Veritech’s video and multimedia productions.  He created the music theme for the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame program, produced Resolution, a three-minute music and video piece that received an award from the Berlin International Film Festival, and has created more than twenty-five original music pieces for a selection of Veritech productions.    

During his tenure with Veritech, Warren has designed programming for more than 120 interactive presentations. His accomplishments include CME/CEU certification programs for the orthopedic industry, custom interfacing and interactive programming for the Basketball Hall of Fame, Little League Museum, the Boston Science Museum, University of Hartford Museum, Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame; a unique interactive video simulation for Johnson & Johnson; an interactive nursing certification program for Baxter Healthcare, Inc., and point-of-sale interactive programs for the retail, hotel and banquet facilities industry.

Warren received a Silver Cindy Award in 1991 for his work on "The Honors Court", a program for the Basketball Hall of Fame, and has won first place in the IICS 1992 Mark of Excellence competition for the same program. He has also won a Bronze Cindy in 1993 for his work on the Baxter Healthcare Corporation interactive education program. In addition, he was accepted as a finalist for the 1990 European International Film Festival and won a first-place award for computer effects at the 1991 Houston International Film Festival.

Producing Staff

Joel Katon, Producer
jkaton@veritechmedia.com

Joel is a graduate of Westfield State College and began his association with Veritech as an intern in 1998. As a Communications and Film major, he has been able to use his skills to work as an Associate Producer and Producer for several video, website, and interactive CD ROM productions.  He has lent his skills to projects for a variety of clients including: Titeflex; Gastite; Westvaco; the City of Springfield; Pratt and Whitney; and the Basketball Hall of Fame.  A constant work ethic, client appreciation, and creativity are a few of the skills that make Joel a valued part of our team.

Marty Langford, Senior Producer
mlangford@veritechmedia.com

Marty started at Veritech as an intern while attending Boston University’s College of Communication. After graduating with a degree in Film Production (with a concentration in Screenwriting), he joined us as a freelance crewmember while pursuing a career in independent filmmaking.

Clients whose projects have gone from concept to completion under his supervision include: the Basketball Hall of Fame, the Volleyball Hall of Fame, Spalding Sports Worldwide, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England College and School of Law, Westfield State College and the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Marty has written several feature length screenplays and dozens of short films. He one day hopes to complement his full-time duties as a producer with a part-time career as a professional screenwriter and filmmaker.

Programming

Shawn Fumo, Programmer
sfumo@veritechmedia.com

Shawn is a recent graduate of Springfield Technical Community College's new Multimedia Technology program. This program enabled him to gain experience with many kinds of software, such as Director, Flash, Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects, in addition to previous experience with HTML and programming. He joined Veritech in 2000 with a summer internship, and officially joined the team in 2001.

David Merck, Director of Software Development
dmerck@veritechmedia.com

Dave Merck joined the Veritech team as a programmer and 3D graphic designer. He comes to us with a Computer Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with a concentration in 3D computer graphics.

After graduating, Dave worked for Specular, the makers of Infini-D, an award winning, 3D modeling, rendering and animation software for the Macintosh computer. His responsibilities at Specular ranged from product development and management to content specialist. Dave is considered one of the Top 10, Infini-D users in the country.

Graphics

DebGay Pinucci, Graphic Designer
dpinucci@veritechmedia.com

DebGay is a graphic artist, who has been working for Veritech since 1998. She designs 2D graphics for CD-ROM and video as well as the print packaging for our programs. Before coming to Veritech, she had ten years of progressive experience in educational technology at Springfield Technical Community College. DebGay designed and established a multipurpose Macintosh computer lab serving faculty and students in the Humanities Division. She was the Technical Advisor to the Arts and Technology program and taught classes in electronic imaging. Her artwork appears in various college publications. DebGay holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and has pursued further course work in technical writing and architectural and digital design.