Data Systems Group | Company: Profiles

Jack Baird, CEO/President

Jack founded The Data Systems Group of California in 1970, after eleven years with IBM. Previously, he was a pilot in the United States Air Force, and he earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Jack's accomplishments are numerous. He designed a hospital financial system for Vallejo General Hospital and was instrumental in the development of several custom physicians' billing systems -- including one he created in 1980 for the U.C. Davis faculty physicians, at that time the largest medical group in California.

As CEO and President, Jack provides extensive industry knowledge, management leadership and new product ideas as The Data Systems Group prepares to meet the many challenges that face the healthcare industry.

Dennis Luther, Vice President

Dennis, a graduate of San Francisco State University, started his career as an analyst with the Univac Division of Sperry Rand. After years of industry experience, Dennis joined The Data Systems Group as a senior programmer in 1973. Among the first projects he engineered were a factory management system for Levi Strauss International Systems of Brussels, Belgium in 1975, and the "Exceptional Student Information System" and the "Cafeteria Accounting System" for the San Juan School District in Sacramento, one of California's largest districts.

In the mid 70s, much of DSG's programming work was directed toward healthcare-related projects, resulting in DSG's entry into electronic insurance claims processing in 1981. Dennis spearheaded the analysis and design effort that resulted in DSG's Multi Claim Processor, the company's first automated electronic insurance claims processing system.

Rob Stucker, COO

Rob has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and a Masters in Business Administration from Northwest Missouri State University. He has been involved in the sales, marketing, and implementation of automated accounting and processing systems since 1986. He has experience in working both domestically and internationally for both large and medium size companies. Rob started with DSG in 2001 as an Account Manager and has moved through the company as Sales Manager and Chief Operating Officer. Since 2001 DSG has experienced tremendous growth in both revenue and client base. As COO it is his goal and responsibility to make sure that DSG maintains that same level of growth in the future while maintaining DSG’s commitment to excellent customer service.

Carrie Kern, Director of Billing and Compliance

Carrie oversees the staff that provides The Data Systems Group's customers with technical support related to claims billing. Her fourteen years of experience as the senior billing department supervisor at a large county facility provided extensive hands-on experience optimizing billing of medical claims. During her tenure, she worked to automate accurate and timely claims processing while assuring maximum reimbursement.

In addition to facilitating communications between customers and programmers, Carrie interprets requirements established by claims payers and fiscal intermediaries. She plays a key role in the development and implementation of new system-editing criteria used by each DSG system, and manages the on-site coordination for installations, new user training and reinforcement training.

Sean Mattes, Director of Programming

Sean graduated from UC Davis with a B.S. in computer science. Sean manages the staff that provides DSG customers with support for system software, programming and hardware issues.

Before joining DSG, Sean provided systems support for the city of West Sacramento for two years. He has been involved with integrating the DSG system in numerous network environments and is an expert in various network operating systems and protocols. His combination of software development and network experience serves DSG customers well in the complex hospital environment.

Tim Fenkell, Director of Support Operations

With over twenty years of technical and customer support experience, Tim manages the phone and modem support staff that serves the DSG customer base.

His experience as an MIS director and a customer service manager for Blue Diamond Growers, Storybook Heirlooms and a major mail order company have contributed greatly to Tim's expertise. With more than twenty years of experience with DSG's operating system, he is also an accomplished programmer. This combination of technical and customer support expertise enables him to communicate effectively with DSG customers regarding both technical and operational issues.