Quadrant Biosciences Inc. is a collaborative effort led by company founder and CEO Richard Uhlig. Our management team has been carefully balanced to facilitate the ongoing development, testing and distribution of our products, and includes expertise in engineering, FDA regulatory compliance, production, marketing and sales. Our advisory board comprises highly regarded medical experts and data scientists.
Executive Team
Richard Uhlig
Founder and CEO
Richard Bongo
Chief Financial Officer
Kayla Wagner
Chief Executive Officer - As You Are
Bryan Greene
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Chief Executive Officer - Quadrant Laboratories
Allison Frazier
Vice President - Behavioral Health Services
Thomas Frazier II PhD
Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Autism Analytica; Clinical Advisory Board Chairman - As You Are
Benjamin Perry
Co-Chief Executive Officer - Quadrant Laboratories
Rita Tarolli Marble
Executive Vice President - Human Resources
Erica Ash
General Counsel
Erin Echelmeyer
Executive Vice President - Marketing and Communications
Andrew Brindle
Executive Vice President - Research & Development
Nick Gianadda
Chief Technology Officer
Dana Dean
Vice President - Public Relations
Funda Suer, PhD, FACMG, DABMGG
Executive Vice President - Clinical Diagnostics & Clinical Laboratory Director
Eric Pettee
Executive Vice President - Finance and Treasurer
Theresa Bacon
Vice President of Payor Relations
Richard Uhlig
With more than 25 years of business experience focused on the design and development of innovative products across various industries, Richard’s management capabilities range from ownership of regional retail businesses to the start-up and management of major corporate divisions with domestic and international product sourcing and sales experience. Previously, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley Bank, the principal banking subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, and was the Chief Investment Officer at Merrill Lynch Bank. He held other significant posts in the financial industry and served as an Executive in Residence at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. Richard is a graduate of Cornell University.
Richard Bongo
Richard has over 30 years of finance experience while working at many major Wall Street firms. He most recently was a Managing Director at BNP Paribas, one of Europe’s largest banks, and has also worked at such firms as Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Richard’s experience spans several different disciplines in finance including structuring, trading and sales at the institutional level, where he helped to usher in several cutting edge financial investment products such as Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities and Collateralized Loan Obligations. Richard began his career at Coopers & Lybrand (Pricewaterhouse Coopers) where he received his CPA. He holds degrees in both Computer Information Systems and Accounting from Kings College.
Kayla Wagner
Kayla’s career originates from a research background in clinical psychology, where she conducted research investigating many areas of child psychopathology, including autism spectrum disorder, ADHD and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. More specifically, Kayla’s published research has a translational focus, with her interests surrounding early identification of autism, management of the comorbidity between autism and ADHD, and targets for intervention aimed at improving social outcomes for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders. Kayla joined Quadrant in May 2017. Until her promotion to President of ASD Diagnostic Products in April 2021, Kayla led the development and commercialization of Clarifi ASD as VP of Product Management. This followed her role as VP of Research where she developed and led the Clinical Research Department, overseeing Quadrant’s research portfolio and grants in excess of $5 million. Kayla is an advocate for child-focused mental health; in her clinical work, she provided diagnostic and psychological counseling services focused on improving functioning and well-being for children and adolescents with autism and other psychiatric disorders. Kayla earned a BS in neuroscience and psychology and an MS in Clinical Psychology at Syracuse University.
Bryan Greene
Bryan brings to the Quadrant Biosciences team more than 10 years of experience in medical device operations, manufacturing, validation and new-product introduction at both large multinational and start-up corporations. He has a proven track record of successfully introducing Class I, II and III products at Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Pall Corporation and ImClone System (Eli Lilly). Most recently, Bryan was the manufacturing and operations leader during establishment and implementation of an FDA 21CFR820 compliant system at Rheonix, a medical device start-up. He received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University.
Allison Frazier
Allison is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with more than 12 years of experience in direct behavior therapy, clinical supervision, private and public school consultation, and elementary school administration. Before joining Quadrant, Allison worked at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism as director of their outreach therapy services. She was assistant principal at Julie Billiart School where she founded and directed their nationally award-winning camp. In addition, Allison has held adjunct professor positions at John Carroll University, Ursuline College, and Lakeland Community College. Currently, she serves on the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Allison received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Masters of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, from Cleveland State University. She did her post-graduate studies in Applied Behavior Analysis at the Florida Institute of Technology.
Thomas Frazier II PhD
Dr. Frazier is a licensed clinical psychologist who received his Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 2004. He joined Cleveland Clinic in 2006 and from 2013-2017 was the director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism. In 2017, he was hired as the Chief Science Officer at Autism Speaks, overseeing all science and service programs before joining John Carroll University in January 2020 as a Professor of Psychology. Over the last decade, Dr. Frazier has maintained an active clinical practice and research programs focused on the evaluation and treatment of autism, ADHD, and related conditions. He has published more than 120 scientific papers and has ongoing collaborations across the US and internationally.
Benjamin Perry
Benjamin’s career originates from a technical background, where he spent over ten years in the software development industry. During that time, he both led and contributed to several successful projects in the public, private, and academic sectors. Benjamin’s expertise revolves around a wide breadth of disciplines including cloud computing architecture, blockchain technology, and agile project management, where his experience spans all facets of the product development lifecycle. He strives to build both human and technical systems that are accessible to all, and scale rapidly with demand. Ben has been with Quadrant Biosciences since April 2016. Until his recent promotion to President of the company, he served as the Chief Technology Officer for both Quadrant and our subsidiary Motion Intelligence LLC. Prior to 2018, he was the Vice President of Technology at both organizations. Prior to Quadrant Biosciences, Benjamin led projects for the federal statistical system and public opinion domain. More specifically, his metadata management software was installed with in the US Census Bureau as part of an NSF grant. In addition, Benjamin ran a consulting business that provided data management expertise, and software development services. He received his master’s degree in Information Science from Cornell University.
Rita Tarolli Marble
Rita has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the field of Human Resource Management. Her areas of expertise include: recruitment & training, labor cost management, benefits design and administration and staff development. Prior to joining Quadrant Biosciences, she was most recently Director of Employer Solutions with a high growth PEO. In this role, Rita led in Business Development, HR Infrastructure design, onboarding and implementation of HR service plans for local and national organizations. She says she is most energized by making a meaningful impact for the organization and team she serves. Rita holds the certification of Senior Certified Professional from the Society for Human Resource Management and channels her knowledge and enthusiasm inter her community as a New Venture Mentor for the Tech Garden and subject matter resource for companies affiliated with the WISE Women’s Business Center for the SBDC.
Erica Ash
Throughout her career, Erica has focused on healthcare. Prior to law school, Erica worked in the pharmaceutical industry directly with providers. As an attorney, she concentrated on regulatory compliance and billing issues facing healthcare providers. While working at Husch Blackwell LLP, an AmLaw 100 law firm, Erica focused her practice on state and federal health privacy law, federal fraud and abuse issues related to the Stark Law, the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute, and complex issues facing hospitals and laboratories. She was also a part of various firm leadership activities, including associate recruiting and associate business development. Erica obtained her J.D. from the University of Kansas.
Erin Echelmeyer
Erin is a senior level marketing and communications strategist with over 15 years of experiences in marketing and communications. She’s spent the majority of her career, over a decade, supporting large healthcare systems like Community Health Systems (CHS) and Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). Focused on driving growth initiatives Erin worked with hospitals and clinicians in the acute care space, leveraging expertise in marketing, digital, content, reputation and branding strategy. She has her Masters of Business Administration and Management from Webster University and a Bachelor’s of Marketing, Retail Merchandising and Business Administration from Lindenwood University.
Andrew Brindle
Andrew brings a strong background in hardware design and development to the Quadrant Biosciences team. His career has included over 12 years in the defense industry working on sophisticated radar systems such as the DARPA FORESTER, the Army’s AN/TPQ-49, and radar antennas for drone helicopters. Andrew developed and holds patents on new technologies involving efficient heat transfer, and has a strong background in algorithm development having created algorithms for deep-sea underwater sensors and sports performance technologies. More recently, he has run his own engineering consulting business with a focus on commercial manufacturing and medical devices. Andrew received a BS in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from Clarkson University.
Nick Gianadda
Nick has 20 years of experience in the software development, Information Technology, and security fields. Prior to joining Quadrant, he held leadership roles managing diverse teams of project managers, developers, quality assurance testers, and support personnel. Nick’s experience in developing software in the healthcare industry includes applications for single sign-on, patient data access for providers, referral & case management tools, and quality measure calculation. Nick has a long history of building highly performant teams and coordinating successful product launches. He received a BS in Computer Science from Canisius College.
Dana Dean
Dana brings over 16 years of experience as an Emmy Award-winning television journalist. She began her career as a news reporter in upstate New York where she shot, wrote, and edited her own news stories for News 10 Now (now Spectrum News) in Potsdam and Binghamton. More recently, Dana worked at KSDK, the NBC affiliate in St. Louis, where she hosted the popular lifestyle television show, “Show Me St. Louis.” She also worked as a news anchor and reporter, covering breaking news and stories on the local and national levels. Dana received her degree in Journalism from Boston University.
Funda Suer, PhD, FACMG, DABMGG
Dr. Suer has an extensive background in genetics and genomics. Prior to joining Quadrant, she served as the Senior Director of Reproductive and Diagnostic Genomics, Division Head of Diagnostic testing at SEMA4 Inc, and Clinical laboratory Director at Mount Sinai Genomics Sciences. Dr. Suer received her PhD in Medical Genetics at Gulhane Medical Academy in Turkey and completed her postdoctoral residency/fellowship training program in clinical molecular genetics at the National Institute of Health Genomic Research Institute (NIHGRI). Additionally, she is a diplomate of the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG), a fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), is certified by the NYS DOH as a clinical director in molecular genetic testing and a member of the American Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP). She has overseen multiple commercial laboratories as Senior Clinical Laboratory Director and corporate brand transformations, as well as academic laboratories including Quest Diagnostics, Athena Diagnostics Laboratories, Mount Sinai Genomics Testing Laboratories. Dr. Suer previously established genetics training programs as training laboratory site director at Quest Diagnostics, and served as a program director of the ABMGG Laboratory Genetics Training Program at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and served as Associate Professor at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, Department of Genetics and Genomics Sciences.
Eric Pettee
Eric brings more than 20 years of Finance experience across information technology, clean energy, and life science industries. Prior experience includes work at Fortune 100 companies Hewlett Packard, General Motors, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. While at Thermo Fisher Eric led financial planning and analysis for multiple divisions in the organization's fight against COVID-19. Additional experience includes building the finance organization and raising capital for Hyzon Motors, a hydrogen electric vehicle startup company. He successfully helped bring this company public, listing on the NASDAQ in 2021. Eric received his Bachelor's Degree from the University at Buffalo, and MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Theresa Bacon
Theresa has 20 years of experience in Payor Relations, Credentialing and Provider enrollment. Prior to joining Quadrant, she spent the majority of her career in the Dental Service Organization (DSO) industry leading provider credentialing and enrollment for over 1500 dentists nationwide. In 2021, she was a recipient of the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) Evelyn Ireland Volunteer Award for her work addressing provider directory validation requirements and delegated credentialing. Her focus is improving the provider experience and access to care for patients.
Board of Directors
Ira Fedder, MD
Fellowship trained orthopedic spine surgeon practicing at the University of Maryland
Andrew Rock
Co-founder of K2M Group, a medical device developer based in Leesburg, Va
Mary Ann Tyszko
Chair of the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and a Member of Le Moyne College Management Division Advisory Board
Richard Uhlig
Founder and CEO
Peter Cohen
Chairman of the Board of Andover National Corporation and PolarityTE
James Croke
General Counsel
Richard Bongo
Chief Financial Officer
Ira Fedder, MD
Dr. Fedder is a fellowship trained orthopedic spine surgeon practicing at the University of Maryland, St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland. Dr Fedder is Board Certified by the ABOS as well as the ABSS and an active member of a number of professional organizations. Dr Fedder has participated in a number of clinical trials, has published widely in both the orthopedic and pharmacology literature, and has been an active lecturer speaking about the current and future use of stem cells and other biologics in orthopedics. Dr Fedder received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the U of Maryland School of Pharmacy in 1979. Subsequently, Dr. Fedder completed a fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine. After teaching at Northeastern University College of Pharmacy and the Veterans Administration in Boston, Dr. Fedder then returned to the University of Maryland where he graduated from the School of Medicine in 1986. After completing his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Maryland he completed a fellowship at St Joseph Medical Center in Towson. He has practiced as an orthopedic spine surgeon since 1992.
Andrew Rock
Mr. Rock earned a reputation as a successful serial entrepreneur in the global medical technology industry. He is co-founder of K2M Group, a medical device developer based in Leesburg, Va., which became listed as a publicly traded company on NASDAQ on May 5, 2014. While at K2M, Mr. Rock developed over 17 utility and method patents for the treatment of complex spine pathologies including scoliosis, tumor and trauma, as well as for minimally invasive implants. Before his involvement in K2M, Mr. Rock was a member of the executive management team at American Osteomedix, where he co-developed a minimally invasive approach to access and treat osteoporotic compression fractures and tumors in the thoracic spine. From 1993 to 2003, he was Chairman and CEO of Rock Surgical Associates, Inc., a distributor of Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Products in the Mid-Atlantic region. Currently, Mr. Rock is the founder and managing partner of Neuro Spine Ventures LLC, an 82-member global angel investor group. Mr. Rock is also Co-Founder and Executive Director of DP Enterprises Group Inc., which provides product development and global marketing services for med-tech companies. Mr. Rock also serves on the Board of Directors for several corporations, including Quadrant Biosciences, Inc. which focuses on brain health and epigenetics diagnostics; Minneapolis-based St Teresa Medical Inc., a developer of nanotechnology-based hemostatic and dural sealants; Connecticut based Woven Orthopedics, LLC which specializes in fixation and osteoporotic and osteopenic. He is on the board of advisors for Indianapolis-based Recovery Force, LLC, and a pioneer in wearable technology for the medical, sports and defense industry sectors Mr. Rock graduated from Linsly and West Virginia University.
Mary Ann Tyszko
Ms. Tyszko has over 30 years of experience in program planning, execution, and management. She served as Chief Executive Officer and President of SRCTec Inc. from its inception until August 2010. Prior to that, she served as an Executive Vice President, Operations for SRC, responsible for the day-to-day management and financial results of SRC’s four business centers. Ms. Tyszko is Chair of the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and a Member of Le Moyne College Management Division Advisory Board. She is a National Director of the Association of Old Crows (AOC) and a Member of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), the United States Field Artillery Association (USFAA), and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Ms Tyszko also has been Corporate Chair of Go Red for Women, American Heart Association, as well as a Board Member of Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY). She received her MBA and MS in Computer Science from Syracuse University and a BS in Biology from Le Moyne College.
Richard Uhlig
With more than 25 years of business experience focused on the design and development of innovative products across various industries, Richard’s management capabilities range from ownership of regional retail businesses to the start-up and management of major corporate divisions with domestic and international product sourcing and sales experience. Previously, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley Bank, the principal banking subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, and was the Chief Investment Officer at Merrill Lynch Bank. He held other significant posts in the financial industry and served as an Executive in Residence at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. Richard is a graduate of Cornell University.
Peter Cohen
Mr. Cohen is currently Chairman of two public companies, Andover National Corporation and PolarityTE. From 1994 through 2018 he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cowen Inc. a well-known financial services firm with a strong reputation in biotech and life sciences and its predecessor, Ramius Capital Group which was founded by Mr. Cohen. From November 1992 to May 1994, Mr. Cohen was Vice Chairman and Director of Republic New York Corporation, as well as Chairman of Republic’s subsidiary, Republic New York Securities Corporation. Earlier, he was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Shearson Lehman Brothers from 1983 to 1990. From 1971 to 1983 he served in different capacities at Shearson including Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer. Over his career, Mr. Cohen has served on a number of corporate, industry and philanthropic boards, including the New York Stock Exchange, The Federal Reserve International Capital Markets Advisory Committee, The Depository Trust Company, The American Express Company, Olivetti SpA, Telecom Italia SpA, and Kroll Inc. He was a Trustee of Mount Sinai Medical Center and today is Vice Chairman and Lead Directory of the Board of Directors of Scientific Games Corporation. Mr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University in 1968 and his Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University in 1969.
James Croke
Jim was previously a structured finance/banking partner at Chapman & Cutler, Orrick, Herrington, Cadwalader and Hunton & Williams. Throughout his career, he served as counsel to underwriters and issuers in U.S. and global public offerings and private placements. Jim has been a member of the board of directors of the American Securitization Forum and a faculty member of the Practicing Law Institute. He has written and lectured on a variety of topics regarding legal and regulatory issues and annually served as a guest lecturer regarding U.S. corporate and finance law at The Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara, Mexico. Jim practiced U.S. law in London from 1999 – 2004, as the head of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP’s London capital markets department. Jim earned his undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of Kentucky and his J.D. degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Richard Bongo
Mr. Bongo has over 30 years of finance experience while working at many major Wall Street firms. He is most recently was a Managing Director at BNP Paribas, one of Europe’s largest banks, and has also worked at such firms as Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Mr. Bongo’s experience spans several different disciplines in structured finance including structuring, trading and sales at the institutional level, where he helped to usher in several cutting edge financial investment products such as Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities and Collateralized Loan Obligations. Mr. Bongo began his career at Coopers & Lybrand (Pricewaterhouse Coopers) where he received his CPA. He holds degrees in both Computer Information Systems and Accounting from Kings College.