Laura Peterson is a founder and the CEO of Ventana. Laura has worked closely with clients from a spectrum of organizations over Ventana’s 30-year history. Prior to Ventana, Laura held management positions in the computer industry in Field Service, including logistics planning and advanced automated testing. In 2007, Laura received from the Boston History and
Tom Fiddaman joined Ventana in 1997 and has twenty years of experience in dynamic modeling. He has applied models to management and public policy issues, including the economic implications of global climate change, strategic electricity sector models for testing pollution reduction strategies, and natural gas supply and demand. Tom’s business consulting includes models of next-generation
Tony Kennedy is a co-founder of Ventana Systems UK and is the Technical Director, responsible for UK software development and technical support to projects. His background includes computer-based simulations using both system dynamics and discrete event simulation techniques. He has extensive experience in computer simulation, mathematical modeling, software development, client/server database design and analysis, GUI
Martha Miller heads Organizational Development for Ventana, specializing in the successful deployment and implementation of predictive technology for organizations. She is also expert in cross-cultural and non-verbal communication, in which she has been consulted by a number of leading corporations as well as NASA, the U.S. Foreign Service, and the U.S. Court of Appeals. Prior
Mary Martins Neil is Treasurer of Ventana, and is responsible for planning and operations. She came to Ventana in 1985 from a position as operations manager of a software consulting firm. From 1978-1984 she served in logistics planning, supervision, and education at Digital Equipment Corporation.
David Peterson is Ventana’s Chairman. He is internationally recognized for system dynamics and optimal control modeling expertise in developing systems for business strategy optimization and enterprise-wide decision support. His methodology emphasizes the testing of models with incomplete and approximate data. His over thirty years’ experience includes successful engagements in R&D management, global marketing strategies, new
Ron Suiter is responsible for program development and project management in Ventana, primarily in transportation, energy, and complex system management. His many years applying Ventana technology to business strategy problems, first as a customer and for the past six years as an independent consultant, gives him a unique perspective on how and where these tools
Karl joined Ventana’s product development team in 2013. He is a senior software engineer with strong product development experience and a skilled object-oriented designer with an emphasis on user friendly GUI design, and clean, robust code architecture. Karl was a key contributor to the development of the Jitia System Dynamics simulation system at PA Consulting. He
Larry Yeager is the Head of Development and leads the future development and support of Ventana’s Vensim® software. He joined Ventana Systems in 2010. He previously served as Vice President of Development and member of senior management in several software and technology development companies. He led the development of Jitia, a System Dynamics modeling package