Robert A. Stanley
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bob Stanley co-founded IO Informatics in 2003 with Dr.
Erich Gombocz. Bob shares his vision with the IO
Informatics team -- to deliver on the promise and
realize the benefits of data integration, informatics
and knowledge applications for Life Sciences and
Healthcare.
Prior to founding IO Informatics, Bob was Chief
Information Officer at Biosentients, where he designed
informatics software for distributed research and data
integration. Experience directing research at New York
University's Bruner / Feldman Cognitive Science
Laboratory, as well as work at NYU’s Academic
Computing Facility / Faculty Innovation Center provide
additional background for his design of the Sentient
informatics software. Other experience includes his
time as Associate Scientist at Zeitgeist y2k01, Ltd.,
where Bob focused on project management and design for
data management and informatics applications.
Bob received a graduate degree in Sociology of
Knowledge (epistemology and ontology) from the
University of Chicago and did postgraduate work
focusing in ontologies, dynamic structures and networks
at New York University. He is published and referenced
in peer-reviewed journals, trade publications and texts
and has chaired and presented at numerous conferences.
Bob has active, granted and continuing information
technology patents in the US and internationally. In
addition to his academic and corporate experience, he
has served as principal investigator and project
manager for major projects, including the software
technology development for a large, collaborative NIST
bioinformatics project (NIST Advanced Technology
Program). He is an elected and active member of several
professional organizations, including Phi Beta Kappa,
the American Association for Artificial Intelligence,
the American Medical Informatics Association, and
others.
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Dr. Erich A. Gombocz
Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer
Dr. Erich Gombocz’ has more than 30 years of
experience in Life Science research, robotic control,
laboratory automation, and data management in
scientific and distributed systems environments, plus
more than 30 years programming experience in
instrumentation control, user interface, database
design, scientific analysis, and on-line laboratory
automation as well as being a substantial developer of
innovative software algorithms and architecture.
His years as Section Head at the Department for
Biochemical Analysis at the Federal Institute of Food
Analysis & Research, Vienna, Austria, were pivotal
for the early development of computational analysis and
automation procedures in a complex distributed
environment. In 1978, under his direction, the
Institute pioneered the first nationwide Laboratory
Information Management System for the Ministry of
Health and Environmental Protection, connecting federal
institutes and laboratories within an integrated data
network. During the Chernobyl crisis in 1986, Austria's
early warning system delivered real-time information
critical to international decision-making. Erich’s
post-doctoral research at the National Institute of
Health (NIH) (1985, 1988), on techniques and computer
models for separations, led him to build an automated
real-time instrument and to found venture-backed Lab
Intelligence, Inc. in 1989. Lab Intelligence's system,
the "HPGE", with over 20 patents, achieved worldwide
distribution. In 1999, he joined NucleoTech, a
bio-image informatics company, as Chief Science Officer
and developed two new scientific product lines,
including a software suite for the Life Sciences and a
real-time gene analyzer. From 2000-2003, as Chief
Science Officer of Biosentients, Erich contributed
substantially to design and implementation of the
company's informatics technology, including its systems
architecture, data structure and analytical modules.
Together with Bob Stanley he founded IO Informatics in
2003.
Dr. Gombocz has published over 60 scientific
publications and holds currently more than 40
biotechnology- and software-related US and
international patents. He is an international expert in
separation science and bioinformatics, a member of
several professional organizations, and serves on the
editorial board of a number of scientific journals. Dr.
Gombocz received his degree in Analytical Biochemistry
and Computer Science from the Technical University of
Vienna (Austria).
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Chuck Rockey
Director of Software Engineering
Chuck Rockey has been working in Software Engineering
and Engineering Leadership roles for the past 20 years.
These roles include being a founding member of the
AutoCAD User Interface team at Autodesk, developing an
early web development framework and IDE at Informix as
well as experience at various startups in the GIS and
media streaming markets. He has also had a successful
consulting practice specializing in Software
Engineering, Engineering Management and User Interface
Design.
Mr. Rockey received his Bachelors of Science and
Engineering in Computer Science from Princeton
University in 1989.
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Kashef Qaadri
Director of Sales
Kashef Qaadri has extensive experience in Life Science
and clinical research, software sales and business
development. Previously, he conducted research at
several renowned institutions, including the NIH,
Howard Hughes, the University of Pennsylvania, and
Howard University. In addition to gaining expertise in
clinical and contract research at ICON Clinical
Research, he has spent the past few years in fields of
bioinformatics, computational biology, and systems
biology at Ingenuity Systems. His strong scientific
background has contributed significantly to his
effectiveness in business development, sales,
marketing, management, and strategic development.
Kashef has enjoyed presenting at conferences and has
also taught several classes on bioinformatics.
Mr. Qaadri attended Howard University for a degree
in Molecular Genetics and Temple University for Health
Policy Administration.
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