Tell us a little about yourself and what is your role at Acertara? My name is Wilder Iglesias. I am a Physicist born in Venezuela with a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics specialized in liquid crystals, optics, and material science. Throughout my career, I have had the pleasure of working in mid-to-small business settings where I … Continue reading
Wayne Moore 12/13/2022 Throughout the hustle and bustle of the calendar year and all the things that seem so important that we must get done, both at work and at home, and all the things we stress over that really don’t matter in the grand scheme of things, comes something that does matter – … Continue reading
Wayne Moore 11/08/2022 In an earlier column I wrote about the reality of hospitals losing money by the bushel basketful. This is in spite of the fact that many US hospitals are armed to the teeth with internal IT systems producing an endless stream of operational data ranging from how much bread was used in … Continue reading
Tell us a little about yourself, and what is your role at Acertara? I work directly with our OEM customers to sell probe repair services as well as ultrasound systems, probes, and our test equipment. I am also responsible for overseeing the operations for accounting, acoustic power testing, engineering, human resources, manufacturing, marketing, quality, and … Continue reading
Wayne Moore 10/11/2022 Ultrasound phantoms have been around since commercially available ultrasound systems were introduced. Early phantoms were designed to verify accurate spatial geometry of embedded targets to ensure that the analog scan converters in the ultrasound system were calibrated correctly – e.g., a round target was indeed being display on the ultrasound system as … Continue reading
Tell us a little about yourself and what is your role at Acertara? My name is Aaron, and I was born and raised here in Colorado. I started interning at Acertara at the end of last school year: I evaluate ultrasound probes to determine potential issues and disposition repairs based on test results. What do … Continue reading
Wayne Moore 9/13/2022 When I read a headline in a hospital business journal like Becker’s Healthcare, that declares that “Hospital X’s operating loss grows to $201M against revenues of $1.25B,” I have to ask why. The hospital declares that they need to find operational efficiencies and layoff a bunch of staff to stem future losses. … Continue reading
Tell us a little about yourself and what is your role at Acertara? I was born in Florida and raised in Oklahoma. I moved to Los Angeles after high school to pursue a career in Aerial Cinematography. I gained most of my skillset during this time working for several aerial cinema teams. Eventually I joined … Continue reading
Wayne Moore 8/09/2022 When I was in undergraduate school earning my engineering degree, I paid for the tuition in two ways. First source was the money from the VA for my time in the Marine Corps, and secondly by repairing TVs at night and on the weekends at a company called Aladdin TV repair. The … Continue reading
Tell us a little about yourself and what is your role at Acertara? I was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. I credit the majority of my technical ability to the excellent technical training I received while serving in the Royal Air Force. I attended Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland and graduated with a BS … Continue reading
