Meet the Quantum Team
Benny G. Johnson, Co-Founder,
President and CEO, received his Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry from
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) studying with a Nobel Laureate. As
principal investigator on various research and development projects,
Dr. Johnson has received over $10 million in federal research funding.
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Rebecca Renshaw, Co-Founder, Executive Vice President,
has been integral in successful start-ups and new ventures for more
than 25 years including Carnegie Group and the CMU Robotics Institute.
Dr. Johnson and Ms. Renshaw have worked together for the past 13 years
and have been dedicated full-time to Quantum since its inception.
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Dale A. Holder, Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer,
has more than 35 years teaching experience and was Dr. Johnson's chemistry
teacher in high school. Mr. Holder has received several teaching awards
including Kentucky's 2004 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year, Most Outstanding
Secondary Science Teacher in Kentucky for 1999 and 13 additional Outstanding
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Al Renshaw, Director, Marketing and Sales/Education
Programs, has over 18 years of experience in distance learning education,
software product development and technical business consulting for
both the academic learning and corporate training markets. He has
been integral in building strategic partnerships, developing new products,
directing projects and developing business alliances for Quantum.
He holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Communications and Psychology
from the University of Pittsburgh.
Paul Miele, Director, Information Technology, has
over 12 years of IT management experience. He has extensive knowledge
in the planning and development of virtual e-learning campuses, SCORM-compliant
multi-media courses, enterprise-level web applications and dynamically-generated
e-commerce web sites. Mr. Miele holds Bachelor of Science degrees
in English and Psychology from Duquesne University.
Matt Smerbeck, Interactive Creative Director,
has over 15 years experience in e-learning software development, web
design, interactive media and digital animation. He holds an Associate
degree in Specialized Technology and Visual Communications from The
Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
Joseph Kuhel, Software Developer, has experience in database development, network integration, hardware troubleshooting and MIS help desk support. Mr. Kuhel received his Bachelor of Science degree in Information Sciences and Technology with a concentration in Mathematics from Pennsylvania State University.
Jeff Dittel, Software Developer, has extensive programming experience in developing and testing software for the blind and visually impaired. Mr. Dittel has a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of New Haven.
Branden Allen, Software Developer,
has experience in developing web-based software and e-commerce applications.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Information
Technology from California University and an Associate degree in Electronic
Commerce.
April Harvey, QA Analyst, is
an experienced product assurance engineer. She holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics from
the University of Pittsburgh.
