Our leadership.

Carson Hager, President
Carson Hager

President

Shawn Broxson, Director, Marketing
Shawn Broxson

Director, Marketing

Dave Wolf, VP, Strategy
Dave Wolf

VP, Strategy

Aaron Cloutier, Director, Technical Leadership
Aaron Cloutier

Director, Technical Leadership

Keith O'Donnell, VP, Finance
Keith O'Donnell

VP, Finance

Kes Sampanthar, Director, Media Strategy
Kes Sampanthar

Director, Media Strategy

Mark Shank, VP, Software Development
Mark Shank

VP, Software Development

James Mone, Director, Project Management
James Moné

Director, Project Management

Rick George, VP, Sales
Rick George

VP, Sales

Chris Mahoney, Director, Healthcare Strategy
Chris Mahoney

Director, Healthcare Strategy

Aaron Adams, Director, User Experience
Aaron Adams

Director, User Experience

Justin Williams, Director, Development
Justin Williams

Director, Development

    • Carson Hager
    • President

    Carson Hager is the president and founder of Cynergy. With a formal background in finance and management combined with a long career in software development, Carson now focuses on driving the company's growth and developing the next generation of Cynergy leaders worldwide.

    Carson studied Finance and International Management at Georgetown University in Washington, DC and finally appreciates the seemingly endless accounting classes he endured there. You can reach Carson at carson.hager@cynergy.com

  • As Vice President of Strategy, Dave is responsible for driving thought leadership, vision and direction across each of Cynergy's divisions. An avid and engaging speaker, Dave frequently presents at industry-leading conferences worldwide, as well as to key press and analysts.

    In earlier lives, Dave held senior engineering and marketing management positions at major software corporations including Microsoft and Sybase. Officially based in Cynergy's headquarters in DC, he is often on the road more than he is in the District, espousing Cynergy's work, research and experience in designing and creating incredible software experiences. You can reach Dave at dave.wolf@cynergy.com

    • Dave Wolf
    • VP, Strategy
    • Keith O'Donnell
    • VP, Finance

    Keith is responsible for financial and business operations at Cynergy including accounting, legal and human resources. Keith also feeds our constant appetite for offices around the world as our lead in property management and development. When not opening unique spaces in Boston, Washington or London, you can find him in our Washington DC headquarters managing the financial strategy of our aggressive growth.

    Before joining Cynergy Systems, Inc., he held executive positions with firms in numerous industries, including stints with other high tech firms and financial services firms. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance as well as an MBA from Loyola College. You can reach Keith at keith.odonnell@cynergy.com

  • As the Vice President of Software Development, Mark is responsible for all of Cynergy's software product development and design services worldwide. Whether working with our customers, business partners, user experience group, or technical leadership, Mark keeps everyone focused on building rich, engaging, powerful software.

    Mark has a formal education in computer science and a career spent in management and consulting. Although based out of Cynergy's San Diego office, Mark is frequently on the road in one of our many offices meeting with our development teams and working towards the success of their projects. You can reach Mark at mark.shank@cynergy.com

    • Mark Shank
    • VP, Software Development
    • Rick George
    • VP, Sales

    With a long career in enterprise software development, Rick oversees all sales efforts at Cynergy. Rick has a background in development rather than sales, and is passionate about helping each Cynergy customer create rich and engaging user experiences in their own software, to capture market share and drive sales like never before.

    Prior to joining the Cynergy team, Rick spent two decades designing and building mainframe, client/server, and web based software applications for a wide range of clients. Rick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analysis from Texas A&M University. Rick can be reached at rick.george@cynergy.com

    • Aaron Adams
    • Director, User Experience

    Aaron Adams leads the User Experience Group at Cynergy, an award-winning creative team that specializes in world-class user experience design. Using Cynergy's unique and proven LookFirst approach to Rich Internet Application development, Aaron's group drives the user experience design as well as information architecture facets of all Cynergy projects.

    Prior to Cynergy, Aaron led product development and design for WorkLife Media, recognized as an Adobe MAX Award finalist for consumer-facing applications. He studied Visual Communications at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI. You can reach Aaron at aaron.adams@cynergy.com

  • As Director of Marketing, Shawn is the keeper of Cynergy's image to the outside world. He is responsible for the Cynergy website, as well as our public relations, video production and online marketing efforts. He also leads the charge for Cynergy's appearances at conferences and events throughout the year.

    Shawn was formerly director of sales and marketing for a prominent DC-based interactive agency, and advertising director for global online marketer. He holds a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Florida. You can reach Shawn at shawn.broxson@cynergy.com

    • Shawn Broxson
    • Director, Marketing
  • As the Director of Technical Leadership, Aaron Cloutier heads the Technical Lead group at Cynergy, who form the core of Cynergy's project teams, acting as consultants, team leads and application architects. Cloutier supports this group as mentor and coordinator, and constantly strives to improve the way Cynergy develops solutions.

    Prior to joining Cynergy, Cloutier was part of an e-learning R&D group and before that, he lead a usability prototyping effort for embedded devices. He has both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Rochester Institute of Technology, where he developed his own degree program blending arts and technology before it was cool. He also heads up Cynergy's office in Rochester, NY. You can reach Aaron at aaron.cloutier@cynergy.com

    • Aaron Cloutier
    • Director, Technical Leadership
    • Kes Sampanthar
    • Director, Media Strategy

    Kes Sampanthar is the Director of Media Strategy where he is responsible for leading the charge into the Media and Entertainment industry. He comes to Cynergy from Akamai where he was a senior manager in the media solutions group. He has 15+ years experience in the software industry, an award winning innovator and is recognized as a strategic thinker and consultant to some of the biggest names in the Fortune 500. Kes can be reached at kes.sampanthar@cynergy.com

  • As the Director of Program Management, James leads the Cynergy group responsible for meeting customer expectations around budget, time, and quality; while supporting the creative and technical teams that make Cynergy tick.

    James joins Cynergy with extensive experience in project management and management consulting, with broad experience across a number of senior management roles in the financial, healthcare, and technology sectors.

    Prior to joining Cynergy James spent 14 years at EDS, UCLA Medical Center, and as an independent consultant. You can reach James at james.mone@cynergy.com

    • James Moné
    • Director, Project Management
    • Chris Mahoney
    • Director, Healthcare Strategy

    As director of healthcare strategy, Chris focuses on new ways to apply Cynergy's years of award-winning expertise in user experience design and application development to solve problems in the delivery and execution of healthcare.

    Previous to his role at Cynergy, Chris was director, strategic accounts at WebMD, solution sales executive at IMS Health, where he worked with biotech and pharma companies on a number of marketplace issues, including patient adherence and compliance. He received his MPA in healthcare economics and BA in sociology and political science from University of Arizona. You can reach Chris at chris.mahoney@cynergy.com

  • As Director of Development, Justin grows and supports the UI and services Development Groups at Cynergy. Developers come to Cynergy with a passion to work on industry leading applications that deliver the kind of quality, attention to detail, and polish within that is implied by their visual finishes.

    Always a curious learner, Justin's career has spanned everything from embedded systems to rich UI development. With over 15 years as a serious engineer, including many as a Cynergy Developer and Technical Lead, he is continually excited to work closely with the amazing talent our company has cultivated. You can reach Justin at justin.williams@cynergy.com

    • Justin Williams
    • Director, Development