Proventix Staff

Harvey A. Nix, Chief Executive Officer, Board Chairman and Founder

Harvey Nix has more than 20 years of sales and management experience within the healthcare, industrial and financial industries. In 2007, Nix founded Proventix to develop and produce an automated communication system to monitor and report hand hygiene compliance events, reinforce change at the point of behavior, and create opportunities for multiple efficiencies within a healthcare facility. From 2003 to 2007, Nix served as Director of Payor Initiatives for MedMined, Inc., a company that uses data mining surveillance of clinically meaningful patterns in complex data sets to efficiently focus on emerging trends in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and multiple drug-resistant organisms. Nix was MedMined’s seventh employee and was instrumental in the company’s rapid growth. While at MedMined, he was responsible for developing the first Payor/Hospital Alliance model to combat HAIs. MedMined sold in 2006 to Cardinal Health, now CareFusion, for more than $100 million. Prior to joining MedMined, Nix served in various sales and marketing positions within the healthcare and financial services industries. Attending Texas Tech University, Nix majored in finance.

When not working to make hospitals safer, Harvey can be found applying his process improvement techniques to everything from teaching kids his perfected method to ride a bike without training wheels to coaching both of his sons’ football teams while his daughter cheers on the sideline. Personally, he loves anything with wheels-whether automobile, motorcycle or bicycle. Harvey, along with his wife and three kids, enjoys family bike rides either by bicycle or motorcycle and can be found anywhere from a local state park to the other side of the country.

 Louie Henry, Vice President, Board Member and Founder

Louie Henry has been with Proventix since the company’s inception in 2007. Prior to co-founding Proventix, he served for more than 12 years in senior sales and marketing positions within the healthcare and technology industries. Louie has extensive experience selling solutions to payors and large hospital networks. He served as Healthcare Leader of Adaptis from 2004 until 2006. Prior to that, he served as regional director for Computer Sciences Corporation from 1998 until 2004. From 1982 to 1998, Louie held various senior management and commercial lending positions within the banking industry. Louie received his bachelor’s in business administration from Samford University.

Louie applies the same enthusiasm to coaching his son’s junior high basketball team as he does to pursuing clients for Proventix. He’s so willing to go the extra mile for something in which he believes that he’ll even get thrown out of a game to make his point to an unsympathetic referee. Interests include spending time with his wife and two children, dusty Civil War books, and playing a round of 18 holes.

 Greg Neil, Vice President, Sales

Greg has spent the last 22 years in the Healthcare Industry leading sales organizations. After graduating from Auburn University in 1989 with a BS in Economics, Greg spent the 1st 10 years working for Health plans such as MAMSI, Complete Health, PCA Health Plans and Foundation Health. His expertise was opening new markets in Baltimore, Atlanta, and the Tampa/Ft. Myers area. As the Market Director at Foundation Health in Tampa/Ft. Myers area, Greg was the 1st employee and was responsible for all aspects of the expansion including provider development, customer service, and sales in a crowded market of 18 competitors.

Most recently Greg applied his sales and leadership skills to companies applying technology to solve complex business problems in both the Payer and Hospital Market. He was the Area Vice President for Ingenix which is the leading technology solution provider to Health plans across the country, and spent 5 years with Cardinal Health-MedMined Services helping hospitals reduce the human and economic loss associated with Healthcare Associated Infections and played an integral part in MedMined being acquired in July 2006.

Greg currently serves on the Board of Directors for the TUM TUM Tree Foundation and is passionate about investing time and efforts to help children. Greg is also a member of the Auburn University ISMN Advisory Board in the School of Business. Greg is married to Kellie Neil and has 2 children Caitlin and Leo and they currently live in Vestavia Hills Alabama.

 David Sellers, Vice President, Clinical Services

David Sellers is a nurse with over 23 years of experience as a caregiver and team leader. David began his career in 1988 as a Public Health Advisor with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention performing outbreak investigation, contact elicitation, and HIV pre- and post-test counseling in Southern Florida. In 2001, he accepted an Infection Preventionist position and was responsible for infection prevention duties in a 300 bed facility. His role expanded when he became the Environment of Care Director managing five departments and maintaining oversight for all Environment of Care issues for the facility. When David left the hospital in 2004 to join MedMined services, he was a Vice President managing a 140 member multi-disciplinary team spanning 13 clinical and ancillary departments. In this role, he oversaw Infection Control, Employee Health, Worker’s Compensation, Biomedical Services, Cardiopulmonary, EEG, EKG, Vascular Lab, Hospice, Grounds, Security, Environmental Services, Environment of Care, and others. Upon joining MedMined services, David managed the Alabama Hospital Quality Initiative (AHQI), acted as payer liaison, and provided training and daily customer support for system users in over 40 Alabama hospitals. David assumed a Vice President of Clinical Services position where he directed a 30 member multi-disciplinary team to deliver customer support to over 1800 client users in 270 hospitals in 28 states, and in doing so, worked with his team to develop an industry leading service and support delivery model. He was later promoted to Vice President of Clinical Operations where he led Clinical Operations, IT Implementations, and IT Operations teams providing service and support to over 340 healthcare facilities. David joined the Proventix team in April 2011.

David is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys fly-fishing, backcountry camping and working in his Japanese Garden. He pairs his love of the outdoors with his love of photography, drawing and painting. David has won two Alabama State Duck stamp competitions, designing the State Migratory Waterfowl stamp and has completed numerous commissioned works for individuals and organizations. His greatest work of art, however, is his daughter Tristen, who is quickly becoming an experienced angler and artist in her own right.

Carrie Beattie, Clinical Services Representative

Carrie received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in May of 2009. After completing her undergraduate degree, she moved to Birmingham to pursue her Master of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She joined the Proventix team in September 2009 as an Administrative Intern, and quickly developed an interest in patient safety and quality healthcare. Carrie joined the Proventix clinical team full-time in May 2011 after graduating with her MPH degree.

Outside of the office, Carrie enjoys spending time with her dog, LuLu, attending Birmingham events with friends, visiting family, and cheering on the Florida Gators. She also enjoys the interoffice competition during football season and bombarding coworkers with the Florida fight song and cheers.

Ryan Bevis, Principal Software Engineer

Ryan Bevis joined the Proventix team in February of 2011 after four years of application development at Carefusion. He holds a Bachelor of Science in both Computer Science and Mathematics from Birmingham-Southern College and a Master of Science in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

When not developing some of Proventix’s latest technologies, Ryan loves spending time with his family and being outdoors, whether it is grilling on the back deck, playing soccer, or hitting the links for a round of 18.

Adam Blair, CPA Controller

Adam Blair has been controller of Proventix since 2009. Prior to that, Blair served as controller for MedMined. He oversaw all aspects of the accounting and finance functions during the company’s rapid growth. He also directed the due diligence and transition processes when Cardinal Health purchased MedMined in 2006. Prior to MedMined, Blair was with Ernst and Young from 2001 to 2004. Blair is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds master’s degrees in both Accountancy and Business Administration from Samford University.

Adam does not fit the typical mold of an accountant. While his work at Proventix involves balance sheets and pro formas, he and his father also run a furniture store, specializing in baby furniture. This is convenient since Adam and his wife had their second son last year. Whether at Smith Lake for a weekend or in Hawaii on a vacation, Adam loves to spend his free time on the water.

Romeo Burtis, Software Engineer Manager

Romeo Burtis has 20 years of information technology experience, starting as mainframe operator for the United States Air Force and including positions in database and intranet development with Sumaria Systems and HealthSouth. Most recently, he was senior software analyst for MedMined/Cardinal Health, now CareFusion, where he designed and developed their virtual surveillance interface supporting more than 350 clients with more than 1,200 users. Romeo also helped develop the data mining surveillance clinical user interface that allowed clinical coordinators to analyze data and generate reports for their facilities. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics/Computer Science from Troy State University.

Ladonna Elliott, Implementation Project Manager

Ladonna joined Proventix in July 2011 as Implementation Project Manager overseeing implementations of the nGage™ system with our partner facilities. The first five years of Ladonna Elliott’s career were spent consulting with physicians about their managed care and operational issues. From 1999 to 2002, Ladonna was a Consulting Manager with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) managing multiple implementations of CSC’s robust medical claims processing system. In 2002, Ladonna joined Roche Pharmaceuticals selling anti-infective medications to physicians and hospitals. It was during these years that Ladonna gained a true appreciation for infection control and hand hygiene in healthcare facilities. Ladonna has a B.S. in Health Services Administration from Auburn University and a M.B.A. from University of Alabama at Birmingham.

When not managing Proventix implementations, Ladonna is busy doing family activities with her husband, Ty, and their children, Wyatt and Mae. Ladonna also spends a little time for herself in the wee morning hours running and exercising.

Rebecca Kelley, Office Administrator

Rebecca joined the Proventix team in March of 2011 after five years as an Administrative Assistant for Automatic Data Processing (ADP). Prior to that she spent over nine years in the travel business doing everything from booking corporate travel, meeting & event planning and designing ads for leisure travel. Although her official title is Office Coordinator she is known around the office as the Proventix “Mom”.

When she’s not organizing company events, Rebecca spends as much time as she can with her two children. She loves to travel and enjoys exploring new destinations.

Avery D. Long, P.E., Senior Design Engineer

Avery Long is a Professional Engineer and has over 15 years of embedded system development experience. Avery graduated in 1997 from Tennessee Technological University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He designed industrial Power Monitoring and Control equipment for Schneider Electric for 10 years where he currently holds numerous patents. From 2006 to 2010 Avery worked as a Field Application Engineer for NXP Semiconductors and Arrow Electronics, where he worked with a multitude of customers in the industrial, medical, and commercial electronic market segments.

When Avery is not reading data sheets, user’s manuals, or looking at schematics, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. He enjoys cooking, NASCAR, football, camping, and coming up with ideas for new products he will never have the time to get around to building.

Eddie Kiessling, In-House Intellectual Property Counsel

Eddie started working with Proventix as a legal intern in January 2011, during his final semester at Cumberland School of Law and became a full time employee in August. In his time at Proventix thus far, he has had the opportunity to draft multiple patent applications relating to Proventix’s technology. Prior to entering law school, Eddie received his Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama-Huntsville and is currently registered as a patent agent with the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

Outside of work, Eddie enjoys competing in local road races, attending Auburn football games with friends, and spending time outdoors.

Abby McEntire, Client Quality Manager

Abby McEntire is a Tampa, FL native and received her bachelor’s in marketing from Auburn University. She began her career in healthcare technology working at CareFusion, formerly MedMined, where she spent 3 years as a member of their sales team. Her experience at MedMined allowed her to develop a passion for healthcare, and more specifically, reducing healthcare associated infections.

Abby brings positivity to the Proventix team with her wit and creativity. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband Clay and their Golden Retriever, ZuZu. Abby also enjoys representing Proventix by running 10k’s in relay races.

Lauren Goodson Moore, In-House Legal Counsel

Lauren Moore joined the Proventix team as an intern in April 2010. In August 2010, she began providing legal counsel full-time. Lauren has had a very eventful year, between receiving her Master of Public Health, graduating from Cumberland Law School, passing the bar, and getting married.

Lauren enjoys spending time with her husband, exercising, and running. When not providing her legal expertise, she models for various Proventix photo shoots.

David Morris, Senior Principal Software Engineer

David Morris joined the Proventix team in April 2010 after spending 5 years with MedMined. Prior to MedMined, David worked at HealthSouth and AT&T. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

David enjoys spending time with his family and coaching his kids’ soccer and baseball teams. He also takes time to enjoy activities like snow skiing, wake boarding, paintball, and photography. David is notorious for having a smile on his face all day, every day.

Sandy Naccarato, Research Design Engineer

Sandy Naccarato graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He recently obtained his Master of Science in Business Administration and is currently pursuing his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. He has held various engineering positions working with home audio, satellite products, and commercial wiring.

Among most circles, Sandy is known simply as MacGyver, based on the resourceful TV character. He is frequently seen walking around the office with pliers in his hand or electrical wire hanging from his shirt pocket. Sandy recently became a lucky man when he married his wife, Lindsey, last September.

Ivan Nix, IT Manager

Ivan Nix brings his computer knowledge and experience in networks and storage to Proventix as the IT Manager. Ivan is a former IBM employee of ten years, where he worked as an enterprise storage test engineer and client support specialist. Ivan holds a Bachelor of Science from New Mexico State University in Management Information Systems.

Ivan is also an active member of the Air Force with the Alabama Air National Guard. He is a Veteran of the Iraq war and has dedicated over 22 years of military service to our country. Ivan currently holds the rank of Master Sargent with his specialty as a Munitions Systems Specialist, where he gets to play with the things that go “boom!” His role helps support the critical mission of the 187th Fighter wing and their F16 fighters.

Jane Smith, MT (ASCP), Director of Clinical and Quality Improvement

As a registered Medical Technologist with more than 30 years of clinical experience, Jane brings a real-world healthcare perspective to patient safety. As the Director of Clinical and Quality Improvement for Proventix Systems, Jane’s role is to help improve an organization’s cultural change and sustainability around safety initiatives. Today, she works with various healthcare clients assisting them to advance their performance improvement capabilities.

She has extensive experience in Infection Prevention, Laboratory Management and Microbiology and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathology, the Clinical Laboratory Management Association, National Association of Healthcare Quality and the Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy.

Erin Snow, Clinical Services Representative

Erin Snow began her time with Proventix in June 2010 as a Marketing Intern. In April 2011, she joined the team full-time as a Clinical Services Representative. Born and raised in Birmingham, AL, Erin moved home after completing her undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN to attend graduate school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is expected to complete her Master’s in Business Administration in December of 2011. Erin is always willing to visit remote locations to promote hand hygiene and can often be found attending health fairs around Alabama.

Erin enjoys spending time outdoors with her Bernese Mountain Dog, Oswald (‘Ozzy’). She also enjoys photography, sewing, hiking, and frequent rounds of golf!

Feihong Xin, Senior Principal Software Engineer

Feihong Xin brings 14 years of software development experience to Proventix. Before coming to Proventix, Feihong worked at MedMined as a .Net Application Developer. Prior to his stint with MedMined, Feihong worked at 8760 Inc. as a Java developer from 1997 to 2004 where he developed EDI systems. He holds Masters of Science degrees in both mathematics and computer and information sciences.

When he’s not helping Proventix develop its latest technology, Feihong enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. He also likes to hit the green at Robert Trent Jones Trail.