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Lloyd T. Castillo
Senior Vice President of Laboratory Operations
Mr. Castillo has 26 years of clinical and anatomic laboratory experience, with 14 of those years focused in laboratory business and operations management. Prior to joining CBLPath, he was Director of Laboratory Operations for LabCorp (NYSE: LH), where he was responsible for all clinical and anatomic reference testing in their northwest region, which serves the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Alaska. Previously, Mr. Castillo served as LabCorp’s Operations Manager for several multi-campus hospital laboratories in the Pacific Northwest, including Swedish Medical Center and Harrison Memorial Hospital. He also held various laboratory management and staff positions with Associated Pathologist’s Laboratories in Las Vegas, New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, and Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in San Diego. Mr. Castillo holds an M.B.A. with a focus on Technology Management from the University of Phoenix, a B.S. in Medical Technology from Saint Louis University in the Philippines, post-baccalaureate studies in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Harvard University and a Six Sigma Green Belt certificate from Villanova University.
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Jason Jones
Chief Information Officer
With CBLPath since its inception, Mr. Jones has served in many positions of increasing responsibility. In addition to his key management role, Jones has also served as one of the company’s two lead designers for the internally developed Total Pathology Solution (TPS) laboratory information management system (patent pending), Web Portal, TechPath CaseManager and related software solutions. He has more than 13 years of experience in information technology in both the public and private sectors. Nine of those years are in the healthcare industry, with a particular focus on medical software design and development. Prior to joining CBLPath, Mr. Jones served as Director of Information Technology for The Hillside Group, LLC, a provider of financial and marketing services to the elective healthcare markets. He also held the position of Associate Director of Information Technology for Radiology Associates, P.A., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging services throughout Central Florida. Jones studied computer science at Central Florida Community College.
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David W. Parker
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Parker has 25 years of accounting and business management experience. For the three years prior to joining CBLPath, he was the Vice President of Finance and Administration for The Hillside Group, LLC, where he was responsible for overseeing all finance/accounting activities and human resources functions for the company. Previously, Mr. Parker served as Vice President–Business Operations for RMS Communications Group, Inc.; Vice President–Chief Financial Officer for MFM Industries, Inc.; Senior Vice President–Private Banking Manager for AmSouth Bank of Florida; Senior Vice President–Chief Financial Officer and Secretary for Mid-State Federal Savings Bank and Staff Accountant with Deloitte & Touche USA, LLP. Mr. Parker holds a B.A. in Accounting/Finance from the University of West Florida and earned his Certified Public Accountant designation in 1980.
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Joseph Sinicropi
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Sinicropi has more than 25 years of experience in Finance and Operations. He served CBLPath as a consultant for six months prior to joining the company in January 2010 as Chief Operating Officer. Previously Mr. Sinicropi was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Del Laboratories, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of cosmetics and OTC pharmaceuticals with leading brands such as Sally Hansen and Orajel. Mr. Sinicropi’s other former positions include Chief Financial Officer of IdeaSphere, Inc., a top provider of natural and organic supplements, and Chief Financial Officer of SI Corporation, an international marketer and manufacturer of polypropylene fabrics and fibers. IdeaSphere acquired Twin Laboratories Inc., where he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Mr. Sinicropi’s experience includes 10 years with the international accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche, LLP. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an M.B.A. in Accounting from St. John’s University and a B.A. in Economics from Fordham University.
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Muhammad B. Zaman, M.D.
Chief of Cytopathology
Dr. Muhammad B. Zaman is board certified in cytopathology, anatomic pathology and clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. He received his M.B., B.S. degree from King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan in 1970 and his M.D. from the University of the State of New York. After graduating from King Edward Medical College, Dr. Zaman completed a rotating internship at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center in Bronx, New York, and then completed his pathology residency at Mount Sinai Hospital and City Hospital Center in Elmhurst, New York, where he also served as Chief Resident. Following his residency, Dr. Zaman completed a fellowship in cytology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Subsequently, he served as an Assistant Attending and Associate Attending Pathologist for Cytology Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from 1976 to 1991 as well as an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology at Cornell University Medical College. Most recently, Dr. Zaman was an Attending Pathologist and the Director of Cytology for Westchester Medical Center and a Professor of Clinical Pathology at New York Medical College. He is currently Consulting Pathologist for Cytology Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Zaman was Director of Pathology Residency and Cytopathology Fellowship Training at Westchester Medical Center – New York Medical College for the past 12 years. Dr. Zaman published 34 articles as well as eight reviews and book chapters related to pathology. He has completed three major illustrated chapters for the fifth edition of Koss’ Diagnostic Cytology and Its Histopathologic Bases, which was published in 2006 and edited by Leopold Koss and Myron R. Melamed. Dr. Zaman is active in teaching cytopathology in national and international conferences. He specializes in FNA interpretation of all superficial and deep-seated organs. Dr. Zaman is a fellow of the College of American Pathologists and a member of the American Society of Cytopathology, the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, the New York State Society of Pathology, the New York Pathological Society, the Westchester Society of Pathologists and the Memorial Hospital Alumni Society.
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Robert L. Björk
Vice President and Corporate Controller
Mr. Björk has nearly 30 years of general and financial management experience, having served in numerous positions that include Chief Accountant, Controller, Director of Management Information Systems, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. His range of experience spans multiple industries including electronics manufacturing, printing, metal fabrication, modular office manufacturing, rubber reclamation and crumb rubber manufacturing. Prior to joining CBLPath, Björk was a founding member of the executive team for a manufacturing start-up, which grew to a multi-million dollar operation in less than four years. During that time, he was responsible for developing all accounting systems, financial statements, human resource policies, administrative forms and manufacturing process reports. Prior to his career in finance, Björk earned an undergraduate degree in Music while on a music scholarship. After graduation, he joined the military and was stationed in Ft. Myers, Virginia, serving in the U.S. Army Honor Guard as a musician and Assistant Section Leader. He performed shows for the White House and throughout the U.S. After completing his tour of duty, he worked as a musician while completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from George Mason University. Later, while working as Controller and Director of Management Information Systems for a multi-million dollar electronics manufacturing firm, Björk earned an M.B.A. in Management from NOVA Southeastern University.
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R. Thomas Curtis
Vice President of Marketing
Mr. Curtis has a strong scientific background and 10 years of increasing marketing responsibility in biotechnology. Prior to joining CBLPath, he served as Senior Marketing Manager for QIAGEN, Inc., a leader in molecular sample and assay technologies. There he initiated and led a global team in the creation of a streamlined custom product and service process, and cultivated relationships with key opinion leaders in molecular diagnostics and applied testing market segments. His previous professional experience also includes positions in Marketing and Sales for Nanogen, Inc., Life Technologies (IBP Division), OriGene Technologies, Inc., and Amersham Pharmacia Biotech. Mr. Curtis is a member of the Association for Molecular Pathology. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, as well as graduate coursework in Biochemistry.
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Jill Ellis
Vice President of Sales
Ms. Ellis joined CBLPath as the company’s first sales representative in 2003 and rose through the ranks of the sales team to be named Vice President of Sales in 2007. She has more than 18 years of experience in sales and sales management, with 16 years in the laboratory industry. Prior to joining CBLPath Ms. Ellis served at DIANON Systems, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: DIAN) in the positions of Technical Sales Representative, National Sales Trainer, Marketing Manager and Senior Regional Manager for the Northeast Region. She started her career at the commercial lending/trading desk with the investment services company Drexel Burnham Lambert. Ms. Ellis holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in French from Rutgers University.
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Heather B. Hulford
Vice President of Contracting
Ms. Hulford has 16 years of contracting experience. For the past three years, she has been the Director of Contracting with CBLPath, Inc. Prior to that, she was the Contracts Manager with DIANON Systems, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: DIAN). Previously, Ms. Hulford was Contract Administrator and Senior Contract Administrator for FlexiInternational Software and United States Surgical Corporation. Ms. Hulford holds a B.A. in Communications from Fairfield University.
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Jules Laino
Vice President of Quality Assurance
Mr. Laino has more than 26 years of anatomic pathology experience, 21 of which are in management and administration. He was one of CBLPath’s first hired employees holding the title of Director of Laboratory Operations. His development of all laboratory policies and procedures, implementation of quality systems, safety and quality committees were all significant contributions toward CBLPath receiving accreditation by the College of American Pathologists. In this role, Mr. Laino was also responsible for CBLPath obtaining New York State Department of Health practicing permits for both the Manhattan and Pennsylvania satellite offices. He was promoted to Director of Program Development and Cytopathology where his accomplishments brought technology and licensing permits to practice fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) techniques used in breast, uropathology and hematopathology diagnostic and prognostic testing. Mr. Laino is currently involved with ongoing validation, technical development, quality assurance and risk assessment and prevention. Prior to joining CBLPath he held a Technical Research Specialist position where he became co-founder of a comprehensive technical and quantitative urine cytopathology program to more accurately determine pre-malignant and malignant urinary tract disease. He further developed this technology to include all urine sediment and to define the origin of hematuria, and it was adopted by CBLPath and is now known as the USA Cytology® (Urine Sediment Analysis) program. Mr. Laino began his career in cytopathology at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He also served as Laboratory Director at a well known health care institution, successfully overseeing their New York operations for several years. Mr. Laino holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Long Island University C.W. Post College and a license in Cytotechnology.
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