QSI Executive Biographies QSI Corporation strives to be the supplier of choice for industrial and vehicle terminals.
At QSI we strive for excellence in every aspect of our business. Our leadership team brings decades of diverse experience and knowledge to the departments they manage.
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James K. Elwell CEO & President
Jim Elwell is co-founder and President of QSI Corporation. He has managed QSI since its inception in September 1983. Mr. Elwell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University (1982), and has published numerous papers on control of scientific experiments during space flight, use of terminal products in industry, and USA metrication. Prior to co-founding QSI, Jim worked at Stewart Radiance Laboratory in Bedford, Massachusetts, designing control systems for rocket-borne, cryogenic infrared interferometers.
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Van Norman Vice President of Business Development
Van Norman (Board member since May 2002) was the founder and CEO of AutoSimulations Inc., and is a recognized international expert in the computer simulation industry. He has lectured to technical audiences throughout the world, and is a member of the Society for Computer Simulation, the Material Handling Institute, and the Operations Research Society of America. Mr. Norman's expertise has helped AutoSimulations win numerous awards including a 1991 Chairman's Award from Boeing for outstanding suppliers, and a 1991 Supplier Recognition Award from Republic Engineered Steels, Inc., among others. He has authored articles in many publications, including Industrial Engineering, Managing Automation, and APICS. Mr. Norman previously worked at Eaton-Kenway (EK) where, as manager of the systems engineering department, he pioneered graphics simulation for material handling system design. EK used simulation to model complex control schemes, and Mr. Norman's expertise helped launch simulation technology to a previously unattainable level of detail. Mr. Norman helped develop a full-service simulation department at EK which he later implemented at AutoSimulations. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Utah.
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J. Robert Mullins Director of Engineering
Bob has been with QSI Corporation since 1994, initially as a Senior Engineer, and currently as Director of Engineering. Bob received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah (1980). He has been in the electronics industry for twenty-five years and has worked in the Aerospace, Medical and Broadcast industries, holding positions as Design Engineer, Senior Electronics Engineer and Project Manager.
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Todd S. Christensen Director of Marketing
Todd joined QSI in 1996 and has an MBA from Brigham Young University (1991) and a BA in Marketing from Utah State University (1987). Todd has eighteen years of experience in high-tech marketing, advertising, promotion, graphic design, web design and web optimization. His industry marketing experience includes software (Qqest Software), entertainment, computers, industrial products (Norton Company) and information system consulting (Ernst and Young).
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Karen H. Stanley Director of Sales
Karen joined QSI Corporation in 2003 as Director of Sales. Prior to QSI, she was Director of Sales and Marketing for software provider AutoSimulations, Inc., which was acquired by Brooks Automation, a supplier of software, services and automation equipment for semiconductor manufacturing. With over twenty years experience in hardware and software sales management, Karen focuses on performance optimization for industry professionals involved in complex sales.
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Albert T. VanLeeuwen Chief Financial Officer
Al joined QSI Corporation in 2008 and has a Master of Accountancy from Brigham Young University (1982) and is a CPA. Al has over 16 years experience serving as the CFO or primary accounting officer for manufacturing and distribution companies including Dynamic Confections, Inc., Bear Creek Foods, Great Basin Companies, and Huntsman Packaging Corporation. His career started at Deloitte & Touche where he worked for nine years as a part of the audit group serving financial institutions and manufacturing companies.
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Bruce Haslam Director of Operations
Bruce Haslam came to QSI in 2008 with extensive Operations, Quality, Procurement and Supplier Management experience with Dell, Unisys, Linux Networx, ATL Technology and WESCO. Bruce has a Business Management degree, with honors, from the University of Phoenix and is known as a change agent and mentor. Bruce co-led a team of 40 Dell Senior Managers and Directors from across Dell that process mapped the entire Dell "Order through Delivery" process then the team went to large suppliers in Asia to determine if a more cost effective process could be created. Changes from this effort were taken to the Dell Executive team with projected savings of $42 million($35 per Notebook/Desktop).
Bruce was also the COO of ATL Technology in Springville Utah and turned their operations in Ireland, Finland, Taiwan, China and Utah profitable within 2 months with existing staff.