Leadership

Chief Scientific Officer and Clinical Laboratory Director
PhD, HCLD

Dr. Altrich is the Chief Scientific Officer and Clinical Laboratory Director at Viracor Eurofins. In her previous role at IBT, Dr. Altrich was responsible for new test development in the area of cellular function testing for allergy and autoimmune diseases as well as serving as the Assistant Lab Director for IBT's menu of immunodiagnostic tests. Dr. Altrich joined IBT in 2006 as a Senior Scientist. Prior to joining IBT, Dr. Altrich held an appointment at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville where she specialized in molecular and cellular immunology. Dr. Altrich received her PhD in pathology and microbiology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center where her research focused on tumor immunology.

Vice President, Research & Development
PhD, HCLD/TS/CC(ABB) 

Steven Kleiboeker, PhD, Vice President of Research and Development, is responsible for the scientific direction and oversight of the Company's research and development programs as well as the BioPharma and Clinical Trial Biomarker Services research services. The Viracor Eurofins R&D team performs method discovery, development and validation for assays performed in Viracor Eurofins’ clinical and BioPharma Clinical Trials testing laboratories in the fields of molecular infectious diseases, immunology and allergy. Dr. Kleiboeker is board certified as a high-complexity laboratory director, technical supervisor and clinical consultant by the American Board of Bioanalysis. Over his career, he has published more than 60 scientific manuscripts and serves on editorial boards and as a reviewer for several virological and microbiological journals. Prior to joining Viracor Eurofins in 2005, Dr. Kleiboeker was a faculty member at the University of Missouri where his duties included research, graduate teaching, and supervision of three university-based diagnostic service laboratories (virology, serology and molecular diagnostics). His research has focused on viral pathogenesis, phylogenetics and diagnostics and has included projects investigating a broad range of human and animal pathogens. Dr. Kleiboeker has served as both principal investigator and co-investigator on numerous government-funded research grants (NIH, USDA). Dr. Kleiboeker received his PhD and DVM from the University of Missouri.

Vice President of Operations and General Manager of BioPharma
MT (ASCP)

Scott Mattivi is the Vice President of Operations and General Manager of BioPharma. He is responsible for the daily oversight of logistical, operational, and quality laboratory operations leading the lab to an expanded footprint and growth in testing volume and complexity over the years. Mr. Mattivi joined Viracor Eurofins in 2009, and has held positions as Laboratory Manager and Laboratory Operations Director. Notable accomplishments during his tenure include moving the lab operations from a single day shift to a 24 x 7 operation, continual improvement in the lab including expansion of automation and other cost saving improvements for the company. Mr. Mattivi also led the successful implementation of a QMS plan resulting in CAP accreditation for Viracor Eurofins. Prior to joining Viracor Eurofins, he served as a Laboratory Manager at Quest Diagnostics. Mr. Mattivi graduated from the University of Kansas with a BS in Medical Technology and from Pittsburg State University with a BS in Biology.

Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Troy Boutelle is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining Viracor Eurofins, Mr. Boutelle was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Boston Heart Diagnostics, leading the commercial efforts for their diagnostics platform. Previously, he held the position of Commercial Leader, Americas for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Microbiology division. During his tenure, his team sold an extensive portfolio of diagnostic products to hospitals, reference labs, pharmaceutical, and food safety companies throughout the Americas. Other roles include various sales and sales leadership positions at companies including Strata Pathology Services, Genzyme Biosurgery, and Forest Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Boutelle currently serves part-time as an adjunct professor of Sales and Marketing at Bentley University.

Vice President, Human Resources
Eurofins U.S. Clinical Diagnostics
SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Brandy Alexander, Vice President of Human Resources, is responsible for leading human resources for Eurofins U.S. Clinical Diagnostics. Her responsibilities include the development and implementation of human capital strategy and oversight of the administration of all human resources functions. These include recruitment, performance management, benefits, compensation, associate relations, risk management and payroll. Prior to her career at Viracor Eurofins, Mrs. Alexander held a variety of roles within Cerner Corporation’s human resources organization which included working as a HR Business Partner consulting with senior leadership to develop human resources strategies in alignment with business objectives. She holds a BS in economics from Baker University and MA in economics from the University of Kansas.

Vice President, Finance
Eurofins U.S. Clinical Diagnostics

Matt Urbanek serves as the Vice President, Finance over Eurofins’ U.S.-based clinical diagnostics businesses.  Prior to this, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Viracor Eurofins, having been, responsible for all of the company’s financial, legal, tax and treasury functions within Viracor Eurofins.  During that tenure, Mr. Urbanek has also overseen Viracor Eurofins’s compliance, logistics, client services and information technology functions.  Prior to joining Viracor Eurofins, Mr. Urbanek was a Vice President at George K. Baum Advisors, LLC, an investment-banking firm that specializes in mergers and acquisitions, raising private capital and financial advisory services for middle-market companies. In this role he initiated and executed mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and financings, as well as business valuations, fairness opinions and board advisory services for clients in the business services sector. Mr. Urbanek earned a BA in business administration and finance and a BS in economics from Kansas State University.  He is a member of the Finance Advisory Board for Kansas State University’s Department of Finance.

Vice President of Information Technology
CISSP

Chris Heil, Vice President of Information Technology, is responsible for enabling safe and efficient innovations and operations for patients, clients, and associates through the thoughtful deployment of technology. He is responsible for Viracor Eurofin’s information technology strategy and leads all infrastructure, application, and security focused initiatives through the work of his team both in Kansas City, Missouri and Bangalore, India. Prior to his career at Viracor Eurofins, Mr. Heil held a variety of roles during a twenty-five year career within Cerner Corporation’s intellectual property organization including work in application development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity.  He holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of Missouri, Columbia and is a passionate cybersecurity professional with a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification since 2017.

Director of Marketing

Evgeny Shatskih serves as the Director of Marketing.  Mr. Shatskih joins Viracor with vast experience and success from industry-leading companies in the US and Globally. He started his career as a Medical Doctor in Russia, with special interest in Internal Medicine and Dermatology. Transitioning his career to the healthcare industry, Mr. Shatskih worked in Sales and Marketing for Sanofi, Roche, and Genentech. After completing his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Mr. Shatskih held several Product Manager and Marketing Manager roles with Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, and GE Healthcare before moving to Senior Marketing Roles for Illumina and, most recently, Centogene where he was the Global Head of Marketing.

Director, Financial Planning

David Knecht is the Director of Financial Planning, with responsibility for financial, legal, tax and treasury functions. Prior to joining Viracor Eurofins in 2016, Mr. Knecht led a multi-year computer system implementation as Vice President of Business Integration for Dairy Farmers of America, a national dairy cooperative. He has also served as the Chief Financial Officer for SYSCO Kansas City, a foodservice distributor. Mr. Knecht began his career as an auditor with KPMG, where he led financial audits of companies such as Associated Wholesale Grocers and Farmland Industries. Mr. Knecht earned a BS in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas, is a licensed CPA, and previously served as Chairman of the Board of Gillis, a charity serving children and families in Kansas City.