Joel E. Barthelemy
Founder, Chief Executive and Operating Officer
Joel E. Barthelemy, Founder and CEO/COO of Scottsdale-based GlobalMed, has a vision of quality, timely care for all through connected health. Barthelemy has spent the last 16 of his 30+ years in the technology industry focused on the development of connected health systems. Under Barthelemy's leadership, GlobalMed uniquely stands as the only telemedicine provider to complete all parts of the process in-house, from inception to distribution.
He actively inspires the design and implementation of these effective and high-functioning telemedicine engines (both software and hardware), consistently simplifying the care delivery process within government, clinical, and commercial settings. Barthelemy has been recognized as an outstanding innovator, community advocate, and a high-growth technology company leader. Active in his community and industry, he currently sits on the board of Sun Health Services, the Arizona Bio Industry, and the ASU Health Futures Council, is an Ambassador to the Veterans’ Medical Leadership Council, and is a board advisor for SEE4Vets. In the past, Barthelemy has served as a board member at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), where he chaired the ATA’s Industry Council, and was a board member of the Visual Communications Industry Group. Barthelemy and GlobalMed annually give back to the community through generous commitments to programs such as Toys for Tots, the Jennifer Lopez Family Foundation, Blanket the City, the Wounded Warrior Project, the Diaper Bank of Central Arizona, the American Heart Association, the United Blood Services Blood Drive, Phoenix Theatre, Celebrity Fight Night/Mohamed Ali Parkinson’s Foundation, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, and Teen Lifeline. He attended both St. Cloud State University and the Thunderbird School of International Management and received an honorable discharge as a non-commissioned officer from the United States Marine Corp Reserves.
Tom Martin
Chief of Staff
Prior to joining GlobalMed, Tom held various leadership positions for several fortune 100 companies such as American Express and Boeing.
Most recently, he held the position Sr. Manager of Operations Enablement for one of American Express' largest revenue driving organizations in Commercial Acquisitions and Account Development. Prior to American Express, Tom spent 8 years with Boeing where he held multiple positions in Leadership, Program Management, Engineering, and Global Support.
Tom is an Army Veteran and served 8 years in the National Guard as a Crew Chief on the Apache Helicopter. He had a combat tour in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Tom holds two Bachelors of Science degrees in Technical & Business Management and Aeronautics. He holds several IT certifications (ITIL & Cobit 5), as well as, Certification in Leadership from Harvard. Tom lives in North Phoenix with his wife Katie and children and spends his free time attending sporting events and outdoor activities. He is an Arizona Cardinals fan and spends time supporting veteran organizations, victims of abuse & addiction, and charities through his church.
Michael D. Harris, CHA, PMP
Chief Innovation Officer
As Chief Innovation Officer, Michael D. Harris is GlobalMed's principal design lead and product theorist. With over 25 years of patented product design and development and several thriving companies under his belt, Harris is dedicated to the craft of innovative product design and philosophies such as the User Interface Theory.
As the internet was cutting its teeth in the early 90s, Mr. Harris was designing websites and developing h.324/323 video conferencing and desktop sharing GUI. At GlobalMed, Mr. Harris is responsible for software application GUI and medical device design. Harris was also a founder and president of several technology companies that include: iREZ Research Corp., which was the first company to introduce a mobile video camera to the Macintosh Laptop; Harris Laboratories, Inc., a fabricator of solid-state memory devices and processor accelerators, and VideoLabs, Inc.,(NASDAQ: VLAB) as the Director of Digital Technologies and Director of Marketing. VideoLabs developed one of the first generations of professional desktop video collaboration and video conferencing applications. Michael completed the Electronic Engineering program at North Central Technical Institute and went on to study Music and Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin and Computer Sciences at the University of Minnesota. He completed post-graduate work while attending Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge-Oostende in Belgium, in Industrial Engineering Sciences.
E. Patrick LaVoie
Chief Growth Officer
As Chief Growth Officer, E. Patrick LaVoie plays a key role in the growth and support of GlobalMed's mission to transform healthcare globally with next generation, SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), connected healthcare technologies. LaVoie's priority as GlobalMed's CGO, first and foremost, is to better serve the growing needs of the company's diverse customer base.
Prior to joining the GlobalMed team, LaVoie was President and CEO of Contractor Management Services (CMS). He transformed the organization from an insurance provider/settlement processor for local independent contractors to the leading SaaS-based (1099 compliant) automation and software company, greatly expanding revenue streams and driving profits. With a broad range of large-scale experiences including national responsibilities with Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young Consulting, and Equity Capital Group, LaVoie provides technology-focused, operational, and financial direction to both public and private organizations across multiple industries. He also has extensive experience in the healthcare technology industry, having worked with Catholic Healthcare West Hospital System (now Dignity Health), The Arizona Governor's Office, Valley of the Sun United Way, The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association, and St. Joseph's Hospital. LaVoie graduated with honors from Arizona State University, with undergraduate degrees in both Finance and Computer Information Systems. Subsequently, he obtained an MBA from the Thunderbird International School of Management, with a continued emphasis on Finance and Operations Management.
Dean Smith, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Smith brings to GlobalMed nearly two decades of telehealth, medical informatics, and clinical and operational leadership experience from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Medical Services. Dr. Smith, a licensed, board-certified physician, has held positions in the U.S. State Department since 2000.
From 2008-2018, he served as the department’s Senior Advisor for Medical Informatics. In that role, he provided oversight and clinical informatics expertise to the teams responsible for creating a healthcare delivery model for State Department employees based on a secure, global telehealth solution. Together, Dr. Smith and his team successfully implemented an electronic prescribing solution; enhanced cyber security and HIPAA compliance of health information systems at the State Department; and upgraded all health information systems to the latest coding standards, including ICD-10. Prior to joining the State Department, Dr. Smith delivered ambulatory, acute and intensive care in Bend, Oregon, and Missoula, Montana. He was also an emergency department physician at Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington, and served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Public Health Service. While with the State Department, Dr. Smith led a team that implemented synchronous telemedicine at U.S. diplomatic missions worldwide. They also developed a Medical Capability Information database of global medical resources with algorithms for the management of over 40 common diseases. Dr. Smith has also served as Principal Deputy Medical Director and Regional Medical Manager for Asia of the State Department. Previous to this, he was the Chief of Examinations Clinic where he managed an outpatient clinic that provided over 4,000 executive examinations per year. In the same period, he served as physician to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice when she traveled abroad. At various times in his career, Dr. Smith oversaw clinic operations at U.S. diplomatic facilities in Russia, Peru and Iraq. Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington. He holds a Master’s degree in biomedical informatics from Oregon Health & Science University.
Chokha Palayamkottai
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer, Chokha oversees all aspects of software engineering and technology delivery capabilities, bringing innovation in the areas of unified communications, artificial intelligence, distributed systems, blockchain, cloud and parallel computing. Chokha is also responsible for leveraging emerging technologies to bring the newest and cutting-edge capabilities to GlobalMed’s well-adopted platform addressing complex, high-acuity environments throughout the complete healthcare continuum.
Chokha was most recently CTO of Amsys Group where he led the development and implementation of AMSYS's blockchain product strategy, AMCHART health platform and AMSYS Capital software platform. Chokha was responsible for managing Amchart's technology partnerships and senior-level relationships with leading and emerging technology companies, and he led HealthConnexx (an AMSYS company) technology initiatives and partnerships. Additionally, he developed Amsys’s Digital Asset Fund platform to trade digital assets based on complex quant algorithms and architected Amsys’s on-prem infrastructure which was instrumental in launching big data and distributed services division and played a key role in the company’s technology business during the major transitions to distributed computing and data driven products.
Previously, Chokha has been a CTO, advisor and mentor for various startups and has a patent pending invention for a system to treat Alzheimer’s disease using Stroboscopic light therapy and data capture. He has been responsible for developing three new blockchain based businesses in the area of healthcare, supply chain and secure communication.
Chokha has worked with several Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Cisco and Perficient as a Principal Architect delivering solutions to clients like Caterpillar and Etsy.
Chokha was a mentor at a leading startup accelerator Kyyba Xcelerator and was part of the TiE Charter Member – largest non-profit organization for entrepreneurs and a co-chair for Artificial Intelligence track for TiE Midwest region.
Ken Starr
Executive Vice President, Sales & Services
Ken brings over 20 years of experience leading global sales, success, professional services, and support teams within a SaaS model. He has served in equity partner positions at multiple top tier consulting firms and has led the consulting practice building along with sales and customer success for global software and service organizations. As an entrepreneur whose patented technology products for on prem and SaaS software were sold in 88 countries, Ken has traveled to 45 countries, with work in Australia, Indonesia, and Brazil for extended periods of time.
His primary career missions have been to generate sales from new accounts, secure new sources of revenue from internal business segments all while improving customer satisfaction and retention. Ken is passionate about ensuring a client’s success, earning their trust, and developing not only client relationships, but personal friendships along the way.