Albert Respress

Advisory board member

Albert Respress directs and reviews UpNet in its approach and development of security related initiatives.

A retired Air Force Lt. Colonel, Mr. Respress was responsible for the Air Force wide security forces contingency operational requirements program. Mr. Respress has extensive experience directing and managing security forces engaged in carrying out Force Protection for worldwide deployment, planning and contingency management of the Air Force non-lethal weapons program, security forces equipment management, and development of new technology to meet existing and future security needs.

Mr. Respress holds a Master degree in Criminal Justice and is a member of the American Society of Industrial Security.

Dr. Michael Crowley

Vice President of Research & Development

As VP of Research and Development, Dr. Crowley is responsible for evaluating and implementing new technologies at UpNet.

Dr. Crowley has continuously performed extensive research on Neural Networking and Internet technologies in business applications. For his Doctoral thesis, Dr. Crowley developed a neural-based computational model of the saccadic occulomotor system in primates that simulated saccadic eye movements. This research is a key advantage for UpNet Technologies in its quest to develop leading edge business systems.

Dr. Crowley holds a doctoral degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California and is currently a member of the computer science faculty at USC.

John Hammitt

Advisory board member

John Hammitt directs and reviews UpNet in its business development approach.

Hammitt was President of e-JNJ, Johnson & Johnson's Operating Company formed in April 2000 to build and rapidly grow new innovative e-Health businesses. Previous to this role, he was their VP of Business Development and a Member of the Board at Johnson & Johnson. Hammitt also has worked as Senior VP for Giga Information Group, VP Information Systems for United Technologies, VP Information Systems for Pillsbury, and IM for Morton Thikol Corporation.

John has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a MBA in Marketing & Finance from the University of Chicago. John has been an active member of community and professional activities including serving as President of the Society for Information Management (SIM International).

Professor S.W. Kachnowski

Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi, India
Chair, Healthcare Innovation Technology Lab, USA
Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine, England

Professor Kachnowski is a leading scholar, educator, and researcher in the field of healthcare technology management, having taught at Columbia University and now teaching onsite and remotely as a Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi, in New Delhi, India.  He has taught, implemented, and published in the field of ehealth and telemedicine for the past 18 years, authoring over 100 scholarly works and presentations for the world's leading medical societies and organizations.

His research focuses on using statistical models and large databases to demonstrate whether or not technology improves the access and quality of healthcare around the world.  Recent grants include studying the impact of information technologies in the physician's office, hospital, pharmacy, managed care organization, and clinical development groups.

Last year Professor Kachnowski was named to the Editorial Board of the International Journal of E-government and Policy in India. He was also recently elected to England's Royal Society of Medicine for his research on an internet based national hemophilia registry. In 2003, he received a Dean's letter of commendation for excellence in teaching from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.