About Us

About Us

Certifications

  • 8(a) SDB
  • 8(m) EDWOSB
  • DBE, MBE, EDGE

Clients

Leadership Team



    Alpa Shah, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Alpa Shah provides the overall vision, strategy, and financial leadership for the growth of 1st American Systems and Services. She is a serial entrepreneur who has decades of experience in envisioning, starting, managing, and aggressively growing multiple small businesses. Under her leadership, 1st American has posted a profit each year since inception and enjoys a triple digit growth rate. Prior to starting 1st American, she was the Director of Operations for an FAA Class I Commercial Airport. She has an engineering degree from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Purdue University.
    Sanjay Shah, MBA, FHIMSS, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
    Sanjay Shah has 20+ years of broad based experience focused on regulatory compliance, information technology, records management, and healthcare operations. He is a nationally recognized expert on healthcare information technology and is the founding board member and past president of WV Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Prior to joining 1st American, he was the Vice President and Chief Information Officer for a complex teaching hospital. He is an engineer with an MBA.
    John Cornell, MD, Lt. Col US Air Force, Chief Medical Informatics Officer
    Dr. Cornell provides the vision and leadership for efficient and effective utilization of technology to improve healthcare quality and clinical outcomes. He is the Chief of Aerospace Medicine for the 130th Airlift Wing and the Section Chief of Hospital Medicine for Cabell Huntington Hospital.
  • Bill Braithwaite, MD, PhD, FACMI, FHL7, SME Healthcare Policy
  • Mark Safarman, SME, Healthcare Standards Practice Lead
  • Frank McKinney, Subject Matter Expert, e-Prescribing Lead
  • Sarah Ryan, Subject Matter Expert, Healthcare Terminology Lead
  • Venkat Gudivada, PhD., SME High Availability Computing Lead
  • Sharon O’Garro, RN, Case Mgt Lead
  • Cody Lathrop, SME National Guard Incentives