Scott Gaddis, VP and Global Practice Leader, Safety and Health, Intelex Technologies, has 30 years in EHS leadership experience in heavy manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and packaging. Before joining Intelex, Gaddis served as Vice President, EHS for Coveris High Performance Packaging, Executive Director of EHS at Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Global Leader for Occupational Safety and Health at Kimberly-Clark Corporation. In all his roles, Gaddis was responsible for developing program strategy, leading compliance, building operational effectiveness and leadership capability. He has been published in various EHS trade journals and has lectured at National and International EHS conferences. He is a Special Government Employee supporting the US Department of Labor and has received numerous awards recognizing his leadership in EHS. Gaddis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Murray State University in Murray, Ky.

Brian joined Intelex in January 2021 as Chief Product & Engineering Officer, transitioned into Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer role in January 2023, was promoted to General Manager of Intelex in February 2025 and President of Intelex in June 2025. Prior to joining Intelex, he was the General Manager for the Mainstream Solutions product line at Tektronix. During his career, Brian has worked in leadership roles across EHS, Test & Measurement, Cloud/IT Services, and Mil/Gov industries with much of his time in software-centric marketing, product, engineering, and business leadership roles. 

  Brian holds a BS and MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the Tepper School at Carnegie Mellon. He lives in Orlando, FL with his wife (Keir) and his son (Xavier) and enjoys traveling, reading, and all things sports. 

Eugene joined Intelex in May 2025, bringing in over 25 years of expertise in customer delivery management, having worked with leading organizations around the world. He served as Vice President of Global Operations at Teletrac Navman, where he successfully led global customer service, support, and success teams. Eugene spearheaded the Global Service Delivery Organization, overseeing the entire order-to-cash process—from deal closure to seamless customer enablement. Teletrac Navman was previously part of Fortive, prior to the Vontier spin-off, so Eugene brings with him prior experience with our Fortive Business System (FBS). Additionally, Eugene played a pivotal role in implementing the Vontier Business System (VBS) across Teletrac, driving operational excellence and efficiency worldwide.  

Eugene is based in California, where he likes to spend time with his wife Diane and their fur babies, Honey and Calico. He enjoys taking part in Ironman events and will be participating in the Ironman World Championships this year.  

Ankur Sharma is a results-oriented product management and engineering leader with a strong focus on driving customer success and delivering measurable business outcomes. With over 20+ years of Product and Technology leadership experience at companies like Agile frameworks, PTC, Ernst & Young, and Deloitte, Ankur has consistently delivered customer-centric SaaS solutions that drive business growth and enhance customer satisfaction. His expertise lies in aligning product strategies with customer needs and business objectives, ensuring that every product developed delivers tangible value to the end user and creates long-term revenue growth for the business. 

Originally from India and raised in the vibrant state of Punjab, Ankur followed his passion for learning and innovation by earning a Bachelor's in Technology before moving to the U.S. to pursue his MBA at Northeastern University in Boston. He now calls Boston home, where he lives with his wife and two daughters, Mia and Riga. Outside of work, he finds joy on the golf course, hiking trails, and anywhere he can connect with nature and unwind. 

John is a strategic leader in professional services, overseeing the delivery and evolution of comprehensive EHS and Sustainability solutions. With over a decade of experience guiding complex software initiatives, John and his teams partner with global organizations to meet regulatory compliance, manage risk, and drive sustainable operational excellence. 

In his role, John integrates EHSQ considerations to help clients navigate evolving global standards and improve enterprise-wide performance. His leadership ensures that technology solutions are aligned with both compliance requirements and broader strategic goals. 

Cheryl Bisram is VP of Commercial Enablement and Sales Operations at Intelex Technologies, where she leads the strategy, systems, analytics, enablement, and commercial operations that support the company's global commercial organization. With more than a decade of experience leading commercial enablement and go-to-market transformation across high-growth SaaS organizations, Cheryl partners across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, Product, and Partners to turn strategy into scalable execution through data-driven insights, modern commercial processes, and operational excellence. 

Known for her collaborative approach and ability to simplify complex challenges, Cheryl is passionate about helping teams turn strategy into action while creating exceptional customer and partner experiences. She looks forward to welcoming customers, partners, and industry peers to the Intelex User Conference for a week of learning, collaboration, and innovation. 

Angelo is a Certified Safety Professional with over 10 years of experience in Environmental, Health, and Safety. He currently works as the Risk Product Portfolio Manager at Intelex Technologies. Throughout his career, he has held various roles across EHS, product management, and safety technologies at companies including Fluor Corporation, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, and Goose Island Beer Company. During his time at Intelex, Angelo has contributed to multiple capacities - from Process Improvement Leader to Product Manager - helping develop and deliver digital solutions that improve workplace safety. He is focused on empowering organizations to turn their EHS technology and data into an EHS cultural catalyst.

Throughout his career, Angelo has worked with organizations to integrate new technologies into their existing EHS systems. His focus on combining tech with traditional processes has helped companies build better safety cultures through increased employee engagement, clearer communication, and data-driven improvements.

Tom McConnon is VP of Product Marketing and Brand at Intelex, where he works to bridge sales, product, and marketing around the real problems EHS and quality professionals face on the ground. In his three years at Intelex, Tom has led his team to work closely with practitioners, customers, and industry experts across the full portfolio, spanning safety and health, environment, quality, and sustainability, to translate frontline challenges into product insights and go-to-market messaging. For Tom, that means keeping the customer's day-to-day reality at the center of every product and marketing decision his team makes. Tom is passionate about elevating the EHS and quality profession through smarter, more human-centered software.

Robb Kaufmann is VP of Americas and Global Partners at Intelex where he helps organizations strengthen safety, compliance, and operational performance through technology.

With a career focused on applying technology to solve complex business challenges and unlock new value for customers, Robb brings a practical, results-driven perspective to every engagement. Earlier experience in heavy construction gave him a deep appreciation for the realities of the jobsite, and a lasting passion for protecting workers and the communities around them.

Courtney is an Environmental, Health, and Safety professional with experience helping organizations improve safety performance, strengthen regulatory compliance, and implement technology solutions that support operational excellence. Throughout her career, she has held EHS leadership roles with organizations in the oil and gas midstream, industrial explosives and automotive manufacturing sectors, before transitioning into enterprise EHS technology through roles with EHS software providers and consulting firms. Her expertise spans environmental compliance, occupational safety, process safety management (PSM), and enterprise EHS software, enabling organizations to build practical, sustainable programs that reduce risk and drive continuous improvement.

Area of Expertise: EHS Strategy & Digital Transformation

Courtney helps organizations bridge operational EHS challenges with technology solutions that improve compliance, increase efficiency, and strengthen safety culture. By combining practitioner experience with deep knowledge of enterprise EHS systems, she partners with organizations to simplify complex processes, support digital transformation, and deliver practical solutions that create lasting business value.

Catherine Hughes is a Senior Training Specialist at Intelex with four years of experience designing and delivering customer trainings. She has helped lead customer training workshops in Toronto and Denver, where she focuses on building customer confidence and autonomy to enable long-term success with the Intelex platform. Catherine also develops new training courses that address high-impact topics and regularly facilitates both virtual and in-person training globally.

Samara Sookoo is the Manager of Training & Community at Intelex, bringing nearly eight years of experience supporting customer education and success. Working closely with the training team, she helps shape initiatives that address customer challenges, close knowledge gaps, and create meaningful learning opportunities. Through her work across training and Community, Samara focuses on empowering customers with the resources, confidence, and autonomy they need to independently maximize the value of their Intelex system.

Shama Kassam is a product leader who's spent her career at the intersection of EHSQ, tech, and how people actually work on the ground. Lately she's been focused on using AI to get better, richer data into the system from the worksite, including speech-to-text event reporting and using photos to capture richer data. Shama has an EHS practitioner's take on where AI is earning trust in safety workflows today, and where humans need to stay in the driver's seat.

Marcel Guevara is a Senior Product Manager at Intelex with more than 25 years of experience in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) management and compliance. Throughout his career, he has helped organizations across multiple industries develop and implement EHS management systems, compliance programs, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Over the last seven years, Marcel has focused on the application of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies to EHS challenges. His work has centered on transforming complex regulatory, compliance, and operational requirements into practical digital and AI-powered solutions that help organizations improve efficiency, decision-making, and performance. At Intelex, he leads the development and commercialization of AI capabilities that enable EHS professionals to work smarter, reduce administrative burden, and gain deeper insights from their data. Marcel brings a unique perspective that combines decades of frontline EHS experience with a passion for innovation and the future of AI in EHS.

Elisa Blasi is a Training Program Manager passionate about creating learning experiences that are accessible, engaging, and effective for all learning styles. She specializes in designing global training programs that help learners build confidence and skills by breaking down complex concepts into approachable, practical experiences. Elisa believes everyone deserves an entry point to upskilling, and she is dedicated to developing inclusive programs that empower individuals to grow, adapt, and succeed in an ever-changing workplace.

Ben DuVal joined Intelex Technologies in 2018 as a Senior Enterprise Account Executive. Stepping up as Intelex’s Environmental Go-to-market Lead in 2025, he partners with executives across the Intelex customer base to help modernize their environmental compliance, emissions tracking, and sustainability reporting programs. With over 15+ years in SaaS — including prior experience at Salesforce — Ben has spent his career helping complex, operationally intensive organizations turn regulatory and sustainability requirements into practical, data-driven programs. Based in Toronto, he’ll be sharing an inside look at Intelex’s environmental product portfolio, its newest capabilities, and where the platform is headed next.

Steven Lavoie is a senior product manager within the environmental portfolio at Intelex. Having a professional background in upstream oil and gas as well as time working in the air compliance space Steven brings a wealth of practical expertise to his role as a product manager. Steven enjoys the challenges of breaking down increasingly complex technical and business requirements from enterprise level clients into standardized, intuitive, and repeatable workflows that drive real business outcomes for environmental and sustainability focused leaders within global organizations. 

Mark has led COMET since 2004, overseeing strategic growth, investor relations, and major product development. With a background in Oil & Gas and software project management, he brings over 25 years of experience in operations and innovation. Mark also sits on the board of PortSkills & Safety and plays a hands-on role in shaping COMET’s partnerships,products, and long-term direction.

COMET powers Intelex Investigations & RCA through an integration that seamlessly connects incident management with an expert investigation process that includes powerful AI-driven capabilities, helping organisations in high-risk industries move from reactive management to lasting prevention. 

Craig leads COMET’s learning and development strategy, delivering client-focused programmes across the UK and internationally. With a background in policing and a decade in L&D, he combines practical experience with a passion for helping others grow. From RCA training to leadership coaching, Craig designs and delivers learning that’s engaging, actionable, and aligned to real operational needs, helping teams perform at their best.

COMET powers Intelex Investigations & RCA through an integration that seamlessly connects incident management with an expert investigation process that includes powerful AI-driven capabilities, helping organisations in high-risk industries move from reactive management to lasting prevention. 

Steve is COMET’s Chief Operating Officer, bringing over 13 years of senior health and safety experience across oil and gas, rail, utilities, and waste. He plays a key role in developing and scaling our software and service lines. With a strong background in EHS and risk management, Steve helps shape COMET’s approach to tackling safety challenges and improving operational performance for clients in high-risk industries.

COMET powers Intelex Investigations & RCA through an integration that seamlessly connects incident management with an expert investigation process that includes powerful AI-driven capabilities, helping organisations in high-risk industries move from reactive management to lasting prevention. 

Tom Klajn leads EHS&S Digital Growth for Arcadis Sustainable Operations. He has spent his career on the messy middle oftransformation: connecting processes, data, and technology so EHS teams stop chasing paperwork and start preventingincidents. 20 years in technology and solution leadership, including 15 years driving digital and robotic transformation insidelarge enterprises across Government, Life Sciences, Transportation, Aviation & Aerospace, and Manufacturing. He has seenwhat separates programs that merely pass an audit from those that genuinely change outcomes for workers.​

Roy Vela helps organizations maximize the value of their Intelex investments by identifying opportunities to simplify processes,improve user experiences, and eliminate inefficiencies hidden within day-to-day operations. As a Senior ManagementConsultant with Arcadis, he works with organizations across highly regulated industries to implement, enhance, and optimizeEHS&S and safety management solutions. Through years of partnering with business and technical stakeholders, Roy hasseen how small configuration decisions, manual workarounds, and deferred improvements can create significant long-termcosts. He is passionate about helping organizations move beyond maintaining their systems and toward continuouslyimproving them.​

Matthew began his career in sales before making the move to Intelex in 2009 as an Implementation Consultant. Over the next 5 years at Intelex Matthew served a number of roles focusing on consulting services and customer experience. Some of his roles included: Project Manager, Professional Services Manager – Middle East, and concluded his time at Intelex as a Consulting Manager.

In 2014 Matthew moved to CH2M to eventually lead their Intelex Service Area as the Director of Implementation Services.

Matthew’s career has been focused on Project Management, and consulting services and prides himself for his upfront and straightforward approach to projects and client relationships.

Dr. Ayer is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and an award-winning educator. He holds bachelor, master, and PhD degrees from the Pennsylvania State University. His research explores new and emerging technologies including augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence, and he explores how these tools can impact construction safety education. For example, prior work with the Construction Safety Research Alliance has demonstrated how immersive visualization technologies can provide psychologically impactful learning environments, but also how these tools need to be tailored to support effective safety learning. Dr. Ayer leverages his extensive background in engineering education contexts and work with the Construction Safety Research Alliance to present critically important learning topics related to construction safety. 

Krish Thayalan is a Training Specialist at Intelex, specializing in customer education, system administration, and reporting and analytics. He partners with organizations across industries to help them develop internal expertise, improve user adoption, and maximize the value of their Intelex investment. Through hands-on workshops and practical learning experiences, Krish helps customers translate platform capabilities into measurable business outcomes. At Ignite, he will be supporting training sessions and helping attendees build skills they can apply immediately within their organizations.

Mahdi Ramezani, Ph.D. is a technology executive, AI leader, and inventor with more than a decade of experience applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to real-world problems across healthcare, mining, and EHSQ. He is Vice President of Data Analytics, Architecture & AI at Intelex Technologies, where he leads AI, data, analytics, enterprise architecture, and platform strategy.

Mahdi is an inventor with nine granted U.S. patents and multiple additional patent applications, spanning AI and machine learning technologies. Prior to Intelex, he served as CTO of ehsAI, leading the company’s technology vision and strategy and spearheading the technical M&A work associated with its acquisition by Intelex in 2020.

Previously, Mahdi was Director of Core Research and Development at Motion Metrics International, where he led multidisciplinary teams of AI researchers, software developers, and hardware engineers developing AI-powered technologies for the mining industry. He has also advised early-stage technology companies through the Creative Destruction Lab.

Mahdi holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia.

Tina Hale is the Director of Customer Success at Intelex and a CS leader with more than 10 years of experience driving customer retention, growth, and value realization. She began her Intelex journey as a Customer Success Manager and has since led the Customer Success team in EMEA, as well as the Renewals team. Christine is passionate about developing high-performing teams, fostering strong customer relationships, and helping organizations achieve measurable business outcomes.