Management Team

Curt Rawley, Chairman and CEO
Curt joined SensAble from SynaPix, a developer of solutions for combining 2D imagery and 3D graphics, where he was President and CEO. Prior to SynaPix, Curt was with Avid Technology from 1988 to 1996. After joining as a Co-Founder and serving as the company's VP of Sales and Marketing, he served as the company's President and CEO from 1991 to 1996. During his tenure at Avid, Curt built the company to become the world leader in video editing with revenues in excess of $400 million, in addition to leading the organization through a successful IPO. Prior to Avid, he held management positions with Racal, Pixel Computer, Applicon, and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has served as a director on the boards of several high tech companies in Massachusetts. Curt received an MBA from Harvard University and also holds an engineering degree from Duke University.

Bob Steingart, President and COO
Bob joined SensAble in 2002 as Vice President of Marketing. Prior to SensAble, Bob was VP Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Sitara Networks from 1998 to 2002. Prior to Sitara, he led marketing and business development at SynaPix, a developer of solutions for combining 2D and 3D graphics. He has over 20 years experience in bringing new technologies to market and has held senior marketing, business development and product management positions at Avid Technologies, Lotus Development, EMC, Digital Equipment and Kurzweil Applied Intelligence. Bob holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, BSEE and MSEE from MIT.

Robert A. Kittler, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Bob joined SensAble in 1998 as the Manager of Finance and Operations. In addition to leading the Finance, HR, Admin and Legal requirements, Bob has managed many operational groups including Manufacturing, Customer Support, Information Technology and Quality Control. Bob began his career in 1989 by earning his CPA in Arthur Andersen's High Tech Group. His responsibilities included providing audit, tax and consulting services (including initial public offerings and mergers & acquisitions). In 1994 Bob joined Softdesk as Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis where he was responsible for SEC matters, Finance and a key member of Softdesk's M&A team. Bob earned his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Massachusetts / Amherst, School of Management.

Joe Wisnewski, Vice President of Engineering
Joe joined SensAble in 2006. Prior to SensAble, Joe was VP of Engineering at Availant (Lakeview Technology), a premier developer of high-availability software and services. Joe has also held positions as Vice President of Engineering at iPhrase Technologies, Director of Engineering at Wildfire Communications, Bowstreet, Inc, and Avid Technology. Joe holds a BS in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MS in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He has a 20-year track record of building and managing teams who have delivered mission-critical solutions in video and film editing, broadcast television operations, defense, high performance computing, telecommunications and enterprise information management.

Mark Tatkow, Vice President, Sales
Mark joined SensAble in 2004 as Director of Sales for the Americas. He has nearly 20 years of sales and sales management experience with an emphasis on both indirect channel development and major account/OEM sales. Product sales have ranged from high-volume, standard product to high-value, tailored solutions in the fields of data acquisition and image processing. He has held senior sales, business development, and marketing management positions at LTX, Data Translation, Analogic, and Fibersense Technology. Mark holds an MBA from Babson College and a BSEE from Boston University.

Dave Girard - Director of Operations and Hardware Development
Dave joined SensAble in 1998 as Director of Operations and Hardware Development. He has 25 years of technical and management experience including establishing manufacturing standard operating procedures and ensuring regulatory compliance. Prior to SensAble, Dave held a Manufacturing Engineer position with MediSense, a division of Abbott Laboratories, where he provided engineering support for biomedical diagnostic device production lines. Dave served as Master Technician in the United States Air Force where he oversaw electrical and environmental maintenance of Aircraft and compliance with safety, maintenance, security, and supply standards. Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University.

Laura Wallace, Director of Marketing
Laura joined SensAble in 2003 as Director, Corporate Marketing. She has over 15 years of marketing experience in both corporate marketing and on the agency side at companies including iXL/Scient, Larry Miller Productions, and Avid. She held senior positions, as VP Managing Director at Larry Miller Productions, and Senior VP of Client Services at iXL in Boston. Laura holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.