Leadership

Matt Crane is Group CEO of Sonitor, bringing more than two decades of leadership experience across healthcare technology, RTLS, asset management, capacity management, and clinical communications. He has built and led high-performing commercial organizations and helped secure major enterprise agreements with leading health systems, government organizations, and group purchasing organizations. At Sonitor, Matt leads the company’s growth and strategic direction as it expands SonitorONE™ and advances precision location intelligence and automation across healthcare. Matt spent 20+ years with Hillrom in various leadership roles in operations, finance, and business development. He holds MBA and Bachelor of Applied Science in Business degrees from Miami University. 

Tim Wildman brings more than 25 years of healthcare technology and commercial leadership experience, with expertise spanning RTLS, smart beds, mobile communications, strategic partnerships, and enterprise healthcare solutions. He has built strong relationships with healthcare organizations by connecting technology strategy to operational and clinical needs. At Sonitor, Tim helps drive commercial growth, customer partnerships, and broader adoption of location intelligence across health systems. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Biology and minor in Computer Science from Franklin College. 

Arne Øyen has been a key technology and business leader at Sonitor since 2005. He played a central role in driving the company’s technology and product development before serving as Group CEO from 2016 to 2024, including leading Sonitor through its transition to a US domicile. As Chief Technology Officer, he brings deep expertise in software engineering, complex real-time systems, and technology innovation, built through two decades at Sonitor and prior experience at Schlumberger and Kongsberg Group. He also continues to serve as CEO and Chairman of Sonitor’s Norwegian subsidiary, Sonitor Technologies AS. Arne holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian Institute of Technology. 

Sheila Minton is an experienced healthcare technology executive and former CEO of Tagnos, where she led the development of intelligent workflow solutions designed to improve healthcare operations and patient outcomes. Following the combination of Tagnos and Sonitor, she brings deep expertise in workflow orchestration and the application of real-time data to complex healthcare environments. Her experience supports Sonitor’s strategy of combining highly accurate location intelligence with software and automation to deliver more comprehensive operational solutions for health systems. Sheila holds Bachelor degrees and Master’s coursework in Communications and Japanese Studies from UC, San Diego and Computer Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indiana. 

Teresa Brasac is a nurse executive and healthcare technology leader whose career combines direct clinical practice, clinical informatics, technology adoption, and enterprise healthcare transformation. She has led technology implementations for major health systems and applies evidence-based methods to integrating RTLS, connected medical devices, data, and workflow technology into clinical care. At Sonitor, Teresa brings the clinician’s perspective to product and solution strategy, helping ensure location intelligence improves patient care, staff safety, workflow, and measurable clinical outcomes. She holds a PhD in Nursing from Barry University and an MBA in Healthcare Management from Florida International University.

Erik Davidson is Senior Vice President of Strategy at Sonitor, where he leads corporate strategy and strategic growth initiatives. An engineer, entrepreneur, and experienced technology executive, Erik has spent his career building and scaling businesses at the intersection of healthcare, location technology, IoT, and enterprise software. He previously held leadership roles at Tagnos and California Eastern Laboratories and served as Chair of the Regional Transportation District Board of Directors in Denver. Erik holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. 

Svein Rostad joined Sonitor in 2001 and has contributed to the development and growth of the company through a wide range of technical, project and operational leadership roles. Over the years, he has been closely involved in taking Sonitor’s RTLS products from development and prototyping through industrialization, manufacturing, and global deployment. As Chief Operating Officer, Svein oversees company operational activities, including industrialization, manufacturing, supply chain, quality assurance, and product documentation. His background combines hands-on engineering experience with extensive leadership of technology projects, product development and operations, both at Sonitor and from earlier positions within the Kongsberg technology environment. 

Maaike Visser Taklo leads Sonitor’s engineering organization, driving the development and advancement of the company’s precision location technologies and solutions. She provides technical and organizational leadership across engineering, translating Sonitor’s technology vision into scalable, reliable solutions designed for complex healthcare environments. Her leadership supports continued innovation, product excellence, and the evolution of Sonitor’s location intelligence platform. Maaike holds a PhD in Engineering Physics/Applied Physics from the University of Oslo and a Master’s in Science, Physics, and Math from NTNU.

Sheila Welty leads Sonitor’s Operations and Customer Success organization, with responsibility for delivering an exceptional customer experience from onboarding and implementation through ongoing adoption and utilization. She brings a strong focus on operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and ensuring healthcare organizations realize sustained value from their Sonitor solutions. Her leadership is central to building lasting customer partnerships, strengthening retention, and supporting Sonitor’s continued growth. She hold’s a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Media from the University of Michigan.

Brian Bass is a subject matter expert with extensive experience designing, implementing, and integrating enterprise healthcare technologies, including RTLS, nurse call, mobile communications, alarm management, and medical-device integration. His background bridges healthcare IT infrastructure with the clinical and operational systems hospitals depends on every day, including EHR-connected environments. At Sonitor, Brian helps health systems translate location intelligence into scalable enterprise solutions and integrated workflows. For over 20 years, Brian has partnered with providers and leaders in technology, nursing, and operations to improve patient outcomes. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in IMS from the University of Maryland. 

Kevin Ring is a healthcare technology sales leader focused on helping hospitals and health systems use location intelligence to address operational, clinical, and safety priorities. At Sonitor, he works with healthcare organizations to identify RTLS applications and location intelligence strategies that can improve asset visibility, workflow efficiency, staff safety, and the patient experience. Kevin helps connect customer needs with the SonitorONE™ platform and portfolio of precision location technologies and enterprise solutions. He holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Business/Managerial Economics from William Paterson University. 

Mike Ruffino joins Sonitor Technologies as VP of Enterprise Accounts, bringing deep expertise in supporting healthcare innovation. Mike is a senior commercial leader in healthcare with more than a decade of enterprise sales and go-to-market experience enabling value and provider success. His background spans medical device capital sales, enterprise SaaS, and digital health venture investing, giving him a rare, full-stack view of how technology gets bought, funded, and adopted across the industry. He most recently served as Chief Growth Officer at Tallēwise, an AI healthcare intelligence SaaS company, and previously Director, Enterprise at Hillrom in Nurse call and RTLS technology, demonstrating a track record of building go-to-market motions in startup environments and growth stage ventures. Based in Nashville, Mike has deep relationships across the largest U.S. health systems, IDNs, and group purchasing organizations and understands the operational and financial realities that drive healthcare decisions and advancement. He also holds an MBA from the University of Tennessee and a Bachelor of Science from MTSU.

Ben leads Sonitor’s UK operation, with responsibility for growing the company’s inventory management, point-of-care, and real-time location business across the NHS. He works directly with trusts, ICBs, and framework partners to bring Sonitor’s unified platform — RTLS, RFID, and inventory in a single system — into UK healthcare settings.

With more than a decade in healthcare technology, Ben has spent his career at the intersection of GS1 standards, supply chain, and clinical operations. Before joining Sonitor, he held senior roles at Brady Corporation, where he built the UK and Ireland healthcare vertical, and at The Barcode Warehouse, leading the development of healthcare-specific RTLS and inventory solutions. Earlier roles at Genesis Automation Healthcare and GHX Europe gave him hands-on experience of full-lifecycle inventory and point-of-care deployments, Scan4Safety programmes, and e-procurement integration across NHS trusts.

He works closely with procurement, clinical engineering, sterile services, theatres and supply chain teams, and is focused on translating complex technology into practical, evidence-based change that improves patient safety and operational efficiency.