CIVA Gets New CEO.Industry Veteran John R. (Grizz) Deal to Head Firm Providing Revolutionary H5N1 Avian Flu Simulation and Modeling Tool LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- The Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National (LANL LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA. ) spin-out CIVA CIVA Charge-Induced Voltage Alteration CIVA Comet Nucleus Infrared and Visible Analyser (instrument aboard the Rosetta spacecraft) CIVA Centralised Intravenous Additive (the Company for Information Visualization and Analysis http://www.civaglobal.com), exclusively tasked with making the innovative new EpiCast flu and pandemic pandemic /pan·dem·ic/ (pan-dem´ik) 1. a widespread epidemic of a disease. 2. widely epidemic. pan·dem·ic adj. Epidemic over a wide geographic area. n. computer modeling tool available to government and corporate entities worldwide, has named John R. Grizz Deal its president and chief executive officer. Perhaps the most far-reaching public health tool ever to come from behind the doors of the U.S. government's famously remote national center of scientific research, EpiCast is the basis for U.S. federal government mitigation and response planning for the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States and the White House. Created by LANL's Dr. Tim Germann, the program simulates in detail, the spread of "Avian Flu" and other natural or manmade (terrorist) airborne pathogens. One of its unique features is EpiCast's ability to provide custom mitigation strategies to offset the pathogen's predicted impact on the studied community - whether that community is a private company, small city or entire nation. Named as one of Fast Company Magazine's "Fast 50" companies in 2007, CIVA is headquartered in New Mexico. According to L. Robert Libutti, Ph.D., chairman of the board of CIVA, the company was formed in 2005 to bring sophisticated but often hard to use, business analytics and information visualization tools into the day-to-day lives of business decision-makers. Deal has over 20 years of experience in startups, fast growing ventures, and acquisitions. He is managing director at Purple Mountain Ventures, serving large and small international firms on product development, capital expansion, and marketing. In addition to working with CIVA, Deal is currently serving as Entrepreneur in Residence An Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) is an entrepreneur who partners with a venture fund.. EIR A role as an entrepreneur in residence (EIR) with a venture fund is a very coveted role for many entrepreneurs. for the NNSA NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA National Nurses Society on Addictions NNSA Norfolk Naval Sailing Association NNSA Native Nations Sustainable Alliance (Phoenix, Arizona) at Technology Ventures Corporation as well as an advisor to Altira Group, the premier North American fund focused on energy-related ventures. Deal was previously Visiting Entrepreneur at LANL. He has raised over $100 million for early stage firms, is the former chief marketing officer for Space Imaging, and also the founder and former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of LizardTech, one of the more successful LANL spin-outs. Deal holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from Texas A&M University. Photo of Deal is available via Public Affairs: Deborah@civaglobal.com or phone: 407-774-1505. www.civaglobal.com |
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