Meet Our Team

Mark CarlChief Executive Officer

Mark Carl is CEO of ControlScan. He comes to us from EchoSat, Inc., which successfully merged with ControlScan to form a combined company offering a full suite of managed security and compliance services for secure payments.

Mark is a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in both Intelligence and Special Operations, specializing in linguistics, cryptography and communications. He became fluent in multiple spoken languages during his time of service, and graduated in 1992 from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California.

Mark is an active supporter of data security standards adoption within the petroleum retail market. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Conexxus Data Security Committee and is also a member of the U.S. Payments Forum’s petroleum special interest group.

Kevin PatelChief Information Security Officer

Steve RobbPresident, Managed Compliance Services

Steve Robb has worked in the high-tech sector throughout his career, serving key roles spanning sales and marketing, product management, professional services and software development. Having led many areas of our organization and its strategy, Steve is now responsible for leading the Managed Compliance Services division, which delivers PCI compliance programs for small and mid-sized businesses, and professional services for assessments and security testing at larger companies.

Steve is a payment security and compliance subject matter expert and regularly speaks and writes on a variety of related topics. He has also participated in several Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) Special Interest Groups tasked with publishing payment security guidance papers. Steve holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

Schane SimpsonChief Operating Officer, Managed Security Services

As COO of the ControlScan Managed Security Services division, Schane Simpson leads the day-to-day functions supporting the company’s suite of secure managed firewall and payment gateway solutions. Schane comes to us from EchoSat, Inc., where he held many key organizational roles, helping customers find solutions to complex problems. Prior to EchoSat, Schane was Assistant Vice President of Information Services at City National Bank.

Schane is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, having served within several areas of the Marine Corps Information Systems Management Office. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems from the University of Phoenix.

Jim EalyExecutive Vice President, Direct Sales

Brad McArthurChief Technology Officer

Brad McArthur is a technology start-up veteran with extensive leadership experience in the areas of business operations, technical infrastructure and product development/deployment. As CTO of ControlScan, Brad oversees our technical operations as we scale to meet the security and compliance needs of SMBs throughout North America

Prior to ControlScan, Brad held Operations leadership roles at several organizations, including Barracuda Networks, Secure Computing Corp., and CipherTrust, Inc. In addition, Brad spent 4 years at Monorail as Director of Compatibility Engineering and nearly 7 years at Georgia-Pacific as Manager of Technical Architecture.

Steve VanHandelChief Financial Officer

Steve VanHandel comes to us from his former role as CFO of Echosat, Inc., and brings with him more than 25 years of finance, accounting, and merger and acquisition experience in various industries. As CFO of ControlScan, Steve is responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, administration and human resource functions. He also plays a key role in the development and execution of the company’s corporate strategy as a member of our executive team.

Steve is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA). He received a Bachelor degree in Accounting from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and earned his Certified Public Accountant certificate in Minnesota.

Steve is a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the 3^rd Signal Brigade, 16^th Signal Battalion at Ft. Hood, TX from 1986 through 1988.