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.

Schane SimpsonChief Operations 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.

Matt LoosExecutive Vice President, Business Development

Matt Loos has nearly 20 years of payments industry experience, specifically focused on financial transaction processing, risk mitigation and compliance strategies for acquirers’ merchant portfolios. He joined ControlScan in 2013 to lead the company’s business development efforts among its strategic partnerships. In Matt’s current role, he is responsible for Sales, Relationship Management and Product strategy within our Compliance Services division.

Prior to joining ControlScan, Matt held positions at Fifth Third Processing Solutions (now Vantiv), SK C&C (now CorFire) and Cardinal Commerce (acquired by Visa). Matt served as a member of the ETA Risk, Fraud and Security Council and Merchant Advisory Committee. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Kentucky.

Jim EalyExecutive Vice President, Direct Sales

Jim Ealy has nearly 20 years of telecommunications, network security and payments-industry experience, and has served in executive management roles with responsibility for business development, product strategy and sales. Jim joined EchoSat (now ControlScan) in 2016 with the acquisition of the SmartLink business unit from Heartland Payment Systems, where he served as Sr. Director of SmartLink for five years and oversaw business development, sales and product marketing.

In his current role at ControlScan, Jim leads the National Sales Team and is focused on driving significant growth in the company’s delivery of managed security and compliance services.

Jim holds a BS in economics from The College of New Jersey and attended the Graduate Business Studies program at La Salle University. He is also a former PGA golf professional.

Kevin PatelChief Information Security Officer

Kevin Patel, CISM, is a cybersecurity professional with more than 15 years’ experience in various aspects of enterprise cybersecurity, governance, strategy, regulatory compliance, infrastructure/application security and IT risk management. His background spans multiple industries such as financial, insurance, energy/utilities, legal and managed security services. As CISO for ControlScan, Kevin is responsible for designing, developing and implementing effective information security and risk management strategies and architectures that align and enhance ControlScan and its customers’ security postures. He is also a member of the ControlScan executive team, playing a key role in ensuring security is continuously integrated in the development and execution of the company’s corporate strategy.

Prior to joining ControlScan, Kevin held leadership roles within management consulting and industry at several Fortune 1000 organizations, including Accenture and Global Payments, Inc. Kevin graduated with honors from Kennesaw State University with a bachelor’s degree in information systems.

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.

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.