Leadership Team

Executive Chairman

Anthony Principi

Anthony J. Principi's executive experience and familiarity with health care service and benefit programs make him uniquely qualified to lead QTC's future initiatives. He was QTC's former president of Medical Services, and left only after being appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the fourth Secretary of Veterans Affairs - the nation's second largest government program with a $64 billion budget and 230,000 employees. Mr. Principi is a combat-decorated veteran, having graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. He first saw active duty aboard the destroyer, USS Joseph P. Kennedy, and later commanded a River Patrol Unit in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Mr. Principi earned his Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University and then transitioned to the United States Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps. He has worked on several national policy issues, and has since maintained various federal-level government positions including: Counsel to the Chairman on the Senate Armed Services Committee; Republican Chief Counsel and Staff Director of both the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Senate Committee on Armed Services; Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs during the administration of President George H.W. Bush; and, most recently, Chairman of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Mr. Principi also chaired the Federal Quality Institute, and the Commission on Service members and Veterans Transition Assistance. He later served the private sector as a partner in the San Diego, CA, law firm of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scrips; and Senior Vice President of Lockheed Martin IMS.

Chief Executive Officer

Marjie Shahani, M.D.

Marjie Shahani, M.D., is widely recognized as one of the nation's thought leaders in efficiently implementing federal disability programs. She is also an expert in delivering world-class customer service, as evidenced by the glowing client and examinee reviews she constantly receives. During her more than 15 years at QTC, Dr. Shahani has developed innovative team organization and training programs that enable QTC to meet clients' exacting quality standards and high performance expectations. She has managed several public sector businesses at QTC, adding efficiency to large-scale, multi-state operations. She also has spearheaded QTC's private sector business, providing disability evaluation services to the workers' compensation and long- and short-term disability industries. Dr. Shahani holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of the East in the Philippines.

Medical Director

Jamshid Tamiry

Jamshid Tamiry, M.D., oversees the entire QTC provider network ensuring each examiner meets contract compliance and addresses medical report quality issues. He has more than 10 years of experience working with QTC as an Independent Contractor providing evaluation services in our California clinics.  Prior to his current position, Dr. Tamiry served on QTC's Medical Advisory Committee. Before joining QTC, Dr. Tamiry held his own private practice, served as Medical Manager, Physician Team Leader and Internist for FHP Garden Grove Medical Center; and served as Staff Physician/Emergency Medicine for the Veterans Administration Medical Center. He is licensed with the State of California and is board certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine.  Dr. Tamiry completed his Medical Education at the University of Muenster in West Germany and his Medical Residency at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Chief Operating Officer

Grant Kim

Grant Kim has more than 14 years of business management experience with a successful record of accomplishment leading operations, engineering, sales, and marketing organizations within the Healthcare and IT Industries, and the Department of Defense. As a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a Captain in the United States Air Force, Mr. Kim began his professional career managing large scale systems integration efforts in support of various US Air Force Space and Aeronautical programs, including the Atlas Launch Vehicle and B-2 Stealth Bomber. Mr. Kim then transitioned into the private sector developing his expertise in sales and marketing to eventually head-up business development and operations as a regional General Manager for Inflow, Inc., currently known as Sungard Availability Services. Mr. Kim later went onto serve as Inflow's VP of Marketing & Strategic Sales. Most recently, Mr. Kim served as the Director of Strategic Services for QTC Management where he focused on business growth, cost containment, process standardization, and systems automation. He has a proven ability to develop and implement business strategies, resulting in increased sales, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree from the United States Air Force Academy.

Chief Financial Officer

Peter B. Harker

Peter B. Harker comes to QTC with 20 years of senior financial leadership experience in team building, strategic relationships and value creation. Mr. Harker has expertise in capital formation, strategic planning and transactions, tactical implementation, process improvement, banking relations and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations. Prior to joining QTC, he held the CFO and other leadership positions at various companies including Logical Apps, Inc., a software developer in the governance, risk and compliance space; Medidata Solutions, Inc., a software developer in the clinical data management space; Optum, Inc., a provider of supply-chain solutions; GTI Corporation, an off-shore manufacturer of electronic components; Photomatrix, Inc. (fka Xscribe Corporation), a technology and manufacturing company; and National Medical Computer Services, an enterprise software company. Mr. Harker began his professional career at Deloitte & Touche, an international accounting firm. He is a certified public accountant, and holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University and a Masters in Business Administration (with Distinction) from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University.

Chief Technology Officer

Tim Ciaccio

Tim Ciaccio is a confident leader with proven success in all areas of information technology including data centers, technical service centers, production-scheduling functions, help desk, communications networks, computer program development and other system operations. He has successfully directed large software development and system implementation projects including Oracle Financial, Web development, CRM,  billing, manufacturing/ distribution, and ERP solutions. Mr. Ciaccio has consistently developed and motivated employee teams to succeed and accomplish organizational goals under challenging market and economic conditions. Prior to QTC, he served as a management consultant to various clients such as Kaiser Permanente, Health Net Dental and Vision, and Washington Mutual Bank.  He served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer for ChoicePoint, Public Records Group, as well as LA Cellular Telephone Company.  He also served as Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for Incomnet communications, Inc. and NextWave Telecom, Inc.  Mr. Ciaccio holds a MS in administration, as well as a BS in information and computer science from the University of California, Irvine.

Vice President of Business Capture

Carla Abramcheck

Carla Abramcheck, Ph.D. has more than 17 years of experience with a concentration in U.S. Government contracting and the health industry. She has led successful efforts on Government proposals worth an excess of $500 M across multiple agencies including Department of Defense (Health Affairs), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Department of Veterans Affairs. Ms. Abramcheck has also managed a global operation encompassing U.S. military worldwide health installations. Ms. Abramcheck earned her undergraduate degree in Physiology from the University of Illinois and also holds a Master's of Science and a Doctoral Degree from University of Illinois.