Meet the Leadership Team Behind Beacon

For nearly two decades, Beacon Technologies Group, Inc. has focused on delivering innovative health claims management solutions. Our leadership team, with deep background experience within the healthcare software development and insurance claims processing industries, brings an advanced level of knowledge and expertise to the challenges faced by healthcare payers.


ERNIE CRAWFORD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ernie Crawford is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer for Beacon Technologies Group. He double majored in Physics and Mathematics at Indiana University, graduating in 1980, and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Indiana University in 1984, double majoring in Management Information Systems and Finance. He has earned technical certifications from IBM and Microsoft. Ernie began his career as a physicist for the Department of Defense but has worked the last 30 years in systems consulting and/or the insurance business. Prior to starting Beacon, he was the lead designer for several major insurance sub-systems, including a Reinsurance, Commissions, New Business, and Underwriting system.

MARK JOHN
DIRECTOR

Mark John is the co-founder and Director for Beacon Technologies Group. He is responsible for the areas of Sales and Marketing, Project Management, and Business Administration. Prior to founding the company, Mark successfully built and sold a direct marketing and publishing business that was later re-sold to Gannet, Inc. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Wheaton College in 1979, and has taken additional sales, technology, and programming certification courses.

NATAN WEISBURD
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER

Natan Weisburd is the Chief Technical Officer for Beacon Technologies Group and has been with the company since 1998. He has over 30 years of systems experience and 18 years within the insurance industry. Natan has worked on several different claims systems, including Genelco, USSI, PMSC, and Erisco. He graduated from Ural University, Russia, with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Master’s degree in Mathematics, and has received additional technical certifications from IBM.

 
DAVE BUKOWSKI
DIRECTOR OF QUALITY CONTROL

Dave Bukowski is the Director of Quality Control for Beacon Technologies Group. He has 24 years of systems consulting experience with 20 years in the insurance industry. Dave has designed a dental claim system and other claim subsystems for commercially available insurance software applications. He graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems.

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