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Trial By Fire Solutions is the team behind SimpleTrials. We are an eClinical software company founded in 2008 and headquartered in Oakland, CA, with a focus on clinical trial management systems that improve planning, execution and tracking of clinical trials. With many years of experience on the front lines of clinical trial management, we have a passion for innovating web-based applications to improve planning, execution and tracking of clinical trials.

The Trial By Fire Solutions Team has been building expertise in clinical trial management systems with a diverse, global clientele since the release of SimpleCTMS in 2010.  We have drawn upon that in-depth experience, along with our mission to provide affordable and effective eClinical solutions to teams of all sizes, to develop and release SimpleTrials in 2016.  We are proud to offer the first on-demand CTMS option to sponsors, CROs, sites and other clinical stakeholders, with a simple pricing and subscription model, all available directly from our website.

Dana Breeden

V.P. of Quality and Operations

Dana Breeden brings deep expertise in software quality assurance, Agile delivery, and operational leadership within the healthcare technology space. As Vice President of Quality and Operations at Trial by Fire Solutions, Dana leads efforts across testing, compliance, revenue operations, and release management supporting our clinical trial management system. She focuses on developing her team, simplifying processes, and working closely with colleagues to support clients and deliver reliable results.

Steve Pedersen

V.P. of Engineering

Steve has been building and maintaining software and systems since the last millennium. With Trial By Fire he helps to design and create better ways to help manage the complexity of managing a clinical trial.

Jim Choi

V.P. Global Business Development

Jim Choi is an accomplished business development leader with extensive expertise in eClinical solutions. He specializes in Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS) and electronic Trial Master File (eTMF) platforms. As the VP of Global Business Development at SimpleTrials, he brings a deep understanding of clinical trial operations. Jim is dedicated to helping clients streamline their studies through SimpleTrials' innovative, affordable, and user-friendly on-demand solutions.

Tadas Lukosevicius

Senior Software Engineer

Tadas specializes in creative problem solving, delivering pragmatic and scalable solutions to complex challenges. He wears many hats across the stack—primarily focused on developing and expanding EDC integrations while also contributing to front-end and back-end development, API engineering, automations, and customer support. With a strong emphasis on customer experience and modular design, he consistently looks for ways to improve systems and raise the bar for customers.

Marissa Moore

Customer Success and Project Management

Marissa has been a member of the TBFS team for the past year after serving several years in clinical trial project management, most recently as a Sr. Project Manager in patient recruitment and retention at a major CRO. At SimpleTrials Marissa collaborates with the product management team to review feature enhancements and with the customer success team for client engagement. She has a background in recruiting, coordinating, and consulting for NIH and pharmaceutical-sponsored research studies, including experience managing several patient mobile applications for trial participation. 

Kiel Michaud

Customer Succcess and Project Management

Kiel has been a member of the TBFS team for the past three years working on the customer success team to ensure strong client engagement and successful integrations between SimpleTrials and EDC vendors. Kiel has extensive industry experience over the past twenty years, working for IRT, EDC, clinical data analytics, and medical wearables vendors. 

Kayla Johnson

Customer Success Specialist

As one of the newest members of the team, Kayla brings a deep understanding of Clinical Operations to SimpleTrials. She has been in Clinical Research for the last 10 years. Prior to her career in Clinical Trial management, she was a Nationally Registered Paramedic. Kayla specializes in Regulatory Documentation, Client Relations, and electronic Trial Master File (eTMF) platforms. She is motivated to help continue to innovate and improve the execution of Clinical Trials.