NovaRad expands IT team

Two senior members have been added to NovaRad’s development team: Harold Welch will join as director of implementation and Gerald Cluff assumes the software quality assurance manager position.

Welch will employ his product engineering experience to direct company policies and procedures regarding the implementation of NovaRad products and services at new customer sites, the American Fork, Utah-based company stated.

As quality assurance manager, Cluff will oversee all testing of new and existing software features and releases as well as manage a team of testers in addition to working in cooperation with the research and development teams, NovaRad added.

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