Management
Neal White
Senior Vice President of Innovation Integration
Neal joined the SynergEyes team in 2005; his background includes extensive experience in manufacturing soft, rigid and hybrid contact lenses. Prior to SynergEyes Neal held various positions in the Technical Services and Engineering departments at the Hydrocurve / Barnes Hind Contact Lens Manufacturing facility in San Diego. While at SynergEyes Neal has held the positions of Sr. Process Engineer, Manager of Engineering and Director of Engineering, Vice President of Manufacturing Operations leading to his current position in R&D and technology.
Tina Sharp
Vice President, International Business
Tina Sharp was appointed to the position of Vice President, International Business in the 2nd half of 2013 where she is in charge of all the International Sales & Distribution for SynergEyes. This includes all sales outside US & Canada where she is responsible for establishing strategy and policy relative to the International Distributor Partners. She reports to the President/CEO of SynergEyes, Dr. James Kirchner. Prior to being promoted to this position, she held positions with the company as Global Sales Support Manager and Director of International Relations.
Prior to joining SynergEyes in 2007, she was the Global Sales Support Manager for Kinetikos Medical, Inc., from 2000 to 2007 where she was in charge of all support functions both the Domestic Direct Sales Channel as well as the International Distributor Partners. From 1996 to 2000, she held the position of Senior Sales Representative for Helix Medical.
Heidi Noorany
Senior Director of Marketing
Heidi Noorany joined SynergEyes in 2014, bringing over 25 years of strategic marketing, brand and business building experience to the team. Prior to joining SynergEyes, Heidi held marketing leadership positions in multiple industries, with organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. Most recently she served the optometric community as Director of Marketing for Carl Zeiss Vision. Heidi also drove focal businesses at WD-40 Company and Nestle, as well as within the wireless and technology industries. She is a passionate believer in leveraging customer insight to drive the delivery of impactful customer and patient experiences.
She holds a bachelor degree from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
Sandra Ditski, CPOA, NCLE-C
Director of National Sales and Consultation Services
Sandra has worked in the Optometric Industry for over 30 years and came to SynergEyes in 2013. She has held several roles from Sales Support, Inside Sales Supervisor, Director of Inside Sales, and Consultation to her current role as Director of National Sales and Consultation Services.
Before joining SynergEyes, Sandra had extensive sales experience in eye care. She worked to establish a remote B2B call center where she started a division for eye care practices.
When not at her desk, Sandra enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and playing golf.
Jennifer Granich
Director of Human Resources
Jennifer joined SynergEyes in 2013 and is responsible for all Human Resource functions. She brings over 15 years’ of Human Resources experience including: payroll/compensation, benefits administration, training and development, recruitment, employee relations, workers compensation/safety, performance management and HRIS.
Prior to SynergEyes, Jennifer worked for a large insurance company with 700+ employees holding Underwriting as well as Human Resources roles. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University with an emphasis in Human Resources Management.