Rick Shaff

CEO

Rick Shaff is the CEO of Juniper Services and Managing Partner of ATP Partners LLC. He was formerly the COO and CFO of Nevada Nanotech Systems Inc., the CFO of Bristlecone Inc., President – APU of Fallbrook Technologies and CEO of Black Rock Systems.

Rick has a financial background and extensive experience at all company levels from startup to public company, including numerous years of worldwide experience. His experience includes company turnaround success, strategic planning, government relations, building distribution and service networks, and leading and assisting in strategic acquisitions.

Robert Andrew (“Andy”) Nelson, MBA, FACMPE

Director of Revenue Cycle

Andy Nelson is the Director of Revenue Cycle Management for Juniper Services. He formerly served as Practice Administrator at Austin Oculoplastics, Administrator/COO at Pacific Women’s Healthcare Associates and CEO of Emergency Medical Office. Andy is a strategy and operations executive specializing in optimizing staff performance and profitability across multi-site healthcare operations. He holds an MBA and served as an expert advisor for the University of California – Santa Barbara’s Customer Experience Certificate Program.

Rob Cherep

Director of Finance

Rob is a seasoned financial professional with over 25 years of experience in financial management and reporting. He has a proven track record of leading finance teams and implementing innovative strategies that drive company growth. Rob has held positions with several specialty retailers and financial institutions including World Market, Cycle Gear and Providian Financial in the Bay Area. Rob began his career with Arthur Andersen in Chicago and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Hamza Asumah

Director of Operations

Hamza is the Director of Operations for specialty practices. In high school, he earned the required grades for admission to medical school, and later as a General Surgeon and the Medical Director of Abenkyiman Hospital. Hamza’s private practice career began in 2012, two years after graduating from medical school. Since then, he has explored the power of healthcare entrepreneurship to build up his influence to help the less fortunate in his community.

In 2019, he founded the Hope Surgical Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, preventing and ensuring early detection and timely care of diabetic foot problems in the underprivileged.

Linda Reed

Human Resources Manager

Linda joined our Human Resources department in September 2021 and has since played a vital role in organizing and developing the department to better serve our practices and patients. With over 30 years of experience in human resources, Linda has worked across diverse industries, including government contracting, financial services, manufacturing, real estate and legal. She is a proactive advocate for growing businesses, actively involved in establishing performance management processes and development strategies to achieve organizational goals.

Ryan Alger

IT Coordinator

Ryan Alger’s path to the field of IT took a unique and non-traditional trajectory. While learning animation and philosophy at Sam Houston University, he embarked on an entrepreneurial venture when he founded a small business dedicated to game-system repair. Over the years, that repair business experienced remarkable growth, expanding its operations until he made the decision to sell the company in 2009. This paved the way for his career as an IT project manager at Hewlett Packard, with subsequent roles at esteemed companies such as SpireTek, Foxconn, Expeditors and Bartec US, where he seamlessly blended IT expertise with project management.

Most recently, Ryan served as the Chief Information Officer at Thrifty Business, followed by a pivotal role as the Head of IT and chief IT Technician at Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada. Currently, he assumes the position of IT Coordinator at Juniper Services.