About Us

Mr. Bloss is responsible for the design of Certilytics’ analytic platform and product portfolio, leveraging his more than two decades of experiences in various actuarial, informatics, and financial leadership roles. At Florida Blue, Mr. Bloss was the Senior Director of Information Management, overseeing the team in charge of the data warehouse, BI tools, and master data. He also led the development of various analytic tools to support value-based contracting. Mr. Bloss is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries.

Dr. Dwyer joined Certilytics in 2014, bringing over a decade of mathematical modeling and machine learning experience in both the private sector and academia, where he worked on problems ranging from the quantification of medical and financial risk to predictive genomics. He is responsible for overseeing the design and pathing of new ML/AI products.

Dr. Dwyer graduated from the University of Virginia in 2009 with a B.S. in Biology. He then obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. in computational biology from Princeton University, where he developed variations of maximum entropy algorithms to predict three-dimensional protein folding patterns by mining genomic sequence data. Prior to Certilytics, he worked with a number of startups and think tanks to develop algorithms to predict student loan repayment rates and to track Defense Department allocations.

Ms. Barriere is responsible for the governance and processing of Certilytics’ data assets to support all client deliverables. She oversees the strategic direction for how Certilytics processes, maintains, and applies data to support client goals. Prior to joining Certilytics in 2014, Ms. Barriere was a Senior Informatics Analyst at MVP Health Care in New York, where she developed a strong knowledge of healthcare data and analytics. She graduated from Plymouth State University with a BS in Mathematics and Clarkson University with an MBA in Healthcare Management.

Ms. Kinnick is responsible for designing customer implementation and client engagement strategies and working with new and prospective customers to ensure a smooth onboarding process. Prior to Certilytics, Ms. Kinnick was the data and analytics director at Trilogy Health Services in Louisville. She holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science Business Economics from the University of Louisville.

Mr. Ottum is responsible for coordinating Certilytics’ business development strategy, including new sales, marketing, and strategic communications. As one of the original employees of the company, he has held various roles related to customer implementation and deployment, product design, and actuarial consulting. Prior to joining Certilytics in 2013, Mr. Ottum was part of the senior consulting team at Cambridge Advisory Group where he worked with Fortune 500 Companies in the management of their health and welfare benefits.

Mr. Ottum graduated with a Master of Public Health and BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2011 and 2009, respectively. He has published academic journal articles related to the effectiveness of patient and provider communication in reducing healthcare associated infections. He currently serves as the President of Eau Claire Events, a non-profit organization that raises money and awareness for local and international health and wellness promotion.

Mr. Tavenner is primarily responsible for shaping the Certilytics’ technical vision and participates in the management of many aspects of the organization including information security, technical architecture, system support, reporting, and software development.

Prior to joining Certilytics, he held various leadership posts at AFS Technologies and Integrated Products, where he was responsible for starting a new mobile application division within the company and led the development of both the driver delivery and mobile order management software applications, and served as lead Product Manager for the flagship ERP product.

Mr. Tavenner earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems from The University of Phoenix in 2002.