Built by People Who’ve Done This Before

HyperPath was founded by a team with deep experience deploying and operating imaging and workflow platforms in real clinical environments. We’ve seen what works, what breaks under pressure, and what actually helps departments operate better day to day.

How We Approach the Work

We focus on how work actually gets done inside pathology departments — not how it looks in product demos or academic models.

That means designing systems that support real workflows, real constraints, and real accountability, without adding unnecessary complexity or burden.

Our approach emphasizes:

  • Practical adoption over theoretical completeness
  • Operational reliability over novelty
  • Measurable impact over aspirational claims
  • Partnership over vendor relationships

Shanda Coomes Bland

Chief Operating Officer

Shanda leads product management, implementation, and customer support at HyperPath. She is responsible for ensuring that the platform delivers real value in production and that customers are supported through thoughtful onboarding, operational discipline, and proactive care.

Her focus is on institutionalizing best practices, translating customer needs into product direction, and ensuring that HyperPath operates reliably in real clinical environments.

Outside of work, Shanda enjoys woodworking and restoring antique furniture and Blaze...yeah...Blaze is special

Jeff Schmidt

Chief Commercial Officer — Customer Engagement and Growth

Jeff is responsible for helping customers evaluate where HyperPath can have a meaningful impact on their pathology operations. His role is consultative, focused on aligning platform capabilities with real operational and economic needs.

Jeff brings experience supporting enterprise healthcare organizations and distributed clinical operations, with an emphasis on long-term partnerships rather than transactional sales.

Jeff enjoys competitive sports and staying active outside of work and the Packers....really...it is mainly about the Packers.

Steve Smith

Chief Technology Officer — Platform and Infrastructure

Steve leads all aspects of software engineering, infrastructure, and platform architecture at HyperPath. He is responsible for building a secure, scalable, and reliable foundation that supports mission-critical clinical workflows.

His work emphasizes modern architecture, operational resilience, and disciplined execution in regulated healthcare environments.

Steve enjoys strategic board games, hiking and outdoor activities and problem-solving difficult issues in every aspect of life.

Tim Kulbago

Chief Executive Officer — Vision and Execution

Tim is responsible for setting HyperPath’s strategic direction and building the team and culture required to deliver for customers. His role centers on ensuring that smart people are focused on solving meaningful problems for pathology departments.

Tim brings experience building and operating imaging platforms in enterprise healthcare environments, with a focus on delivering measurable operational and business outcomes.

Outside of work, Tim enjoys golf and astrophotography and cooking

Guided by Practicing Pathologists

HyperPath is informed by an Industry Advisory Council made up of practicing pathologists and clinical leaders who help ground our work in real-world needs, constraints, and expectations.

Their input helps ground our work in day-to-day clinical reality, not theoretical models.

Kathleen Nicol, MD

Section Chief of Pathology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital — Columbus, Ohio

Dr. Nicol is a board-certified pathologist with leadership experience spanning clinical operations, transfusion services, and cytopathology. She brings perspective from large pediatric hospital environments and academic pathology practice.

Steve DeMartini, MD, MBA

Pathologist and Associate Medical Director, Oroville Hospital — San Clemente, California

Dr. DeMartini is a board-certified pathologist with experience in surgical pathology and departmental leadership. His background includes both clinical practice and operational management in community hospital settings.

Jennifer Jeung, MD

Surgical and Gastrointestinal Pathologist, Renown Health — Reno, Nevada

Dr. Jeung is a board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with experience across surgical pathology and gastrointestinal subspecialties, informed by work in both academic and integrated health system environments.

Sarah Higdon, MD

Medical Director of Pathology, Deaconess Health — Henderson, Kentucky

Dr. Higdon is a board-certified pathologist with extensive experience in cytopathology, anatomic pathology, and clinical pathology, including leadership in rural and regional hospital environments.

Focused on What Matters

We believe pathology departments deserve systems that respect their time, support their expertise, and improve how work flows — without unnecessary complexity. That belief shapes how we build, how we support, and how we partner with our customers.