
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
Carnus Systems' software incorporates a state-of-the-art artificial
intelligence
forecasting engine uniquely designed for the hospitality industry to
provide the highest possible accuracy available.
SIMPLE USER INTERFACE
Combining a simple
user interface with a powerful forecasting engine yields an
optimal solution to prediction & scheduling.
WEB-BASED
(ASP)
Carnus software is web-based, yielding unlimited portability.
As such, there is no up-front cost, no software to install, and no
hardware to purchase.


CEO: Vicky Lee Bradshaw
Carnus Systems was founded by Ms. Vicky Lee Bradshaw. Ms. Bradshaw
has extensive research and practical experience in hotel operations,
and has led forecasting and labor management projects with major U.S.
hotel chains, including the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company. Ms. Bradshaw’s
domain expertise in hospitality operations and labor management led to
her vision of designing automated artificial intelligence forecasting
and scheduling software to minimize labor costs while enhancing
hospitality service quality. Ms. Bradshaw has a Masters degree from
Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration.

VP of Engineering: Sandra Carrico
Ms. Sandra Carrico serves as VP of Engineering and has over 20 years of
experience covering the entire product life cycle, including managing
and creating marketing requirements, engineering requirements,
architecture, design, development, QA, and second-line customer
support. She has guided and mentored employees at all levels
while also instilling an extreme programming development process.
Her projects have included large scale efforts working with
geographically dispersed groups, and small, focused projects. She
worked as District Manager at AT&T Labs and Product Manager at
Rational Software. Ms. Carrico also served as Senior Engineering
Director at a 70-person pre-IPO startup, Aurigin Systems.
Additionally, Ms. Carrico has held key IT positions at Bell labs for 8
years. Ms. Carrico has a M.S. in Computer Science from the
University of Illinois, and a B.S. from Northwestern University.

Director of Data Analytics: Timothy D’Auria
Mr. D’Auria is responsible for all aspects of quantitative analysis and
data solution development at Carnus Systems. As a business entrepreneur
and published author in the area of statistical application, Mr.
D’Auria’s work formed the cornerstone of the analytical methodology
used at Carnus Systems. Originally a business owner in New York
City, Mr. D’Auria moved on to assist with the development and teaching
of the statistics course in the Cornell School of Hotel Administration.
Mr. D’Auria is a graduate from Cornell University with a double-major
in Statistics and Biology and a Bachelors of Science degree with
Research Distinction.

Director of Engineering: Matthew Stangl
Mr. Matthew Stangl has over 20 years of experience working in the
high-tech industry. Mr. Stangl has extensive experience with
designing, implementing, and delivering enterprise software
applications. In this area, Mr. Stangl has used his unique
expertise to successfully integrate diverse technologies to provide
novel solutions to unique problems. Mr. Stangl has a proven
success record in commercial application development. At Carnus
Systems, he is responsible for overseeing the interface development for
our forecasting modules and linking the interface to our powerful
artificial intelligence engine. Some of the companies Mr. Stangl
has previously worked for include NetIQ, Quantum, and IBM. Mr. Stangl
holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Texas.