About Us

Dave Fleming

Chief Executive Officer, Founder

Dave Fleming is the visionary founder and CEO of SmileShape, leading the company's mission to transform digital dentistry through innovation and intelligent design. With a background in technology and healthcare, he drives strategic growth and product excellence across all operations.

David Brous

Director of the Board

David Brous brings extensive executive and investment experience to SmileShape's Board of Directors, guiding long-term strategy and corporate governance. His leadership helps align company growth with industry trends and stakeholder value.

Fahad Aziz

Director of the Board

Fahad Aziz is a seasoned entrepreneur and board director known for his expertise in scaling tech ventures. At SmileShape, he provides strategic oversight in technology adoption and digital transformation initiatives.

Matt Toone

Chief Strategy Officer

Matt Toone leads SmileShape's strategic planning and business development efforts, focusing on partnerships and market expansion. His expertise ensures that the company remains at the forefront of innovation in digital dental solutions.

Bruce Lieberthal

Chief Innovation Officer

Bruce Lieberthal drives SmileShape's innovation pipeline, bridging emerging technologies with clinical applications. With decades of experience in dental technology, he champions creative solutions that enhance practitioner workflows.

Mark Palmer

Chief Commercial Officer

Mark Palmer oversees SmileShape's global commercial strategy, building relationships that fuel adoption and revenue growth. His leadership ensures the company delivers value-driven solutions to dental professionals worldwide.

Samuel "Kody" Doherty

Chief Technology Officer

Kody Doherty leads the development and integration of SmileShape's advanced software ecosystem. His technical leadership ensures seamless performance, scalability, and innovation across the company's digital platforms.

Orhan Akal, PhD

Chief AI Scientist

Dr. Orhan Akal has over a decade of experience in AI and software development, with expertise in LLMs, NLP, computer vision, and cloud-based AI systems. Previously, he worked at Overjet.AI, Siemens Healthineers, the U.S. Air Force Research Lab, and ShotTracker.

Pratheba Selvaraju, PhD

AI Scientist

Dr. Selvaraju specializes in 3D computer vision and geometry. She is involved in the research and development of the SmartCAD project. With her interest at the cusp of traditional geometry processing and advanced generative and AI technology, she brings applied AI-assisted design research to the product.

Panagiota Kiourti, PhD

Sr. AI Scientist

Dr. Kiourti is a Senior AI Scientist at SmileShape with expertise in computer graphics and machine learning. Previously at Carbon 3D, she brings deep research experience in computational geometry to SmileShape's AI-driven dental design systems.

Donya Ghafourzadeh, PhD

AI Scientist

Dr. Ghafourzadeh is an AI Scientist at SmileShape specializing in computer graphics and AI-driven production tools. Her work bridges research and practical engineering to build scalable data pipelines, intelligent workflows, and user-focused AI solutions.

Christopher "CJ" Sones

Vice President, Product

CJ Sones oversees SmileShape's project management operations, ensuring timely delivery and coordination across product teams. His leadership focuses on aligning innovation with execution to drive consistent results.

Samet Taspinar, PhD

Head of AI, SmartCAD

Dr. Taspinar is the Head of AI at SmileShape, where he leads the vision, architecture, and deployment of AI-driven systems powering the SmartCAD platform. Samet brings a strong research background and industry experience to building scalable AI solutions.

Morteza Morshedi, PhD

SmartScan Lead

Dr. Morshedi is a Machine Learning Scientist specializing in AI-driven dental imaging and clinical decision support. He has led the development of production-scale ML systems for dental imaging and insurance workflows.

Chris Tralie, PhD

Sr. AI Scientist

Dr. Tralie researches and develops 3D algorithms for SmileShape's SmartCAD project. He blends classical computer graphics and computational geometry techniques with modern AI techniques to help technicians create designs efficiently.

Dimitry Kachkovski

Graphics Research Engineer

Dimitry is a Graphics Research Engineer bringing two decades of computer graphics and geometry processing experience to SmileShape. His prior work contributed to multiple award-winning films, games, and software.

Veysel Sapan

Machine Learning Engineer

Veysel specializes in the intersection of deep learning and visual technology. He focuses on designing intelligent pipelines to process 3D and 2D data, integrating language models with robust cloud infrastructure.

Andrew Werner

Vice President, Client Relations

Andrew Werner brings hands-on dental lab operations experience to SmileShape, leading client success and relationship management. His deep understanding of lab workflows ensures that SmileShape delivers real-world value to every partner.