Our Team
We are a knowledgeable team with decades of experience in technology and patent research.
Ronald Kratz, Chief Executive Officer
In 2024, Ronald became CEO of IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Prior to becoming CEO, Ronald served as the Chief Commercial Officer of IFI since 2019. Ronald has 25 years of executive management and global sales & marketing experience within the IP sector. His experience ranges from serving as CEO of a US arm of a Dutch publicly traded firm to being a founding member of several startups. Ronald has spawned several unique IP offerings based on his client-centric commitment over his IP career.
David Santamauro, Chief Technology Officer
David was previously Chief Data and Systems Architect at Thomson Scientific from 2004 to 2007 where he designed and developed distributed back-end search, storage and data retrieval for the Patent Web, MPI, Aureka and subsequent Thomson Innovation product lines. From 2000 to 2004 David was a key patent content developer for MicroPatent responsible for content analysis and large-scale data processing, loading and search operations.
Janice Stevenson, Executive Vice President, Client Relations
Janice Stevenson applies her vast client support experience to providing IFI clients the foundation they need to bring their applications to full fruition. She draws on past experience as a trainer, sales manager, and developer focused on intellectual property and patent applications.
Rosa Alentorn, Executive Vice President, Content Development
Rosa ensures that data for CLAIMS Direct clients is of world-class quality. She plans new data additions, works with patent authorities, and leads the editorial team. Prior to joining IFI, Rosa worked for more than 23 years at Prous Science, a drug information provider now part of Clarivate Analytics, as Director of Scientific Information Development. During this time she was responsible for the content and design of scientific and patent databases. She has broad experience leading teams of scientific analysts and chemical data curators as well as integrating data management workflows.
