Marina Aslanyan joined SmartLinx as COO in 2012 and was promoted to CEO in January 2014. Prior to joining SmartLinx, she ran the management consulting firm, Altitude Strategic Consulting, where her strategic advice helped clients achieve operational excellence. Before forming Altitude, Marina drove corporate strategy as a key member of the executive team, and head of the Global Professional Services and Product Quality units, at Sparta Systems Inc., a global provider of quality management solutions. She also helped guide the success of the product management, pre-sales, and sales teams. Earlier in her career, Marina contributed to the success of many technology and life sciences companies through senior positions at Andersen Consulting, PwC, EDS and Barr Laboratories (Teva Pharmaceuticals). Marina earned a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University and a Master of Science in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering from Baku State University.