Management Team

Robert C. Meltzer
CEO

Robert C. Meltzer has taken VISANOW from concept to reality and now leads the company in its pursuit of revolutionizing immigration process management. Beginning his career at the legal office of the United Nations World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, Robert concentrated on public international law, international contracts and international copyright. Upon returning to the U.S. in 1986, he entered private practice where he continued in international law and expanded his practice to include immigration law. After practicing immigration law for over 15 years, he realized the potential to utilize technology to streamline the management of the immigration process and founded VISANOW.

Robert is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has been a member of the International and Immigration Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association since 1985. He has experience in all appellate processes in the practice of immigration law and has represented clients before the United States Supreme Court on immigration law issues. He is an author, lecturer and a recent Adjunct Professor of International Law at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Robert was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Juris Doctor from Northern Illinois University College of Law. In addition to his traditional U.S. legal education, Robert furthered his international legal education by receiving certificates and diplomas from the Henri Dunant Institute in Geneva, Switzerland; The Institute de Internationale Droits de L'homme in Strasbourg, France; and the University of Salzburg/McGeorge School of Law in Salzburg, Austria.

Erin Schael
Director of Human Resources and Administration

As Director of Human Resources and Administration, Erin leads the development of a progressive Human Resources department for VISANOW. Erin oversees all aspects in Human Resources including the management of recruiting efforts, employee benefits and training activities. Additionally, in managing the company's administration processes, Erin is responsible for the initiation of staff enhancement programs and the monitoring of internal organizational policies and procedures.

Erin's previous experience includes successive positions with Jones Lang LaSalle where she was responsible for the firm's inbound immigration process and Domestic Relocation Program. Her experience also includes coordinating Affirmative Action programs, campus recruiting, benefits, new hire onboarding, career counseling and providing generalist support for multiple infrastructure groups including Marketing, Legal, Payroll and Strategic Consulting.

Erin received her Bachelors of Science from Indiana University and a Certificate of Studies from Richmond College, London, England.

Ryan McFarland
Director of Information Technology

As Director of Information Technology, Ryan oversees the strategic development and support for VISANOW's technology platform and infrastructure. Ryan and his team are responsible for the application delivery of the business processes that distinguish the VISANOW solution.

Prior to joining VISANOW, Ryan managed an IT team supporting mission-critical web applications for Chicago Title Insurance. In past roles as a consultant and project manager, Ryan has facilitated the successful delivery of multi-million dollar technology initiatives. Some of those initiatives were for client engagements at SIRVA, SBC and Motorola.

Ryan received his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University and his M.B.A. from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Ryan holds both the Agile ScrumMaster (CSM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications. He has studied in Barcelona Spain at the Escola Superior d'Administracio i Direccio d'Empreses (ESADE). He is also a veteran of the US Army.

Le Nguyen
Vice President of Sales

As Vice President of Sales, Le is charged with the national and global sales strategy and its execution for VISANOW. Le oversees all direct sales activities, partner channel development, and the client services department. His number one priority as a sales leader is to win through the development of his people and thereby providing ultimate client satisfaction.

Le has held numerous leadership positions previous to VISANOW at Fortune 500 to start up divisions. After successive roles, he became a Sales Recruiting Manager and a Corporate Sales Manager with technology distributor, CDW. He also led a medical diagnostic device sales team as the National Director of Sales for Polymedco, Inc. He added to his sales management experience at Zebra Technologies by leading a channel partners sales team as well as a national key accounts team.

Le earned his Bachelor of Arts in Law, Letters, and Society at the University of Chicago. He has continued his business education by completing various certificate programs from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and The Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Gerold Franke
Vice President of Marketing

As Vice President of Marketing, Gerold directs strategic and tactical awareness and demand generation efforts for VISANOW. Having started his career in Sales, Gerold also focuses on Sales Enablement and the ultimate conversion of awareness and demand into revenue.

Gerold's career spans 15 years and numerous marketing leadership positions at software and technology companies, both in Europe and the U.S., among them Sybase, Compuware, InstallShield and Zebra Technologies. He holds a masters degree in Business Management from the University of West Saxony, Germany and completed post-graduate studies in International Marketing at the University of Oslo, Norway.