About Vela Technologies

  Maria Shonyo is president and founder of Vela Technologies, LLC.
Ms. Shonyo has been in the medical industry since 1993, having held several corporate positions prior to starting the company in 2001.

At Datex-Ohmeda (now GE Healthcare), Ms. Shonyo was marketing product manager for the company’s premier line of anesthesia monitors. As part of a corporate re-branding and product enhancement program, she managed the launch of a new monitoring product line and led a major initiative to upgrade the worldwide installed base of over 12,000 monitors.

Prior to Datex-Ohmeda, Maria was with GE Healthcare (formerly Marquette Medical Systems) Cath Lab/Invasive Cardiology marketing division for seven years, where she held positions of progressing responsibility. Most notable were her accomplishments in developing and launching a new cardiac cath lab information management system and the workflow studies she conducted which became a model throughout GE. She initiated a departmental newsletter and developed many internal and external marketing materials. She also worked directly with hospital-based clinicians in the U.S. and abroad, using her clinical and technical skills to train and support various high-end cath lab and data management products.

Before entering the medical marketing field, Maria spent close to ten years in engineering and software development and managed advanced projects for the U.S. Department of Defense. With this background, she not only understands the most complex clinical environments but also is well versed in the technical issues that are often a large part of medical systems today.

Maria’s professionalism, analytical skills, leadership, dedication, and communication skills have consistently earned her admiration and respect from clients and colleagues alike. She understands the challenges of working in demanding corporate environments and the pressures of striving to stay one step ahead of the competition.