As Chief Information Officer, Werner Hoellerbauer is leading the Information Technology team of Community Reach Center and is part of the senior executive leadership team. Werner received a PhD in Physics from the University of Vienna in Austria. He started his career leading the development of speech recognition technology for Philips in Austria, which primarily focused on medical dictation. Werner holds patents and awards in this field. Reaching the position of Chief Technology Officer, he was asked to move to the United States. After leaving Philips, he joined CMHC Systems as Chief Technology Officer and head of Development and Product Management, the leading provider of mental health software in the United States. After a merge, he left CMHC Systems to work independently as a consultant for many mental health centers nationwide.