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About Independent Discovery
ID provides a medical record analysis and summation service to law firms and insurance companies.
Our experienced team of legal and medical professionals service health insurance companies and law firms ranging in size from sole practitioners to multinational firms.
Indepedent Discovery is a wholly owned division of Virtoren, Inc., which has a family of brands dedicated to revolutionizng business practices.
Our Vision
ID provides a unique and cutting edge service in its medical summations. The legal landscape is changing rapidly and law firms and health insurance companies must adapt to these changes or face competitive exclusion. Our medical summation services reduce costs and save time so that businesses function more efficiently.
ID envisions a world in which artificial barriers across countries and continents do nothing to prevent the most talented and enthusiastic people from doing the work that they do best. We see widely differing and even opposite time zones as not a threat, but an opportunity for our clients. We envisage the extension of the “work day” in such a manner as to redefine the term, allowing clients not only to sleep, but to sleep more soundly, knowing that their needs are being met around the clock. We foresee a radical change for the better in the way clients are billed, and services rendered. ID seeks to create a new worldwide standard, under which clients are charged reasonably, and only for actual services provided. We provide an alternative to the prevalent system of hourly billing, in which inefficiency is often handsomely rewarded, and efficiency often discouraged. Wherever there is an internet connection, services can be rendered. Wherever there is an internet, there is ID.
Our Management Team:
Ike E. Stranathan
President and CEO
Mr. Stranathan is an articulate leader who brings a unique vision to Virtoren, and the Virtoren family of brands. A veteran of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, he contributes skills and experience in project management and quality assurance to Virtoren. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Stranathan wears many hats and stays on the cutting edge of 21st century global business. Mr. Stranathan graduated from the University of Kansas with honors and with a degree in Environmental Policy. He also attended the University of Alicante in Spain.
Mr. Stranathan is the Founder and Executive Director of Netting Nations, a nonprofit organization that prevents transmission of malaria via the distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets. An avid traveler, Mr. Stranathan has visited 44 countries and has lived in Canada and Spain. He also speaks Spanish fluently. Mr. Stranathan enjoys engaging in international business from his new home in the Philippines.
Roger C. Cox
Executive Vice President
Mr. Cox is a New Zealand native and proud to be a “Kiwi.” Since graduating from Canterbury University with a major in Accounting, he has worked and traveled the globe in the international trade industry. In 2000, Mr. Cox landed in Los Angeles and became president of an international freight forwarding company. He then founded a consulting firm that focuses on assisting companies experiencing transition in accounting procedures. Mr. Cox currently contributes financial experience and brings an enthusiasm for global enterprise to Virtoren. For thee years, he belonged to Vistage, an organization that coaches CEO's in leadership and decision making.
Mr. Cox is passionate about helping others in his local community and around the world. He served as an Area Governor for Toastmasters International during 2006, he graduated in 2009 from Leadership Manhattan Beach, a community outreach and leadership program. Mr. Cox is also an active Rotarian and currently President Elect of one of the largest Rotary clubs in Los Angeles.
Gilbert J. Ballow
VP of Business Development
Mr. Ballow is an energetic and optimistic individual who thrives upon creating lasting personal and professional relationships. He contributes over ten years of marketing and management experience to Virtoren. In 2001, Mr. Ballow co-founded and became manager of Venture Realty Group, a commercial real estate firm. Prior to working as a real estate specialist, Mr. Ballow was a top sales representative for a number of firms, including Traffic Market Place (Acquired, Vivendi 2000) and Freeshop.com (IPO, NASDAQ 1999).
Outside of work, Mr. Ballow has developed many lifelong friendships and experiences through his adventures, safaris and treks over 6 continents. Mr. Ballow is also a graduate of Northern Arizona University where he earned BS & BA degrees in International Business & Marketing on an NCAA Division I swimming scholarship. Coaching is in Ballow's blood and when he is not rolling up his sleeves in the office, he is kicking off his shoes on the pool deck where he is training tomorrow’s promising athletes.
Brian D. Perley, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Mr. Perley brings a unique, entrepreneurial spirit to the practice of law. In addition to being Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Virtoren, Mr. Perley has conducted a private practice in intellectual property and entertainment law since 2004. Mr. Perley graduated magna cum laude with a BA degree from the University of Southern California and has a Juris Doctorate from UC Davis and a Masters of Laws, specializing in intellectual property law, from George Washington University.
A seasoned globetrotter, Mr. Perley has traveled to over 60 countries on six continents. He has lived in England, France, and the Philippines and speaks Spanish and French. This global exposure provides him with the means to address the needs of international clients, as well as the ability to effectively negotiate abroad. For instance, Mr. Perley has negotiated contracts in China, India, and multiple other countries. In his spare time, he composes music and plays the piano professionally.
Brad J. Giering
Director of Legal Services
Mr. Giering is a veteran of the legal services industry. After several successful years developing and marketing legal solutions with Thomson Reuters (Westlaw), Mr. Giering joined Independent Discovery in 2009. Since joining Independent Discovery, Mr. Giering has developed the company into a premier legal service provider for law firms and health insurance companies.
Mr. Giering is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he earned a Division 1 golf scholarship. He also founded, and continues to be very active, in a successful inner city youth mentoring program called Stoked Mentoring. Originally from New York, he has lived in Chicago, Minneapolis, Nashville, Alicante (Spain) and now Los Angeles. He has the ability to recognize positive aspects of any situation and believes that integrity and open communication is the recipe to life success.
