About Us

Greg Ackerman

VP of Operations & CTO

Greg Ackerman, VP of Operations & Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for Precision’s successful technology strategy as measured by business goal attainment. In late 2014, Greg was selected to build and oversee our Information Technology team, moving away from outsourced vendors and making “IT” a core competency for the business. He is presently focused on a companywide movement to DevOps, responsible for creating a continuous integration, continuous delivery platform.

Before Precision, Greg was the Director of Technology for the University of California, Irvine Health System. Serving key leadership positions on several projects, including the merger of the School of Medicine and Medical Center information technology teams, University hospital design and build project, Electronic Health Record system deployment, and system-wide anatomical materials tracking system.

Greg has served in information technology roles for over 35 years, with 25 of those in healthcare. He also serves on the Executive Committee for the UC, Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge raising funds for the National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center at UC, Irvine.

Darrell Taylor, JD, BSMT (ASCP)

Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Counsel

Mr. Taylor brings extensive industry experience and subject matter expertise to Precision Diagnostics, with almost 20 years of legal experience focusing on corporate and transactional, regulatory, and compliance matters in the healthcare and biopharmaceutical space. Prior to attending law school, Darrell built a strong healthcare foundation serving in leadership positions for 15 years in clinical laboratory operations with Lab Corp of America and various hospitals developing and implementing regulatory compliance programs. Darrell also is a veteran of the 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Army.

Prior to joining Precision Diagnostics, Darrell served in several roles of increasing responsibility at global and start-up biopharmaceutical companies where he led a team of attorneys managing a portfolio including branded pharmaceuticals having annual revenues over $7B and providing substantive advice concerning legal, regulatory and compliance issues, including FDA regulations, False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, OIG guidance, PhRMA Code, HIPAA and the Sunshine Act, in connection with product labeling, promotional activities, marketing strategies, and interactions with healthcare professionals from product development thru FDA approval and launch.

Previous to his in-house counsel positions, Darrell honed his skills as an attorney with the global law firm, DLA Piper, serving healthcare companies, pharmacies, private equity, venture capital, institutional investors and providers by assisting them with navigating opportunities in this highly-complex, heavily-regulated, and ever-changing industry.

Darrell joined Precision Diagnostics in July 2020 as Healthcare Regulatory Counsel. In February 2021, he was promoted to Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Counsel overseeing Precision’s Compliance Program and working across the organization on business opportunities from a legal and compliance perspective.

Darrell earned his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School and his B.S.M.T., with high honors, at The University of Texas Medical Branch. When not working, he enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time with his family and two dogs.

Colm “C.J.” Driscoll

Chief Financial Officer

Colm “C.J.” Driscoll has been working in the toxicology industry since 2011 and joined Precision in 2016 as Operations Manager. Initially focused on cost-saving opportunities in the lab, C.J. quickly took on additional responsibilities including revenue recognition and financial modeling which led to his being promoted to Vice President of Finance in late 2017. In that role, he assumed the lead role in Precision’s pursuit of acquisition targets, drawing on his experience as a Manager in KPMG LLP’s Financial Due Diligence group.

As Chief Financial Officer, C.J. works closely with all the company’s departments fostering an environment of collaboration and organization-wide alignment toward obtainment of sustainably profitable growth.

C.J. earned his B.A. in Accounting from Seattle University. Outside of work, he spends most of his time lovingly and dutifully providing personal chef and chauffeur services for his three young children.