Today, Axiom announced the appointment of technology veteran Doug Hebenthal as chief technology officer. After over three years with Change Healthcare a senior vice president and chief network engineering officer, he will be tasked with building out Axiom’s artificial intelligence (AI) and automation efforts, as well as organizing a team of data scientists and engineers to operate out of an upcoming research and development center.

The new R&D center will operate out of the Seattle area, where Hebenthal is based and set for the 2018 opening. There, he and his team will create and test advanced technology solutions for Axiom, which provides compliance and contract technology for corporations and law firms.