CionSystems was founded in 2007 by a veteran Microsoft software architect and other industry experts with years of implementing and deploying proven IT solutions. From the start, our goal has been to provide a suite of IT management solutions to help minimize critical downtime and simplify or automate repetitive IT tasks. Over the last couple of years we have achieved that goal by building products that reduce the cost of deployment and help the troubleshooting and management of Windows environments.
Zubair Ansari - CTO and Founder
Zubair founded CionSystems and is responsible for setting the technical direction of the company. Prior to founding the company, Zubair spent over 17 years in software development and management. He has significant expertise in networking, internet services, security, high availability, file and printer sharing, and storage technologies. Zubair played a substantial part in helping Microsoft grow their High-Availability solutions, and was instrumental in enhancing and adding resolutions to key scenarios. His last assignment at Microsoft was building software for beginner users in emerging markets. Zubair earned a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Idaho.
Liviu Siteanu - VP Marketing and Operations
In his role, Liviu is responsible for the general and administrative operations of the company. He is also responsible for the brand, corporate message and strategy across global markets, and is on point for strengthening customer and partner outreach. Liviu is a seasoned executive with over 14 years of experience in high-tech environments, having worked at companies such as HearMe and Adaptec. His expertise includes VoIP, power systems and conferencing solutions. Liviu holds a Bachelor Degree in Information Systems.
Reza Yasseri - Advisor
Reza is the founder and president of Cascade Engineering Services. He has 20 years of engineering and management experience in the high-tech industries. Reza was the software lead for the Hathaway SCADA system. At AlliedSignal, he was the project engineer for the critical computer sub-system of the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS), responsible for the development, test, integration and certification. Reza managed the system test and integration of the AT&T in-flight-phone system. In addition, he was also an independent FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER). Reza holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Mathematics.
John Haggard - Advisor
John is a pioneer in the design, development, and delivery of advanced state-of-the-art information security products for 65% of international corporate, government, and educational institutions for over 25 years. He has extensive experience ranging from large mainframe enterprise systems to large Internet distributed systems. He was a member of an elite team that developed and deployed the world's first extended user authentication infrastructure for authentication beyond passwords in the mid 1980's. John served as the ACF2 Development Manager for SKK. Inc., then as Product Owner of the Security, Control, and Audit division of CA (NYSE: CA) until 1994. Since then John, has led startup companies deploying biometrics and one time passwords servicing international financial institutions. John served as President, COO, and CTO of VASCO Data Security International (Nasdaq: VDSI), bringing that company into the market in 1994. Since 2000, he has served on the board of directors for numerous intellectual property companies in the field of advanced smart card technologies related to authentication and security. John has a BS in Computer Science, from Northern Illinois University.
Todd A. Curtis - Business Advisor
Todd is a seasoned high tech industry veteran with 25 years experience introducing technically
advance systems. His first years were spent developing software for retail, embedded
telephony and aviation systems. After years of successful Engineering programs and projects
Todd transitioned into Marketing & Business Development. Several of his product introductions
provide safety and awareness for thousands of general aviation & professional pilots. Todd
has a Bachelors of Science, Computer Science with Honors from the University of Montana. |
