Advisory Board
Anil Kapoor
President & Chief Executive Officer SVAM International Inc.
Robert B. Catell
Chairman Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center, Stony Brook University
Yacov Shamash
Vice President of Economic Development Stony Brook University
Lawrence J. Waldman
Senior Advisor First Long Island Investors
Michael L. Faltischek
Senior Partner Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
Dr. Satya P. Sharma
President and CEO,Zortag
Shahryar Shaghaghi
Chief Technology Officer Quantum Xchange
Cecil McMaster
SENIOR ADVISOR
Executive Team
Anil Kapoor
President & Chief Executive Officer
Vikas Dhablania
Chief Operating Officer
Shankara Rajaier
Managing Director Solutions Delivery
Raman Puri
Vice President Growth Strategy and Business Development
Amit Kumar
Vice President Solutions
Michael Capilets
Managing Director Sales
Jerry McGee
President-Strategic Accounts Global
Dasham Sidhu
Director Business Development
Tim Chase
Director Business Development CEcD FM, HLM
Satish Mishra
Managing Director Solutions
Kiran J Bhujle
Managing Director Global Cyber Risk Advisory Services
Kambiz Mofrad
CISO / Managing Director
Ross Inglis
Managing Director Salesforce Practice
Scott Mastellon
Managing Director Public Sector
MEXICO
Yesica Heredia Guerrero
Managing Director
Mario Loyola
Business Development Director
INDIA
Manish Sehgal
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Aditya Kumar
Vice President Delivery
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Anil Kapoor
President & Chief Executive Officer SVAM International Inc.
Anil Kapoor President and Chief Executive Officer, SVAM International Inc., a Global IT and BPO Service Provider, has pioneered several initiatives in making SVAM a significant contender in the marketplace since its inception in 1994. Anil oversees all global operations of the company, including sales, marketing, development, finance and professional services. A customer focused and visionary technology executive, Anil brings over two decades of experience in spearheading product development, marketing, strategic planning and business development. Thanks to his process oriented approach and single minded focus on customer satisfaction coupled with his ability to deliver premium services and support, SVAM has secured successful implementations with scores of clients including Strategic Planning engagements for the likes of Deutche Bank, HSBC, Long Island Bus and significant offshore contracts for leading technology companies including Motorola, IFF, SonicWall, RF Technologies, and Posit Science. Prior to SVAM, he held increasingly responsible management roles as Director MIS, Financial controller and Sr. Manager- Audits at AJ Maxwell, Travel House (A ITC subsidiary) Weston electronics, Everest Building Products (A Turn & Newell subsidiary) and PR Mehra & co ( Chartered Accountants).He received his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from New Delhi University - India.
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Robert B. Catell
Chairman Advanced Energy Research & Technology Center, Stony Brook University
Robert B. Catell is an accomplished global energy industry leader and is the recipient of the 2009 United States Energy Award. Bob Catell exemplifies the type of individual so heavily deserving of the recognition for which this award was designed. Bob Catell began his career at Brooklyn Union Gas, a small regional gas distribution utility that he built into one of the largest electric power/natural gas companies in the United States. He also orchestrated the merger of KeySpan Energy with National Grid, a strategic more to foster the growth of a world-scale energy company. Bob Catell is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Energy Association, having previously served as Vice Chairman and as a Director, and as both a Chairman and member of various USEA committees. He served as a Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 17th Congress of the World Energy Council, held in Houston in 1998. He also has served the energy industry in several prominent leadership roles, including as Chairman of the American Gas Association; Vice Chairman of the National Petroleum Council’s Natural Gas Committee; and as Director of the Edison Electric Institute, the Energy Association of New York and the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority. He is also Chairman of the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation and Co-Chair of the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center. Bob Catell is a timeless supporter of the New York, Brooklyn and New York State communities, in addition to his global energy leadership. The United States Energy Association is honored to announce Robert B. Catell as the recipient of the 2009 United States Energy Award.
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Yacov Shamash
Vice President of Economic Development Stony Brook University
Dr. Shamash is the Vice President for Economic Development at Stony Brook University. As Vice President, Dr. Shamash supervises the University’s four incubators, three New York State Centers for Advanced Technology, the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center, the Small Business Development Center, and the workforce development programs of the Center for Emerging Technologies. In 1995, Dr. Shamash led SUNY’s colleges of engineering to create the statewide Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) program. Stony Brook’s cumulative results include more than 2,985 projects completed with more than 480 companies, helping company partners win more than $95 million in competitive federal awards. During the period from 1992 to 2015 Dr. Shamash served as Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University. Under his leadership, the College has grown from 1500 to over 5000 students with average SAT scores of entering UG students increasing from 1150 to 1343, and external research expenditures increased six fold to $30 million. Prior to joining Stony Brook in 1992, Dr. Shamash served as the Director of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University and was responsible for the establishment of a National Science Foundation Industry/University Center for the Design of Analog/Digital Integrated Circuits. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Keytronic, American Medical Alert and Applied DNA. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Long Island Software & Technology Network (LISTnet) and the Long Island Angel Network. Dr. Shamash has held faculty positions at Florida Atlantic University, the University of Pennsylvania and Tel Aviv University. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England. He has authored more than 130 publications and is a Fellow of the IEEE.
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Lawrence J. Waldman
Senior Advisor First Long Island Investors
Lawrence J. Waldman, CPA, age 72, has served as a director since March 2011 and is currently the Chair of our audit committee and Lead Independent Director of the Board. Mr. Waldman has over thirty-five years of experience in public accounting. Mr. Waldman currently serves as a senior advisor to First Long Island Investors, LLC, an investment and wealth management firm since May 2016. Prior to that Mr. Waldman served as an advisor to the accounting firm of EisnerAmper LLP, where he was previously the Partner-in-Charge of Commercial Audit Practice Development for Long Island since September 2011. Prior to joining EisnerAmper LLP, Mr. Waldman was the Partner-in-Charge of Commercial Audit Practice Development for Holtz Rubenstein Reminick, LLP from July 2006 to August 2011. Mr. Waldman was the Managing Partner of the Long Island office of KPMG LLP from 1994 through 2006, the accounting firm where he began his career in 1972. Mr. Waldman was elected to the Board of Directors of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. in August of 2015 and since December 2015, serves as Chair of its audit committee. In October 2016, Mr. Waldman was appointed and subsequently in December 2016 elected to the Board of Directors of CVD Equipment Corporation, and serves as the Chair of the audit committee and as Lead Independent Director Mr. Waldman served through October 2018 as a member of the Board of Directors of Northstar/RXR Metro Income Fund, a non-traded Real Estate Investment Trust and has served as a member of its audit committee since 2014. Mr. Waldman is also the Chair of the Supervisory Committee of Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Mr. Waldman also served as a member of the State University of New York's Board of Trustees and as chair of its audit committee. He previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Long Island Power Authority and as Chair and a member of the finance and audit committee of its Board of Trustees. Mr. Waldman meets the definition of a financial expert as defined by the SEC and The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.
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Michael L. Faltischek
Senior Partner Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
Worked at Ruskin, Moscou, Evans & Faltischek, Professional Corporation (Mineola, New York) specializing in Corporate, Commercial, Trial and Appellate Litigation in State and Federal Courts, Securities, Commercial Finance, Creditors" Rights, Bankruptcy and Work-Out, Real Estate, Health Care and Hospital, Criminal, Estate Planning and Administration, Probate, Construction. Admitted to the bar, 1974, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York 1975, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1977, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Brooklyn Law Review, 1972-1973.Trustee, Long Island Power Authority, 1995 Member, Rockville Centre Cabinet, United Jewish Appeal, 1986. Member, Board of Trustees, 1978, Vice President, 1986-1990 and President, 1990-1992, Temple B"Nai Sholom of Rockville Centre. Member: Nassau County (Member: Membership Committee, 1978-1981. Medical Jurisprudence Committee, 1976-1981. Company-Chairman, Health Care Provider Subcommittee, 1977-1978. Corporation Law Committee, 1989-1991. Professional Ethics Committee, 1995. Chairman, Professional Economics Committee, 1991-1993), New York State (Member, Committee on Public Health, 1978-1991. Section of Public Contract Law, 1983) and American (Member: Forum Committee on Health, 1978-1991. Forum Committee on Construction Industry, 1978) Bar Associations. Ruskin, Moscou, Evans & Faltischek, Professional Corporation has a twenty-eight year history of providing clients with the highest quality, cost effective legal services. Headquartered on Long Island, with offices in New York City, the firm has a professional staff of approximately 40 individuals. Clients range in size from individuals and small businesses to major public corporations. Regardless of client size, personal attention is the firm"s hallmark. RME&F is skilled to address complex legal problems through various specialized departments.
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Dr. Satya P. Sharma
President and CEO,Zortag
Dr. Satya Sharma is the President and CEO of Zortag, Inc. He is also the Executive Director of the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) and a Professor at Stony Brook University. Dr. Sharma was previously Senior Vice President at Symbol Technologies (now part of Motorola) from 1995 to 2003, overseeing various divisions of the company including World-Wide Operations, Mobile Computing & Wireless Engineering, and Quality & Process Improvements. During Dr. Sharmas tenure at Symbol, the revenue increased from $450 Million to more than $1.6 Billion. While leading Symbols Mobile Computing & Wireless Engineering, the company won the National Medal of Technology in 2000, the highest technology award given by the US Government. Symbol was only the third electronics company to win this coveted award in addition to IBM and Bell Labs. He also led Symbol to win the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing in 2003 and established Symbol's software center in India and its manufacturing facility in Mexico and oversaw its operations in US, Mexico, Singapore, Japan, China and India. Prior to his tenure at Symbol, he was Director at Bell Labs and at AT&T Power Systems. He led Lucent Technologies to win the Deming Prize, considered the Noble Prize in Management in 1994, making it the first and still the only American manufacturing company to have this honor. Dr. Sharma also led Lucent to win the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing in 1992. Under Dr. Sharmas leadership, Lucent also won the US Senate Productivity Award and the Environmental Excellence Award from US President George Bush. In 2009-2010, Dr. Sharma was advisor to the Chairman and CEO of Bilcare Technologies headquartered in India and with operations in Singapore, USA and Europe. Bilcare Technologies is a leading enterprise engaged in preventing counterfeiting worldwide. He was also the Chief Operating Officer of RF Technologies, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2006 and has been a consultant to a dozen startup and small and medium size companies worldwide. Dr. Sharma has managed technology, led product development, managed marketing and financial functions, led manufacturing and logistics operations, set strategies and has created great organizations with innovative cultures. Dr. Sharma has written more than 70 technical publications, has received several patents and is an expert in a wide variety of disciplines including wireless and mobile computing, quality management, materials science, manufacturing, and information technology. He holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA degree from the Ohio State University.
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Shahryar Shaghaghi
Chief Technology Officer Quantum Xchange
Shahryar, is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Quantum Xchange. He oversees development and execution of Quantum Xchange’s technologies and is a key part of the company's broader post-quantum crypto-agile infrastructure strategy. By leveraging his extensive technology, risk management, and cybersecurity leadership experience garnered from his tenure with major consulting and financial services companies and his solid track record with complex and global implementations, Shahryar has successfully helped chief technology, risk, compliance, audit, legal, finance, operations, security, and privacy officers achieve their goals and optimize their critical and strategic programs. Expert in Cybersecurity, Shahryar recently served as a consulting subject matter expert for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s (FRBNY) Cybersecurity Risk Management program. He has also been a lecturer at Columbia University for more than 3 years, focusing in IT Risk Management and Data Privacy for the Enterprise Risk Management graduate program. Shahryar’s key accomplishments include leading one of the largest and most complex global IT Risk Management implementations in the world at a large financial institution. He was instrumental and one of the authors in developing a cybersecurity attestation service (SOC for Cybersecurity) for AICPA that helps auditors identify cyber risks. Shahryar was recently recognized among the PrivSec200 (East Coast), an inaugural list of 200 influential professionals who have made significant contributions to the privacy and security sectors. Prior to Quantum Xchange, Shahryar was a partner at CohnReznick and BDO Consulting and led Technology Advisory and global Cybersecurity practices. He also served as the Executive Vice President of IT Risk Management and Transformation with Citigroup, where he led major compliance programs, strategic and reengineering initiatives for its Global Operations and Technology globally, including the Information Security Program. He is a former partner with Deloitte Consulting and has helped various fortune 100 clients with their technology initiatives. He spent the early part of his career with PwC and Andersen Consulting, now Accenture. Education
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Cecil McMaster
SENIOR ADVISOR
Cecil McMaster’s professional acumen spans over 25 years of experience in Information Technology leadership as an agent of change for first-class service delivery. Cecil was the Business Information Officer for The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, where he successfully implemented many innovative technology solutions. He was appointed twice as the CIO at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, whose mission is to protect public health and the environment by supplying one billion gallons of clean drinking water daily, collecting and treating over one billion gallons of wastewater daily, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution for approximately nine million New Yorkers. He has also served as the Director of Infrastructure at Web.com, as the New York City Consulting Practice Manager for Microsoft, and as Vice President and Senior IT Systems Manager at Prudential Securities.
Cecil has extensive experience implementing technology in the Water and Wastewater industry. Among his many achievements is the implementation of a new customer information and billing system. Additionally, he managed the upgrade of the NYC DEP wide area network to a high-speed 10-gigabit network, and the implementation of New York City’s Automated Meter Infrastructure, a program that continues to provide customers a transparent view of their water usage, while increasing the city’s revenue collection due to data accuracy. To add to these noteworthy accomplishments, he also managed the implementation of a cyber security program for the business network and the Operations Technology Systems (SCADA), to protect the critical water infrastructure for NYC DEP.
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Anil Kapoor
President & Chief Executive Officer
Anil Kapoor President and Chief Executive Officer, SVAM International Inc., a Global IT and BPO Service Provider, has pioneered several initiatives in making SVAM a significant contender in the marketplace since its inception in 1994. Anil oversees all global operations of the company, including sales, marketing, development, finance and professional services. A customer focused and visionary technology executive, Anil brings over two decades of experience in spearheading product development, marketing, strategic planning and business development. Thanks to his process oriented approach and single minded focus on customer satisfaction coupled with his ability to deliver premium services and support, SVAM has secured successful implementations with scores of clients including Strategic Planning engagements for the likes of Deutche Bank, HSBC, Long Island Bus and significant offshore contracts for leading technology companies including Motorola, IFF, SonicWall, RF Technologies, and Posit Science. Prior to SVAM, he held increasingly responsible management roles as Director MIS, Financial controller and Sr. Manager- Audits at AJ Maxwell, Travel House (A ITC subsidiary) Weston electronics, Everest Building Products (A Turn & Newell subsidiary) and PR Mehra & co ( Chartered Accountants).He received his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from New Delhi University - India.
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Vikas Dhablania
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Dhablania has been instrumental in formulating the company's strategy and building and managing the organization's consulting practice. He provides leadership for key alliances, capacity growth, process initiatives and business development and has helped the company achieve significant milestones.. Prior to joining SVAM International, Mr. Dhablania was a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, a Summer Marketing Intern for Cyrix Corporation and Assistant Manager, Exports for Pasupati Overseas, Ltd., Delhi, India. Mr. Dhablania holds a Bachelors of Commerce (Honors) degree from Sriram College of Commerce and a Post Graduate Diploma in International Marketing from Delhi School of Economics, both institutes of international repute affiliated to Delhi University, Delhi, India. He also holds an MBA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha where he was the recipient of the Jack Hill Award, an award recognizing outstanding MBA students. His professional affiliations include serving on the board of directors for the Girl Scouts of Nassau County and Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services, Inc.
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Shankara Rajaier
Managing Director Solutions Delivery
Shankara Rajaier (Shanks) has 30+ years’ experience in the Application software industry. He joined SVAM in 2019 from HCL America Inc., wherein, as Vice President, he led several strategic initiatives. He managed 3 joint ventures for HCL on BOT/BOA model, 2 large partnerships with IBM and CSC, and many high-value accounts like Lowe's, Ann Inc, Brightstar, Boots etc. Client Partnership, Consultative Solution Sales, Application Portfolio Transformation, and Global Services Delivery were the key focus areas in these engagements. The JV with Jones Apparel Group (JAG), an apparel footwear fashion retailer, provided the foundation for the HCL Retail vertical. We did a complete transformation of the IT landscape - from mainframe to Open systems, from legacy applications to SAP/Manhattan WMS/ Siemens UGS PLM, and built several Microsoft based MIS solutions. The JV with COMPUTECH, an Oracle ERP boutique firm in Chicago, was the genesis of HCL Oracle practice, which is 2000+ people strong now. The JV with Deluxe corporation created EFunds, an Electronic Payment systems provider, later bought over by Fidelity. The partnership with IBM focused on Omni channel retailing, Customer experience management, Distributed Order management using Sterling DOM & WCS, and a full stack SMB eCommerce solution. The partnership with CSC, now part of DXC, focused on Application Modernization - to transform a portfolio into On-Prem and Cloud solutions. For the high-value retail clients like Lowe’s and Ann, we executed several strategic programs – Large QA/Testing CoE, Customer MDM, Integration CoE, SAP retail, Infrastructure support, and IT Helpdesk. Prior to joining HCL, Shanks managed the operations of a software company in UAE and built 42 clients in the Middle east for an Oracle-based custom ERP solution. Prior to that, Shanks managed the Financial Systems Group for Wipro Ltd, and created partnerships with several banks in India; many banking solutions were developed here. Shanks is married and lives in Edison, NJ. His spouse, Dr. Nirmala Shankar, is a Chemistry lecturer at Rutgers University. We have 2 daughters, both married and settled in USA. Shanks enjoys reading, travel, yoga, and mentoring, and is active in social/charity activities such as Santosh Charity, Kiva.org, Rakum School for blind, Cauvery Calling, Solar Power etc.
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Raman Puri
Vice President Growth Strategy and Business Development
Raman brings entrepreneurial experience to SVAM, which helps generate a holistic view of the organization, and create a roadmap on which the entire organization can move forward, cohesively. With diverse experience in areas such as R&D, Manufacturing, Electronics, Software and Managing teams of highly skilled personnel, Raman is able to bring new perspectives to the table, for both clients and SVAM. At SVAM, Raman’s responsibilities include charting out the Global Growth Strategy, and leading Business Development for the India operations. Prior to joining SVAM, Raman was the CEO at Aurora Integrated Systems (a company developing and manufacturing small UAVs), which he had co-founded in 2006. After running the company for about nine years, the founders exited, selling the company to the primary investors, the Tata group. Raman holds a Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He dropped out of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow after completing the first year of his management studies.
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Amit Kumar
Vice President Solutions
Senior Service Delivery Executive with proven excellence in delivery of strategic Digital Transformation projects and implementing path breaking PMO best practices. Extensive experience in Service Delivery, Business Product Strategy, Enterprise Application Development, Support & Maintenance, Solution Architecture & Design, and Program & Project Management. Managed combined Technology and Project Delivery role, responsible for management and delivery of diversified engagements across different business or technology domains. Provided strategic leadership & guidance for completion of projects within the timelines and ensuring overall deliverables of the project/product are met.
- PMO and Program/Project Management: Established strong PMO processes, developed project management standards and best practices to ensure that projects are executed efficiently.
- Product Development: Crafted strategic product roadmaps for company’s flagship products – Pro TRACK and MFA. Driving feature enhancements, defining the scope and schedule, managing the team and delivery of the product.
- People Management: Led a large and diverse team comprising of Project Leads, Business Analysts, Architects, Technology Specialists, Software Developers, and Testers. Ensured optimum allocation of resources and worked with the Project Management Office for project administration.
- Client Engagement and Technical Pre-Sales: Strengthened client relationship by fostering trust and improvements in service delivery.
- Organizational Reengineering and Competency Building: Implemented new processes and provided advisory for improving existing processes. Led initiatives to strengthen delivery capability and team performance.
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Michael Capilets
Managing Director Sales
As the Managing Director, he is primarily responsible for strategic planning, business strategy development, market segment identification and evaluation, client negotiations, and has overall responsibility for marketing and sales. His duties also include managing a team of highly skilled professionals in the US and India all of whom are focused on maintaining the highest customer satisfaction on all accounts. Since joining SVAM in 2003, he and his team have significantly increased sales revenues making SVAM one of the fastest-growing entities on Long Island. A customer-focused and visionary sales executive, Michael has demonstrated his ability to lead and has helped the company achieve several significant milestones including providing creative -cost savings and effective -solutions for Motorola, SonicWall, North Shore Health Systems, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Deutche Bank. Michael has been a key driver in the setup of SVAM's proprietary CorrectShore® model to serve it’s US-based customers. With development centers in New York, New Delhi, India and Victoria, Mexico, SVAM can offer clients’ cost-effective solutions through a blend of engagement models. Michael's leadership and passion have become hallmarks of his tenure at SVAM, and Michael has infused SVAM with his own brand of energetic leadership, vision, and spirit over the years. He also serves as a leadership coach and mentor to high-potential associates in SVAM's Mentoring Program. Before joining SVAM, Michael spent over a decade working in the Training and Professional Development Industry with both ExecuTrain an IDG Communications and Dale Carnegie Training. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Big Brother Big Sister.
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Jerry McGee
President-Strategic Accounts Global
Jerry is a Strategic Business Partner of SVAM International and President of Joseph Consulting since 1994. He has been in the Consulting & Staffing Solutions Industry since 1988 serving clients throughout the United States. He has specialized in Technology, Healthcare and Real Estate sectors over the years. His experience also includes a period of time with focus in the Intelligence Community (NSA, CIA, DOD). Jerry has an entrepreneurial spirit with strong leadership strengths managing, operating and owning companies with a high degree of character and integrity and a desire to treat others with respect and honor. Jerry has a Bachelor’s of Science Business Administration Degree in Marketing from the University of Central Florida.
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Yesica Heredia Guerrero
Managing Director
Yesica Heredia is a visionary professional with more than 10 years of experience in the IT industry. She has led different areas such as Accounting, Human Resources and Business development throughout her career in which she has developed significant changes for SVAM Mexico, been the most important achievement the organization and development of the administrative area of the Company. She became the youngest Managing Director in the history of SVAM Mexico due to her leadership, ability to motivate a workforce, strategic planning, negotiation, strong financial background and her commitment to the growth of the Company. Since 2017, she has been involved on the general operation of the Mexico office, leading the administration of all the resources, growing key business accounts and supporting the office to achieve significant milestones. She also has been participating on the recruitment for USA office of Mexican engineers for several years Prior to joining SVAM International, Yesica was a Tax Consulting Manager at a recognized Firm of Accountants where she was in charge of providing strategic tax solutions, financial analysis and internal audits. She also became the first associate manager of the firm at age of 23. She has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas and a master’s degree in Business Administration from IT University of Mexico City.
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Mario Loyola
Business Development Director
Mario Loyola has more than 23 years of experience in the field of Information Technology including 12 years on Government Sector IT, he had work in the areas of consulting, application development, database administration and support while maintaining customer satisfaction and compliance of the requirements. Within his professional career he has developed as an IT and development consultant for the Government of the State of Tamaulipas, Development and support in the Manufacturing industry with Motorola. In addition to leading projects in companies specialized in software solutions such as Sofftek and Patni. He joined SVAM in 2010 and has since held key positions for the organization starting as a Database Consultant, Project Leader, Technical Sales Manager, Business Development Director for the public sector. He currently serves as Business Development Director. Their participation has been invaluable in the development of the company's key solutions such as the Electronic Invoice System Yo Facturo and the Kiosk for Civil Records Solution, also he has bring key accounts for the company such as Transpais, GranD Retail Store , ZF TRW and Tamaulipas State Government, besides helping positioning the Company in Mexico. He has a bachelor’s degree in Administrative Computer Science from the Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas and a specialization for Internet focused on business diploma at the same university.
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Manish Sehgal
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Manish is an Industry professional with more than 25 years in IT Industry in Hardware Maintenance, IT and Infrastructure Support and Business Development. In various Organizations he has led in different roles. In SVAM India he heads the Domestic Business Development and looks after IT Support and Infrastructure. His achievements for SVAM India include streamlining the Purchase Process and Support Services for Internal as well as External Clients of SVAM. His leadership skills, ability to motivate, planning and his commitment to the growth of the Company has made him an integral part of the SVAM India Executive team. Manish is an Engineer by qualification and has received his Diploma in Electronics Engineering from LTIT, Powai.
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Dasham Sidhu
Director Business Development
Dasham brings a strong mix of business, technology and excellent customer service with over a decade of experience and is currently responsible for managing SVAM’s US West Coast Operations. His duties include new business development initiatives, marketing, strategic partnerships, customer management and success. Prior to SVAM, Dasham worked in the Product Management/Marketing group of the Flash Business Unit at EMC Corporation (now DELL EMC). By analyzing the competitive landscape, Dasham helped with brand positioning and pricing of the BU’s star product. He also recommended actionable efforts to strategize and increase future sales efforts. Prior to EMC, Dasham worked in the Networking & Multimedia Group at Freescale Semiconductor (now NXP Semiconductor), where he led multi-cultural global design teams to improve quality and increase gross margins of various embedded technology solutions from the NMG group. Dasham helped Freescale’s customers realize significant cost savings through his initiatives and excellent support and thereby helped increase customer loyalty. Dasham holds an MBA in Marketing & Strategy from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon and a B.E. in Electronics & Communication from Manipal Institute of Technology.
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Tim Chase
Director Business Development CEcD FM, HLM
Tim was recently named CEO of ProTRACKPlus, after having joined SVAM International, Inc. as National Sales Manager for ProTRACKPlus in September 2017. Mr. Chase has over 30 years’ experience running numerous economic development corporations and chambers of commerce in Illinois, Texas, and Kansas. Mr. Chase is a nationally recognized leader in the economic development profession as speaker, trainer, and author on the topics of economic development metrics, community development, strategic planning, infrastructure, sales, and marketing. He acquired his Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation in 1994 and in May of 2001 Mr. Chase was named a Fellow Member (FM) of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for his work in the field of training and education related to economic development. In October 2019 Mr. Chase received the designation of Honorary Life Member (HLM) from IEDC in recognition of his long-standing dedication to the profession.
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Satish Mishra
Managing Director Solutions
Satish Mishra is a senior level Information Technology professional with more than 40 years of experience across Fortune 500 companies, public sector organizations and higher education institutions. He has successfully deployed global IT solutions for many large customers across USA, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Satish began his career when IT industry was in its infancy and he has watched industry’s evolution across multiple technology platforms. Satish works closely with all levels of Stakeholders in a collaborative manner to ensure that all details and concerns are listened carefully. He has provided his expertise across multiple areas such as program management, solution design & delivery, quality assurance, change management, readiness assessment, and risk mitigation. Satish Mishra has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Communications and a Master of Engineering degree in Automation from the prestigious Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. In his free time, Satish enjoys playing tennis and hiking.
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Kiran J Bhujle
Managing Director Global Cyber Risk Advisory Services
Kiran Bhujle is a senior technology risk executive with over 20 years of experience in helping organizations with their technology risks and transformation programs. Kiran has deep expertise in the areas of information security, ERP application security, identity and access management, IT and business transformation. He also implemented compliance programs related to enforcement actions and industry-recognized standards including SOX, COBIT, HIPAA, FFIEC, NIST, ISO 27001. Previously, Kiran was responsible for the Cybersecurity, Technology Risk and Privacy practice initiatives, and has successfully assisted global organizations with their technology risk programs, access management, compliance projects. Kiran led the Access Management and Security service for EY Risk Transformation practice. Kiran’s responsibilities included practice building, leadership and client management including go-to-market strategy, client relationship, sales, delivery, and solutions development. Former Senior Manager at IBM GRC and Security practice was responsible to support the core ERP consulting practice. Kiran was responsible for building the core GRC and Security practice, business development, sales, delivery across industry verticals. Former Manager at Deloitte & Touché (now, Deloitte) Enterprise Risk Services responsible for delivering security and controls transformation engagements for Fortune 50 companies. Member of the Launch team of Outsourcing and Offshoring Risk Services. Kiran holds CISA, CRISC and CDPSE certifications and has been a lecturer at Columbia University for more than two years, focusing on IT Risk Management and Data Privacy for the Enterprise Risk Management graduate program. Education • University of Karnataka, India: Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering • Fairleigh Dickinson University: Master of Business Administration, Information Systems Professional Associations • Columbia University, Faculty – IT Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management Graduate Program • (ISC)² (The International Information System Security Certification Consortium), Member • CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification), Registered Practitioner • ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association), Member • IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) Member
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Aditya Kumar
Vice President Delivery
Aditya is a Solution and Delivery Leader with more than 23 years of experience. He is an IIT Varanasi graduate with expertise in designing and delivering solutions that remedy core business issues and boost the organization to reach the zenith of profitability through technology introduction. As part of his experience, he has revamped strategies to build a more responsive and market-driven organization, developing plans, internal controls, and SOPs that have benefited businesses in various areas. He has accomplished year-on-year success in driving large engagements such as New Business Development, Start-up, Operations Management, Strategic Planning, Technology Leadership, Innovation, Delivery Management. His key focus lies in developing and executing operational strategies to achieve top- and bottom-line profitability. Through the thriving years of his career, Aditya has worked with numerous large clients like Indosat Ooredoo, Airtel Africa, Airtel India, Barclaycard UK, Walgreens USA.
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Kambiz Mofrad
CISO / Managing Director
Kambiz Mofrad is a highly successful senior executive and subject matter expert in Cybersecurity, Technology, and Data Privacy with many years of leadership and implementation experience, focusing on resolving complex enterprise and regulatory issues. Having served for Citigroup in various risk management and technology leadership roles for near three-decade, Kami has an exceptional track record of surpassing corporate goals and objectives. Through these years, Kami demonstrated a solid, comprehensive and global capabilities in technical development, information security, supplier risk, operational management, data management and best-in-class technology solutions for institutional and global accounts.
During his years at Citi, Kami leveraged his extensive technology and risk management knowledge to design and implement practical solutions to be fully aligned with internal and external regulatory policies, that included
development of a new information security tools and methodologies to meet the regulatory commitment, creating an aggregated view of risk profiles, and mapping the risks and issues to existing information security initiatives. He architected and implemented Global Citi Third Party Continuous Monitoring and Third-Party Cyber Health Check programs, monitored 2.4K+ third parties near-realtime, met the regulatory commitments, and significantly reduced Third Party IS Risks for the organization. Additionally, he designed and implemented a state-of-the-art client-less secure email solution utilized by thousands of users, achived a significant $100MM savings, and was awarded the ISE 2009 Project of the Year.
Kambiz has deep expertise in the areas of cybersecurity, application development, IT infrastructure management, Fraud, IT financial management, and business continuity. He also implemented multiple regulatory mandates solutions and has a great understating of compliance related to enforcement actions, and industry recognized standards including ISO 27001, HIPAA, FFIEC, NIST, SOC 2, and GDPR.
Kambiz spent his early part of his career working for AT&T Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff design and implemented more than few complex application and Infrastructure and IT security solutions; clients included, FAA, American Express, American Airlines, New York Life, Mead Data Central, and some government agencies.
Notable credentials - Co-Led savings of $20MM established Citi's first Information Security Strategy, IS Framework and Implementation Roadmap, built foundation for IT Risk Management implementation prioritization, and delivered focus on high-risk areas.
- Co-developed the onboarding of Cloud Services Security Certification that included: data privacy, cross-border, SLA, and redundancy. As a part of this exercise all new acquisitions of any cloud-based services must get approved through this established process and have the approval of the Business Chief Information Officer
- Directed Citigroup remote access facilities in 175 countries and managed the implementation of Remote Access Services for Citigroup globally, which facilitated an exchange of $1.1T daily.
- Initiated the original Citi remote working strategy called Citi in the Box, which now has become Citi Virtual Workplace and supported 150K+ users during COVID-19 and saved billions.
- Recipient of President's Volunteer Service Award 2013 and 2014
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Ross Inglis
Managing Director Salesforce Practice
Ross is the Managing Director of Salesforce Practice and a seasoned Customer Engagement professional, specialising in consultative sales, strategic partnerships, and business development.
Ross has made significant contributions at IBM Consulting, New York, during his tenure. As an Associate Partner, he led solutioning, proposal strategies, and pricing for Salesforce opportunities in the state and local government sectors. Continuing his journey at IBM, Ross assumed the role of North American Leader for the Healthcare & Life Science, Enterprise Segment in 2020.
Before his time at IBM, Ross gained valuable experience as an Engagement Manager at LiquidHub LLC.
Prior to that, Ross founded The Melbourne Group LLC, providing strategic guidance to technology start-ups and established IT firms. He also held various roles with increasing responsibilities at Thomas Reuters LLC, covering operations, sales, alliances, business development, and strategy.
Equipped with a strong background in Salesforce solutions and project management, Ross excels at collaborating with customers and turning around struggling initiatives. He has a proven track record of achieving outstanding results, including closing an 18 to 24-month project for the New York City courts system by identifying and rectifying architectural design issues left undisclosed by the prior architect.
With a diverse skill set encompassing team leadership, client relationship management, financial operations, and start-up technologies, Ross is a trusted expert in the Salesforce ecosystem. His ability to develop partnerships and alliances, coupled with his proficiency in pipeline development and strategic transformations, has set him apart in the industry.
Ross holds a Bachelor's Degree from York University. He has also earned several certifications, including Salesforce Sales Cloud Consultant, Salesforce Certified Administrator, and Six Sigma Green & Black Belt.
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Scott Mastellon
Managing Director Public Sector
Scott Mastellon brings a wealth of experience as a senior level executive technology leader in the public sector with over a two decades of public sector experience that includes a long tenure as the CIO of Suffolk County, NY. Scott has been dedicated to spearheading digital transformation in the public sector throughout his career and has an established track record of substantially enhancing operational efficiencies and technology services. His strategic leadership was crucial during challenging times, such as the COVID-19 crisis and a ransomware cyber-attack in Suffolk County, where he led significant technology initiatives and crisis management operations. As the Managing Director of Public Sector at SVAM, he is responsible for developing and implementing public sector marketing and sales strategic planning efforts that align with SVAM’s core public sector technology services. These efforts will emphasize and highlight innovative technology solutions for our government clients by leveraging his in-depth experiences with Digital Modernization, Cybersecurity, RPA and AI, Salesforce and Data Modernization. Scott's vision and dedication to excellence position him as a key architect in advancing SVAM's mission to empower governments with cutting-edge solutions that drive significant advancements in public sector technology services. Scott holds a degree in Mathematics from SUNY Oswego and has been recognized with numerous awards for his contributions in Suffolk County. His innovative efforts in technology have also been featured in several prestigious industry publications.