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Quantum Secure
is led by forward-thinking group of executives and entrepreneurs
with collective blend of visionary leadership and wide-ranging
expertise in security, technology, marketing and services.
Together they bring decades of experience to the challenge
of building and expanding the market for physical security,
enterprise software and networking industry.
Our company’s management team has wide-range
of executive experience in larger companies such as
IBM, Netscape, Clarify, Quantum, Xerox, Honeywell, TRW,
TYCO, Checkpoint Systems, Smith Kline Beecham, Siemens,
Cadence, Nortel Networks, Cisco, Amdocs among others
and have led high-tech start-up enterprises for a number
of years.
 Ajay
Jain, President and CEO
Ajay Jain is serving as the President and CEO of Quantum
Secure, Inc. where he is responsible for setting the
company's vision and strategy along with managing the
daily operations. In 2002, Ajay’s start up, Mokume
Software, a real-time enterprise software company in
the field of manufacturing & security, was acquired
by Versant Corp (Nasdaq: VSNT). Prior to that, Ajay
co-founded MarketFirst Software - now acquired by Pivotal
(Nasdaq: PVTL). Ajay has held senior & executive
management positions at Clarify, Qdecor and Netscape
since the last 16 years.
Ajay holds an MBA from Santa Clara University, an MS
in Computer and Information Science from Clarkson University
with advanced courses from Stanford University. Ajay
co-authored a college level book Basic Mathematical
Economics.
 Vik
Ghai, CTO & Vice President, Products
Vik Ghai is responsible for product vision and development
at Quantum Secure. Previously, Vik co-founded Mokume
Software, Inc. which was acquired by Versant Corp (Nasdaq:
VSNT) in 2002. At Mokume, Vik managed all levels of
operations including company vision, customer and partner
relationship management, negotiations, product design,
and software engineering. Prior to Mokume, Vik worked
with TRW and Smith Kline Beecham advising them on efficient
operational, manufacturing, IT and ERP strategies (specifically
configuring SAP R/3, ORACLE). Earlier Vik worked with
R&D teams at Checkpoint Systems to build their next
generation electronic article surveillance (anti-shoplifting)
systems.
Vik holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
University at Chicago, IL and a BS in Electrical Engineering
from Drexel University at Philadelphia, PA.
 Scott
Sieracki, Vice President Global Sales
Scott Sieracki is the VP of Global Sales of Quantum Secure.
Scott is a seasoned executive with 17+ years of experience
driving revenues and building distribution channels
for a large Fortune 500 company as well as several start-up
companies in past. Most recently Scott was Director
of Sales at Tyco / Software House (NYSE:TYC) and was
responsible for their access control and American Dynamics
video product sales. Under Scott’s leadership,
Tyco/ Software House’s revenues grew dramatically
year over year straight for the last six years.
Scott has previously held senior executive position
at Open Options, Inc. and senior sales positions at
Vertical Net. Scott holds a BS degree.
 Laurie
Aaron, Director, Strategic Sales
As Director of Strategic Sales, Laurie oversees the
company's government strategy, consultant programs and
many of Quantum Secure’s technology vendor alliance
initiatives. Laurie provides counsel and market insight
to create revenue-generating programs and provide vision
for strategic business opportunities. Laurie is also
responsible for educating and supporting physical &
IT security vendors and consultants, guiding in the
development of converged security solutions. Previous
to Quantum Secure, Laurie was the Director of Strategic
Sales for Tyco Fire & Security’s Access Control
(NYSE:TYC) and Video Systems business unit, which included
brands such as Software House and American Dynamics.
Laurie has 11+ years experience in the physical security
industry with particular expertise in card technology
and physical access control.
Laurie also serves as Chairman on the Board of Directors
for the Open Security Exchange (OSE), a nonprofit, multi-industry
association working to accelerate the widespread convergence
of physical security with IT. She is also an active
member in American Society for Industrial Security International
(ASIS) and Security Industry Association (SIA).
Laurie holds a B.S. degree in Marketing with two years
concentrated in Engineering from the University of Connecticut.
 Shailendra
Sharma, Chief Architect and Director R&D
Shailendra Sharma is the Chief Architect of Quantum
Secure products and is responsible for leading the R&D
team. Previously, Shailendra has served in Nortel Networks
and Lucent Technologies as the architect and engineering
team lead designing network convergence, management,
performance, customer management and security products
for tier-1 telecom and enterprise customers. He has
a track record of turning next generation research into
viable products and his work has led to patents in such
diverse fields as Secure Mobile Network Management and
Software Application Design. He was recipient of Top
Talent award from the CEO of Nortel Networks and drove
product design initiatives recognized for Core Bell
Labs Teamwork Award.
Shailendra holds a Master’s degree in Computer
Science and Applications.
 Dan Yetso, Director Corporate Marketing
Dan brings extensive experience in both the marketing and security technology arenas, having most recently served as director of global advertising and branding at Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign, Inc (NASDAQ:VRSN). During his five-year tenure with the $1.5-billion publicly held provider of security, authentication and Internet services, Dan was responsible for global advertising and integrated marketing communications across the brand/demand spectrum. Throughout his 18-year career, Dan has also worked with multi-million dollar global brands such as Fujitsu, Acer and National Semiconductor and has provided strategic marketing leadership to smaller technology startups from the client, agency and consultant perspectives.
Dan holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of California-Santa Barbara.
 Purna
Chandra Rao K, Principle Architect and Senior Director
of India Operations
Purna Chandra Rao K is Principle Architect for Quantum
Secure, where he is responsible for product architecture,
management, and delivery of Quantum Secure products.
Previously, Purna was a Delivery Manager for IBM India
where he was responsible for leading the development
teams of A&ES and IBM FM products. He has also served
as Project Lead with Oracle India Pvt. Ltd and was involved
in the development of Oracle’s Discoverer Application.
His extensive experience in product development and
management guides the team in transforming vision into
products.
Purna holds Master's degree from Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore and B.Tech in Chemical Engineering
from NIT Warangal (RECW).
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