Management

Executive management team
StillSecure® has assembled an impressive and experienced team of executives. With backgrounds from private to public companies, from non-technology based professional service firms to high-tech software companies, these executives are prominent in their respective fields. In addition to a number of security experts on staff, the executive team is well versed in Internet infrastructure and security.

Rajat Bhargava
Chairman and CEO
Rajat Bhargava is responsible for defining the company's vision and strategy as well as executing on that vision. He is also Chairman and co-founder of Quova, a provider of Internet infrastructure intelligence services. Prior to Quova, Mr. Bhargava was co-founder of Interliant, a provider of managed application hosting, messaging, Web hosting, enhanced Internet and professional consulting services. Mr. Bhargava was also co-founder and a board member of Service Metrics, a provider of applications and services that accurately monitor and measure mission-critical Internet operations to empower customers to make informed Web-site decisions. Service Metrics was acquired by Exodus Communications in November 1999. Mr. Bhargava was also co-founder, Chairman, President and CEO of NetGenesis (NASDAQ: SPSS), which provides enterprises the clearest possible picture of online customers, revealing behavior patterns critical to e-business success.

Mr. Bhargava is a graduate of MIT, with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Alan Shimel
Chief Strategy Officer
As Chief Strategy Officer, Alan Shimel is responsible for guiding StillSecure® on its mission to bring innovative and effective networking and security solutions to the marketplace.

Mr. Shimel has become an often-cited personality in the security community. Through his blog and weekly podcast, his commentary on the state of security and the marketplace is closely followed within the industry. Additionally, Mr. Shimel is active in the open source community, serving as a director of the Open Source Snort Rules Consortium (OSSRC) and founding the OS2A. He is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences and events.

Prior to co-founding StillSecure, Mr. Shimel has had a wide range of business experiences. He was most recently SVP of Sales and Business Development of Cachier®, a manufacturer of network acceleration appliances. Prior to that, he was VP of Business Development at Interliant®, where in a little more than 3 years he was instrumental in forging relationships and strategic partnerships with such industry players as, Dell Computer®; Verisign®, Microsoft®; IBM®; Cisco®; and EMC®. He was also a key team member when Interliant acquired 27 companies and completed a successful IPO. A pioneer in the Internet industry, Shimel was one of the founders of Tri Star Web®, a NYC-based, early entry in Web hosting that was acquired by Sage Networks®, which later became Interliant.

Mr. Shimel is a graduate of St. Johns University with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, and holds a JD degree from NY Law School.

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Sanjiv Bhargava
Sr. VP Engineering
Mr. Bhargava has over 20 years of software industry experience. Most recently he worked with security startup companies as a consultant and mentor. Before that, he held the position of Vice President of Technology for Symantec Corporation, where he oversaw the research and development efforts of Symantec Research Labs, including SARC (Symantec's Anti Virus Research Center). He has also served as Senior Director of Development for Symantec's Remote Productivity Solutions Business Unit, where he was responsible for the development of award winning products, such as pcAnywhere, ACT!, and WinFax. Early in his career, Mr. Bhargava held various development management positions within Symantec and Contact Software International, which was acquired by Symantec in 1993. Mr. Bhargava has a master's degree in Computer Science from Western Michigan University and an MBA from the University of Rajasthan in India. He's also an alumnus of the Wharton Business School's Executive Management Program and has taught at Western Michigan University's business school.

Andrew Grealy
VP Product Strategy
Mr. Grealy has been a security professional for over 15 years, working in many different areas including, security architecture, forensic investigation, penetration testing, secure application development, security engineering, risk management and security by design. Most recently, Mr. Grealy spent seven years working for Deutsche Bank in various positions including, European head of Enterprise Security, Strategy and Design, Global Head of Application Code Security, Global Head of Security Monitoring Architecture and strategy, Global Head of Security Architecture in Global Markets and Corporate Finance and Global Head of Secure Messaging. During his time he helped secure over 500 applications, worked on new firewall/data centre security and worked on emerging security technologies such as IP Telephony / VoIP. Before that Andrew ran a number of security companies that specialized in Secure Development, Security Architecture and risk management. His company was contracted to do security reviews, security development, security architecture and security lockdown. Mr. Grealy is a graduate of the University of Queensland in Australia with degrees in Information Technology and Math.

Dave Greenstein
Chief Architect
David Greenstein is responsible for the technical vision of the StillSecure product suite. His responsibilities include developing the technical roadmap, determining the best available technologies and methodologies for suite integration, encouraging innovation in StillSecure's core competencies, and understanding complex customer environments in which products are deployed. Mr. Greenstein has more than 10 years of experience in the web analytics and network security industries. Most recently Mr. Greenstein was the senior engineer and architect at NetGenesis where he was responsible for the data warehousing and reporting/analysis components of their high-scale web site analysis tools.

Mr. Greenstein is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering.

James D. Brown
VP Engineering
James D. Brown is responsible for the design and implementation of StillSecure's product suite and the daily operation of StillSecure's Security Alert Team. Mr. Brown has over 15 years' experience in the IT, telecommunications, and human resources industries. Mr. Brown was most recently co-founder and VP of Information Systems at CareerWizard.net, a job search automation firm. He was responsible for product planning and engineering, information systems infrastructure, and customer support. Prior to that, he held various technical and leadership roles at Qwest Dex (now Dex Media).

Mr. Brown attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a concentration in Computer Science.

Jayson Ayers
VP Sales and Marketing
Jayson Ayers creates strategy for and leads StillSecure's sales and marketing initiatives. Mr. Ayers has over 15 years of experience driving sales and marketing efforts in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments. Before joining StillSecure in 2003, Mr. Ayers was Sr. Director of Marketing at Alignment Software, an application performance monitoring solution that was acquired by Quest Software. Mr. Ayers was also Founder and Managing Partner of Boulder Interactive, a premier provider of product marketing and interactive design services that was acquired by venture capital firm Fast Ideas. Prior to that, Mr. Ayers was part of the Worldprints.com founding team, which was among the world's top 100 most visited web sites when it was acquired by Excite@Home in April 2000. Jayson began his career as Campaign Director for the full service marketing firm, Boulder Marketing Agency, managing accounts such as Brown-Foreman Beverages Worldwide, Case Logic, and JVC.

Mr. Ayers is a graduate of Mississippi State with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.

Daniel Feld
VP Delivery
As VP of Delivery, Daniel Feld ensures that customers and OEM partners receive the resources, services, and support needed to maximize the value of their relationship with StillSecure. Prior to this, Mr. Feld was VP Operations/Finance with LeadWorks. He also served as Director of Operations for Mobius Venture Capital where he was responsible for Colorado operations and business incubator services. Prior to joining Mobius, Mr. Feld was Founder/President of Intensity Channels, Inc., a company that designed, developed and helped implement sales channel programs for technology companies. Mr. Feld was a founding member and past President of the Colorado Internet Keiretsu, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing founders and CEOs of Colorado based Internet technology companies together. Before moving to Colorado, Daniel worked as a Senior Account Executive at a major advertising agency in Dallas, Texas.

Mr. Feld has a B.A. in Economics from Emory University.

Larry Middle
Chief Financial Officer and VP Program Management
Larry Middle has more than 15 years of diversified business advisory, management, operational, financial, and accounting experience. Prior to joining StillSecure, Mr. Middle spent 7 years serving as Chief Financial Officer and VP of Finance at three privately held high-tech companies, where he oversaw and directed all financial operations, contract negotiations, and mergers and acquisition strategies and opportunities. Prior to this, Mr. Middle was employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he provided audit and advisory services for a variety of privately and publicly held companies.

Mr. Middle is a graduate of Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and is a CPA in the state of Colorado.

Maria Woods
General Counsel
Maria Woods joined StillSecure as General Counsel in September 2006, bringing with her over 13 years of legal experience. She oversees all legal matters for the company including corporate governance and compliance programs, intellectual property rights, corporate transactions, disputes, as well as human resources and facilities. Prior to joining StillSecure, Maria was Assistant General Counsel for Sun Microsystems, specializing in technology licensing transactions. From 2003 until 2005, she worked for Storage Technology Corporation (NYSE: STK), which was acquired by Sun in 2005, as corporate counsel for the ILMS business unit. In this role she also served as the company's open source software licensing specialist. Prior to Sun and StorageTek, Maria was associate general counsel for two privately held, high tech companies. Maria began her legal career as an attorney in private practice working for Holme Roberts & Owen LLP in Denver, focusing on corporate and securities transactions.

Maria received her J.D. from the University of Denver, College of Law and has B.A. from the University of Iowa.