Nilesh Londhe
Nilesh plays a leading role at Microsoft, driving platform adoption, strategic product integration and business programs with key software and hardware players in server, storage and networking domain, leading multi-disciplinary efforts across development, marketing, hardware OEM/IHV/ISV account management functions. Nilesh drives strategic wins/joint successes with software and hardware partners in the industry in order to grow the multi-billion dollar business. Nilesh has also driven/contributed toward strategic acquisitions, partnerships & IP deals at Microsoft. Prior to Microsoft, Nilesh worked for EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA focusing on the Data Center Storage and Networking business for the enterprise.
Nilesh also held a high profile Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer position with the Indian Government, including his last role as the Deputy Secretary of Energy in Mumbai where Nilesh negotiated the terms of 2.9 billion dollar 2450 MW power purchase agreement with Enron/Dabhol Power Company. Nilesh holds an MBA from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI and a Masters in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Nilesh tweets as @lvnilesh
Hart Singh
Hart Singh is an MIT-educated software entrepreneur. His passion is to spot large, “under-your-nose” opportunities and solve the end-to-end problem. He earlier co-founded Enforsys, an end-to-end police department Information System (ERP) solution now used by more than 150 New Jersey Police Departments, 500 Police Departments in 14 states and as a platform for Homeland Security.
His company OpCenter LLC has a team of developers in Chennai and makes products for US mid-market customers. OpCenter has 27 cloud-based cross platform and cross device products, and the products are distributed by Apple, Facebook and the Sage VAR Channel. OpCenter’s webBooks product: “QuickBooks inside your iPhone” was rated by InfoWorld magazine as a top 5 business app on App Store, in the company of Oracle and Salesforce.
As Adjunct faculty, he has taught entrepreneurship to 22 classes of MBA students at Rutgers University, Brooklyn Polytechnic and Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a member of the Intuit Speakers Bureau. He teaches the course for Certified Cloud MASTERS and Cloud GURUs at NJIT, under the auspices of National Cloud Technologists Association, of which he is founding member.
Richard Schatzberg
Richard is the Chief Commercial Officer of NeST Technologies, Inc., a global software services and business/knowledge process outsourcing (BPO/KPO) firm. In his capacity as CCO, Richard leads North American operations and provides sales and business development leadership in other global markets, including Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Richard is a technology entrepreneur, having founded various businesses that leverage technology to create positive social, economic and business impact, including a business dedicated to leveraging technology to provide increased access to education, employment and community involvement for people with disabilities. Richard serves on various Boards, including as Treasurer of the Abilities Fund, a non-profit organization providing seed capital to entrepreneurs with disabilities, the Board of Abilities, Inc., a part of the Henry Viscardi Center, and as a member of the Board of Visitors of the Interdisciplinary Design Studio (IDS) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Albert Dorman’s Honors College.
Philip Failla
Philip Failla is an experienced corporate executive and has been an equity partner in a variety of businesses, including information technology, healthcare, office products and ecommerce. His background includes investment banking, corporate finance and ecommerce development and operation. He has been both an active manager as well as a passive investor in a number of successful companies.
Phil is currently an advisor to a rapidly growing business application and consulting company and a founding member of the National Cloud Technologists Association; an educational resources association for technology professionals to become Certified CloudMASTERS. He is presently the CEO of Landis Revin, LLC, a consumer products company that markets and distributes worldwide.
Eugene Fucetola
Eugene (Gene) Fucetola is a seasoned IT executive with expertise in design, development, deployment and support of global business systems, architecture and infrastructure. He has broad and deep knowledge of and experience with numerous information technologies and platforms.
Currently, Mr. Fucetola is the President of Eugene D. Fucetola, LLC, which provides IT consulting and training services to the corporate community. He is also certified as a Professional Life/Executive coach and is an experienced facilitator for Franklin Covey and David Allen personal and professional development programs. Gene has a proven track record and knows how to get things done.
With over 30 years of experience working with information systems with Mars Information Services, Gene led the Global Infrastructure and Operations Group. In addition, he served as the Technology School Lead for the IT College of Mars University. Gene established a solid record for delivering results at Mars. He is recognized for enhancing productivity, driving operational effectiveness, and creating a proactive high performing organization through training, coaching and mentoring globally dispersed teams and associates in multi-cultural locations.
He brings a wealth of experience and his training, coaching, and mentoring skills to the NCTA where he delivers the Cloud MASTER certification program.
Mohammad (Mo) Zaman
Mo Zaman is Director of Cloud Platform Services at Virtustream, which provides professional and operational services such as IT Infrastructure-as-a-Service, modern data centers, fully managed application solutions, and a portfolio of security tools to large global enterprises.
He specializes in designing, consulting, and executing IT strategy.
He has written numerous white papers and been a featured speaker at seminars on Cloud Computing, with a focus on governance, regulations, compliance, security and disaster recovery.
Over the past 20 years, he has designed, managed and optimized technologies related to cloud computing, data center, LAN and WAN, voice and VOIP, infrastructure, storage, and virtualization.
Mo has both an MBA in Global Technology Management and a BS in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from American Intercontinental University and Baruch College respectively.
In addition, Mr. Zaman has also earned numerous professional certificates and designations, including CISSP, ITIL, COBIT, FRAAP, MCSE, CCNA, and CCDA.
Kevin Jackson
Kevin Jackson is currently General Manager, Cloud Services, at NJVC, LLC.
Before joining the company, Mr. Jackson served in various senior management positions with Dataline, LLC; Cryptek, Inc.; IBM; and JP Morgan Chase. Recently, he was named a “Cyber Security Visionary” by U.S. Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine.
Mr. Jackson retired from the U.S. Navy, earning specialties in Space Systems Engineering, Airborne Logistics and Airborne Command and Control. He also served with the National Reconnaissance Office, Operational Support Office, providing tactical support to Navy and Marine Corps forces worldwide.
Mr. Jackson is the founder and author of Cloud Musings, Cloud Musings on Forbes, and the founder and editor of Government Cloud Computing on Ulitzer electronic magazine.
His first book, GovCloud: Cloud Computing for the Business of Government was released in March 2011. Kevin has also been recently named CIO of GovCloud.com
Kevin has been deeply involved in the broad collaborative effort between industry and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology on the federal government’s adoption of cloud computing technologies. He is the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium’s Cloud Computing Working Group Chairman, and his formal education includes a Master of Science, Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering); a Master of Arts degree in National Security & Strategic Studies; and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering.