Zerosum
management team consists of the following individuals who
are experienced in their respective fields and who bring important
knowledge to our goal of providing secure, strategic, computing
resources from our bioinformatics infrastructure operations
centers (BIO Centers).
| CEO | CTO |
CCO |
John
W. Sherwood
Chairman of the Board, Founder
and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
John
W. Sherwood, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has
an A.S. Computer Science degree from The Pennsylvania State
University and a B.S. degree from York College of Pennsylvania.
Since 1996 he directed design and development of wide area
networks to deliver application software securely across the
Internet in virtual private network configurations. Prior
to launching Zerosum he held several technology positions.
Years as a Director of Information Systems and Technology
have added invaluable experience to the current BIO Centers
project. Previous to his WAN management experience Mr. Sherwood
was Director of Microcomputer Development & Support & Officer
for the then $3B asset York Bank & Trust Company. Responsibilities
included all aspects of the deployment of microcomputer resources
across all of the corporate departments. Before his managerial
positions Mr. Sherwood was also a programmer analyst. He developed
software for business applications and electronic payment
systems (EFT/ACH) using smart card micorprocessor cards. He
also holds several software copyrights for the software.
Ajai
Nair
Chief Computing Officer
(CCO)
Ajai Nair
received a Bachelor Science in Information Systems from The
Pennsylvania State University. He has spent the last ten years
in the computer industry working for such diverse companies
as Owens Corning Fiberglas, QVC, Cabletron Systems and David's
Bridal, Inc. integrating their Information Infrastructures
into the core of each business. As Director of Technical Services
he was responsible for the hiring, and the management of,
a fifteen-person team of technical professionals. Under his
direction, this team was developed and staffed in less than
one year's time and is now responsible for the design, deployment,
and management of all technical systems. His background includes
extensive experience in data center construction and development,
telecommunications, and virtual private networks. Throughout
his career, Ajai has developed and maintained strategic relationships
with vendors and suppliers. These partnerships have enabled
him to provide corporations with high quality products in
a timely manner. Ajai has worked as a technical consultant
for Amerigas, Smith Klein, and the law firm, Morgan Lewis
to provide improved technical direction by assisting companies
in the areas of design, institution, and trouble shooting.
He has also been called upon to review and analyze the technical
viability of business plans for many start-up organizations.
These requests have come from investment organizations, as
well as from business associates, and have included businesses
in B to B and B to C Internet ventures. During his time at
Cabletron Systems, Ajai was pivotal in the development and
testing process for new product lines such as, ATM, Switch
Routers, and Access Switches. His skills were called upon
in assessing the market viability of these products, as well
as providing customer feedback to development teams.
Ajai complements the management team and in addition to other
responsibilities he will head the high performance computing
services, Grid computing and cluster computing initatives.
These are an important components of our company objectives
and philosophy in developing the bioinformatics infrastructure
operation centers (BIO Centers) and web portal.
Chief
Technology Officer (CTO)
(selected-
BIO pending)
