Management Team
Spin Networks' major assets are its entrepreneurial flair, vision, experience, broad industry knowledge and compli-mentary skills of its management, shareholders, directors, and staff. Most importantly, Spin Networks benefits from the ingenuity and relentless drive of its engineers and programmers who solve complex engineering problems with elegant solutions.
Ian I. Medad - CEO
Ian is responsible for managing the company's corporate development, operations, finance, alliances, new market investment and partnering programs for Spin Networks' security products. Ian is a management, strategic planning and financial consultant with extensive business development experience in the US, Canada and Europe. Ian has structured and managed start-ups in a number of industries including investment banking, manufacturing, import/export, resort development and B2B enterprises. Mr. Medad has over 30 years of experience in all areas of management and holds an economics degree from the University of Western Ontario.
"When it comes to improving network and Internet security, what if we all settled for average? If nobody tried to raise the bar? If we let some other company figure it out? At Spin Networks, we don't sit around thinking "what if?" We are more interested in 'what's next?"
—Ian Medad
Marcio Teixeira - Chief Technology Officer, Chief Scientist
Marcio Teixeira is one of Brazil's most respected software technologists. He pioneered the code behind the core operating system that the Federal Government of Brazil uses in their national Voting Machine system. He is a frequent guest on technology programs on TV and radio. Marcio is a graduate mechanical and electrical engineer from PUCMG in Minas Gerais, Brazil - one of Brazils leading technology institutions.
"You can never underestimate just how much time, effort and expense intruders will take to break a code in order to access and steal proprietary assets from your network. Companies have a false sense of security about their networks and continue allowing their systems to be extremely vulnerable to hackers."
—Marcio Teixeira
Marcio Silva - Chief Information Officer
Marcio was the chief executive of a prominent and successful Brazilian software company. Under his R&D stewardship Marcio has driven the development of the Spin Networks engine. He has successfully managed major software development projects for IBM, Unisys, SQUADRA and the Federal Government of Brazil. Marcio is a graduate in engineering and business of the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
"Spin Networks offers an unparalleled security suite. But we don't stop there. We continue to innovate. Enterprise and government organizations are increasingly sharing communications and data, and opening network access up to customers, partners, suppliers, investors, and government regulators. The more open they become, the more likely they will experience costly business disruptions, financial losses, compromise of intellectual property, or serious conflicts with data privacy and protection laws. So you see, security has to be one step ahead. We have to be one step ahead... and that's what motivates us as a company."
—Marcio Silva
Grant Duxbury - Director, Business Solutions
Grant Duxbury is a technologist with a talent for matching technology with business market needs. His experience includes; managing a web development and design company and building the technology foundation for a international software company. Grant has consulted for LCSB (Liberal Caucus Services Bureau) and is a member of the Advisory Board for Herzing College. Grant has a graphic design diploma from George Brown and is currently seeking his Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology Management at Ryerson University.
"Many people pay great amounts of lip service to security, but do not want to be bothered with it when it gets in their way. It's important to build systems and networks in such a way that the user is not constantly reminded of the security system around him. Users who find security policies and systems too restrictive will find ways around them. It's important to get their feedback to understand what can be improved, and it's important to let them know why what's been done has been, the sorts of risks that are deemed unacceptable, and what has been done to minimize the organization's exposure to them. Security is everybody's business, and only with everyone's cooperation, an intelligent policy, and consistent practices, will it be achievable."
—Grant Duxbury
Brian Scoggin - Director, Support & Quality Assurance
Brian is an accomplished network administrator who has done extensive network administration and support for a number of US and Brazilian companies including: CEMIG, Delphi, Anglo Gold, CSN, UniMed and Araujo. He has also consulted with all major router and switch manufactures in Brazil. Brian has an MA from the University of Iowa and a BA from the University of Northern Iowa. He also holds certifications as an: MSCE, CNA, ECNE, MCNE, and MCNI.
"The majority of successful attacks on networks can be traced to exploitation of one of a small number of security flaws - most are attacked through a single vulnerability. Because attackers are opportunistic - they exploit these flaws with the most effective and creative attack tools. They count on organizations not fixing their existing network problems. Most system administrators do not correct these flaws because they simply do not know which of over 500 potential problems are the ones that are most dangerous, and they are too busy to correct them all. At Spin Networks we work to take the problem head on, identifying the most critical security problems - the vulnerabilities that system administrators need to eliminate immediately."
—Brian Scoggin
Bob Rosenberg - Board Advisor
Mr. Rosenberg serves as a senior administrator and officer at the University of Chicago and a lecturer in its Business School. He works to create partnerships that advance new technologies and expand research and development at the University and the Argonne National Laboratory. Bob provides Spin Networks with guidance and perspective on business development, technology transfer, and the capital markets. Mr. Rosenberg is a graduate of Harvard University and holds an MA from Tufts University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
"Today, most organizations rely on a complicated mix of system-centric firewalls and antivirus software that provides, at best, modest perimeter security. Portable devices -- laptops and phones -- create new headaches for IT managers, and new system complications for users. Spin Networks has developed integrated, simple solutions that ensure web security. Spin fills the time and technology gaps left open by traditional network defenses. Spin provides industrial-strength security technology. That excites me."
—Bob Rosenberg