Executive Staff

 

 

Piyush Sodha is Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kastle Systems International has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cibernet Corporation, which merged into MACH in April 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Sodha had served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matrics, Inc., which was a leading provider of RFID technology solutions and infrastructure products.

 

Earlier in his career, Mr. Sodha had served as Chief Executive Officers of WirelessHome, NextLinx Corp and LCC International, a Nasdaq listed provider of integrated network design, implementation and optimization solutions for wireless voice and data communication networks which went public under his leadership in 1995. Mr. Sodha is currently, on the Board of Directors of Capital Acquisition Group, MACH and Vision Chain.

 

Mr. Sodha received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from India Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and an M.B.A. from Wharton Business School.

 

 

Bill Chatterton is Chief Financial Officer of Kastle Systems International and a member of its Executive Committee. He was previously Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of HandySoft Global Corp., responsible for accounting and finance, as well as investor relations, sales operations, legal, human resources and information systems. Prior to Handysoft, Bill served as the Treasurer of MicroStrategy Incorporated, where he was a member of the senior financial team responsible for restructuring the company to achieve profitability. He also held positions at Phillips International, Inc. and The Fairchild Corporation.

 

Bill received an MBA degree in Corporate Finance from The American University and a B.S. degree in Finance from Elizabethtown College.

 

 

Brian Eckert is Executive Vice President, Chief of Marketing of Kastle Systems. He is responsible for Kastle’s pursuit of market leadership and establishing Kastle as the premier Security Services Brand. Pricing, Product Management, Marketing Communications and Materials, and Channel Partnering fall under his purview.

 

Brian brings over 15 years of management experience in the sales, marketing, operations, and business development fields. Most recently, as Vice President, Sales and Marketing with Object Video, Brian was responsible for sales and channel management, product management and corporate marketing. From 2001 to 2004, Brian served as Executive Vice President of Business Development for Dimension Data North America and as Global Head of Marketing for Dimension Data, a $2B+ IT services and solution provider in 30 countries. While in this position, he led and managed the development of business practices, programs and services. He also oversaw solution teams and engineering sales operations and was responsible for corporate brand and marketing strategies. Prior to Dimension Data, Brian served as the Vice President of Global Marketing for Proxicom, where he led the company through its marketing infancy, from 50 employees in 1996 to a global e-business leader serving the Fortune 500 by 2001 with more than 1000 employees. He was responsible for establishing the brand and led all marketing efforts from taking the company public through its sale.

 

Brian obtained his business degree at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

 

 

Mohammad Soleimani is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, responsible for all aspects of Kastle’s development and IT efforts.

 

Most recently, Mohammad served as Chairman of the Board for SoleNet, Inc., an engineering services company focused on developing state of the art communications equipment. From 2006 to 2007, Mohammad served as Vice President Engineering for RFID at Motorola, Inc. His responsibilities included advanced development and architectural design of Radio-frequency identification (RFID) equipment. While in this position, he led a team of about 40 SW and HW engineers. From 2004 to 2006, Mohammad served as Vice President of Engineering at Matrics, Inc/Symbol Technologies, where he was responsible for SW and HW development of RFID readers. Before joining Matrics, Inc/Symbol Technologies, Mohammad founded Sole Net, Inc. in 2001 and co-founded BitCom, Inc. in 1998. Mohammad also spent fifteen years as Senior Director for Hughes Network Systems (HNS), where he obtained tremendous leadership experience. He first served as Co-lead System Engineer for Thuraya, a mobile satellite voice and data communication system based in the UAE. He later became the Lead Systems Engineer for ICO, a Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) mobile satellite system for voice and data communication. He also became Lead Engineer for the first phase of DirecTV receivers.

 

Mohammad obtained his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

 

 

Chris Tully, Executive Vice-President and Chief Sales Officer, oversees Kastle’s World-wide Sales including National Accounts, and New Sales/System Addition Sales in each region.

 

Chris has more than twenty-five years of experience leading sales and customer service organizations with some of the premier companies in the technology industry. He recently served as Senior Vice President of Sales & Customer Service at CoStar Realty Group, a provider of information/marketing services to the commercial real estate industry. While in this position, Chris led significant growth in CoStar’s sales organization and increased annual revenues from $104M to $193M; his strong understanding of the sales process and relationships in the commercial real estate community played a vital role in this success. Prior to joining CoStar, he was Group Vice President of Sales for GTSI, where he led over 200 inside sales representatives, field-based account executives and enterprise consultants in delivering approximately $1 billion in revenue. Before joining GTSI, Chris was Director of Sales for the Preferred Accounts Division at Dell Computer Corp., where he was responsible for the organizational leadership and direction of over 200 salespeople and sales managers. Chris also spent almost three years as Director of Sales in Dell's Business Systems Division, where he was responsible for the performance of approximately 400 salespeople. In addition, Chris previously served as Vice President-Worldwide Digital Office Marketing at Xerox Corp., where he worked for 16 years in sales and marketing.

 

Chris obtained his Bachelor of Arts in English and graduated with honors from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

 

 

George Ballman is General Manager of Kastle Systems LLC for the MidAtlantic Region. Based in Arlington, Virginia, he is responsible for regional operations and sales development.

 

Previously, George was Senior Vice President for Strategic Development, responsible for developing strategic partnerships and driving Kastle’s growth nationwide. Before joining Kastle, George was Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Citigroup, where he led a team responsible for analyzing industry trends, creating strategic courses of action, and developing and maximizing partnerships. Prior to Citigroup, George worked at America Online, guiding groups to bring new products and services to market and negotiating strategic partnerships. He also spent several years in the public sector prosecuting as an Assistant State's Attorney.

 

George received degrees from the University of Richmond, Georgetown Law, and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Ramona Brady is the General Manager of Kastle Systems of Texas LLC, for the Southern Region, where she is responsible for business growth and long term customer satisfaction. Based in Houston, Texas, she is also responsible for operations in the Dallas, Texas office.

 

Ramona began her Kastle career in the Arlington, Virginia, office and has served in a variety of roles, including Director of Call Center Operations. Prior to joining Kastle, she was a founding member of a uniformed guard service that provides physical security to more than 200 government buildings in the Metropolitan DC area.

 

Ramona received a B.A. in Justice from The American University and will receive an M.B.A. from The Red McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin in July 2009.

 

 

Sean Brown is the General Manager for Kastle New York LLC, the Northeast Region, where he is responsible for sales and operations.

 

Prior to joining Kastle Systems in 2000, he was with Winstar, serving in a business development role for the national real estate service companies. Previously, Sean was an Asset Manager in which he managed an East Coast Class ‘A’ office portfolio with Schroder Real Estate, a national real estate pension advisor. Prior to Schroder, he was with Grubb & Ellis as District Manager for New England, where he was responsible for growing and operating the real estate business of brokerage, property and facilities management.

 

He received his BS from the College of Business Administration at Fordham University in New York City.

 

 

Walter Chase is General Manager of Kastle Chicago LLC for the Midwest region, responsible for operations and development.

 

Walter has been with Kastle for just over two years. Prior to joining Kastle, he was Vice President of Product Support at Ibbotson Associates responsible for operations and support of their institutional and retail financial software applications and underlying data.

 

Walter received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from Lake Forest College and a Master’s degree in Business Administration with honors from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

 

 

Robert E. Kieffer is General Manager of Kastle Philadelphia Joint Venture for the Philadelphia Region. He is responsible for all regional operations and development.

 

Joining Kastle Systems in Arlington, Virginia in 1976, Bob served as a Central Station Monitor, Central Station Manager, and Franchise Support Manager. He directed installation of a large security system for Texas Instruments world headquarters, comprised of over 60 locations in the Dallas area. In 1989, he joined Kastle Systems in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as General Manager.

 

Bob Graduated from the United States Capitol Page School, Washington, D.C. and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Economics from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

 

 

Ted Low is General Manager of Kastle Systems of Los Angeles PSP for the Western Region. Based in Los Angeles, California, he is responsible for regional operations and sales development.

 

Prior to joining Kastle, Mr. Low was part of the senior management team that grew the Stanley Security Solutions business from $120 million in 2001 to $850 million by the end of 2005. He has also worked with the Los Angeles-based Western Real Estate Division of Winstar Communications, and was Western Regional Vice President and General Manager for the Modular Space business, a division of GE Capital at the General Electric Corporation.

 

Ted received a B.S. degree from Eckerd College.

 

 

David Parkinson is General Manager and shareholder in the Kastle Systems Australia Partnership. He is responsible for all facets of the operation, which is based in Sydney.

 

Dave has been with Kastle for twenty-three years commencing as Control Room Supervisor when Kastle opened in Sydney in 1985 and progressing through the various departments. He has grown the business to 115 buildings on line and $4.2mil per annum and has been instrumental in expanding the business to the Melbourne, Victoria and Brisbane, Queensland markets.

 

Prior to joining Kastle, Dave was with the New South Wales Police Department for fifteen years where he performed General Uniform Duties before undertaking Criminal Investigation training and moving into Plain Clothes Detective Duties. He served in various divisions within the Sydney Metropolitan area investigating all classes of crime.

 

After completing his secondary schooling Dave undertook Legal Studies through the Police Department culminating in his Criminal Investigation training including Forensic and Arson investigation when he moved to Detective Duties. Subsequent studies have been in Customer Service and Frontline Management through the Australian Institute of Management.

 

Dave is the Holder of the Master License on behalf of Kastle Systems Australia and is a member of the Australian Security Industry Association Limited (ASIAL)