Dr. Michael Zeller
Chief Executive Officer – Co-founder

Dr. Zeller manages the strategic direction of Zementis. As Co-Founder of Zementis, his vision is to position the Company’s technology as a competitive solution in a global market. Providing the financial industry with innovative business solutions, Dr. Zeller has extensive experience in strategic technology implementation, business process improvement, and system integration.

Previously, Dr. Zeller served as CEO of OTW Software, a company focused on implementing structured software engineering processes and delivering object-oriented analysis and design services. Prior to his engagement at OTW, he held the position of Director of Engineering for an aerospace firm, managing the implementation of IT solutions for major aerospace corporations.

Dr. Zeller received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Frankfurt (Germany), with emphasis in the development of neural networks, robotics, and human-computer intelligent interaction. Dr. Zeller also received a visiting scholarship from the Department of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was the recipient of a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Computer Science Department at the University of Southern California, and was an invited researcher at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Kyoto, Japan.

Wendy Cheung
Chief Operations Officer – Co-founder

As Chief Operations Officer, Ms. Cheung oversees day-to-day operations, investor relations, and client engagements for Asia/Pacific. She has over 25 years experience in information technology, software process management, and system development.

Prior to co-founding Zementis, Ms. Cheung served as VP of Operations for OTW Software, where she directed the introduction of new software methodologies and technology in the Hong Kong and Asia/Pacific market, and negotiated strategic alliances and service contracts. Before joining OTW, Ms. Cheung held the position of Chief Technology Officer of Dickson Cyber Concepts, Ltd. in Hong Kong. She directed the implementation of a major "bricks and clicks" online retail business and established the Dickson Cyber consultancy services unit. Prior to joining Dickson Cyber, Ms. Cheung held several software development and consulting positions with Candle Corporation, AT&T/NCR, and Flying Tigers in the USA. In addition to Ms. Cheung's technical background, she also is a graduate from the Art Center College of Design at Pasadena, CA.

Dr. Alex Guazzelli
Director of Analytics

Dr. Guazzelli is responsible for developing the Company's core predictive technology. He manages all scientific aspects and advanced analytics for the Zementis solution platform, as well as client engagements. Prior to joining Zementis, Dr. Guazzelli was a key member of the Falcon Fraud Detection team at HNC Software (now Fair Isaac) where he developed and deployed numerous neural network based models for a variety of financial institutions around the globe.

Prior to HNC, Dr. Guazzelli was a faculty member at the Psychology Department at University of Washington where he applied his knowledge of artificial neural networks to the study of the brain.

Dr. Guazzelli brings to Zementis more than 15 years experience in the field of neural networks and machine learning. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.

Dr. Konstantinos Stathatos
Director of Engineering

Dr. Konstantinos (Kostas) Stathatos directs the Zementis engineering group which is responsible for developing the company’s product line. He also leads the IT professional services team.

Prior to joining Zementis, Dr. Stathatos was with BEA Systems, where he worked closely with major customers helping them architect enterprise data integration solutions using the BEA WebLogic platform. As Director of Engineering at Enosys Software, he led the engineering team building the first commercial XML based Enterprise Information Integration platform, which is today offered as BEA Aqualogic Data Services Platform (formerly Liquid Data). Prior to joining Enosys Software, Dr. Stathatos has been a research scientist with the Enterprise Integration Group at Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore).

Dr. Stathatos brings to Zementis more than 10 years experience in the area of web technologies, enterprise applications and integration, data management, and product development. Dr. Stathatos holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. in computer science from the University of Maryland, and a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece.

David E. DeVol
Executive Vice President

Mr. DeVol has extensive experience in the banking and the financial management community, having served in a senior management position with a large, statewide financial institution, and as founder, organizer and charter President of two banks. He is a past President of the San Diego State University Alumni Association, and has served on the Board of Trustees of the San Diego County Employees Retirement Association, a $4 billion pension fund. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Capital Asset Leasing Corporation, an appointed position. Mr. DeVol has been biographically cited in Who’s Who in Finance and Industry and Who’s Who in the West.