Management

William Seibel, Executive Chairman

William A. Seibel brings a wealth of entrepreneurial expertise to LogMatrix as Executive Chairman. Seibel continues to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Gumball LLC, a management consulting firm dedicated to helping technology CEOs rapidly scale their businesses.

Previously, Seibel was CEO and Chairman of Demantra, a supply chain and marketing analytics software company that he sold to Oracle in 2006. Prior to Demantra, Seibel was Chairman and CEO of the e-business services company ZEFER, the first internet services company to integrate e-business strategy with internet design and delivery. There he oversaw the company's growth to $138 million in revenue during its first 18 months. Prior to founding ZEFER, Seibel was Executive Vice President and a founding partner of Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP) where he launched the company's international operations and led the Americas operating unit to rapid growth and profitability. Before CTP, Seibel was Senior Vice President of Operations for Intersolv (Index Technologies), Vice President of Worldwide Development at Dun & Bradstreet Software, and held executive positions in information technology and supply chain management at Air Products and Chemicals.

Seibel also serves on the boards of JJ Wild, Ultimus, Glasshouse, and Plan4Demand. In addition, he serves on a number of charitable boards, including the Boston Public Library, Boston Chamber of Commerce, and Northeastern and Penn State Universities.

Seibel holds a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, and completed the “Managing the Information Systems Resource” (MISR) program at the Harvard Business School.

Mike Schmitt, President

Mike Schmitt ensures that LogMatrix customers receive the best products, services, and support possible.

Schmitt brings to LogMatrix an entrepreneurial background in network management and security, plus extensive prior experience with NerveCenter, the company’s founding product. Before LogMatrix, Schmitt was a founder and Vice President of Network Management Systems at Virtela Communications, a global virtual private network services and solutions provider. He provided the initial vision and leadership at Virtela to define its services and business plan and kindle the company's growth.

Prior to Virtela, Schmitt served as the Senior Director of Emerging Technologies at Qwest Communications where he was responsible for investigating new technologies and evaluating their revenue potential for Qwest. Before working at Qwest, Schmitt was the Network Manager of Enhanced Systems at the Sprint Internet Service Center where he developed the entire network management architecture for network operations and proactive monitoring of Internet services and Infrastructure. Schmitt also held a number of additional network support, management, and operations positions, and is a U.S. Navy veteran.

Jeff Lavin, CFO

Jeff Lavin manages the accounting, finance, HR and IT functions at LogMatrix. In his 30+ years of experience, he has held senior positions in accounting, finance and operations. Most recently Lavin was CFO at Cedar Point Communications, Inc. where he helped turn the startup communications equipment manufacturer into a $65 million enterprise. Prior to that, Lavin was CFO of ACT Manufacturing, where he was instrumental in transforming an electronics supply chain management firm from a $300 million Massachusetts-based company into a $2 billion global competitor. Lavin gained operating experience in the aerospace industry and as a turnaround consultant, and was CFO of a NYSE real estate company. Prior to that, Lavin spent 10 years in Big 4 public accounting.
Lavin has a BSBA from Bentley College and is a CPA.

Jeff Aliber, Vice President of Marketing

Jeff Aliber brings 25+ years experience in software and services product marketing and management, strategy, alliance management, and the traditional marketing functions including 10 years focused on IT security. Most recently he was Senior Director, Product Marketing for Kaspersky Lab Americas responsible for their highly regarded anti-malware products.

Prior to Kaspersky, Jeff was director of product marketing at McAfee, focused on IT security risk & compliance management. Previous security experience included Unisys, where he was Senior Director of Product Marketing for a security portfolio that included managed services; various security solutions; and advisory services; and Genuity (Verizon's one-time strategic ISP), where he helped build one of the first successful managed security services businesses.

Jeff graduated from Georgetown University with a BSBA in Finance and took graduate level studies in business administration at Boston College and Boston University. He also completed the GTE (now Verizon) Marketing Manager Development Program.

John Lehmann, Vice President of Engineering

John Lehmann has been delivering innovative software solutions for over 10 years. He directs the development of all software releases at LogMatrix and has made major contributions to the product line from product architecture to implementation, including the replacement of core legacy software with powerful data collection and correlation technology. Lehmann is also the architect and primary contributor to the development of LogMatrix's LogCenter product, the industry's most advanced event log management solution. Additionally, Lehmann oversees research and development activities and software quality assurance.

Prior to LogMatrix, Lehmann played a key role in the design, implementation and delivery of SAN management software at Candera. Before Candera, Lehmann developed management software in 3Com's network management division.

Lehmann holds a BS in computer science from SUNY Binghamton.

Geoffrey Coulter, Chief Technology Officer

Geoffrey Coulter has more than 10 years of experience in monitoring and managing massive quantities of security event data. Prior to joining LogMatrix in 2004, he was responsible for security operations including event management and reporting at two managed security service providers where he built real-time monitoring solutions and reporting systems. Coulter also took leadership roles developing security policies and implementing enforcement mechanisms.

As the Principal Security Architect for Managed Security Services at Sprint, he built the company's first-generation monitoring, reporting, and incident management tools. While at Sprint, Coulter was instrumental in guiding the largest deployment of SystemWatch, the first security application developed by LogMatrix. Later, at Virtela Communications, Coulter served a similar role while continuing to shape the evolution of LogMatrix security offerings as an enthusiastic customer.

Additional experience gained in pre- and post-sales engineering roles broadened Coulter's understanding of the enterprise event management market, providing him with the insight required to align LogMatrix product development with current customer requirements.

Coulter is a graduate of the University of Chicago.