Mehul Shah is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at CTIS, where he is in charge of the overall operations along with management of all CTIS government proposals and supporting commercial and international initiatives. He also oversees the CTIS business partnerships, strategic alliances, teaming relations and institutional collaborations. Mr. Shah is an experienced executive with over 12 years experience working with multiple Fortune 50 companies in the Information Technology (IT) field, focusing on the Healthcare, Manufacturing, Finance and Hospitality industries. His corporate experience includes strategic planning, business modeling, product design and development, application integration, technical and operations management, sales, and marketing. He has extensive professional services and software products experience in the computer field and in the domestic and international markets. Mr. Shah received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Mumbai University.
Bhavesh Patel is Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer/Chief Financial Officer at CTIS, where he is in charge of all business aspects of the company. These include Corporate Development, Business Development, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Legal, Contracts, Communications and Administration. He has over 14 years of experience working in technology businesses in a wide variety of roles in general management, finance, operations and engineering. Prior to joining CTIS, Mr. Patel worked as Vice President of Products and Services at Printronix, a leading supplier of supply chain and back-office printing solutions. Prior to that, he worked as Senior Director of Corporate Strategy/Development at Orbital Sciences Corporation, a publicly-traded aerospace/defense company. Mr. Patel received a Bachelor’s degree in aerospace systems engineering from University of Southampton (UK), a Masters degree in aeronautical/astronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School.
Parasuram Iyer is the Senior Vice President and CIO at CTIS, where he provides overall infrastructure and information technology management, coordination, direction and support. His CTIS project portfolio requires him to provide robust, scalable, high availability infrastructure solutions for the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) and other CTIS-managed projects. Mr. Iyer is the Project Manager for the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) and oversees the managed hosting efforts for IBM’s NHIN prototype as well as similar projects managed by CTIS. He has extensive experience in coordinating projects involving multi-vendor platforms and networks, and is also the chief architect for information systems, network and systems security projects and initiatives for CTIS and its clients. Mr. Iyer has a Bachelors degree in Physics and Computer Technology from the University of Bombay, a master's degree in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins University, and is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration.
Reverend Mansfield “Kasey” Kaseman serves as Senior Vice President of Health Disparity & Community Services at CTIS. He currently serves as a consultant and board member for organizations increasing their capacities for growth, developing networking opportunities and serving the greater community. He has 40 years of professional experience developing and administrating programs in partnership with business, academic, civic, religious and political partners. Reverend Kaseman earned his Bachelor’s degree from Westmar College, his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School and his Master’s in Sacred Theology degree from Yale University.
Perry Gonella is the Vice President of Business Administration at CTIS. He provides oversight to enterprise practices, standards, and resource optimization, as well as operational policies and activities and their performance evaluation. Mr. Gonella also serves as the Program Manager for DAIDS RCC, where he manages the development and maintenance of web-based and client-server-based applications that are being integrated with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Division of AIDS Enterprise System (DAIDS-ES). Prior to this, he was the Deputy Project Manager for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP). He has over 16 years of experience in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including staff management in a biomedical environment. Mr. Gonella received his Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, his Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University, and his Master of Science from Johns Hopkins University.
Sudhir Raju is the Vice President of Delivery Management at CTIS, where he provides oversight, management and direction for the software development group for development of IT solutions for Health industry. He leads the efforts to deliver technology solutions for our customers in the Health Care arena to achieve their missions and goals including program management and solutions development. Mr. Raju is an experienced executive with over 15 years experience working in the Information Technology Industry. He also serves as the Program Manager for the CTEP-ESYS program for National Cancer Institute, a multi- year project valued at ~$70 million, for development of cancer Clinical Trials Informatics solutions. He has extensive experience in managing and coordinating projects involving process reengineering, stakeholder management, architecture, analysis, design, development and implementation of software solutions for the health informatics industry. Mr. Raju has a Bachelors degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India, a Master's degree in Computer Systems Management from University of Maryland, University College, and is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration from Cornell University.
Connie Dalton Ezerski, Assistant Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer for CTIS, Inc. brings over 10 years of experience in providing assistance and reporting to the CEO. She is a direct liaison between the Office of the CEO, COO, partners and alliance organizations. Ms. Ezerski provides executive direction over assigned functional areas including human resources, administration, communications, employee and community relations through departmental directors and administrative personnel insuring overall efficiency, productivity and accountability. Ms. Ezerski is Corporate Secretary for CSGI and CTIS as well as Notary Public for the State of Maryland. She enjoys working with individuals, community groups and institutions to ascertain concerns to be addressed through administrative remedies. She is committed to delivering quality services in the day-to-day operations and facilitating outcomes consistent with the overall vision and mission of CTIS, Inc.