Executive Team

Layer 7 Technologies is led by an accomplished set of executives with vast experience and deep knowledge of the enterprise software sectors.

Paul Rochester | Chief Executive Officer

Paul Rochester has over 30 years of success in growing technology businesses on a global basis. Most recently he was the President and CEO of PS’Soft, Inc., an IT Service and Asset Management software company with offices in the U.S., U.K. and France serving more than 300 customers worldwide. Prior to PS’Soft Paul was CEO and President of Conformative Systems, an XML appliance vendor that provided high performance XML processing in Web 2.0 and SOA environments. Conformative was sold to Intel (INTC) in 2005. From 1995 to 2003 Paul was General Manager and Senior Vice President for Sun Microsystems, growing his startup system integration division into a global billion dollar business. In 1999 his responsibilities expanded to include Sun’s global IT, call center and network infrastructure (SaaS/Cloud computing model). Overall he was responsible for a direct line staff of 3,700 plus 2,000 contractors. Mr. Rochester has public board and audit committee experience with Evolve Software (now owned by Oracle) and has been a member of several private boards and an active advisor to several startups. Paul has an MBA from the University of Ottawa and a BSEE from Queen's University in Canada.

Lonny McLean | Vice-President, Sales

Lonny McLean is a proven business visionary in the world of information technology. He has extensive experience developing go-to-market and customer management strategies while deploying the technology infrastructure necessary to support critical initiatives. Prior to co-founding Layer 7 Technologies, Lonny was a member of the Global pursuit team for Onyx Software Corporation. During his tenure at this top CRM vendor, Lonny was consistently in the top 20% of revenue-producing sales executives. He led initiatives in customer acquisition, expansion, and retention. In 1992, Lonny started one of the first commercial Internet companies. This venture was acquired four years after its inception by Cyberion Networking Corp. Lonny holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta.

Praveen Gupta | Chief Financial Officer

Praveen Gupta has been advising technology firms on financial management issues for more than 20 years. Prior to joining Layer 7 Technologies, Praveen was the CFO for fSONA Communications, a leader in optical wireless communications technology. He spent many years in public practice before joining Opcom Solutions, a boutique IT services company. Praveen successfully negotiated Opcom’s sale to GE Capital Technology Management Solutions. He co-founded Eftia OSS Solutions and secured $40 Million US in venture capital funding. Praveen has also worked in senior finance and advisory roles at Altus Solutions and Exigo Communications. Praveen holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Delhi University and is both a Certified Management Accountant and a Chartered Accountant.

Dimitri Sirota | Vice-President, Channels & Alliances

Dimitri Sirota is an accomplished entrepreneur and a pioneer in the security field. Prior to co-founding Layer 7 Technologies, Dimitri co-created the award-winning Virtual Private Network provider eTunnels Inc. Dimitri spearheaded its early marketing and business development activities, establishing eTunnels as a leader in secure connectivity for the extended enterprise. He has also worked in senior product marketing and channel development roles at AT&T and Telus. Dimitri holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from McGill University and a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from the University of British Columbia.

K. Scott Morrison | Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect

Scott Morrison is the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect at Layer 7 Technologies, providing the visionary innovation and technical direction for the company. He has extensive technical and scientific experience in a number of industries and universities, including senior architect positions at IBM.  He is one of the four co-editors for the WS-I Basic Security Profile. Scott is a much sought-after author and speaker. He has published over 50 book chapters, magazine articles, and papers in medical, physics, and engineering journals and is co-author of the upcoming university textbook "Cloud Computing: Principles, Systems and Applications" published by Springer-Verlag. Scott has recently spoken at more than 70 shows around the world, including InfoWorld, JavaOne, GigaOm STRUCTURE, SOA World, Gartner and IDC conferences.

Phil Walston | Vice-President, Development  and Product Management

Phil provides product management and development leadership for Layer 7 and also acts technical liason for Layer 7's technology partners. Phil has been defining and managing technology products for global customers for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Layer 7 Technologies, Phil managed various high performance routing, switching and traffic management product lines at PMC-Sierra, a leading provider of broadband communications and storage semiconductors to the communications industry. Phil was also previously Product Marketing Manager at Business Objects (Crystal Decisions), where he was responsible for managing Crystal Reports, the world standard in enterprise reporting software. Phil began his technology career at Nortel Networks, where he held product management and strategic marketing roles for a variety of products ranging from fibre optic communications systems to network management software for global telecom providers. Phil holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan.