Jay Weil

Jay has over 30 years of experience in technical and executive management in the computing technology market. He started his career in software development, working at Xerox Corporation doing research at Xerox PARC on Office of the Future. At Apple Computer in the early phase of the Lisa project, Jay was part of the initial Lisa product design team and marketing launch team.

In 1984, Jay defined the requirements for communication and security products at Grid Systems, the company that developed the first portable computer. These products included the first encryption chip that was used by White House staff. In 1989, as V.P. of Marketing at Network General, Jay's leadership established the Network General Sniffer as the de-facto standard for network analyzers.

From 1993 to 2001, Jay was part of the founding team of Optimal Networks, where he developed the initial company strategy and was one of three founders who raised $2.75 million in first round venture funding. He was also part of the product design team, developing a number of patented algorithms. Optimal Networks was acquired by Compuware Corporation.

In his role as CEO at Path Reliability, Jay defined a new vision and product strategy. He increased sales by over 100% in the first year, and raised angel financing. As a consultant to Qualcomm, Jay designed the Network Management architecture for the newly announced MediaFLO network. He was also responsible for managing the development and implementation of the Network management solution.

Jay holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Queens College, City University of NY.