Meet the Leadership Team

Our leadership team is a unified team of passionate individuals contributing to and practicing our core corporate value of:

  • Intense customer focus
  • Open and friendly culture
  • Continuous innovation
  • Pragmatic excellence
  • Integrity and hard work

Our leadership team is comprised of a well-balanced team of dynamic, innovative and experienced professionals with impressive academic and industry experience. We celebrate our diversity and work very hard toward our unique vision of being the best automation software company in the world.

OSI is a company with a unique organizational structure. Our flat management structure promotes employee empowerment, innovation, an open culture and a sense of total involvement by every individual within the company. OSI prides itself in having the best team in the industry. Our people are the key to our success and our clients' success.

Bahman Hoveida, OSI's Co-Founder
Bahman Hoveida
OSI's Co-Founder

About OSI's Founders

Bahman Hoveida co-founded Open Systems International in 1992 after recognizing a need in the operational technology industry for a more open, flexible, and secure solution. From the company's humble beginnings, he grew OSI to become a multi-national industry leader with more deployed systems in the United States than all other major competitors combined. He instilled in his employees a passion for total customer satisfaction, forming long-lasting relationships with customers, creativity, and innovation.

Bahman holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana and has more than 30 years' experience serving the utility industry. In 2022, Bahman was recognized for his lifetime of contributions to the engineering sciences by way of induction into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), considered among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.


Ron Ingram, OSI's Co-Founder
Ron Ingram
OSI's Co-Founder

Ron Ingram worked side by side with Bahman to found Open Systems International. A computer engineer with years of experience working with information systems and automation, Ron became responsible for the strategic technological direction for the organization and served as the head of the OSI Innovation and Visualization Labs.

Ron holds a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Minnesota and has more than 30 years' experience serving the utility industry.

 

Meet the OSI Leadership Team

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Al Eliasen

Al Eliasen

President

Hormoz Kazemzadeh

Hormoz Kazemzadeh

Vice President, Distribution & Smart Grid

Edwin Stephenson

Edwin Stephenson

Vice President, Strategic Accounts

Sergio Bajetti

Sergio Bajetti

Vice President, European & Latin American Operations

Farshid Shams

Farshid Shams

Vice President, Oil & Gas and Pipelines

Matt Kaiser

Matt Kaiser

Vice President, Software Development

Sean Egan

Sean Egan

Vice President, Finance

Sally Jacquemin

Sally Jacquemin

Associate Vice President, Distribution & Smart Grid

Dan Candotti

Dan Candotti

Senior Director, Utilities (Australia/New Zealand & Asia Pacific)

Liz Geris

Liz Geris

Senior Director, Corporate Finance

Javier Martin

Javier Martin

Senior Director, Europe

Lindsey Nelson

Lindsey Nelson

Senior Director, Project Management

Adam Wortz

Adam Wortz

Senior Director, Product Management

Mark Gaalswyk

Mark Gaalswyk

Senior Director, Operations and Delivery

Rob Koziy

Rob Koziy

Senior Director, Cyber Security Compliance

Derek Paquette

Derek Paquette

Senior Director, OSI Consulting Services

Dave Musson

Dave Musson

Senior Director, Projects & Commercial Operations

Rudresha MV

Rudresha MV

Managing Director, Project Delivery

 

Al Eliasen
President

Engineer with more than 25 years of business and technical leadership experience in some of the most complex and technically challenging industries and commercial environments. Oversees all functions dealing with delivery to customers, including the technical project operations and project management teams.

Received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MS in Management from Sloan School of Management at MIT.

Hormoz Kazemzadeh
Vice President, Distribution & Smart Grid

Engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the utility industry. Responsible for the overall business performance and growth of OSI's distribution and Smart Grid market segments, including the direction of the Distribution Business Unit's products and services, such as DMS, OMS and the implementation of distribution and Smart Grid-related projects.

Received an MS in Electrical Engineering from Ohio State University.

Edwin Stephenson
Vice President, Strategic Accounts

Engineer with more than 20 years of technical leadership experience in the delivery of automation solutions to the electric utility industry. The senior corporate leader in our government systems business unit as well as a key driver in our project delivery functions.

Received a BS and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University.

Sergio Bajetti
Vice President, European & Latin American Operations

An energy industry professional with nearly 30 years of experience in the design, delivery, and support of operations technology (OT) systems. Responsible for the development and expansion of OSI's global presence, particularly in Europe and Latin America.

Received an MBA from Andrés Bello Catholic University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Simón Bolívar University.

Farshid Shams
Vice President, Oil & Gas and Pipelines

An industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience. Responsible for the company's global operations in the oil & gas market and all strategic planning related to OSI's efforts in the industry.

Received an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic University and an MBA from the HEC School of Management in Paris.

Matt Kaiser
Vice President, Software Development

An electrical engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in electrical engineering and software development. Responsible for the management of OSI Software Development initiatives, he champions and oversees the staff and processes for development of OSI's best-in-class software for the utility industry.

Received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University.

Sean Egan
Vice President, Finance

The former director of finance for Emerson's systems and software business with nearly 20 years of experience in accounting and finance.

Received a bachelor's degree in Finance from St. Edwards University and an MBA from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.

Sally Jacquemin
Associate Vice President, Distribution & Smart Grid

Energy industry professional with extensive executive experience in the electric power and control systems industry. Oversees the sales, product development, and project delivery performance of OSI's ADMS product suite, including OMS, Distribution SCADA, and DERMS applications. Establishes corporate strategies and roadmaps for the company's Distribution & Smart Grid business unit to ensure continued innovation and market leadership.

Received a BS in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Dan Candotti
Senior Director, Utilities (Australia/New Zealand & Asia Pacific)

Control Systems Engineer and customer-focused leader with a solid understanding of Power Utility Operations gained through more than 35 years of experience within the industry in Australia and Asia, encompassing Management, Business Development, Consulting and Technology streams. Responsible for business development, fostering strong customer relationships, providing direction and supervision on strategic projects and expanding value-added services within the industry.

Received a BE (Honors) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Queensland and an MBA from University of Central Queensland.

Liz Geris
Senior Director, Corporate Finance

Results-driven financial professional with more than 20 years of industry experience. Responsible for a wide variety of Finance and Accounting functions.

Received a BS in Economics from State University of New York.

Javier Martin
Senior Director, Europe

Engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the utility industry, focused predominately on electricity and oil & gas segments. Responsible for the overall business performance and growth of OSI in the European energy market.

Received an MS in Electrical and Electronics from ETSII Madrid, Politecnica University; an MBA from Directivos de Empresa in Madrid; and an MBA in International Business from EOI, Madrid.

Lindsey Nelson
Senior Director, Project Management

Project Management professional offering leadership for OSI's Project Management Office (PMO) as well as managing key strategic projects. Dedicated to delivering successful projects to our customers through best-in-class project management processes and highly effective project delivery teams.

Received a BA from University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.

Adam Wortz
Senior Director, Product Management

Customer-focused leader of Solutions Engineering with more than 15 years of industry experience. Responsible for all the technical aspects of OSI business development and solutions sales.

Received a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Minnesota Duluth.

Mark Gaalswyk
Senior Director, Operations and Delivery

A senior leader of the OSI Operations and Delivery teams with more than 15 years of business and technical leadership experience. Oversees all functions dealing with delivery to customers, including the technical project operations, project management, and customer support teams.

Received a bachelor's degree in physics from Minnesota's Bethel University; he also holds a master of business administration from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.

Rob Koziy
Senior Director, Cyber Security Compliance

Cyber security specialist with more than 25 years of industry experience. Responsible for maintaining OSI's adherence to industry and company standards for cyber security through the implementation of processes and procedures. Leads a team of cyber security specialists with extensive NERC CIP and general network engineering experience.

Received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Lakehead University in Ontario.

Derek Paquette
Senior Director, OSI Consulting Services

Program manager (PMP) with more than 20 years of consulting experience and a proven record of accomplishment while leading multi-million-dollar programs and projects to drive organizational transformation and growth in the utilities/energy industry. He has extensive experience with large-scale application software development and implementation for Fortune 1000 companies, providing deep subject matter expertise in the area of resource planning, large program delivery, and adjacent business processes and systems.

Received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida.

Dave Musson
Senior Director, Projects & Commercial Operations

Senior energy industry leader with more than 25 years of business and technical leadership experience in IT, engineering, and corporate support. Responsible for project delivery, customer support and corporate functions in the Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific regions.

Received a Masters in Law and Legal Practice, an MBA and a Bachelor of Information technology from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Rudresha MV
Managing Director, Project Delivery

Electrical Engineer with more than 23 years of business and technical leadership experience in some of the complex and technically challenging Industries & Utilities in diverse international environments. Implemented several unique Power Transmission and Distribution system protection and Automation solutions for Industries and Utilities. Oversees all functions operating out of the OSI's Global Delivery Center of Excellence at Bangalore, India. Responsible for the Development, Delivery and expansion of OSI's global presence, particularly in India, Middle East & Africa and South east Asia regions.

Received a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka, India.