Our Team

Spencer Shorte

CEO & Co-Founder

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Spencer is chief executive officer at Stratocore and a co-founder of the firm. He is Scientific Director to the Technology-Service Unit for Photonic BioImaging at the Institut Pasteur (Paris). In addition, Spencer currently serves as the Chief-Executive Scientific Director of the Institut Pasteur Korea. He holds a doctorate degree in biochemistry from Bristol University (UK) and has extensive experience in the fields of cell physiology, cell biology, and neuroendocrinology. Spencer is an expert in imaging sciences, with 30 years of applied experience, and has published more than 75 research articles and filed seven patents. He received the 2005 French national engineer of the year in the category of Research Science, awarded for his work on microscopic tomography. In 2015, Spencer was distinguished as laureate to the prestigious science prize “Prix Thérèse Lebrasseur“ (Fondation de France). His work for the international scientific community includes serving as founding president of the European international association, Core Technologies for Life Sciences.

Mathieu Marchand

CTO & Co-Founder

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Mathieu is chief technology officer at Stratocore and a co-founder of the firm. He has designed and deployed advanced IT solutions at top-tier research institutions and core facilities, including the Institut Pasteur (Paris) and The Rockefeller University (New York). Mathieu holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP, France).

Rolf Günther

Legal (NED)

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Rolf holds a doctorate degree from Université de Paris XI (France) and a physics diploma from Göttingen University (Germany). Prior and in parallel to Stratocore, he served for more than 25 years in academic institutions (Max Planck and Fraunhofer) and companies (e.g., Evotec, Qlaym) during their start up and growth phases. Rolf holds several screening technology and life science patents and has vast experience in managing life science cooperations between academia, pharma, and biotech. He also serves as Managing Director of the life science startup BianoGMP.


Michelle Malloy

Accounts Manager

 

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Michelle is the accounts manager at Stratocore. Prior to joining the Stratocore team in 2011, she studied business administration and has over 20 years of experience in accounts management and financial operations. A large portion of Michelle’s professional career has been dedicated to charitable and nonprofit organizations.

Leonor H. Wielgosz

Global Director of Client Relations and Sales

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Leonor is the client relationship manager for Europe and Asia at Stratocore. She has over 20 years of experience working across the full lifecycle of large IT implementations by software providers in investment banks. Leonor ensures added value to Stratocore client relations and facilitates communication between Stratocore and its customers. Her role is to coordinate the entire pre-sales process, post-sales client implementation, and application support. Leonor is based in Paris. She holds a master’s degree in computing science and applied mathematics from the Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal) and an executive MBA in international management from the International School of Management (France). Leonor’s mother tongue is French, also speaking fluent English and Portuguese.

Dave Arber

Client Relationship Manager

 

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Dave is the client relationship manager for North America and Australia at Stratocore. In this role, he is dedicated to pre-sales client consultation, post-sales client implementation, and application support. He has 20 years of experience in accounts management and focused client development in IT strategic consulting and technical sales. Dave’s previous experience includes serving as an acting chief information officer and working in technical accounts and entrepreneurial business management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science, with an emphasis on business management and development, from the State University of New York College at Oswego (US).

Jeff Carter

Client Relationship Manager

 

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Jeff is a client relationship manager at Stratocore, with a focus on pre-sales client consultation, post-sales client implementation, and application support. He possesses technical, business, and leadership experience across functions including software development and technology consulting for organizations ranging in size from small boutique operations to large global enterprises. Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Georgia (US).


Paul Zanbaka

 Director of Enterprise Infrastructure and Cybersecurity

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Paul Zanbaka is the Director of Enterprise Infrastructure and Cybersecurity at Stratocore. Paul served as Senior Operations and Engineering Manager for the US Department of Defense with Lockheed Martin. He has over 20 years of diverse experience in IT in the areas of management, cloud, automation, cybersecurity, software engineering, infrastructure, systems and database administration. Mr. Zanbaka holds a Master’s in Management Information Systems from Auburn University and a Bachelor's in Physics from Georgia Institute of Technology. He also holds 22 professional IT certifications including PMI PMP, ITIL Intermediate Service Operations, and Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert Data Platform.

Yasin Rahman

Director of Support and Integration 

  

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Yasin is the support and advanced financial integration manager at Stratocore. Based in Paris, he holds a master’s degree in computer science, specializing on data mining and machine learning, from Pierre and Marie Currie University (now Sorbonne University) (France), as part of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship program. Prior to joining Stratocore, Yasin worked as a software engineer at the OneLab Experimental Facility in Paris, where he developed software for major Framework Programme 7 and Horizon 2020 projects in the EU, such as Fed4FIRE, FORGE, and SmartFIRE. In addition to software support and development, Yasin has experience writing tutorials, teaching, and creating documentation.

Mustaqim Rahman

Application Integration Manager (North America) 

 

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Mustaqim is a support engineer at Stratocore, focused on application support, client implementation and financial integration. His previous work experience includes teaching and technical support for telecommunications network operations. Mustaqim holds a master’s degree in pervasive computing and communications for sustainable development from the University of Lorraine (France), as part of the Erasmus Mundus scholarship program.

Melinda Ruby

Enterprise Software Project Manager 

 

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Melinda is the Enterprise Software Project Manager. She is a Certified Project Management Professional and former Analytics and Information Management Professional with over 20 years of experience in project and operations management, as well as implementing large scale healthcare systems, data warehouses, and analytic solutions. Melinda is adept at change management and strategic planning, project life cycle management and monitoring, and resource allocation. Melinda holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Drake University, has been PMP Certified since 2008, and a Certified Scrum Master since 2014.


Bryan Wilbur

Senior Software Developer

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Bryan is a senior software developer and database specialist at Stratocore. He has over 25 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and government agencies. Bryan’s prior experience includes developing software for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Clean Air Campaign, and Coca-Cola Company. He holds a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from the Georgia Institute of Technology (US).

Wei Xin

Software Developer

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Wei is a full stack software developer at Stratocore. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Georgia Institute of Technology focused on data analysis and database management. Wei has over 4 years of experience in developing and deploying fast and reliable web-based management systems with involvement in machine learning and big data analysis.

Annia Gross

Functional Support Engineer

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Annia is a Functional Support Engineer at Stratocore focused on client training and application support. She holds a Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology Bachelor's degree from Kaohsiung Medical University (Taiwan). Annia has extensive experience working as a lab technician where her role was to prepare samples for analysis, use equipment to locate microorganisms, monitor tests and procedures as well as maintain laboratory equipment with regular inspections, calibration, and repairs.Her lab experience helps her understand Stratocore customers requirements. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and has a basic level of Mandarin and French.


Sadek Al Mostakim

Software Engineer

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Sadek Al Mostakim is a Support Engineer at Stratocore, focused on application support, financial integration and implementation. He has over 4 years of working experience in software development. Sadek holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from United International University.

Arif Mohammad

Software Engineer

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Arif Mohammad is a Support Engineer at Stratocore, contributing to client support and software development. He has over 5 years of experience as a BI developer and holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from IUT Bangladesh.

Gulshanur Rahman

Software Engineer

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As a Support Engineer at Stratocore, Gulshanur Rahman is working on client support, integrations and development.

Younus Bipul

Software Engineer

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Younus Bipul is a Support Engineer at Stratocore. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering. Bipul has 2 years professional experience working as a Software Engineer. He has worked on projects like E-commerce and Microfinance where his role was development, maintenance and providing support to clients.