Vuzit Management Team

Brent Matzelle - CEO

With over 10 years of software development and architecture experience, Brent Matzelle was seeking a better way to manage the usability of file downloads in web applications when he co-founded Vuzit in 2006. Prior to Vuzit, Brent was the development architect and product manager for NAVTEQ where he was responsible for leading the Traffic.com website team. There, Brent led the effort to adopt an AJAX-based development environment which reduced product development time by over 80%. Also while at Traffic.com, Brent co-invented and published 5 technology patents and was a member of the Media Development group where he designed and co-developed the first real-time 3D traffic reporting system used by broadcast television networks such as FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, and UPN. Brent is also credited with the creation of the popular open source email transport library, PHPMailer, is downloaded over 100,000 per month and is distributed with hundreds of applications and content management systems. Brent holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Cabrini College.

Christopher D. Cera - CTO

Chris Cera has over 10 years of experience as a project leader, software developer, and researcher in computing technologies. Prior to joining Vuzit, Chris was the Director of Customer Experience & Development at Drakontas where he managed all research and development, customer relationships and IT operations. Before leaving Drakontas, Chris played an integral role in securing a $3.6M management contract to create a Center of Excellence for the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to oversee communications technologies for law enforcement. Chris met Brent while working in the Media Development group at Traffic.com, where he co-invented and published 5 technology patents and co-developed the first real-time 3D traffic reporting system used by broadcast television networks such as FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, and UPN. As a researcher at Drexel University, Chris authored or co-authored over 15 peer-reviewed publications primarily funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Pew Learning and Technology Program. His published contributions in electro-mechanical engineering design include role-based viewing, semantic authoring, conceptual and collaborative design. Chris holds both B.S and M.S degrees in Computer Science from Drexel University.

Cristina Martin Greysman - EVP Business Development

Cristina Martin Greysman has 15 years experience in business development, marketing and strategic alliances with both start-up and large companies in the technology industry. Prior to joining Vuzit, Cristina was responsible for strategic alliance management, channel sales, and the creation and management of a business partner program at SunGard Higher Education, a software, consulting and technology management firm for the higher education industry. Cristina also managed strategic alliances, such as IBM, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems, for Philadelphia, PA-based consulting firms such as CoreTech Consulting Group and Answerthink. In addition to her corporate experience, Cristina has also helped build companies from the ground up. She was a co-founder of Red Sector A Corp, an e-business consulting firm that was purchased by CoreTech Consulting Group, and a principal employee at Compoze Software, Inc., which was purchased by BEA Systems (now Oracle) in 2005. Cristina holds a B.A. in Communication from Douglass College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and recently completed a post-baccalaureate business certificate from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Greg Bright - VP Engineering

Greg Bright has eight years experience developing software applications in the military, academia, pharmaceutical, and financial industries. Greg began his career at Lockheed Martin Management & Data Systems as a Software Engineer, where he developed large scale modeling programs that simulated satellite delivery systems for the U.S. Military. Greg later joined USABancShares.com, where he was instrumental in developing a wireless banking application and auction web site. Following this position, Greg worked for Admed as an applications developer where he created web-based training and testing applications for the business development teams at GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer. Prior to joining Vuzit, Greg was an applications developer at Peirce College, a fully accredited on-site and on-line learning institution serving thousands of students in the continental United States and surrounding territories. Greg oversaw the development of their course management system, consumer web site, online learning portal for students, and a variety of internal applications. Greg received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Lehigh University.