Management Team
The Equiom executive team has led the planning and development of several comprehensive
solutions to complex business problems in large scale deployments, employing such
technologies as Microsoft .Net, Web Services, e-Payments through automatic check
clearing networks and credit card networks, Embedded Applications, ERP integration,
developer tools, compilers, healthcare applications, and Windows desktop applications.
Our principals are considered industry thought-leaders, have sat on standards committees,
and have pioneered real-world implementations of cutting-edge technologies such
as the first application built with secure SOA for financial transactions.
Bassam Saliba
Chief Executive Officer
Bassam Saliba spent the last 20 years leading the design and development of large-scale,
complex, mission-critical systems. Prior to joining Equiom, Bassam was the VP of
Engineering for Scalix Corporation. Previously, Bassam was the co-founder and Chief
Technology Officer of Fidesic, where he pioneered an electronic invoice presentment
and payments (EIPP) platform. Before Fidesic, he spent 10 years at Microsoft in
various roles including the Group Manager for TransPoint, a technology venture between
Microsoft, Citibank, and First Data Corporation. Bassam has 16 patents filed - 6
issued, and brings extensive experience in business and technology, including strategy,
architecture, design, development, and project management. Bassam holds a B.S. in
Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a M.S. in Software
Engineering from Seattle University, and has completed the EPGC program at Stanford
University.
John Yii
Chief Operating Officer
John Yii spent over 10 years at Microsoft where he managed projects for Windows
XP, MSN Money Central, Microsoft Passport, and the MSN Data warehouse and advertising
engines. John also served as the Director of Operations and Group Program Manager
for Fidesic Corporation where he led the design, development, and deployment of
the its flagship electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) service for businesses.
John holds a Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science from the University of
Waterloo. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and
a Project Management Professional (PMP).
Peter Mau
VP, Language Tools
Peter has over 25 years of software development experience in designing, developing,
and shipping innovative 1.0 software products. He worked for three startups, all
of which have been successfully IPO’ed in the U.S. In 1988, he cofounded Quadbase
System, developed a PC based SQL database and reporting system. He joined Microsoft
in 1991 and successfully designed, developed, and shipped Access (PC database),
Visual InterDev (web authoring), and Microsoft Speech Server. During Peter’s tenure
at Microsoft, he was the Development Manager for a 32 person development team and
Acting Group Manager for a multi-discipline 47 person software product group. Peter
also worked for Metafos, an online payment system startup, as the Director of Development
from 2007 to 2008.
Derek Buchfink
Development Manager
Derek Buchfink brings over 5 years of progressive and extensive software development
and consulting experience in the medical, biological, technology and insurance industries.
He has contributed to large-scale projects for companies such as Microsoft and the
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute. Prior to joining Equiom, Derek was a Technology
Consultant with Eide Bailly, LLP, where he led strategic consulting engagements
and software development projects. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from North
Dakota State University where he specialized in Bioinformatics. While at NDSU, he
founded and served as president of the university’s United Way chapter. Derek is
currently an MBA candidate at Seattle University.
Shannon Law
Director of Finance
Shannon Law brings 18 years of progressive experience in Accounting, Benefit Administration
and Operations Management. As the Director of Finance, she oversees full office
and financial operations for Equiom. Most recently she worked as an accounting and
operations consultant with a focus toward start-ups and not-for-profit companies.
She holds a BA in Organizational Management, Cum Laude, from Northwest University
in Kirkland, Washington.