About Zentera Systems

Jaushin, the 2017 CIE Entrepreneur of the Year, is the founder and CEO of Zentera Systems. He is the visionary architect behind the award-winning Zentera CoIP (cloud over IP) platform that enables enterprises and cloud services vendors to dramatically accelerate the provisioning of virtual network security infrastructure across cloud data centers and enterprise on-premises environments.

Jaushin brings 20 years of R&D management and executive experience in networking and computer engineering. Before Zentera, he was the founder and CEO of Imera Systems, which provided secure enterprise collaboration solutions. He built Imera from the ground up, raised three rounds of funding, and successfully acquired a number of Global 2000 enterprise customers with a multi-million dollar run rate. Earlier, he managed Cisco’s network search engine program, supporting numerous critical product lines, such as the CRS-1 router, Catalyst 4K, and Catalyst 6K, among others. Jaushin has held management positions with Terawave Communications and Silicon Graphics, as well as an assistant professorship with the EE Department at the University of Virginia.

Jaushin earned a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an MS from Columbia University, and a BS from National Taiwan University, all in EE. He has published numerous international conference and journal papers and been granted a number of U.S. patents.

Mike has over 20 years of practical experience leading engineering, product, marketing, and sales for growing companies in cybersecurity, data center, networking, and IoT. His comprehensive background spans software, hardware, and systems.

As VP of Applications Engineering at NetLogic Microsystems, a supplier of networking and multicore chips for infrastructure markets, he was instrumental in growing the company from its earliest days to its IPO and $3.7 billion acquisition by Broadcom. Mike was also GM of the Layer 7 business unit that developed deep packet inspection coprocessors. At Avast Software, Mike headed up secure enterprise virtual mobile infrastructure products and drove a product transition from an on-premises to a SaaS business model.

Mike has advised numerous networking and IoT high-tech startups. He holds BS degrees in electrical engineering and biology from the California Institute of Technology.

As Vice President, Bruce is responsible for helping customers be wildly successful in adopting Zentera’s products and services and generating the most value from their investment. Bruce brings more than 20 years of experience in high technology sales, engineering, and IT industry software and related services. He has a diverse background of managing sales and field teams, evangelizing new technologies, including next-generation network and infrastructure security solutions, coordinating complex sales campaigns, and facilitating repeat business with large global enterprises.

Bruce has held senior management positions at several companies including Imera, Magma, and Cadence Design Systems. He is passionate about strengthening customer satisfaction and loyalty while maximizing revenue for both parties. He holds EMD engineering degree, multiple sales certifications, and completed the Santa Clara University Executive MBA program.

Will Chu is currently VP of Engineering at Zentera Systems. He is responsible for the system design, software development, and management of the company’s R&D teams in Asia. Will brings more than 20 years of experience in managing all aspects of software development activities. He has extensive hands-on experience in planning, designing, implementing, testing, deploying, and maintaining software.

Prior to Zentera, he was a Director of Engineering at Imera Systems. He led the APAC R&D team and played a major role in Imera’s success with its security management, risk management, and web-based collaboration solutions. Previously, Will held a senior role at Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories, the research and development arm of the largest telecom company in Taiwan. He was responsible for developing large BSS/OSS systems like billing, calling card, and short messages, among others. Will majored in mathematics at National Cheng Kung University and earned an MS in industrial engineering from National Tsing Hua University.