Zikria Syed
Chief Executive Officer
Zikria Syed, co-founder of NextDocs, is responsible for overall management of the company as well as guiding the business and product strategy for NextDocs.
Previously, as CEO of Broadpeak, Mr. Syed successfully led the company to market leadership of clinical trial management software. After Broadpeak was acquired by DataLabs, he served as Vice President of Product Management & Collaborative Solutions. Prior to Broadpeak, Mr. Syed held several senior technical and management positions at Microsoft Corporation and Siemens Medical Systems.
Mr. Syed holds a Masters of Science in computer science from Drexel University and Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from Lock Haven University.
Matt Walz
Chief Technology Officer
Matt Walz, co-founder of NextDocs, is responsible for day-to-day operations including product development, information technology, consulting services and customer support. He also serves on the Microsoft SharePoint Counsel.
Prior to NextDocs, Mr. Walz served as director of software and services for DataLabs where he led product development, consulting services and customer support for the company’s collaborative solutions business. Mr. Walz also held several managerial and technical positions for Microsoft Corporation, Morgan Lewis and Bockius, PCSI and the Rollins Corporation.
Mr. Walz holds an M.B.A. from the University of Delaware’s Learner College of Business and Economics and a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from the University of Delaware.
Ken Lownie
Vice President, Life Sciences
As the Vice President of Life Sciences for NextDocs, Ken Lownie oversees sales, marketing and business development efforts in the life sciences industry. He comes to NextDocs with over twenty years of experience in building and leading software and services companies.
Prior to NextDocs, Ken was the Chief operating officer of Glemser Technologies, a content management solutions provider for life sciences companies. Prior to Glemser, he played executive roles at several software and IT services companies, including Art Technology Group (ATG), where he was Vice President of Global Services, and Renaissance Worldwide. In addition to his corporate roles, Ken has started and led several successful ventures, including Connexus Consulting Group, which focused on the Lotus Notes market. Ken began his career at Lotus Development Corporation.
Ken earned a BA from Colgate University and a Masters degree from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.
Rainer Schwarz
General Manager and Sales Director, Europe
Rainer Schwarz is responsible for NextDocs European operations. His primary focus is to manage NextDocs European sales and partner organization as well as all general matters of the company’s European subsidiary.
Mr. Schwarz has worked in the area of software solutions sales for the past nine years, predominantly selling to the life sciences industry. Prior to NextDocs, Mr. Schwarz spent four years as European sales director for Liquent /Thomson-Reuters. Mr. Schwarz has also held sales positions at Ariba Inc. and IDS Scheer AG.
Mr. Schwarz holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from University of Innsbruck and Hong Kong University.