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Reza founded iControl Networks in 2003 and led its early growth and success including the recent launch of the iControl Home Security 2.0 solution. Prior to iControl, Reza was the Director of Business Development at Echelon Corporation, a leading control, automation, security and smart energy company with over 40 million smart devices deployed globally. He joined the company in 1991 as one of the early employees and was involved in its first product launch, growth of the customer base to over 4,000, reaching profitability and a successful IPO in 1998. Prior to Echelon, Reza worked at IBM for four years as a development engineer as well as a member of an IBM Fellow group.
Reza has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Consumer Electronics Association's Home Networking and IT Division as well as a Founding Board Member of the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Steering Committee. Reza holds two US patents. He received a BSEE from State University of New York at Stony Brook and a MSEE from Cornell University. | 