Voxel Team Leaders

Raj Dutt Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Raj founded Voxel in 1999 from his dorm room at RPI.  As CEO, he is actively involved with all facets of the company, from determining Voxel's business strategy to working hands on with key accounts. Before Voxel, Raj was the V.P. of Network Operations at Aimster, as well as a Project Manager on VA Linux Systems' Linux.com portal. He enjoys flying single engine airplanes over upstate New York.

Zachary Smith President
As Voxel's President, Zac oversees the day to day operations of the company, focusing on improving overall readiness, efficiency and making sure Voxel customers become "raving fans". Prior to joining Voxel, Zac founded DelphianSG and MerchantPlus, successful ventures focused on eCommerce and payment processes. In May 2006, after a long history of working together, Voxel acquired DelphianSG. Zac was a bass player in his past life, graduating from the Juilliard School.

Sam Machiz VP of Sales
Sam boasts nearly a decade of experience in the hosting industry, having co-founded a startup focused on the bourgeoning dedicated server market in 2000. Today, Sam is responsible for Voxel's sales strategy and maintains an active role in product development. He has grown Voxel's sales numbers organically and earned the company a reputation for technical "clue" at all levels of the sales process. A political science major at State University of NY, Geneseo, Sam often incites riot-like debates about politics in the NYC offices.

 

Adam Rothschild VP of Network Architecture and Operations
Adam oversees Voxel's independent IP Network and has built every ounce of it since his involvement with the Company in 2003. Prior to Voxel, Adam founded Latency LLC, an engineering consulting firm based in New York City. In his free time, Adam volunteers as a technical advisor to the New York City eXchange (NYCX), a not-for-profit peering point, and is an active member of NANOG (North American Network Operators' Group). Adam's favorite pastime is making furniture from retired core routers and enjoying over-priced Korea food with fellow network operators.

Michael Venzke VP of Development
Recruited in 2006 to lead development of the VoxCAST CDN, Mike now manages all software development and is responsible for improving Voxel's service offering through intelligent software. Mike comes with considerable industry experience and an expertise in highly-scalable, distributed systems design. His code has been used for real time credit card transactions, military signals intelligence, searching the human genome, and managing peer-to-peer transactions for millions of users. Beyond software, Mike is a serious poker player and walking/talking sci-fi show database.