Meet the team

A global health community centered on individuals and founded on data which recognizes the importance of every community member (including caregivers, peers, practitioners, researchers, advocates, payors, etc.).

Zamplo Research was launched in September 2020 to collect real-world data on patient quality of life. Zamplo Research connects researchers to patients and caregivers, and is used in research studies for remote monitoring of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) data.

Crowdsourcing

We value providing researchers and patients with a larger pool of participants and health data

Data Ownership

We believe that patients have the right to own their data

Data Accessibility

We believe that data should be easily accessible by patients and researchers

Cory Kapser

Co-Founder, Fractional Chief Technology Officer, Board Advisor

Cory has a B.Sc in Computing Science from the University of Alberta and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Cory has worked as a senior software developer and technical lead, and was Executive Director and Chief of Architecture at Shareworks by Morgan Stanley prior to Zamplo. He is currently the Head of Artificial Intelligence at Neo Financial.

Shaneel Pathak

Co-Founder, Board Advisor

Shaneel has a B.Eng. in Computer Engineering, a M.A. in Political Economy and has worked in six countries as an IT management consultant. Shaneel is a speaker on the power of health data in your hands at healthcare conferences across Canada, co-authored the Declaration of Personal Health Data Rights in Canada, and is the SPOR-PIHCI representative for Alberta. Shaneel is happily married to Sara, and they live in Calgary with their schnoodle Zoey.

Kerry Befus

Director of Business Development

Kerry brings over 25 years of extensive expertise in business development and sales to Zamplo. His work has focused on the development and execution of business plans, and sales and marketing strategies to help organizations grow.

Kerry's passion for Zamplo originates from his own health journey following a stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2021. Through his journey, he realized the importance of individuals taking ownership of their health data and using it to advocate for their own well-being.

Julie Deleemans

Clinical Research Strategist

Dr. Julie Deleemans is a cancer patient advocate and survivor of stage IV cancer. She holds a PhD. in Medical Science from the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine specializing in Behavioural Medicine and Integrative Oncology.

Dr. Julie is passionate about helping others affected by cancer and other health conditions by conducting research that integrates probiotic supplementation with nutrition and mindfulness-based interventions. Dr. Julie has also established an Integrative Clinical Practice offering mind-body therapies to support clients in optimizing their wellness journey.

Wendy Lerch

Operations Manager

Wendy joined the Zamplo team in 2020 and is responsible for the day to day finance activities, payroll, and HR. She also assists with Customer Success and Quality Assurance.

Wendy has the heart of an entrepreneur. She loves working for Zamplo because Zamplo is empowering people to see the “facts” of their health data, and go on to seek better guidance from their health care teams. This empowerment is crucial as indivduals each manage the multitude of nuances in our health journey.

Alexa Smith

Marketing Specialist

Alexa joined the Zamplo team in 2020 and has since completed her BBA degree from Mount Royal University - majoring in Marketing and minoring in International Business.

Alexa is passionate about Zamplo because of her experience watching a loved one survive cancer and witnessing the challenges that come with that health journey. From this experience, she better understands the value that Zamplo can provide for others.

Bin Chen

Senior Full Stack Developer

Bin Chen has extensive experience building scalable web and mobile applications across multiple industries. Before joining Zamplo, he worked on a wide range of projects involving cloud architecture, data pipelines, real-time systems, and consumer-facing apps.

He join Zamplo because he enjoys working on meaningful products that help people manage and understand their health data. Bin is particularly passionate about creating clean, maintainable systems, improving performance, and delivering thoughtful user experiences. When he is not coding, he enjoys gaming, hiking, and exploring new technologies.

Adil Ahmed Niazi

Intermediate Full Stack Developer

Adil is a language-agnostic developer with a superpower: learning exceptionally fast. Throughout his career, he's worked across PHP, Python, Node.js, and React—from scaling platforms with 16+ million users to building ETL integrations moving billions of records.

Joining Zamplo is his dream job. Years ago, he tried building something with the same vision but lacked the resources. Now he gets to be part of making that vision a reality—doing what he loves and getting paid for it.

Meet Our Team

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