Who We Are
Lygase’s vision is to leverage the potential of radio frequency identification [RFID] into
practical applications that benefits business and communities. Our business model is
simple: (1) Provide the best available technological innovations to address the needs
of stakeholders in industries that can benefit from RFID technology (2) Partner with
organizations to implement best-in-class technology and service and (3) Don’t talk about
it…do it.
Lygase’ breakthrough technology solutions can be custom-tailored to specific
applications and require significantly less capital and operational costs than other
approaches. For us, the key to understanding real value in technology and innovation
includes looking at all of the opportunities and costs associated with a system: capital,
operations & maintenance, ecosystem impact and, both the opportunity and costs to the
system years into the future.
Leadership
Lygase is led by some of the most talented and dedicated people in the technology,
RFID and business analytics field. Coming to Lygase from different companies and
backgrounds, we share the unique vision of RFID and critical business intelligence
leading the way to business success.
Ketrus Collins
President and CEO
Ketrus Collins is founder and CEO of Lygase. Ketrus has always been a firm believer
in the disruptive possibilities of innovation at the intersection of business intelligence
and critical business processes to drive business value by efficiently and effectively
leveraging the use of data.
Ketrus developed the SmartShows™ application that allows key stakeholders in the
Shows industry (e.g., venue owners, show organizers, exhibitors and attendees) to
monitor the real-time and historical movement of people and assets within a convention
center’s exhibit trade-show floor. He sought the backing of investors and built the
current Lygase team.
Ketrus started his career as a data solutions architect with more than 12 years of
experience as a business analyst/data architect for mid and large-sized projects.
Over the years, he has been responsible for creating technical BI and DW design
specifications from business and technical requirements. He then built a business
practice where he implemented customized, flexible and cost-effective data solutions
for some of the top industry giants in U.S economy, including Fannie Mae, TransUnion,
CitiGroup, Kroger, Walgreens, and U.S. Cellular.
Ketrus holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from DePaul
University. He also holds RFID Certification through CompTia and completed Abinitio
Training through the Abinitio Headquarters.
Vaughn R. Dietze
Business Development
Vaughn is a veteran of the hospitality, travel, convention, trade show and
meeting planning industries, having worked extensively through a variety of
businesses since 1976. As president and founder of Dietze Enterprises, Inc.,
Vaughn was the first lead retrieval services provider to enter the trade show
market, offering affordable and technologically advanced systems for accurate,
efficient event registration, session tracking and lead retrieval.
He has played a pivotal role in new product conceptualization and development,
often bringing the latest technology to the market long before his competitors.
Vaughn brings extensive experience in providing cuttingedge lead retrieval,
session tracking and access control concepts and products using 1D and 2D bar
codes, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and lead retrieval apps for
smart phones and is frequently consulted by both vendors to the trade show
industry as well as event planners.
In 2005, Dietze Enterprises won the Innovation Award from Tradeshow Executive
magazine for adapting RFID technology into a cost-effective registration system
for trade show organizers, exhibitors and attendees. One year earlier Dietze
received one of two honorable mentions at the annual Technology Watch
competition sponsored by Exhibition for the Incentive, Business, Travel and
Meeting Industry (EIBTM) Worldwide. More recently, Dietze was recognized by RFID
Journal Live for its trademarked RFBadge, an innovative turnkey system that uses
RFID technology to facilitate the collection of attendee information through
radio waves.
Vaughn also serves as President and Founder of Lead Retrieval International, a
full-service provider of lead retrieval, session tracking, access control and
realtime tracking technology products for the event industry.
Nusreth Baig
Chief Operating Officer
Nusreth Baig joined Lygase in 2009. He leads the operations and contributes to the
business development and strategy of the company. Prior to joining Lygase, Nusreth
worked for notable companies including Mobil, Baxter and Fair Isaac and smaller
companies such as Valtera and OWP/P Canon Design Architects.
As a software architect with more than 11 years of experience, he has developed
technical solutions in many industries. At Fair Isaac, Nusreth led and delivered on the
major implementation of their rule management software then served as lead architect
in implementing solutions for their clients Dell, Hyundai, and Abbott. At OWP/P, he was
the practice leader for clients that include the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, Discover
Financial Services, Waste Management and Banner Healthcare.
Nusreth delivers successful solutions by thoroughly understanding clients’ needs, the
industry space the client is in, and their preference for doing business. By putting the
clients’ needs and “pain-points” first and technology second, he artistically delivers a
solution that exceeds his client’s expectations. Nusreth holds a Bachelors in Computer
Science from DePaul University In Chicago and is also a Brainbench and Microsoft
Certified Professional.