Team
Legacy depth. Modern vision.
SHIFT's team combines deep industry recognition with hands-on architectural and engineering excellence — simple innovations that deliver results.
From the creator of Hercules
The open-source mainframe emulator trusted across the industry — the same depth of systems knowledge now powers SHIFT's native compilation.
Years in financial services
We know the problems from the inside — and how to solve them under regulatory scrutiny.
Trusted deliveries
A history of shipping when failure wasn't an option — mission-critical systems, delivered.
The people
Lance Borvansky
Founder / CEO / Developer
Founder of Velia and SHIFT. Formerly Head of Development at LzLabs; MIT robotics, with turns in entrepreneurship and finance. Architect. Developer. Simplifier.
Roger Bowler
CTO / Developer
Creator of the Hercules mainframe emulator. z/OS systems engineer with years in financial-services delivery and Senior Developer at LzLabs — legacy depth applied to modern runtimes.
Thomas Bosshard
Business Development
Founder and former CEO of Adviscent, the Zurich WealthTech firm. Business development across Swiss financial services — opens doors and builds the commercial path for SHIFT.