Management with Complete Commitment
David Caplan, Chairman of the Board of Directors
David Caplan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, oversees the long-term direction of the company. He joined Objectivity in 1992 as President, CEO and Chairman.
Before joining Objectivity, David served as an independent management consultant and interim CEO for startup companies including Legato Systems, Resonex and Photon Dynamics. Prior to that, he was President and CEO of Tolerant Systems, the predecessor company to Veritas Software Corporation. In addition, David was a General Partner of Adler and Company, a venture capital firm, from 1984 to 1986.
David holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and an EJD from the Concord Law School.
John "Jay" Jarrell, President and CEO
John "Jay" Jarrell, President and CEO, leads the operations of Objectivity Inc., determining the company's strategic direction and managing growth. Jay has a long history with Objectivity, Inc. starting in 1997 as the Vice President of Sales, and adding the Marketing group to his responsibilities shortly thereafter as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Jay was elevated to President and COO in 2002, and in 2003 was named President and CEO of the company, while also being appointed to the Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Objectivity in 1997, Jay was the senior director of sales and marketing for Creative Biomedics, a company specializing in network telecommunications equipment and software solutions. Previously, he held sales and marketing positions at Computer Associates and A.C. Nielsen Co. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
Gary Lewis, Chief Financial Officer
Gary Lewis, Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for all financial operations for Objectivity and also manages the human resources group. He joined Objectivity in May 2005 as Corporate Controller and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in March 2006.
Gary started his career with Ernst & Young in San Jose. Since then, he has spent more than 20 years managing the financial operations of a number of high-tech Silicon Valley companies. Most recently he was the Corporate Controller for AlphaSmart, Inc., a publicly traded company servicing the education market, and Vice President Finance for TechSpan, Inc., a software consulting company.
Gary holds a B.S. degree in business with a major in accounting and a minor in mathematics from the California State University at Chico. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) in the state of California and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Leon Guzenda, Founder
Leon Guzenda was one of the founding members of Objectivity in 1988 and one of the original architects of Objectivity/DB.
He currently works with Objectivity's major customers to help them effectively develop and deploy complex applications and systems that use the industry's highest-performing, most reliable DBMS technology, Objectivity/DB. He also liaises with technology partners and industry groups to help ensure that Objectivity/DB remains at the forefront of database and distributed computing technology.
Leon has more than 35 years experience in the software industry. At Automation Technology Products, he managed the development of the ODBMS for the Cimplex solid modeling and numerical control system. Before that, he was Principal Project Director for International Computers Ltd. in the United Kingdom, delivering major projects for NATO and leading multinationals. He was also design and development manager for ICL's 2900 IDMS product. He spent the first 7 years of his career working in defense and government systems.
Leon has a B.S. degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Wales.
Brian Clark, Vice President, Product Management
Brian Clark, Vice President, Product Management, has nearly 30 years of software and technology experience, and was one of the early architects of Objectivity/DB.
Before joining Objectivity, Brian worked at Automation Technology Products, providing leading tools in the MCAD market. Prior to that, he was with Project Management Services at International Computers Limited, one of Europe's leading computer companies at the time. Brian holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Sheffield University, England.
Rich Shelley, Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations
Rich is responsible for generating direct sales, managing distributors and sales agents, and creating and executing key sales strategies, especially in Objectivity's federal government market. He is also responsible for all pre- and post-sales Field Engineering activities.
Rich has more than 21 years experience in the software business and has held management titles at companies such as Computer Associates, Micro Tempus, TriTeal, Inxight and Click Software.
He joined Objectivity, Inc. in 2002 as a sales manager for the Eastern Region and was promoted to sales director in 2004. He became Vice President of Worldwide Sales in 2006 and Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations in 2008.
Rich has a B.A. degree in Policy Studies from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
Scott Miller, Director of Development and Technical Publications
Scott began his tenure as Objectivity's schema specialist in 1994, along the way designing an adaptive schema technology supporting products like Objectivity for Java and Active Schema. He was promoted to Director of Development and Technical Publications in June 2009.
Before joining Objectivity, Scott did compiler development at Lucid, Inc., where he worked with industry leaders including Jerry Schwarz (creator of C++ iostreams), Rod Brooks (later head of M.I.T. robotics), and Patrick Dussud (later lead architect of .NET).
Scott has a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Davis.
Phuong-Dinh Tieu, Director of Customer and Technical Services
Phuong-Dinh Tieu (also known as "T"), is responsible for managing customer-centric technical support for all Objectivity/DB users. In addition to his role in Technical Services, he also leads the Software Quality Assurance, Build/Release, and Information Technology Department.
Phuong-Dinh joined Objectivity as an Engineer in 2002. Prior to joining Objectivity, he served 8 years in the United States Marine Corps in the 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines, an experience to which he attributes the leadership, dedication, and energy that he brings to Objectivity.
Phuong-Dinh holds a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics from San Jose State University.
Thomas Krafft, Director of Marketing and Demand Generation
Thomas oversees the Marketing functions at Objectivity, including communications and PR, demand generation and content development. Having joined the company in 2008, Thomas brings a diverse experience from nearly 20 years working with Fortune companies including Intuit and Veritas, successful dot-com and other startup ventures, in addition to hundreds of clients he served for several years in consulting. He has a proven track record in leveraging marketing communications and online efforts to help organizations achieve their objectives.
Thomas holds a B.A. in Political Science, International Relations, from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
