Management

John Jarrell, President and CEO, is responsible for day-to-day operations of Objectivity Inc., as well as managing the company's growth and strategic direction. He is also an active member on Objectivity's board of directors. He has been President and COO, a position he assumed in January 2002, after serving as senior vice president of sales and marketing.

Prior to joining Objectivity in 1997, John 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, 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 twenty 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 bachelor’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, Chief Technology Officer, was one of the founding members of Objectivity in 1988 and one of the original architects of Objectivity/DB.

Working with Objectivity's major partners and customers, he is responsible for delivering and deploying the industry's highest-performing, most reliable DBMS technology. Leon has over 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.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Wales.

 

Brian Clark, Vice President, Technical Services, has over 25 years of software industry experience, and is responsible for all Systems Engineering and Professional Services for Objectivity's customer base.

Before joining Objectivity in 1989, Brian worked at Automation Technology Products, providing leading tools in the MCAD market. Before that, he was with Project Management Services at International Computers Limited, one of Europe's leading computer companies at the time.

Brian holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Sheffield University, England.

 

Jacques Darakdjian, Vice President, Engineering, leads Objectivity's engineering activities, including development and support. He joined Objectivity as Manager of Kernel Development, and was promoted to Vice President of Engineering in September 2000.

Jacques has more than 32 years of experience in internal systems development, including software development management positions with BMC Software, Interlink Computer Sciences, Boole & Babbage, and Masstor Systems Corp. in the United States, and AGP Insurance, Gervais-Danone and other companies in France.

He has a degree in mathematics from Lycee Louis Le Grand in Paris.

 

Rich Shelley, Vice President, Worldwide Sales, is responsible for direct sales, Distributors and Sales Agents and for creating and executing several of the key sales strategies for the company from market positioning to pricing, especially in Objectivity’s key Federal Government market. Rich reports directly to the President and CEO, Jay Jarrell.

Rich has more then 19 years of experience in the software business including management positions ranging from Regional Manager to Vice President, Sales at companies such as Computer Associates, Micro Tempus, TriTeal, Inxight and Click Software. He joined Objectivity, Inc. in early 2002 as a Sales Manager for the Eastern Region and was promoted to Sales Director in 2004 and Vice President of Worldwide Sales in 2006.

Rich has a BA Degree from Syracuse University.