Management
Guy Jones, Founder & President
Mr. Jones is the founder and President of Island Data, bringing over 20 years of extensive industry experience. Under his direction, Island Data has developed the first software application to extract real-time market and business intelligence from textual customer feedback. Mr. Jones is responsible for the company's strategic direction and product management, establishing Island Data as the leader in Customer Insight Analytics. Previously, Mr. Jones founded and led a team in the development of an award-winning customer self-service product, ExpressResponse, which helped companies such as Intel and Canon automate the processing of customer service requests. During his tenure at Storage Dimensions and Mouse Systems, Mr. Jones held senior leadership position and directed high-volume client service operations. Mr. Jones holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He serves on the San Diego Software Industry Council Analytics Steering Committee. Read a message from the President.
Mr. Jones is the founder and President of Island Data, bringing over 20 years of extensive industry experience. Under his direction, Island Data has developed the first software application to extract real-time market and business intelligence from textual customer feedback. Mr. Jones is responsible for the company's strategic direction and product management, establishing Island Data as the leader in Customer Insight Analytics. Previously, Mr. Jones founded and led a team in the development of an award-winning customer self-service product, ExpressResponse, which helped companies such as Intel and Canon automate the processing of customer service requests. During his tenure at Storage Dimensions and Mouse Systems, Mr. Jones held senior leadership position and directed high-volume client service operations. Mr. Jones holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He serves on the San Diego Software Industry Council Analytics Steering Committee. Read a message from the President.
Jodi Maxson, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Ms. Maxson brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience in the high technology industry to Island Data. She is charged with growing company revenues and establishing a high-performance, results-driven sales and marketing organization. Her background includes accomplishments in marketing software as a service, sales and customer relationship management, finance, and accounting. Ms. Maxson was Vice President of Sales and Business Development at NetSuite Inc. where she built revenues from zero to $30 million and grew the sales force from 0 to 150 representatives. She has also held sales, marketing, and operations positions at Frontline Systems, Best Software, Culpepper and Associates, Ingres, and AT&T. Ms. Maxson holds a B.S. Degree in Business Administration with a major in accounting from the University of Georgia.
Ms. Maxson brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience in the high technology industry to Island Data. She is charged with growing company revenues and establishing a high-performance, results-driven sales and marketing organization. Her background includes accomplishments in marketing software as a service, sales and customer relationship management, finance, and accounting. Ms. Maxson was Vice President of Sales and Business Development at NetSuite Inc. where she built revenues from zero to $30 million and grew the sales force from 0 to 150 representatives. She has also held sales, marketing, and operations positions at Frontline Systems, Best Software, Culpepper and Associates, Ingres, and AT&T. Ms. Maxson holds a B.S. Degree in Business Administration with a major in accounting from the University of Georgia.
Christopher Vohnout, CFO & Vice President of Finance
Mr. Vohnout possesses more than 15 years of corporate financial management experience with high technology growth companies. At Island Data, he is responsible for the Company's relationships with its venture capital partners. He also oversees the day-to-day financial operations and contributes to the contractual and legal aspects of customer account management. Prior to Island Data, Mr. Vohnout held key positions with Catalyst Capital Partners and Admor Memory. He also served in the information and technology practice of KPMG for 4 years. Mr. Vohnout graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Business Administration and a concentration in Accounting. He also holds a CPA license.
Mr. Vohnout possesses more than 15 years of corporate financial management experience with high technology growth companies. At Island Data, he is responsible for the Company's relationships with its venture capital partners. He also oversees the day-to-day financial operations and contributes to the contractual and legal aspects of customer account management. Prior to Island Data, Mr. Vohnout held key positions with Catalyst Capital Partners and Admor Memory. He also served in the information and technology practice of KPMG for 4 years. Mr. Vohnout graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Business Administration and a concentration in Accounting. He also holds a CPA license.
Scott Austin, CTO & Vice President of Engineering
Mr. Austin has 10 years of hands-on expertise developing analytic software. At Island Data, he leads the R&D group for the Company's breakthrough Insight RT business performance measurement system. Prior to Island Data, Mr. Austin served as Director of Technology and Software Engineering for Current Analysis Inc. He also served as Chief Technology Officer for Associated Research Services, Inc. where he oversaw the development of business intelligence and content management tools. Prior to Associated Research Services, he developed priority network monitoring and management software for the State of Washington. Mr. Austin received a B.A. in Management Information Systems with a minor in Statistics from Washington State University. He also holds the following industry accreditations: MCSD, MCDBA, and MCSE.
Mr. Austin has 10 years of hands-on expertise developing analytic software. At Island Data, he leads the R&D group for the Company's breakthrough Insight RT business performance measurement system. Prior to Island Data, Mr. Austin served as Director of Technology and Software Engineering for Current Analysis Inc. He also served as Chief Technology Officer for Associated Research Services, Inc. where he oversaw the development of business intelligence and content management tools. Prior to Associated Research Services, he developed priority network monitoring and management software for the State of Washington. Mr. Austin received a B.A. in Management Information Systems with a minor in Statistics from Washington State University. He also holds the following industry accreditations: MCSD, MCDBA, and MCSE.
Board of Directors:
Richard J. Brekka, Director
Mr. Brekka, Founder and Managing Partner of Dolphin Equity Partners, has specialized in software as a service, mobile content, communication services, and Internet investing for nearly 17 years. He is Chairman of the board of Gomez, Inc. and a board member of Enpocket, Inc., Epic Cycle Interactive, The Guild, InQ, and SeaPass Solutions Inc. Prior to founding Dolphin, Mr. Brekka was a Managing Director of CIBC's private equity investment unit and the President of CIBC's U.S. private equity investment subsidiaries. Prior to joining CIBC, Mr. Brekka was with Chase Capital and led the investments in Nextel and DisCom Communications. Before becoming a private equity investor, Mr. Brekka was an account officer at Swiss Bank Corporation. He holds a B.S. degree in Finance from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago.
Jim Sanger, Director
Mr. Sanger is Partner at ABS Ventures where he focuses on investments in growth stage software, network communications, and business services companies. Previously, he analyzed, valued, and helped construct the portfolio acquired by ABS from Deutsche Bank. Mr. Sanger served as a Managing Director in Deutsche Bank's Venture Partners and Corporate Investment groups. He also served as Chief Technology Officer and Director of Tech Investment for Deutsche Bank's London-based corporate venturing organization. Prior to his work in private equity, he held management positions in IT at Deutsche Bank, Barclays Bank, and Bell Atlantic (now Verizon Communications). Mr. Sanger has been a board member of several private companies and is now a director at Inxight Software and Gomez, Inc. He received a B.A., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.
H. Gabe Whelan, Director
Mr. Whelan has more than 20 years of professional investment experience in Silicon Valley. Prior to founding Whelan & Gratny Capital Management (now Encinal Capital Management) in 1990, he worked in portfolio management for Morgan Stanley, Hambrecht & Quist, and most recently, Alex Brown & Sons. Mr. Whelan has a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Oregon and an M.B.A in Finance from Santa Clara University.
John Rehfeld, Director
Mr. Rehfeld is a seasoned visionary, marketing-driven professional who has been CEO of 5 companies and an outside board member of over 10 different companies, including public, venture funded, and private companies. His background includes 25 years of software, content, and hardware experience in the PC, digital imaging, and multi-media industries. He also has significant international strategic relationship experience, especially at a senior level with Asian companies. Mr. Rehfeld began his career in systems engineering at IBM and subsequently received an M.B.A. at Harvard. Some of his key accomplishments include: designing and launching the first laptop computer for Toshiba, while growing sales from $0 to $400M in three years; growing sales for Seiko Instruments from $89M to $200M in 4 years; helping lead Wonderware through a successful IPO, founder CEO transition, and cash sale of the Company for $400M; and being involved in the sale of three other companies as a CEO and board member.
Guy Jones, Director
President & Founder, Island Data
Mr. Jones founded Island Data in 1995. His vision was to develop software that helped companies maximize the value of customer communications. He assembled a core team and built one of the earliest email auto-response software programs that delivered automated, personalized and relevant answers to customer inquiries. The award-winning software was one of the first ASP-delivered applications. Mr. Jones is responsible for the Company's strategic direction and product management. Prior to founding Island Data, he directed client service operations for Storage Dimensions and Mouse Systems. He attended the University of Central Florida and majored in Electrical Engineering.
