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The AsterionDB Leadership Team
Steve Guilford
President, Founder
Mr. Guilford has over 38 years of experience working in the software industry. He is fluent in all phases of software design and implementation. His Oracle expertise dates back to 1984. His professional specialty can best be summed up as being a system integrator and a programmer’s programmer. He has written and published many tools and application systems that are targeted for use by mid-level programmers.
Mr. Guilford has invented and received patents for the following technology components:
- 9,740,779 – System, Method and Program Instructions For Tying Together A Media URL and Multimedia in a Database.
- 10,089,315 – Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Accessing Data From a Database As a File.
- 10,489,467 – Apparatus and Method for Tying Together an HTTP Request and Multimedia in a Database.
- 10,496,709 – Systems, Methods and Program Instructions For Calling a Database Function with a URL.
These patented technologies are employed in the design and implementation of AsterionDB. AsterionDB is a container residing in an Oracle database that manages unstructured data. The patents cited above enable AsterionDB to stream content directly from a database and to access content stored in the database as-if it were a file. In layman’s terms, AsterionDB provides a migration path away from the legacy hierarchical file-system.
Tim Robertson
V.P. Technology
I’ve had variety of opportunities into many aspects of technology and application development in my close to 40 years of being in the computing trade. Starting when 4KB of 6-bit memory which was enough to run a medium sized High School District on punched cards and tape. Through a decade of minicomputer software consulting in the greater Los Angeles and San Diego areas, both business software and technology solutions, helping folks move off of their mainframes.
Having been contracted to port the Oracle Product set to an obscure Mini computer, I then joined Oracle Corporation to initially support the follow on releases and then transitioned to Database Product Development.
During my 29 years at Oracle, I had a number of roles in Government, Higher Education and Healthcare solutions, from Release Management to Software Architecture. I eventually joined into a team which consolidated Demonstration Instances showing real running versions of Oracle’s various Applications and Technology products — this was an architecture without the benefits of generic Cloud Infrastructures, we had to invent and roll our own. Eventually, this culminated in the automated creation of VMs, Storage and management / monitoring of the hundreds of collections of VMs to support a try enterprise deployment of Oracle’s rich Product set.
During the last few years, I have become interested in container based virtualization.
Specialties: I have a good bit of a handle on Oracle’s technology as well as it’s Cloud offering (plus what’s needed to make Cloud deployments successful).
Latest: I have been collaborating with a start up called AsterionDB to assist with the refactoring and packaging of their flagship product moving towards a micro-services model for the pieces outside of the Database.
Latest technical hobby / interests include building micro-based (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, funky sensors) projects and fun with RGB light strings, iOS App Development, and leveraging RESTful APIs.
Paul Lesniewski
V.P. Software Development
Mr. Lesniewski has over 35 years of software development experience. His talents have been sought out by Fortune 1000 Companies both nationally and internationally.
Mr. Lesniewski is part of the maintenance team for SquirrelMail – a popular Open Source email server solution.
Rick Kahn
V. P. Business Development
Rick Kahn has had over 35 years of sales, sales management, business development experience, primarily focused on solution sales to Sr. Execs within the IT, Healthcare, and Aerospace/Public Sector industry segments.
After about 20 years of successfully working in these senior, professional corporate (DEC/HP, Oracle, KPMG, BO/SAP) sales and sales management roles, Rick began to apply his sales creativity and “outside the box” problem solving skills to help strategically positioned smaller start-ups and SMEs, particularly those that had compelling IT and HC solutions and stories that needed to be shared and promoted.
In this regard, Rick has recently joined AsterionDB to help
- identify and work with targeted F500 “early adopters”
- obtain product feedback
- validate market acceptance/viability
Rick also works to identify large, select IT/Business Consulting Firms, Integrators, and Channel/Distribution Resellers. He also brings years of experience that is leveraged to better support the company’s GTM goals and objectives.
Matthew Miller
Director, Chanel Sales – Americas
Matthew Miller is a results-driven sales and business development leader with extensive experience in cloud services, channel partnerships, and strategic alliances, particularly within the commercial, federal and national security sectors. Over the course of his career, Matthew has demonstrated a proven ability to build and scale channel partnerships, cloud marketplaces, and leading sales strategies for top-tier companies such as Oracle, Symantec, Fortinet, and TD SYNNEX. He excels at creating go-to-market strategies, fostering reseller partnerships, and driving revenue growth through innovative business solutions.
Matthew’s career is marked by consistent success in developing high-impact business strategies, managing complex projects, and navigating the evolving cloud and security landscapes within matrix organizations. He is passionate about leveraging technology and partnerships to achieve strategic objectives in both commercial and public sectors. With a strong educational foundation in Public Relations & Business, Project Management and a range of certifications in cloud computing, cybersecurity and AI, he remains a forward-thinking leader in technology domains.