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Yellowbrick
Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Yellowbrick Data was founded in 2014 on the principles that data is a critical asset. It must be secure, available to the right people at the right time, with resources prioritized according to organizational role. Above all, the data entrusted to you by your your customers must be guarded.
Our architecture does not expose data to the public internet. It operates in a decentralized manner, within your own cloud accounts and on-premises. We call this a Private Data Cloud. Data is fully secured and protected according to enterprise policies.
Executives
Neil Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Previously, Neil served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Fusion-io where he was responsible for company strategy, product definitions, roadmaps, corporate development and strategic partnerships and key customer acquisitions.
Prior to Fusion-io, Neil was Chief Application Architect at Dell, where he led the platform architecture team across MessageOne, Everdream, Silverback Networks and other acquired development groups. Neil joined Dell through the acquisition of Everdream where he was Chief Architect.
Neil has also held roles at BMC/Remedy and Liberate Technologies, including Principal Product Architect and Principal Engineer. Neil has served as a technical advisor for startups Oxygen Finance and Datera Inc.
Neil earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Cranfield University.
Jason Snodgress
Chief Operating Officer
Prior to Yellowbrick, Jason was the Vice President of Business Operations and Customer Engagement for the Enterprise Division at SanDisk, where he led the tactical and strategic planning for supply and demand. Jason joined SanDisk in 2014 through the acquisition of Fusion-io, where he was Senior Vice President of Operations. He was responsible for day-to-day operations including business operations and planning, global procurement, supply chain planning, manufacturing, logistics and customer program management.
He joined Fusion-io in January 2011 as Vice President of Corporate Development, responsible for M&A strategy, execution and strategic planning activities. Prior to Fusion-io, Jason held various roles at Micron, Numonyx and Intel in Strategic Business Development, Corporate Development and Product Development. He began his career in the RF industry working for TRW and Powerwave Technologies in product design, development and management.
Jason earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and holds seven United States patents.
Mark Cusack
Chief Technology Officer
Before joining Yellowbrick, Mark was Vice President for Data and Analytics at Teradata, where he led a variety of product management and technology teams in data warehouse and advanced analytics groups.
He was also Chief Architect of Teradata’s IoT Analytics effort. Mark joined Teradata in 2014 when Teradata acquired the startup RainStor, where he was a co-founding developer and Chief Architect. Prior to RainStor, Mark was a lead scientist in the UK Ministry of Defence.
Mark holds a Ph.D. in computational physics from Newcastle University, UK, with a thesis centered on discovering the electronic and non-linear optical properties of quantum dots. As a research fellow at Newcastle, he developed new techniques to model these novel quantum structures using large-scale parallel and distributed computing approaches.
Gail Boddy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Gail Boddy serves as Chief Human Resources Officer at Yellowbrick. Gail has more than 30 years of experience building strong, positive work environments that engage employees and foster growth. Prior to Yellowbrick, Gail led Human Resources and Facilities for Dtex Systems. Before Dtex, she led Human Resources for Coriad and a variety of late stage startups where she specialized in locating key talent that aided companies in their growth strategies. She holds degrees from Chico State University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Neill Craib
VP, WW Sales
Neill is a seasoned sales leader with over two decades of experience driving revenue growth and leading high-performing enterprise sales teams in the data analytics sector. Throughout his career, he has held senior sales leadership roles at industry-leading companies, including Scalyr (acquired by SentinelOne), Tableau, and Datastax in the United States, as well as Dell and Citrix Systems in Europe. Neill’s expertise lies in scaling sales organizations, fostering innovation, and delivering outstanding results. He holds an MBA from the prestigious Henley Business School at the University of Reading.
Kevin Carroll
VP, Product Operations
Kevin Carroll leads Product Operations and IT at Yellowbrick. He brings over 40 years of business and technical operations experience in both large and small enterprises. Prior to Yellowbrick, Kevin led Global Program Management at EMC. He also held senior leadership positions in engineering and operations for TIBCO Loglogic, Sun Microsystems, Elexsys (Sanmina), Tyco International, and Kollmorgen Corporation. Kevin holds a bachelor degree from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.
Jeffrey Taylor
Vice President Customer Success
Jeffrey Taylor is the Head of Customer Success and Experience at Yellowbrick, bringing over 27 years of leadership experience across customer support, pre-sales engineering, and channel operations. Before joining Yellowbrick, he led the Federal Pre-Sales Engineering team at NetApp. A combat military veteran, Jeffrey served with distinction in the U.S. Air Force, USCENTCOM, USSOCOM, and the Defense Intelligence Agency. He holds a degree from the University of Denver.
Meet Our Founders
In 2014, Neil Carson, Jim Dawson, and Mark Brinicombe launched Yellowbrick Data, redefining analytics for enterprises worldwide. Their pioneering, secure and efficient data platform, deployable anywhere, sets new standards with unmatched performance and adaptability, driving innovation in data analytics.
Neil Carson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Previously, Neil served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Fusion-io where he was responsible for company strategy, product definitions, roadmaps, corporate development and strategic partnerships and key customer acquisitions.
Prior to Fusion-io, Neil was Chief Application Architect at Dell, where he led the platform architecture team across MessageOne, Everdream, Silverback Networks and other acquired development groups. Neil joined Dell through the acquisition of Everdream where he was Chief Architect.
Neil has also held roles at BMC/Remedy and Liberate Technologies, including Principal Product Architect and Principal Engineer. Neil has served as a technical advisor for startups Oxygen Finance and Datera Inc.
Neil earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Software Engineering from Cranfield University.
Mark Brinicombe
Co-founder and architect
Mark Brinicombe is the co-founder and architect of Yellowbrick Data. Prior to cofounding Yellowbrick, Mark was a principal architect at Fusion-io (acquired by SanDisk) where he was responsible for significant developments in memory products, firmware, and drivers. Before Fusion-io, Mark was a principal engineer and architect for Everdream, a SaaS IT systems management platform acquired by Dell where he then held positions as a product strategist and architect. Mark has also held architect and developer positions at BMC Software, Liberate Technologies, and Network Computer Inc, and he cofounded the OS consulting company, Casualty Limited.
Mark holds Bsc and advanced degrees in science, astrophysics, and physics from King’s College in London.
Jim Dawson
Co-founder
Prior to Yellowbrick, Jim was at Menlo Ventures, where he focused on sourcing investments in the enterprise technology sector. He has twice stood on the podium of the New York Exchange and rung in venture-backed start-up IPOs, creating billions of dollars of market capitalization for investors. His expertise is defining and executing successful sales strategies in the enterprise technology space. Previously, Jim was the Chief Sales Officer at Fusion-io, Vice President of World Wide Sales at 3PAR, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Scale 8, and a Vice President at Data General Corporation responsible for the Clariion storage business internationally, starting as a member of the original Clariion business unit.
Jim graduated from Weber State College with a BA in Economics and completed an internship working for the US Senate Committee of Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Jim has worked and lived in Washington D.C., Tokyo Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, London, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Cameron, Montana. Jim is fluent in Japanese and can make sushi.
