EDEVELOPMENT - Key Persons


Babak Ehteshami - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
Mr. Ehteshami, our founder, has over 25 years of experience in the high technology arena having held executive, management, and engineering positions in companies such as Xilinx, Altera, LSI Logic, Samsung, Credence Systems, and Raychem. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University, as well as Master of Science and Master of Engineering degrees from University of California, Berkeley.

Diane Cypher

Job Titles:
  • Co - Executive Artistic Director, Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre

Jeff Shafe

Job Titles:
  • Vice President Product Development
Mr. Shafe has over 25 years of experience designing and developing software for a wide variety of businesses. He has overseen the development of numerous engineering tools for design, testing and quality control, as well customer-facing applications for contact management, business record keeping, inventory management, systems engineering and remote automation. He holds an Associate of Arts degree in Electrical Engineering from the College of San Mateo and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Lynne Owen

Job Titles:
  • Our Website Designer

Michael Mohit

Job Titles:
  • Sales and Marketing Executive
  • Vice President of Global Sales
Mr. Mohit is an accomplished sales and marketing executive with 30 years of global sales experience in multiple industries. A proven sales leader in large companies and start-ups with rich experience in intellectual property, software, semiconductor products, HMI embedded solutions, and internet solutions. He is results driven in building and managing sales and distribution channels. Mr. Mohit holds a bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northrop Institute of Technology at Caltech and Master of Science in Business and Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Mike Shamshirian

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Business Development
Mr. Shamshirian is a business development, marketing, and product definition veteran with over 25 of experience. He has worked at established and startup companies in integrated circuit, software, and intellectual property industries building sales channels and partnerships to grow profitable business worldwide. Mr. Shamshirian has held executive, management, and technical positions at such companies as Samsung, IDT, Mosel Vitelic, Virtual Silicon, and Ltrim. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University.

Molly Hanson

Job Titles:
  • Student of the Studio

Robert Kelley

Job Titles:
  • Co - Executive Artistic Director, Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre
  • Directors

Sandy Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Academy Registrar

Shahla Yaghoubi - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Yaghoubi has been part of numerous successful startup and established software companies, including Inktomi and Compuware. She holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York.