Financial Services

Jeff Cachat

Jeff is a Territory Sales Director at Hypertec in the Hardware Technology Solutions group.  Jeff joined CIARA in 2011 as a Director of Business Development as an expert in the financial services industry. He participated in the development of CIARA’s High Performance Computing products and particularly the successful CIARA ORION HF product line, the world’s fastest x86 Single and Dual Processor Servers dedicated to Low Latency/High Frequency Trading. Before joining CIARA, Jeff spent more than 20 years in management as a Senior Program Manager at Cray Inc. and also as a Management Consultant at IBM Global Services. 

Lindsey Geannopulos

A Sales Director familiar with challenges and goals achievements within Sales in Finance. His expertise is navigating Hypertec CIARA hardware in the world’s biggest markets for trading. Before joining Hypertec, Lindsey spent 20 years in Capital Markets, trading for 6 years, Sales Manager at Trading Technologies for 10 years and had various management positions at a Fintech start-up that was later sold. Lindsey has been with Hypertec, with a focus on CIARA, for almost 4 years and has been able to help CIARA become a familiar name in the Chicago trading community. He has earned respect from his peers and customers for his ability to stay on top of the newest innovations in technology. 

Darcy Letemplier

Darcy Letemplier is the Vice President of Global Engineering for Hypertec.  Darcy is responsible for all global engineering functions including Design Engineering, Engineering Lab Services and Engineering Project Management.  Activities include the structuring and operation of the Engineering function as a cohesive unit; the conceptualization and day-to-day management of simultaneous projects; delivering manufacturable designs to agreed specifications within budget constraints, and the fostering of innovative solutions to the continuous evolution of industry needs.   

In 2004 Darcy joined Hypertec as Director of Engineering.  He was promoted to Vice President of Research and Development for the VXTECH Division in 2006, elected Vice President of Engineering for Ciara Technologies in April 2009 and promoted to Vice President of Global Engineering for Hypertec in October 2021. 

Shannon Shragie

As the Sales Director for HTS within Canada, he brought over 20 years of experience working with national and global corporations in the IT space.

His philosophy is simple. Everything starts with a conversation. Talk to him about your goals and objectives, what’s working for you and what isn’t. Together, you will explore Hypertec’s vast range of hardware and services, to see if Hypertec has a solution that works for you.

When he’s not working, he likes to engage in physical activities such as playing sports (hockey and basketball) and going to the gym.

While he’s still perfecting his craft, he likes to dabble in the kitchen as well.

David Bonnet

As the Sr. Hardware Specialist – Performance at Hypertec, David comes with a rich educational background in computer science, computer information systems and networking.  He has extensive experience as an integral team member focused on performance optimization targeting a variety of platforms and industries including CAD, CAM, PLM, CAE, FEA, and HFT.  David specializes in creating custom-tailored high performance workstations and servers, optimizing both hardware and software, for many clients from the automobile, aerospace, banking, media, and entertainment industries.  He was integral in the development of the KRONOS and ORION HF product lines, and has over a decade of experience in the development of overclocked solutions.  He thrives on overcoming the many challenges in the ever growing technology industry. 

Marco Morena

As far as he can remember, he has always been fascinated with computer technology in one shape or another. From owning and dismantling his first computer “IBM PS/2” at the age of 10, to building white box platforms for his family and friends, his passion for technology facilitated his curriculum path into electronics @ Maisonneuve college and electrical engineering @ ETS Montreal.

Prior to working at Hypertec, his work experience was always around IT/computer hardware: Canadian banks, CN Rail, Bell Canada…

For the past 15 years at Hypertec, he has enjoyed the continuous challenge of working with customers to help identify their problems and provide solutions to satisfy their relentless IT needs. Throughout his career at Hypertec, he has filled three important roles, engineering manager, product manager and solution/sales engineer, all of which have made him a substantial problem solver. He had the pleasure of contributing, focusing & optimizing Hypertec’s server products/solutions for specialized markets such as financial services and Services providers. Marco and his team continue to develop cutting-edge solutions for customers of Hypertec. The fact that Hypertec servers are among the fastest in terms of overall performance and lowest compute latency in today’s market gave them a sense of pride and accomplishment. This mentality has put them in a constant state of innovation for all the products Hypertec offers.