ARTEFACTUAL - Key Persons


Aaron Omale

Job Titles:
  • Deployment & Technical Support / Read about Me
Aaron has been in this role since May 2024. Aaron loves tackling new challenges as they provide opportunities for further growth. He is not afraid to take the initiative and can wear many hats with ease.

Arpan Randhawa

Job Titles:
  • Deployment & Technical Support / Read about Me

Betty Girotto

Job Titles:
  • Full Cycle Bookkeeper / Read about Me

Dan Gillean

Job Titles:
  • Business & User Experience Analyst / Read about Me

Daniel Cosme

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer / Read about Me

Darren Craze

Job Titles:
  • Product Support Manager
  • Product Support Manager / Read about Me
Darren is the Product Support Manager for Artefactual, responsible for ensuring that Artefactual's customers are able to access and use our services as easily and efficiently as possible. Darren has been in this role since joining Artefactual in 2017. Prior to this he worked for many years as a technical support manager for various organizations.

David Hume

Job Titles:
  • Systems Administrator / Read about Me

David Juhasz

Job Titles:
  • Senior Developer / Read about Me

Donald Bassey

Job Titles:
  • Application Support Engineer / Read about Me

Douglas Cerna

Job Titles:
  • Python Software Developer
Douglas is a Python software developer who focuses on the maintenance and stability of the Archivematica related code base. He performs bug fixes, dependency management, and any code enhancements deemed necessary by the Support staff in order to meet our client commitments.

Eleanor Kim

Job Titles:
  • Deployment & Technical Support / Read about Me

Elizabeth Robertson

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Archivist / Read about Me

Emma Moros

Job Titles:
  • Systems Archivist / Read about Me

Hector Akamine

Job Titles:
  • Systems Administrator / Read about Me

Jay Bossé

Job Titles:
  • Digital Preservation Specialist / Read about Me

Jessica McRae

Job Titles:
  • Deployment & Technical Support / Read about Me

Jesús García Crespo

Job Titles:
  • Systems Architect
  • Systems Architect / Read about Me
Jesús is a systems architect with a solid foundation in software design and engineering. Over the years, he has contributed to Artefactual projects, notably Archivematica and AtoM. Beyond his design work, Jesús actively collaborates with other teams, offering guidance to help them build successful products. He genuinely enjoys mentoring emerging developers and seeks to foster best development practices for long-term sustainability.

Joel Simpson

Job Titles:
  • Head of Enterprise Services / Read about Me

José Raddaoui Marín

Job Titles:
  • Lead Software Developer / Read about Me

Justin Simpson - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Justin has been the Managing Director of Artefactual since 2019. Since joining Artefactual in 2012 he has worked with cultural memory organisations across the world, helping to define and implement systems for digital preservation and archives management based on the open source software developed by Artefactual. Justin is an advocate for open and collaborative creative processes and promotes open source software at every opportunity.

Katie Punia

Job Titles:
  • Information Management Specialist
  • Information Management Specialist / Read about Me

Kelly Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Archivist
  • Chief
  • Chief Archivist / Read about Me
As Chief Archivist, Kelly is responsible for ensuring that Artefactual's vision and mission are aligned with those of the archival profession. She is also responsible for establishing and maintaining long term partnerships with both new customers and with the broader community. Finally, Kelly oversees the company's finance and administration team. Prior to joining Artefactual in 2017, Kelly worked for many (many) years as an archivist, consultant, and educator.

Linux Sysadmin

Job Titles:
  • Trainer

Maaike Bos

Job Titles:
  • Digital Preservation Specialist
Maaike is a Digital Preservation Specialist working on Artefactual's Enterprise Team. In this role she is responsible for working with clients in the development and running of digital preservation workflows and facilitating the development of digital preservation goals. Maaike has previous experience working in several different fields ranging from information management to database development.

Margo Pokorny

Job Titles:
  • Administrator / Read about Me

Melanie Kung

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer / Read about Me

Miguel Angel Medinilla Luque

Job Titles:
  • Production Support Engineer / Read about Me

Randrianjafy Fitia Harena

Job Titles:
  • Junior Support Product Specialist / Read about Me

Santiago Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Product Support Engineer / Read about Me

Sara Allain

Job Titles:
  • Business & Product Development Analyst / Read about Me

Steven Breker

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer
  • Security Focused Software Developer / Read about Me
Steve is an alumnus of Simon Fraser University (Bachelor of Science) and the British Columbia Institute of Technology. His early work was in software development for the financial and health services sectors, but he later veered into the library world, working as a Programmer Analyst at the University of Saskatchewan Library.