John Kelly President
 
After earning his BS in Computer Science from RIT, John served as an officer and pilot with the US Navy prior to joining SDG. John has developed SDG’s government systems business and is recognized statewide for systems expertise pertaining to imaging and land record based systems. John has been the principal architect of the Image Mate software product series and is currently project manager for the comprehensive Tompkins County Official and Land Records development and integration project.
Tom Murphy Vice President
 
Tom is a Clark scholarship recipient and a SUNY Utica/Rome graduate. Tom graduated with high honors (top 5% of the graduating class) while simultaneously working as a full-time SDG software developer. Tom is a highly talented programmer and played a key role in the successful launch of Image Mate Enterprise for New York State County Clerks.
David Guzman VP of Operations
 
Dave joined SDG after spending 18 years serving as Business Operations Manager and Purchasing Manager for Dodge Graphic Press in Utica. He obtained his Associates of Science in Business Administration and Accounting from the Utica School of Commerce while working full time for Dodge Graphics and running his own landscaping business. Dave was instrumental in the growth of Dodge Graphics to over $10,000,000 in annual sales, as well as developing the financial and organizational sides of the business.
Jennifer Mitchell Office Manager
Grant Coordinator
Jennifer manages the SDG front office and assists with data entry, conversion services, image filing, indexing and GIS data manipulation projects. Jennifer got her Certificate in Administrative Office Assistant from Utica School of Commerce where she graduated with Honors and was nominated into the “Who’s Who” list of undergraduate students. Jennifer has over 5 years of management experience in a variety of fields, and has played an integral role in SDG’s acquisition of grant funding for municipalities across New York State through the RPTATIP Grant Program.
Jason Covey Senior Software Engineer
 
Jason has a Bachelor and Master of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in Computer Science. He also has two Associate in Science degrees from Mohawk Valley Community College, one in Mathematics, and the other in Computer Science. His thesis was in the field of social choice computing and parts of it were published in the Symposium of Discrete Algorithms 2009. Jason has eight years of experience building software applications for desktop and the web. He currently specializes in C#.NET development but is familiar with several different languages and platforms. While at SDG he has worked extensively on Image Mate Online and on SDG's newest product VIDA. In addition to his role at SDG, Jason is an adjunct professor of computer programming and mathematics at Mohawk Valley Community College.
Bill Henderson Software Engineer
 
Bill joined SDG with a BA in Polictical Science and Computer Science from State University College of Arts and Science. Bill has over 11 years as Programmer Analyst proficient in the use of structured and object-oriented programming techniques on a variety of technological platforms. Bill”s extensive background in .NET application development, analytical and problem solving skills are a great asset to SDG”s team.
Christina Hines Senior Technician
 
Christina earned her BS in Computer Science from Utica College. She has over six years of computer experience working in a computer based support environment. christina is responsible for SDG's software/hardware setup and server maintenance. She also handles software support, client relations, support planning structure and Image Mate product updates.
Philip Pendleton Support Engineer
 
Phil earned his BS in Computer Science at the University of Richmond, VA. Phil administers customer support on an applications level for our Image Mate suite of municipal based software. Phil”s background in customer care, data collection and analyst skills are a great assest to SDG.