Management Team

Dr. Ivan Pesic

Dr. Ivan Pesic is Founder, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Silvaco, Inc. He is also the Chief Technology Officer responsible for managing the company's research and development. In this role, he sets the overall direction of Silvaco's technology and products.

Prior to forming Silvaco in 1984, Dr. Pesic held various positions at National Semiconductor, Hewlett Packard, Tandem Computers and Monolithic Memories.

Dr. Pesic holds a BSEE from the University of Belgrade, a MSEE and Ph.D in EE from the University of Santa Clara and a MSIM/EM from Stanford University.

David Halliday

David Halliday has been the vice president of engineering responsible for all aspects of software development, standardization, quality and release cycle management within Silvaco since 1992.

Mr. Halliday holds a BS in Computer Science and an MS in Computer Software and Systems Design from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Mark Maurer

Mark Maurer is the Vice President in charge of Government Business. Since joining Silvaco in 2000 he has gradually assumed responsibility for all defense business.

Mark Maurer holds a Masters of Science in Program Management from Regis University (Denver, CO) and a BA in Marketing Communications from Central College (Pella, IA).

Gary Micchelli

Gary Micchelli serves as the Controller and the Company Secretary for Silvaco. Mr. Micchelli has over 30 years of financial experience. He came to Silvaco as Controller in 1996. Prior to joining Silvaco he was finance manager at the Software Division of UB Networks. Previously he held senior financial positions in high technology manufacturing, banking and in public accounting.

Mr. Micchelli holds a BS in Accounting from Rutgers University, an MBA from the University of Southern California and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Claudia Karell

Claudia Karell is the Corporate Human Resources Manager.

She is responsible for managing HR policies and benefits to keep Silvaco a great place to work and grow while assuring compliance with state and federal labor laws.

Mrs. Karell holds a BA in Business Administration from San Jose State University.