About Sunflower Systems: Management Team
 
 
 
 
 
 

Naeem Raza
Chief Executive Officer

Naeem Raza has more than 23 years experience in relational database applications. He founded the company in 1992 after holding various technical and management positions at Oracle Corporation and McDonnell Douglas. With demonstrated achievements in aligning business with technology, Raza excels at reducing operating costs, enhancing services and increasing sales through the efficient use of information systems. He brings experience in a variety of industries including telecommunications, health care management, multi-media service delivery, internet applications, customer information systems, credit card transaction processing and public utilities. Raza holds a master’s degree in systems management and computer science from the Florida Institute of Technology, where he also taught management, economics, computer science and marketing courses. In addition he holds a master’s degree in Business Administration.

Timothy Frazier
Chief Technology Officer and Founder

As Chief Technology Officer and a co-founder of Sunflower, Tim Frazier defines the technology vision and guiding principals for software development and leads collaborative design of the product roadmap. He is responsible for the company’s technology infrastructure, as well as new product development and strategy. Prior to founding Sunflower, Frazier was a senior consultant in the Federal Practice at Oracle Consulting working with NASA and energy vertical markets. Frazier hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science and applied mathematics from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia.

Jeffrey Polyak
Vice President of Solutions

Jeffrey Polyak is an accomplished leader in IT solutions sales and systems implementation.  As Vice President of Solutions, Mr. Polyak manages all aspects of the implementation, sales and marketing of Sunflower Systems asset management solutions.  Mr. Polyak joined Sunflower in 2005 as Director of Professional Services to lead the team responsible for product implementations and high-value consulting services.  Prior to joining Sunflower, Mr. Polyak served in management roles at Oracle Corporation and BearingPoint where he led teams focused on systems implementation, software integration, lifecycle asset management solutions and Federal ERP system deployments. Before joining BearingPoint, Mr. Polyak was an Associate at Columbus Public Affairs providing political strategy and advocacy in the healthcare, banking and high-tech arenas.  Mr. Polyak holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from American University. 

John Peiler
Director Finance and Operations

John Peiler joined Sunflower in April 2008. Peiler is an accomplished financial expert and is responsible for managing the finance and operations teams at Sunflower. John joins us after working for Irwin Home Equity In San Ramon, California as an Associate Director of Finance & Accounting.  Prior to that, he was the Controller and C.F.O. for NorthStar Risk Management and Insurance Services in Walnut Creek, California.  He received his BA in Business/Economics from The University of California, Santa Barbara and his M.B.A. from McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.