Meet the JY Team
Josh Glantz - President/CEO
Co-Founder of JY Systems and has been supporting the IC community for 25 years. Prior to co-founding JY Systems, he was a technical lead across numerous IC programs at the Ft Meade location. During that time he also served in the Army National Guard and commanded soldiers at various levels.
Yanina Glantz - Vice President
Co-founder, Yanina began her career in the DoD supporting the Army I2WD programs at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. She has a B.A. in International Business and Spanish. Her expertise and responsibilities include managing JY System’s growth, client relations, and company human relations.
Cheryl McGuckin - Chief Financial Officer
CFO, Cheryl has 22 years of experience in commercial services supporting a variety of customers. She has a B.S from the college of Health and Human Development the Pennsylvania State
University. She is responsible for the firm’s accounting and finance function including managerial accounting, corporate financials, and financial management to drive revenue and margin growth.
James Hodgins - Director of Analysts
As Director of the Analysts division, James has 30+ years of experience in the IC. He served in the Air Force in a variety of intelligence analysis disciplines and led Airmen as a Senior NCO, and was an agency subject matter expert prior to joining JY Systems. He has a Master's Degree and an MBA from University of Maryland Global Campus.
Lear Kaufman - Director of Engineering
As Director of the Engineering division, Lear has 32 years experience in the software development industry including more than 20 years in the DoD and Intelligence Community. After graduating from Shippensburg University in 1992, Mr. Kaufman began his career as a software developer with a focus on database technologies eventually transitioning into roles with a specialization of database engineering.