
Managing your entire investment process
Spark is a highly versatile OMS/PMS, Compliance, and Accounting System tailored to your firm's specific needs
Our Story
In 2005, a group of senior software developers, integrators, and analysts started a technology firm based on a revolutionary vision. Why not provide financial services firms with software systems to match the unique refinements of their business strategies? Why not help them elevate their baseline operations up to true competitive advantage?
That is the business mission of Athena Systems.
Today, Athena counts leading hedge funds and asset managers among its clients. Athena’s work varies from developing and supporting Athena Spark, to custom system enhancements that precisely match the unique business models of the client. It provides the full life-cycle of planning, development, implementation and training. Clients typically see dramatic improvement in STP, faster time to equities markets, and more efficient execution of transactions after using Athena Investment Systems.
Athena is a global firm with consultants headquartered in The Americas, Europe and Asia.
For better systems support of your competitive advantage, contact us for a rapid analysis of your potential for improved performance.
Our Story
In 2005, a group of senior software developers, integrators, and analysts started a technology firm based on a revolutionary vision. Why not provide financial services firms with software systems to match the unique refinements of their business strategies? Why not help them elevate their baseline operations up to true competitive advantage?
That is the business mission of Athena Systems.
Today, Athena counts leading hedge funds and asset managers among its clients. Athena’s work varies from developing and supporting Athena Spark, to custom system enhancements that precisely match the unique business models of the client. It provides the full life-cycle of planning, development, implementation and training. Clients typically see dramatic improvement in STP, faster time to equities markets, and more efficient execution of transactions after using Athena Investment Systems.
Athena is a global firm with consultants headquartered in The Americas, Europe and Asia.
For better systems support of your competitive advantage, contact us for a rapid analysis of your potential for improved performance.
Our Team
Partners

Luis Otero
CEO & Head of Technology
Co-Founder
Luis Otero - Bio
Mr. Otero has over 20 years of experience building applications and solutions for a wide set of different companies, which has given him the ability to understand client needs and produce quality solutions, all while using the top technologies.
Mr. Otero has worked in the modeling, design and development of several OMS softwares, real time trade platforms and also in some other real time industrial platforms like railway control systems. Mr Otero worked for companies Invensys Rail (Siemens), The Macgregor Group and ITG before joining Athena Investment Systems in 2005.
Mr. Otero holds a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain as well as a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Newcastle Upon Tyne University in England. He also holds several software certifications.

Stefano Guarnieri
Managing Director & Head of Product
Co-Founder
Stefano Guarnieri - Bio
Mr. Guarnieri has demonstrated a deep understanding of the needs of the financial community, and how to optimize its workflow.
Mr. Guarnieri spent more than 9 years with Macgregor/ITG, where he worked as a Platform Architect and Project Lead & Development Manager. He elevated the competitive edge initiative by introducing cutting-edge features to the Portfolio Management platform such as Multi-Asset support, a novel Multi-Factor Optimizer with real-time solving capabilities, a Software Development Kit, Real Time Market Data Feeds supporting Reuters and Bloomberg, and Fixed Income Electronic Trading supporting TradeWeb and MarketAxess. These features were central to winning the Waters Magazine Award celebrating XIP as the Best Portfolio Management platform.
Mr. Guarnieri holds a Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ancona (Italy).

Scott Sykowski
Managing Director & Head of Research
Co-Founder
Scott Sykowski - Bio
Mr. Sykowski has a proven record of designing and customizing global financial services systems that create demonstrable competitive advantages for their users.
Mr. Sykowski has experience in a broad range of asset classes including global equities and their derivatives, fixed income securities, interest rate and credit derivatives, and many types of structured private placements. For over 25 years, he has helped both buy-side and sell side institutions architect and implement their enterprise and desk level systems. He has an in-depth knowledge of front office portfolio management, trading, risk management/analytics and market data systems.
Mr. Sykowski holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance (Structured and Public) from the State University of New York at Albany, and a BA in Economics from the State University of New York, College at New Paltz.
Our Team
Meet the rockstars

Thorsten Pastoors
Lead Architect
Thorsten Pastoors - Bio
Mr. Pastoors has over 19 years of experience designing and delivering financial software solutions for Windows platforms using a variety of Microsoft development environments such as C++, C# and VB. He also has extensive experience working on portfolio management systems, OMS, Compliance, FIX, Financial Analytics, and database development (MSSQL and Sybase).
Mr. Pastoors is proficient in XML, Java, and COM, and is also an accomplished researcher, having presented his work at the IFIP-TC6/European Union International Conference on Networking.
Mr. Pastoors has a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science from the Technical University of Karlsruhe (Germany); and also attended University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Mr. Pastoors was the Co-Author of the BMECat specification: electronic catalog format used by major German companies for e-Procurement.

Carlos Suils
Head of Development
Carlos Suils - Bio
Mr. Suils’ background in the Signal Processing, Defense & Space and Financial Services Industry has made him invaluable to Athena as an architect of fault-tolerant, self-healing systems for over 19 years.
Mr. Suils has extensive experience designing portfolio management systems, OMS, Compliance, FIX, Financial Analytics, and database development (MSSQL and Sybase). Prior to joining Athena, Mr. Suils worked with Macgregor/ITG.
Mr. Suils holds a Master of Science (MS) in Electronics Engineering from the Comillas Pontifical University (ICAI) in Madrid, Spain.

Alessandro Regoli
Head of Support
Alessandro Regoli - Bio
Mr. Regoli has over 17 years of experience in developing and supporting wealth management software applications. He understands the innerworkings of the hedge fund space and the needs of Athena’s clients.
Mr. Regoli is a proven leader who promotes a supportive environment in which everyone can excel. Overseeing customer support, Alessandro drives positive change and is always on the lookout for efficiencies.
Skilled in MSSQL, .NET, scripting, agile methodologies and everything that allows to make software better and deliver it in less time he is always trying to create an environment that allows people to improve and give their best in order to build great products.
Mr. Regoli holds a Master of Science (MS) in Telecommunications Engineering from the Università de Siena (Italy).

Carmina Cañadilla
Head of Implementations, Senior Project Manager
Carmina Cañadilla - Bio
Ms. Cañadilla has been with Athena since 2012. She manages and coordinates the support and development resources across 3 time zones to keep the company on track and collectively working towards the same goals.
Carmina “wrote the book” on Athena implementations and is involved with every new project as a knowledge base. She also has experience providing daily support to Athena’s clients globally and previous positions in both public and private companies.
Carmina has a degrees in Electronic Engineering from University Complutense de Madrid and Applied Physics from University Autonoma de Madrid and in the last years, she has been pursuing advanced education in project management.

Ryan Holmes
Global Head of Sales Engineering
Ryan Holmes - Bio
Mr. Holmes’ background in finance and specific knowledge of multi-asset, buy-side workflows has helped to re-architect and streamline Athena’s current offerings and make headway in releasing new functionalities. His comprehensive understanding of start-to-finish operations at buy-side firms leads to a product with more efficiency and in turn, a better product.
Mr. Holmes holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Miguel Moncada
Head of America's Support
Miguel Moncada - Bio
Miguel Moncada is a member of the support and development team at Athena. He has been increasing his knowledge in both business and new technologies to offer the best service to the firm. He likes taking risks in learning new things and feels comfortable searching for answers before referring to his superiors.
Miguel holds an IT degree from ‘Universidad Tecnológica del suroeste de Guanajuato’ (Mexico). Currently, he has been mastering his SQL, C#, Python, and business skills, which has made him an essential part of the development team. His dedication has left an impression on everyone at Athena and has been continually growing with the team.
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Phuong Nguyen
Head of APAC's Support
Phuong Nguyen - Bio
Mrs. Nguyen has many years of experience collaborating with various business
partners and clients to deliver excellent service. She had proven success in
performing root cause analysis that resulted in solutions that fulfilled clients’ needs.
With her incredible communication skills, tremendous attention to detail, and
proven leadership skills, she is committed to providing exceptional support to her
clients.
Phuong holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Management from Manchester Business
School and a Bachelor of Art (BA) in Business Studies from the University of
Manchester (UK).
Ryan Holmes
Sales: +1 781 626 1755
Support: +1 866 655 2663
1411 Broadway, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10018
United States of America
UK, EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST
Stefano Guarnieri
Sales: +44 207 193 1622
Support: +34 913 519 561
Carrera de San Jerónimo 17
Madrid, 28014
Spain
APAC
Scott Sykowski
Sales: +852 8199 0648
Support: +852 8191 5183
11 Doan Van Bo, 23rd Floor
Ho Chi Minh City, 700000
Vietnam