Mr. Eaves’ has over 17 years experience mapping business strategy to IT and conducting the requisite process and organizational analysis to maintain business and IT alignment. He has worked with such organizations as Countrywide, Agilent Technologies, and numerous agencies and departments within the State of California including DMV and Caltrans.
Mr. Eaves has extensive experience in enterprise architecture, strategic IT consulting, business process re-engineering and project management.
Mr. Eaves has over eleven years of experience as an executive-level consultant to many of the departments and agencies within the State of California. As such, he has developed background knowledge in some of the major information systems in the State and has knowledge of the State’s processes and practices (e.g., procurement, oversight, budgeting). Mr. Eaves has helped departments and agencies deal with the challenges of furthering e-Government and those related to the constant stream of legislation impacting their information systems.
Mr. Eaves is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College with a dual degree in Economics/Mathematics. Mr. Eaves holds the following professional certifications:
PMP - Project Management Professional
ITIL - Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation Certificate
Six Sigma - Green Belt
Darren Chiappinelli, Managing Director
Mr. Chiappinelli has a deep background in software engineering, enterprise architecture, and program management consulting. He has led programs and initiatives for clients such as AT&T, DirecTV, Toyota, and the States of California and Montana. A US Army Veteran and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY where he concentrated in computer science engineering, Mr. Chiappinelli brings 15 years of information technology experience working on systems and projects from several million to several hundred million dollars.
In addition to his role as a Sabot principal, Mr. Chiappinelli serves on the board of the ExplorationWorks Science Museum and is a consultant to the board of the National Wild Horse Center. Prior to co-founding Sabot, he worked as a manager and senior engineer at RWD Technologies, a renowned software engineering company, and as a senior manager at Grant Thornton, LLP.
Mr. Chiappinelli holds the following professional certifications:
PMP – Project Management Professional
CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
CHP - Certified HIPAA Professional
CHSS - Certified HIPAA Security Specialist
CSCS - Certified Security Compliance Specialist
ITIL - Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation Certificate
Six Sigma - Green Belt
Michael Chiappinelli, Director of Sales
Michael Chiappinelli is an experienced enterprise sales professional with more than 12 years of experience. His expertise includes Sales Management, New Business Development, Account Management, Product Development and Client Support. He has demonstrated success building relationships with upper management of major institutions, matching solutions to their needs. He has worked with such organizations as Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Nationwide.
His background includes roles as the Director of Business Development at Algorithmic Trading Management a provider of advanced quantitative software solutions and Sales Director at Thomson Reuters, where he was a President’s Club member and named “Salesperson of the Year.”
Mr Chiappinelli is a graduate of the University of Colorado holding a B.S. in Economics. Professional Certifications include NASD Series 7 and NASD Series 63 licensees.
Mr. Eaves’ has over 17 years experience mapping business strategy to IT and conducting the requisite process and organizational analysis to maintain business and IT alignment. He has worked with such organizations as Countrywide, Agilent Technologies, and numerous agencies and departments within the State of California including DMV and Caltrans. 
