The Life of Jeff Jakus

The story is still unfolding and there are more than a few chapters left to chronicle . . .

A Brief Look at My Life . . .

Personal Timeline

  • 1952 Born in Morristown New Jersey

  • 1954 Moved to Dayton Ohio

  • 1956 Moved to Indianapolis Indiana

  • 1959 Moved to Palos Verdes, Los Angeles

  • 1965 Moved to Point Loma, San Diego

  • 1970 Graduated from Point Loma High School

  • 1972 Graduated from San Diego Mesa College

  • 1972 Married Katy Edwards

  • 1973 Dad Died on 11/9/73

  • 1972 - 1974 Attended SDSU

  • 1974 Moved to Boise Idaho with the Packard’s

  • 1974 Moved from Boise to Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii

  • 1976 Moved back to San Diego - Ft Stockton Street

  • 1977 Moved to Jackdaw Street, Mission Hills

  • 1978 Bought house: Valle De Las Rosas Street, Rancho Penasquitos

  • 1980 Divorced, moved to Torento Drive Point Loma

  • 1981 Moved to Stern Street

  • 1982 Married Diane Miller, moved to Carmelo Street, Point Loma

  • 1983 Bought Valle Vista home, Mission Hills

  • 1988 Moved to Irvine

  • 1992 Married Sue Merrihew, moved to Coronado Del Mar

  • 1995 Moved to Pescadero Street

  • 1997 Moved to Piedmont Street

  • 1999 Moved to Sea Colony

  • 2000 Moved to Newport Avenue

  • 2000 Married Susan Bailey

  • 2001 Purchased 737 Oxford Street, Marina del Rey

  • 2002 Purchased home in Scottsdale

  • 2004 Moved back to San Diego, Mission Hills

  • 2008 Moved to Coronado with Bev - J Ave

  • 2010 Bought 735 Guadalupe Ave, Coronado

  • 2011 Purchased first home in Kauai - 71 No Kai Oi Place

  • 2011 Married Bev Burroughs

  • 2015 Purchased Hoona Road home - Kauai

  • 2019 Moved to Desert Mountain, Scottsdale, AZ

  • 2020 Moved to Kauai for Pandemic (Kukui’ula)

  • 2024 Bought 339 Palm Ave, Coronado

Life always presents untold numbers of twists and turns, but I can honestly say that my road has always found a way to find happiness, strong family connections and success. I am proud to have been a part of our great family and to have been able to spend quality time with all of the Jakus’ and Burroughs clans!

Career Timeline

  • 1968 Mobil Gas Station, Jim Martes, on Voltaire Street, Point Loma

  • 1969 - 1970 Superior Carpet Cleaning, Kelly Perkins, Point Loma

  • 1970 - 1973 Jakus Associates - Director Computer Services Division

  • 1974 Started Jakus Hawaii with Dave Jakus - Partners

  • 1976 Started Jamis Business Systems with Dave, Cliff Sifton and Ray Mills, Jeff as President

  • 1977 Joined Computer Timesharing Service in Point Loma as Vice President of Sales

  • 1979 Co-Founded CTC-The Computer People - 4000 sq ft computer store

  • 1980 Started Applied Leasing - renting data terminals to SAI & others

  • 1980 Purchased CTC-The Computer People - Sole Owner

  • 1981 Opened 2nd CTC store - Honolulu Hawaii

  • 1983 Sold CTC to DataWorks

  • 1984 Started Primary Data - President

  • 1987Merged with Capricorn Data Systems, EVP of Sales

  • 1989 XMark Corporation - Corporate Secretary, EVP Sales

  • 1989 Alcyona - Vice President of Sales, Engineering, Marketing

  • 1991 Purchased CTSN Travel Franchise - Now Blue Koi Travel

  • 1991 Launched ‘The New’ Jakus Associates - Pick Products Rep

  • 1993 Merged Jakus Associates w/ Mainstream Technoligues into ProSoft - Jeff as President

  • 1996 Sold ProSoft to WordMark Corporation in San Jose - Jeff as VP Sales

  • 1998 Started Profile - partner with Jeff Weidler

  • 2000 Joined Systech as Western Region Sales

  • 2000 Joined General Automation as Western Regional Sales Director

  • 2002 Started Better Results Software w/ Brian Riedlinger - Jeff President

  • 2003 Started Uber Vino with Bryan Jakus

  • 2003 Opened Better Results - Vietnam - Jeff Sole Owner

  • 2006 Sold Better Results - Vietnam to a larger tech company in Vietnam

  • 2007 Sold Better Results - 1/2 to Modular Info Systems, 1/2 to Progenixx

  • 2007 Joined Progenixx - VP Sales

  • 2009 Retired

  • 2015 Started 3rd Bottle Wines - Jeff as Owner

  • 2017 Planet Rooth - CEO

  • 2019 Started Barrel Wurks - Jeff President

  • 2023 Started Figjam Estate Winery - Jeff and Bev owners