Our blended expertise in business and IT consulting helps transform data into AI strategies and tools.
Stephen Straus
Managing Director
- Serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits
- Former General Partner, Austin Ventures
- Graduate of Colgate University and Harvard Business School
Ron Green
Chief Technology Officer
- Artificial Intelligence expert
- Serial tech entrepreneur with multiple successful exits
- MSc from University of Sussex in Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems
Steve Meier
Chief Creative Officer
- 14 years of technology sales, marketing, and consulting experience
- Former head of creative strategy working with Fortune 500 brands (IBM, Cisco, AT&T)
- Led the creation of the first suite of marketing tools powered by IBM Watson
- Certificate from MIT Sloan in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Businesses Strategy
ZZ Si
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
- Computer Vision expert
- Developed algorithmic ad targeting at Apple, search ranking at Google, product search and matching at Impossible Ventures
- Co-authored a paper in ICCV which won Marr Prize Honorable Mention
- Graduate of UCLA with Ph.D. in Statistics
Steve Kramer
Chief Scientist
- Physicist and data science entrepreneur with 27+ years experience
- Expert in data science, machine learning, AI, network graph analysis, and NLP
- Patent holder of dynamic anomaly detection method based on chaos theory
- Ph.D. in computational physics from The University of Texas at Austin
Dwayne Stoltz
Head of Operations and Client Services
- 25+ years leading client work for AT&T, HP, Disney, Philips and more
- Former frog design leader connecting design and technology talent
- Deep expertise in operations, talent management and client service
Jerry Schirmer
Principal Machine Learning Engineer
- Natural Language Processing expert
- Designed ML solutions for government, cybersecurity, finance, and supply chain management
- Graduate of University of Texas with Ph.D. in Theoretical General Relativity
Max Marion
Machine Learning Engineer
- Deep Learning Expert
- One of three inaugural Computer Science graduates from Occidental College
- Graduate of Occidental College in Math and Computer Science
Michael Wharton
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
- Computer vision expert
- Developed and deployed multiple remote sensing data segmentation and classification algorithms on US government platforms
- Former senior engineer at SpaceX
- BS Aerospace Engineering from UT Austin with a certificate in Scientific Computing
Spencer Romo
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
- Machine Learning and Deep Learning expert
- Experienced in designing and implementing distributed big-data systems for machine learning applications
- Degree in Economics and Entrepreneurship from Washington University in St. Louis
Bryson Greenwood
Machine Learning Engineer
- Deep Learning researcher and author
- Patents pending in Automated Machine Learning
- Earning BS in Computer Science with minor in Applied Statistical Modeling at The University of Texas
Nikitha Kona
Machine Learning Engineer
- Machine learning and deep learning expert
- Developed time series model for customer satisfaction and issue prediction at Apple
- Masters in Computer Science with Data Science specialization from the University of Missouri at Kansas City
Jeffrey Gleason
Machine Learning Engineer
- Published time series forecasting paper at KDD ’20 workshop
- Researched and implemented time series forecasting, natural language processing, and explainability methods at Yonder
- Wrote undergraduate senior thesis on risk assessment algorithms in the criminal justice system at Princeton University
Max Wharton
Software Engineer
- Data and Software Engineering Expert
- Experience in developing Machine Learning pipelines
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics with certificates in Computer Science and Business from University of Texas at Austin
Nicole Forbes
Senior Director of Channel Alliances
- Mother of 2 teens with a passion for innovation, progress, & strategic partnerships
- 15 years of business development & marketing in enterprise software development and services that span ecommerce, hosting, mobile and interactive agency work
- Mentor with various startup & accelerator programs in Austin
Jennifer Trou
Director of Marketing
- More than 13 years experience including global communication agencies
- Former account director working for Fortune 500 companies (FedEx, AMD, eBay and more) to startups
- Social innovation startup mentor
Daniel Martin
Director of Project Management
- 20+ years managing strategy, design, and software development projects for AT&T, MD Anderson, Cigna, Whole Foods Market, and more
- Holds PMP, CSM, and CSPO certifications with expertise in traditional and agile project management best practices
- MBA from the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business and BS Computer Science from Trinity University
Jack Bowen
Director of Business Development
- B.A. in Economics from the University of New Hampshire
- Former Project Manager with EBQ
- Lead Generation expert
Ryman Stringer
Talent Engagement Lead
- Technical Recruiter with experience finding top talent for Fortune 500 companies to startups
- Expert at building data driven and people focused processes
- BS in Computer Animation and a minor in Architecture History from Texas A&M University
Nancy Giordano
Post-Digital Futurist
- Global keynote speaker + Future of Work expert
- Founder: Play Big Inc, enterprise transformation strategist
- Current Singularity University guest lecturer
Dustin Weghorst
Data Acquisition Lead
- Data Strategy and Acquisition expert
- Ran a consulting business that helped Fortune 500 companies identify and collect data from the open web
- MSc from University of Denver in Business Information and Analytics
Ian Clarke
Advisor
- Artificial intelligence expert
- Founded five companies, including Freenet
- Graduate of University of Edinburgh in artificial intelligence and CS
Douglas Ferguson
Advisor
- Innovation workshop facilitator
- Founder and president of Voltage Control
- CTO of a Google Ventures-backed digital marketplace
- 19 Years Product Leadership
- Graduate of Virginia Tech in math, biology and chemistry
Steve Rohleder
Advisor
- Former Group Chief Executive of North America at Accenture
- 35 year veteran of Accenture
- Advisory Board Member for Apogee, GTY Technology and Kony Mobility
Jim Forester
Advisor
- 27 years consulting and retail industry experience leading large scale complex deliveries and technology departments
- Former VP of IT, Retail for T-Mobile
Jonathan Mugan
Advisor
- Natural language processing expert
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon
- Ph.D. of Computer Science, University of Texas