Toms Baugis User Experience
Toms is a prolific Python programmer and
open source contributor with a keen
interest in data visualization and user
interfaces. He's passionate about coding,
and has built projects using JavaScript,
Google App Engine, and other technologies.
His open source projects include
time-tracking application Project Hamster,
which has over 60,000
users; the hamster-graphics data viz library;
and, appetsy,
an analytics panel for Etsy stores. Prior
to Parse.ly, Toms worked as a research
assistant at DERI Galway, focused on
semantic ontologies and visualizations.
Toms enjoys playing videogames,
snowboarding and walking his two retired
greyhounds, Cedric and Bosphore.
Website: Project Hamster
Keith Bourgoin Data Analysis
Keith studied Computer Science at Case
Western Reserve University, where he got
his Masters with a focus in machine
learning and information retrieval. He
started writing .Net software in
Philadelphia but quickly went back to his
roots with Python and the open source
stack. He has since been working with
Django and JavaScript. His last project
included engineering on personal identity
site Flavors.me.
He also maintains hiicart,
an open source project that implements a
Python/Django shopping cart for Paypal,
Google Checkout and Amazon Payments. In his
spare time he plays many video games and
starts random projects.
Website: keithbourgoin.com
Emmett Butler Full Stack Developer
Emmett is a student at New York University
with a double major in Music Technology and
Computer Science. He learned all the Python
he knows from Parsely, and is a 2012 HackNY fellow. He has a keen interest
in video game development and design, and has self-published
several games (Dokideux Panikku),
along with a number of web-based hacks and
freelance work. Among these hacks is a Twitter bot account
affectionately named @space_dad
that uses random web scraping to generate ostensibly humorous
material. A lifelong musician,
he has played and taught piano and
keyboards in addition to composing and
recording his own electronic music. His
interests include video game creation, pixel art, non-sequitur based
humor, and the NYC chiptune scene.
Website: emmettbutler.com
Chris Clarke Dev Ops
Chris has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and worked more than 5 years developing .NET software for the medical industry. He transitioned into freelance Web development and server administration, and has spent nearly 10 years working on applications and systems serving the medical, digital media and e-commerce industries. He supports the Parse.ly team, focusing on system administration and automation.
Zach Cimafonte Full Stack Developer
Zach is a student at New York University (majoring in Computer Science),
and is excited to be taking this year off to work at Parse.ly. He started
programming early-on and has a large amount of professional development
experience. He started his career building a large scale asset management
system, and went on to work on many other projects such as a full CMS in Ruby
on Rails for a hyper-local news website. He started working for Parse.ly over
the summer of 2011 as an intern after joining HackNY. He worked on a bunch of
projects throughout the internship, including building a rich user interface
for topic-oriented time series data. His interests include Data Visualization,
HCI, Machine Learning, NLP, agile development techniques, Computer Security,
VJing/music/film, and second lunches at his desk.
Website: Zach on Twitter
Didier Deshommes Systems & Architechture
Didier spent the first 18 years of his life in Port- Au-Prince, Haiti and moved to North Carolina to attend college.
He obtained two bachelor's degrees from North Carolina State University, one in Applied Mathematics and one in
Computer Science. He also has a master's in Mathematics. As an advocate of open source technologies, Didier has
contributed to a number of projects including the SAGE project (a computer
algebra system), python-solr (a Python binding for
the Solr open source search engine), and sfpy (a Python Superfeedr
client). His hobbies include long-distance running, reading, and listening to music.
Website: dfdeshom.tumblr.com
Vincent Driessen Full Stack Developer
Vincent is a passionate and creative software engineer from
the Netherlands who breathes code and has contributed
actively in the Python community. He specializes in modern
web and app development.
He earned his master's degree in Computer Science at the
Radboud University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands and
always had deep affinity with both CS theory and
practice.
Being a true all-rounder, he's always worked on both the
backend and frontend sides of products. In a few years'
span, he has built open source libraries, large-scale
deployment tools for the command line, web apps, API's, iOS
apps, Vim plugins, and even manages to get something out of
PhotoShop every once in a while.
Or he blogs about improving
your git workflow or your editor.
He's passionate about simplicity and pushes hard to
accomplish more with less.
His time-off is spent with his family, playing with his
daughter or picking up his beloved Larrivée D-04E
now and then.
Website: nvie.com
Joe Giarratano Account Management
Joe joins Parse.ly with 3 years of Account Management experience. He graduated from Quinnipiac University with a BA in Communications and after 18 months of working at a small public relations firm, landed at an established company in an Account Management role. He started there at the tail-end of their startup period and is excited to have the opportunity to help grow Parsely from close to the beginning. When he isn’t managing accounts, he moonlights as a standup comedian. When he’s not doing that he enjoys trying new restaurants, preferably of the tapas variety. When he isn’t indulging in fine delicacies, he tortures himself by rooting for the Mets, Jets and Islanders.
Sachin Kamdar Chief Executive Officer
Sachin managed teams with as many as thirty people through various leadership roles over the past several years.
He graduated with a bachelor's in Economics from NYU and a master's in Education from Pace University.
After graduating from NYU, Sachin was an NYC Teaching Fellow, using cutting edge technology to educate students
in math and economics at an alternative high school in Brownsville, Brooklyn. He then started an EdTech
consulting company that built, implemented and managed systems across schools in NYC. Sachin enjoys listening
to live jazz, exploring Brooklyn, and never having a steady sleep schedule.
Website: sachinkamdar.com
John Levitt Sales & Marketing
John never thought he'd end up an entrepreneur, but Parse.ly is the third startup he's been a part of. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Florida and is a huge Gator sports fan. After graduation, John co-founded a company that used educational activities to help elementary schools fund student programs and classroom supplies. He then spent time consulting with a VC funded startup before joining the Parse.ly team. John lives in New Jersey and enjoys a pickup basketball game whenever he can.
Andrew Montalenti Chief Technology Officer
Andrew is a technologist with nearly a decade of experience in software engineering. He earned
a bachelor's degree in Computer Science (with honors and departmental distinction) from NYU.
After graduating, he acted as a technical lead on a small software team within Morgan Stanley.
Prior to founding Parse.ly, he built large-scale web applications and systems through
Aleph Point, Inc., the software engineering consultancy
he owned and operated. His team served large clients like ThomasNet, NYC Health and Hospitals
Corporation, Publishers Clearing House, as well as other small and mid-size technology
companies such as HiiDef, Inc., IRAmarket, and Tal.ly. A dedicated Pythonista, JavaScript
hacker, and open source advocate, Andrew is also a published technical author and editor.
His hobbies include unfollowing people on Twitter, not reading his "toread" Delicious links,
and beating Sachin in Powerball gyroscope.
Website: pixelmonkey.org
Mike Sukmanowsky Product Lead
Mike joins Parse.ly with 5 years of experience in media, most recently as Manager,
Digital Analytics at The Globe and Mail.
He earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a Business Administration option (with honours)
from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
After graduating, Mike quickly developed an insatiable interest in statistics, analytics and optimization.
This passion fuelled him to pursue management roles in digital analytics at two of Canada's prominent media companies:
Rogers Digital Media and
The Globe and Mail.
While at these companies, Mike had a front row seat to the challenges (or as he likes to say, "opportunities")
facing multimedia companies like Rogers as well as traditional publishers like The Globe and Mail.
His knowledge and experience delivering insights, working with a multitude of measurement technologies and building his
own reporting and analysis products ensures Parse.ly's roadmap keeps the needs of publishers front and center.
Website: mikesukmanowsky.com
