Meet the team

Aaron Lasseigne

Senior Software Engineer

Aaron is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. He’s worked on frontend and backend code for a variety of companies both as an employee and as a freelancer. He enjoys movies, books, podcasts, and learning in general.

Aashna Dhawan

Recruiter

Aashna is a Recruiter at Mode. She's had experiences across multiple industries and started her recruiting career in Big Tech after graduating from Penn State. Aashna is thrilled to be a part of growing Mode in India. Outside of work, Aashna enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors but equally enjoys staying in and binge-watching TV/Movies. As a new resident of Mumbai, she's looking forward to exploring the city and photographing its many cats. When not making new feline friends, Aashna can be found cooking up a storm for friends and family.

Abdul Yosuf

Staff Accountant

Abdul is a Staff Accountant at Mode. Previously, he worked in Finance and Accounting for consulting and government services firms. He enjoys exercising, traveling, and attending live sporting events.

Ailin Fang

Senior Data Scientist

Ailin is a Senior Data Scientist at Mode, working at the intersection of data and human behavior. She's previously worked at Yammer and BuzzFeed. In her free time, you can catch her watching reality television, throwing pottery, or hanging out with her dog Max.

Al Faiella

Director of Cybersecurity, Risk and Compliance

Al is the Director of Cybersecurity at Mode, focusing on compliance, governance, and risk management. In previous roles, Al has built and managed security engineering and risk management teams, and has spent the majority of his career designing and implementing cybersecurity controls for highly complex and regulated environments. When not combating cyber criminals, Al can be found enjoying a cup of coffee, transitional glasses on, working on the latest Wordle.

Alex Masoud

Solutions Engineer

Alex is a Solutions Engineer at Mode. She previously worked at another startup as a Sales Engineer. That role consisted of partnering with the sales team to help drive revenue among many things. Alex currently resides in Hawaii, so when she's not working, you can find her with her 3 rescue dogs at the beach or trying out the latest vegan food trucks.

Alex Price

Enterprise Account Executive

Alex is an Enterprise Account Executive at Mode. Previously, at People Data Labs, he enabled technical teams to build compliant, innovative, people-data based software solutions. When not at work, you can find him enjoying the outdoors, playing basketball, and cycling.

Alex Truong

People Operations Manager

Alex is the People Operations Manager at Mode. She is passionate about fostering an inclusive environment and enabling employees to do their best work! You can talk to Alex about just about anything but she loves chatting about BTS (the Kpop group), Crocs, scary movies, true crime, or food!

Alexis Hinton

Customer Success Associate

Alexis is a Customer Success Associate. Her background is in sales and she was previously a SDR at Salesforce. She has a naturally creative mind and enjoys any activity/environment that allows her to fully express/explore her creativity. She has been a lover of cosmetics since before she could walk, which led her to becoming a freelance makeup artist and a retired, self taught nail tech. She would definitely consider herself a jack of many trades. Once she sets her mind to something, she will not stop until she accomplishes it. When she is not working, completing course work, or indulging in her hobbies, you will find her spending time with her new fur baby (Coco) or her VERY ACTIVE Godson, rewatching Grey's Anatomy for the millionth time, or napping.

Alfredo Santoyo

Support Engineer

Alfredo is a Support Engineer at Mode. Before joining Mode, he studied Computer Science and tutored at the university level. He also worked on several software projects to learn about emerging technologies. For recreation, you may find him cheering on his favorite soccer team, getting lost in a fantasy game, or attempting to identify the chord progression in the newest song on his playlist.

Alicia Rezendes-Planter

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Alicia has worked in client-facing roles for the past 10 years with both big and small SaaS firms, where she has gotten to experience true post sales client lifecycle. She has been fortunate in getting to experience roles in various capacities across Implementation, Training & Development and Customer Success. Within all these roles, she's learned her passion lies in Customer Success, since she gets to mix her need for great service with full creativity in how she builds relationships with her clients. Outside of work, Alicia is usually with her family, subjecting them to weird recipes she finds online. They love her enough to at least try it and pretend its good!

Alli Cernoch

Senior Software Engineer

Alli is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. She began her career on the data analytics team at Burson-Marsteller. In 2014 she moved to San Francisco and learned to code. Before joining the team at Mode she worked as a full-stack engineer at BabyList. Her work playlist of choice is a comprehensive collection of Disney songs, and she holds both Martha Stewart and Rihanna as personal heroes.

Ally Buchberg

Business Development Representative

Ally is a Corporate Business Development Representative from Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk) and am working on her Masters. Previously, Ally worked at a tele-health company. She is passionate about living a healthy lifestyle. Outside of the remote office, Ally enjoys spending time with her dog, Bear, fitness, fashion, design, and attempting to craft.

Amir Rajan

Senior Software Engineer

Amir is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. His development experience spans web, mobile, compiler, and game/engine construction. In his free time, Amir doodles, hacks on LLVM, and makes futile attempts to get through his Steam library.

Amir Reavis-Bey

Senior Software Engineer

Amir is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Previously, he's worked in civic tech to increase citizen access to information and resources. At any given moment, Amir can be spotted rolling around his neighborhood on a set of wheels which may include a cargo bike, inline skates, or skateboard.

Amy McClain

Director of Go-to-Market Enablement and Strategy

Amy is Mode’s Director of Go-to-Market Enablement and Strategy. Prior to joining Mode, she built the Enablement function at Calendly. In addition to her work, Amy enjoys playing tennis, honing her skills as a sommelier and being the loudest parent on the sidelines of her daughters’ soccer games.

Anaya Mason

Corporate Business Development Representative

Anaya is a Corporate Business Development Representative, based in Dallas, Texas. Prior to working at Mode, she was a high school teacher guiding the future minds of America. When she's not working, she loves having an assortment of fun such as modeling, doing makeup, trying new foods, skating, dancing, reading, working out, and so much more!

Andre Quebedeaux

Senior DevOps Engineer

Andre is a Senior DevOps Engineer at Mode. Prior to joining Mode, he could be found building infrastructure, security, and voice services for a number of tech companies both large and small. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, reading sci-fi/fantasy novels, playing video games, and cooking.

Andrea Culver

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Andrea is an Enterprise Customer Success Manager with Mode, where she enjoys combining product knowledge with relationship building to ensure her customers are delighted at every interaction. Prior to joining Mode, Andrea honed her Customer Success skills in EdTech, which she came to after teaching high school English. When not working, she enjoys making musical mayhem on obscure instruments, cheering on her beloved Houston Astros, and exploring museums and hiking trails.

Andrew Cha

Financial Analyst

Andrew is a Financial Analyst at Mode. Before joining the team, he worked for SaaS, marketplace, and microfinance startups. Outside of work, Andrew enjoys playing soccer, golf, and traveling.

Andrey Kobzar

Marketing Engineer

Andrey is a Marketing Engineer at Mode. Prior to his career in software engineering, Andrey had various pursuits ranging from bicycle mechanic, to bicycle frame builder, to professional bicycle racer. These days, when he's not riding bikes, Andrey enjoys oil painting and seeing as many modern art shows as he can manage.

Andy Macdonald

Senior Solutions Engineer

Andy is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Mode. Previously he has focused on helping customers adopt and scale their use of development platforms at organizations such as Salesforce and Oracle. Based in the Bay Area, he enjoys spending time outdoors, seeing live music, exploring an interest in quantitative trading, and traveling.

Andy Nguyen

Senior Software Engineer

Andy is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Before Mode, Andy spent many years at Oracle working with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure and shipping financial software for a small investment firm. Outside of work, he tries to keep his mind sharp solving chess puzzles and has a fitness goal of maintaining as much natural body function in his retirement years. To help achieve this fitness goal, he has been working out daily with CrossFit since 2013.

Angeline Le

Corporate Customer Success Manager

Angeline is a Customer Success Manager at Mode. Prior to joining the team, she worked for startups within adtech and fintech spaces with an emphasis in account management and cultivating strategic customer relationships. Outside of work, she enjoys making the perfect cup of coffee (to feed her caffeine addition), taking long strolls with her dog Nala, and rock bouldering.

Angie Boyle

Head of DEIB and Senior HR Business Partner

Angie is the Head of DEIB and is also a Senior HRBP at Mode. She has over 10 years of experience working as a thought leader in the DEIB space by developing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging strategies that meet organizational business and talent management needs. Outside of work Angie spends her time chasing ocean waters and sunsets with her husband Chris. She also enjoys spending quality time with her family and friends.

Anirudh Velamuri

Customer Success Associate

Anirudh is a Customer Success Associate at Mode. Prior to Mode, Anirudh spent a few years working in business development at a couple of startups. Outside of work, he likes to spend time with his husky, read, and root for his beloved Bay Area sports teams.

Arun Sundaram

Senior Software Engineer

Arun is a Senior Front-End Engineer at Mode. He has worked as a Principal Full-Stack Engineer, AWS Architect, and Production Support Manager at Capital One, Fiserv, Charles Schwab. He enjoys ECMAScript, Python 3, Canon R6, White Tail Ski Resort, Sushi, and Financial Statement Analysis.

Asha Hill

Director, Customer Success Operations and Enablement

Asha is the Director, Customer Success Operations and Enablement, at Mode, where she oversees operations for the Support and Success teams. Before joining the Mode family, Asha worked in academia as an Assistant Mathematics professor. When not on the frontline providing support for customers, she is out traveling the world, hitting the gym, or attempting to become the next big DJ.

Asia Davis

Solutions Onboarding Specialist

Asia is a Solutions Onboarding Specialist based in Dallas, Texas. Previously, she’s worked in Customer Success with SAAS solutions that include a leading Localization software. Outside of Mode, she spends her time cooking, exploring the city, and being a fur mom to her 2-year-old Shorkie.

Axis Rutledge

Corporate Account Executive

Axis is an Account Executive at Mode. She has specialized in the Pharmaceutical, Consumer Electronics, and Electric Vehicles industries within Business Development and executive placement roles. When not in the virtual office, she is catching with friends, finding her new favorite restaurant, or booking a trip to another destination.

Barry Jones

Senior Software Engineer

Barry is passionate about using his technical skills to build great user experiences! Prior to Mode he worked for a company specializing in AI and productivity tools in the CRM space. When he is not working he LOVES to be outside biking, gardening, or hiking with his 3yr old lab.

Becca Isbell

Business Development Representative

Becca is a Business Development Representative at Mode, living in Scottsdale, AZ. Prior to Mode she worked in mortgage lending but felt it was time to reconnect with her business data analytics certificate she earned in college. She loves spending time with family, trying new restaurants with friends, and hiking in the scorching Arizona heat!

Benn Stancil

Chief Analytics Officer

Benn is the co-founder and Chief Analytics Officer of Mode. Prior to Mode, Benn was an analyst at Microsoft and Yammer, where he helped lead product analytics. Benn also worked as an economic analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.

Brandon Guerrero

Solutions Engineer

Brandon is a Solutions Engineer at Mode. He is passionate about helping data-driven companies solve problems with innovative solutions. Prior to Mode, Brandon worked as a data analyst to visualize and extract insights from datasets while working at a marketing agency. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, researching cryptocurrencies, watching anime, and enjoying a good whiskey.

Brittany Miller

Senior Software Engineer

Brittany is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. She previously worked for two universities focused on making college affordable. She hails from Minnesota and perpetually rejoices in the Bay Area’s lack of snow & ice. She loves theater, cooperative board games, learning to surf, and is basically obsessed with escape rooms.

Brooks Chambers

Head of Brand Design

Brooks leads the Brand Studio at Mode. Before joining Mode, he worked on in-house design teams at companies like Loom and Intercom where he offered brand strategy and creative direction. If he's not working, he's probably on a road trip with his family, making some music, or playing video games.

Brynn Gitt

Senior Software Engineer

Brynn is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Previously she worked at Academia.edu. When she's not working, she enjoys running, playing field hockey, and reading.

Cameron Engstrom

Account Executive

Cameron is an Account Executive at Mode. He previously comes from DocuSign working specifically with financial services. When he's not working, you will find him on the golf course, fishing, cooking, and following Seattle/Washington State sports.

Carey Willette

Senior Software Engineer

Carey Willette is a Senior Software Engineer. By traditional education standards he is trained in Molecular and Cellular Biology, but informally he has been programming since he was a kid. Prior to working at Mode he was a frontend developer and consultant for Spectrum (aka Charter Communications). He lives in a small mountain town in western Colorado called Crested Butte. He is all about the seasons so you'll either find him shreddin' pow, tying flies for summer hatches, or rowing a boat down white water (like the Gunnison Gorge). If you can't get a hold of him it's probably because he has fallen off the grid for a little while to balance out his life behind a screen.

Carlos Hernandez

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Carlos is an Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Mode. He has extensive experience managing clients from all industries (tech, marketing & advertising, consulting, etc.). In a previous life, Carlos worked as a fixed income sales trader at Morgan Stanley. Fun fact, he left the NYC finance life behind to travel through Central and South America for 9 months.

Chaaz Ferguson-Cooper

Corporate Business Development Representative

Chaaz is a Corporate Business Development Representative at Mode, located in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Drury University with a major in Strategic Communication. Prior to working at Mode, he had experience in legal tech and capital investments. In his free time, he enjoys running, traveling, writing, and playing video games.

Chandler Dixon

Business Development Representative I

Chandler is a Business Development Representative at Mode. He previously worked for John Hancock in the finance sector. He enjoys cooking and fitness. He spends his free time on a boat or the beach.

Chioma Dunkley

Technical Content Writer

Chioma is a Technical Content Writer at Mode. Prior to joining Mode, she was a Data Science Fellow at The Knowledge House. A creative at heart with a background in African American studies, she’s always interested in bringing storytelling TO data and equity THROUGH data. Outside of Mode, you can find her writing daily, laughing wholeheartedly, listening deeply, cooking slowly, imagining expansively, and growing intentionally. She absolutely loves the sun!

Chris Davis

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Chris is an Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Mode. He was the first salesperson at Mode and previously worked at Yammer in a sales function. He is comfortable with silence and dreams of being a retired racecar driver.

Chris Haught

Engineering Manager

Chris is an Engineering Manager at Mode. Before joining the team, he worked on apps and sites all over the web. In his free time, Chris likes to hang out with his family, play table top games, play video games, and lots of other things he doesn't have enough time for!

Christine Zhao

Technical Program Manager

Christine is a Technical Program Manager at Mode. Previously, she was building reporting and analytics tools in the financial services industry. In her free time, she enjoys playing ukulele, creating DIY home decor, and cooking.

Christopher Guy

Senior Software Engineer

Chris is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Before coming to Mode he worked at a consulting firm that made companies' websites and B2B/B2C platforms. He hails from the frozen north state of Vermont, and has a cat named Felicity.

Claire Bahl

IT & Facilities Manager

Claire is the IT & Facilities Manager at Mode. Having a background in HR and office management in her hometown of London, she relocated to San Francisco 4 years ago to experience the famous start-up life first hand. Claire loves organizing events and volunteering experiences, and is an amateur food photographer in her spare time.

Clare Tolan

Recruiter

Clare is a Recruiter at Mode. She previously worked in the legal field in Washington, DC, coordinating recruiting and onboarding of new hires and overseeing a litigation support team. A Maine native and University of Vermont graduate, in her free time she enjoys unwinding with yoga and watching the Food Network.

Cyanna Hickerson

Business Development Representative I

Cyanna is a Business Development Representative based out of Dallas, TX. She recently relocated to Dallas from St.Louis. Prior to working at Mode she worked in the mortgage industry but wanted to pursue more out of her career! Outside of work you can find her spending time with family and friends, trying new restaurants or spending time with her 1 year old fur baby, Louie.

Dami Badejo

Support Engineer

Dami is a Customer Support Engineer at Mode. Before joining Mode, she worked at OneTrust, which is a Data Privacy Management software company as an Application Support Engineer. She has spent her professional life working in customer support positions ensuring that customers are highly satisfied. Her master’s degree is in Management Information Systems from University of Illinois at Springfield. Dami enjoys being the voice of the customer to ensure a great professional experience for clients. In her free time, she enjoy traveling to explore diverse cultures, food and ways of life as well as meeting new people.

Dan Quine

SVP - Product & Engineering

Dan leads Product and Engineering at Mode. Previous to Mode, he led Product and Engineering at Lever and Altschool.

Dani Kellogg

Product Marketing Manager

Dani is a Product Marketing Manager at Mode. In the years prior to joining Mode, they were immersed in the B2B SaaS startup world at Knack, a no-code application building tool, where they led Education and Product Marketing. In their free time, they love digging further into hobbies, most often being baking, reading science fiction and classics, and creative writing.

Daniel Escobar

IT Systems Administrator

Daniel is an IT Systems Administrator at Mode, living in Boston, MA. He has worked previously in the Health and Pharma organizations, and he focuses on making sure that all IT Systems run smoothly to bring technological solutions to our company. You'll also find him at home making music for fun. He plays the piano, bass and drums.

Daniel Leventhal

VP of Engineering

Dan builds tools for curious people to answer questions. Dan's been building data visualization tools for almost two decades. It's a perfect combination of his interests in computer graphics and human-computer interaction. Before Mode, Dan was an engineering leader at Tableau.

Daniel Perez

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Dan Perez is Mode's Director of FP&A. Before coming to Mode, he worked at startups of various stages. Dan lives in Michigan with his family and enjoys soccer, hiking, and cooking.

Daniel Riquelme

Senior Software Engineer

Daniel is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode, but his main occupation is being a husband, and a father to a beautiful girl. As a side gig he plays with computers, and has been doing so since he was 5 years old. He was given the amazing opportunity to work at a company were people come first, and there are a lot of computers to play with. Currently he is busy enjoying life, work, and family.

Daven Johnson

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Daven is an Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Mode. He has extensive experience working with SMBs, Mid-Market, and Enterprise / Fortune 500 clients on executing their strategic initiatives. He previously worked for Stripe, Deloitte Consulting, and the National Football League. He loves Fiji water, Ms. Pac-Man, reading, and all things Marvel.

David Borrego

Business Development Representative

David is a Business Development Representative for Mode. Born in Los Angeles, David spent most of his life in South and Central Florida where he graduated from University of Central Florida with a Bachelor’s in Interpersonal & Organizational Communications. Afterwards, he worked as a sales manager for retail companies and start-ups. In his free time, you can find him playing guitar, trying to improve his poor 5k time, or traveling as he reaches his goal of visiting all 50 states.

David Goldberg

Senior Director, Solutions Engineering

David leads Mode's Solution Engineering team, developing innovative approaches to harnessing data to help his customers on their transformation journeys. He started his career over 20 years ago as a mainframe security analyst and worked his way through the Y2K crisis and the dot-com boom and bust. Through his time at Xerox, Computer Associates, HP, Tableau, Salesforce and now Mode, his focus has always been on transformation through technology. Currently, David lives outside Boston where he enjoys boating and biking. His passion for life, humor, and simplification is what drives him. If you ask him, David will tell you he’s just hitting his stride and surfing the wave of data proliferation.

Dawn Domitrovich

Studio Business Development Representative

Dawn is a Business Development Representative at Mode. With a background in healthcare sales and marketing, she joins us most recently from another analytics startup based in the Silicon Valley. Outside of the office she is passionate about home decorating, floral design, and working and relaxing in the outdoors. Additionally she loves spending most of her time enjoying the company of her family, friends and most importantly, her dogs. Residing in Ohio, she dreams of living somewhere warm near the water one day.

Derek Steer

CSO

Derek Steer is the CSO and co-founder of Mode. Prior to co-founding Mode in 2013, Derek was an early member of Yammer's Analytics team. There, he led sales and monetization analytics, drawing upon his experience on the monetization analytics team at Facebook and his background in antitrust economics. Derek's passion is training the next generation of analysts. He is the author of SQL School and a mentor at Insight Data Science. Outside the office, you can find him biking up Mt. Tam, checking out the latest exhibit at SFMOMA, or stuffing his face at the local taqueria.

Dimas Guardado

Senior Software Engineer

Dimas is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Born in Los Angeles with roots in El Salvador, he fell in love with technology in his elementary school computer lab. He has worked on a number of different technologies, stacks, and industries and has found that what he likes most about building software is building it with and for other people. He also likes hiking, playing Rummikub and Phase 10 with his family, and finding the best dish on a restaurant menu.

Dimitri Zenon

IT Support and Helpdesk Assistant

Dimitri is the IT Support and Helpdesk Assistant at Mode. He previously worked in IT for healthcare and medical research organizations, and in a previous life with the French police force. Outside of work, if not spending family time, Dimitri enjoys protecting the world on GW2, riding his bike, playing soccer (but really it’s football), and most recently Pickleball.

Divinity Sebag

Enterprise Business Development Representative

Divinity (Div) is an Enterprise Business Development Representative at Mode. Prior to joining the team, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration and focus in Entrepreneurship. He loves learning new things, especially his recent obsession: day, swing, and long term trading strategies. He also loves MMA, so every Saturday night, you can find him watching the latest UFC card.

Divya Ranganathan Gud

Senior Engineering Manager

Divya Ranganathan is a Sr. Engineering Manager at Mode. She is passionate about delivering products that make life easier for partners and customers. In her spare time, she loves pursuing music, reading books and hiking.

Eddie Tejeda

Senior Director of Engineering

Eddie is a Director of Engineering at Mode. Previously, he worked at Code for America, 18F, and Cloud.gov.

Elliott Luckenbill

Director of Corporate Sales

Elliott is the Director of Corporate Sales at Mode. He has experience building successful sales teams with a focus on growing organizations. Elliott is based in Madison, WI, where he spends his time outside during the summer months and tries to discover new music throughout the winter. He is a certified firefighter and has volunteered with the local departments over the last few years.

Emily Ritter

VP of Marketing

Back again for Round Two, Emily leads Marketing at Mode. Emily was the 5th employee of Mode and lead Marketing from 2014-2018. She rejoined Mode after leading the Product and Channel Marketing teams at Gusto, and the Marketing team at Vowel, bringing with her experience scaling B2B SaaS marketing teams through rapid growth. Prior to Mode, she was an early member of the marketing teams at Tesla and Square. When she's not at her desk, you'll find her in the wilds of Tahoe with her Australian Shepard pup and seasonly appropriate outdoor gear.

Erica Male

Studio Business Development Representative

Erica is a Studio Business Development Representative based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She recently relocated from Kampala, Uganda, where she worked as a Marketing and Communications Manager for several non-profit organizations. Outside of work, she is a proud mama of two who loves taking walks outside, playing frisbee, and cooking up exciting new dishes!

Faye Roske

Senior Software Engineer

Faye is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Prior to Mode, she engineered in various domains, including youth sports, legal, application security, and product analytics. In her free time, Faye enjoys hula hooping, roller skating, and dangling things in front of her cats.

Fei Jiang

Senior Data Scientist

Fei works as a Senior Data Scientist at Mode. Prior to joining Mode, Fei spent a few years doing analytics work in tech, retail, and advertising. Fei loves to rock climb, snowboard, build LEGOs, read sci-fi, and brush Fei's cats.

Fernando Maldonado Lopez

Senior Software Engineer

Fernando a Senior Software Engineer who previously worked at SiriusXM and Capital One. Fernando loves to eat, so in order to stay healthy he plays sports involving racquets (he owns almost one racquet for each sport there is). He also likes to cook and read fantasy books, going on hikes, and enjoying nature.

Franklin Clark

Senior Software Engineer

Franklin is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Previously he built web-based applications at Prosper Marketplace and SF Station. He is interested in raw vegan food and finds that Mediterranean food translates well to the raw diet.

Gaelen Romelfanger

Staff Engineer

Gaelen is a Staff Engineer at Mode. They have spent most of their career at Tableau where they cultivated a passion for solving technical debt, refactoring, and untangling the knots that make development hard. Outside of work, they mentor transgender teens, play board games with friends, and battle their cats for ownership of the yarn.

Garrett Griffith

Senior Software Engineer

Garrett is a Senior Software Engineer on the front-end team. Prior to joining Mode, he worked as a development lead at Capital One and built an interactive spreadsheet web app at Thomson Reuters. He is primarily a web developer, but enjoys all aspects of technology (from embedded, to cloud). Garrett spends his free time with tech, golfing, bowling, and racing/building his rally car.

Gaurav Rewari

CEO

Gaurav is the CEO of Mode. Prior to Mode he was CTO & GM at Digital.ai that he joined via its acquisition of Numerify, where he was co-founder & CEO. In previous lives he had product responsibility for the analytics portfolio at Oracle and was head of product management and GM at MicroStrategy from early stage through its IPO. He lives in the south bay with his wife and kids.

Ginno Bergunio

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Ginno is an Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Mode. A true client advocate, he brings his previous customer-facing experience from Entelo and eFolder. When he’s not working, you’ll find him at the beach surfing, cycling throughout the city, and working to start a lifestyle clothing brand.

Grant Miller

Enterprise Account Executive

Grant is an Enterprise Account Executive at Mode. He hails from Chicago and graduated from Santa Clara University with degrees in Economics and Political Science. When not at Mode, he is usually enjoying the outdoors, playing sports, or working towards his pilot's license.

Gregg Taxerman

Senior Brand Designer

Gregg is a Senior Designer for the Brand Studio at Mode. He is a true generalist working across graphic, web, and print design. He has previously been on creative teams at Intercom, Rippling, MongoDB, and Atlassian. When AFK, you can find him catching live music in SF or at the park with his Corgi.

Hana Bortlova

Senior Product Manager

Hana is joining Mode as a Senior PM. She has been working in product and analytics for a couple of years, focusing on users and solving the issues they are faced with. Outside of work you can find her hiking, cycling, enjoying nature, or a great cup of coffee with a book.

Hank Bowman

Business Development Representative I

Hank is a Studio Business Development Representative working out of Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to working at Mode, he was focused on earning degrees in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, while also working part-time at RotoWire and Genius Sports. In his free time, Hank's favorite activities include watching sports, playing golf and hanging out with his friends.

Helen Goldman

Senior HR Business Partner

Helen is a Senior HR Business Partner at Mode. She has extensive experience across a wide range of HR functions, most recently at Insider Intelligence and Accenture. Helen is passionate about developing and executing HR strategies in support of talent and organizational growth. She is based in NYC, and in her free time enjoys traveling, biking, hiking, and skiing with her family.

Hunter Henninger

Solutions Engineer

Hunter is a Solutions Engineer at Mode. He is a native of Portland, OR, and recently graduated from Colorado College after playing varsity lacrosse and studying mathematical economics. When not working hard at Mode, he enjoys sports, music, video games, and eating food.

Isaac Oyinlade

Solutions Architect

Isaac is a Solutions Architect at Mode. Before joining Mode, he worked as a data analytics architect with experience in different industries including finance, manufacturing, healthcare, and most recently consulting. He enjoys dancing and listening to music (Afrobeats), watching soccer, and playing tennis.

J.R. Garcia

Staff Engineer

J.R. works as a Staff Engineer at Mode. For the past two decades he's worked in varied roles in a plethora of technologies. Most recently, he worked on distributed systems, programming languages, developer experience, and security at VMware. In his spare time, he likes to spend time with his family, make music, drink coffee, and learn new things.

Jake Walker

Strategic Accounts Director

Jake is a Strategic Accounts Director at Mode. He lives in Atlanta, GA and has 10+ years of global agency & brand experience, focused on product analytics, digital marketing, and brand strategy. He deploys a strategic and analytical blend that he has executed for some of the largest companies in the world including Intel, Wells Fargo, and Mailchimp. Outside of his career he is a devoted husband and father, a lover of global travel, and a passionate Pittsburgh sports fan.

Jared Smith

Senior Software Engineer

Jared is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. He’s worked on frontend and backend code for a variety of companies. He enjoys movies, podcasts, sneakers, and sports.

Jasmin Granke

People Operations Coordinator

Jasmin is the People Operations Coordinator at Mode. She previously worked in the healthcare industry, where she was a patient care coordinator, focused on revamping mental health initiatives nationwide. As a UC Santa Cruz Alumni (Go Banana Slugs!), she loves spending time at the beach or anywhere outdoors. She'll most likely let you know her one true love is ice cream, so you'll be sure to catch her trying every new dessert place that pops up in town.

Jason Young

Staff Engineer

Jason is a Staff Engineer at Mode, building infrastructure and helping to make the lives of software engineers a little easier. He previously worked as an SRE at Oscar Health Insurance and Squarespace. Jason tries to keep his laptop closed when not at work, and instead enjoys the expansive natural beauty of the North Bay and organizes for health and housing justice.

Jay Gutierrez

Software Engineer

Jay is a Software Engineer at Mode. Before Mode, he did some consulting work at HCL technologies, Google, and Accenture. When he is not coding, he likes to travel, eat, workout, do some side crypto investing/research, and spend time with family and friends.

Jefferson Leard

Senior Software Engineer

Jefferson is a Backend Engineer at Mode. He worked previously at Fandor and is always looking for ways to help those around him. When not at work he can be found playing with his pug Hobbes, having brunch, or if its a particularly good day, cheering on his favorite basketball team.

Jeffrey Prothro

BDR Manager

Jeffrey manages the Corporate and Enterprise BDR teams at Mode. His experience involves providing cloud solutions in all industries (Manufacturing, ISV, Financial Services, Health Care, etc.). Jeffrey is passionate about helping others tackle business problems and finding the most efficient ways to accomplish goals. In his free time you will find him working out, anticipating the next Lakers/Cowboys game or memorizing Drake's latest single.

Jennifer Gieber

Senior Director, Product Design

Jennifer heads up the talented team of designers at Mode. Her focus is on empowering teams to create innovative, user-centered experiences that will make Mode the favorite tool in our clients’ toolkit. Prior to joining Mode, Jennifer has worked in UX Design for Glassdoor, Macys.com, and Kaiser Permanente. When stepping away from the computer, she enjoys hiking, traveling, crafting, and reading (urban fantasy fiction being her current genre of choice).

Jennifer Spoelma

Customer Education and Enablement Manager

Jennifer is the Customer Education and Enablement Manager at Mode. She has an entrepreneurial spirit and is excited to apply it to creating fantastic learning experiences for Mode customers. Prior to joining Mode, she built a career coaching business from the ground up, serving creative professionals who wanted to break into the tech field. She has also been a part of tech startup teams building product and customer education programs in tourism, fin-tech, and cloud storage. Outside of work, she is a super proud mama and enjoys time with her family mountain biking in the summer and snowboarding in the winter.

Jeremy Kenton

Senior Director of Alliances

Jeremy leads Partnerships at Mode, where he looks to drive solution breadth and revenue opportunities. He busies himself raising 2 kids with his wife in San Francisco. He dreams of getting back into SCUBA diving and snowboarding.

Jessica Baier

Account Executive

Jessica is an Account Executive at Mode. She has specialized in the Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, and Retail industries with Business Development and Partnerships roles. When not in the virtual office, she is consuming new podcasts and audiobooks, jewelry making, or planning her next adventure.

Jessica Schimm

Senior Content Marketing Manager

Jessica is Mode’s Senior Content Marketing Manager. Previously she led content at Reelio (an influencer platform acquired by Fullscreen) and prior to that, helped strengthen the community of female founders as an editorial assistant at Women 2.0. When not immersed in research, Jessica can be found running in SF, FaceTiming her friends in NYC, or scoping new reads at her local book store.

John Coppola

Senior Software Engineer

John is a Senior Front-End Engineer at Mode. Previously, he worked as a developer at a few small start-ups and digital agencies and also taught English in Spain before discovering programming. When not tinkering with code, he enjoys board games, rock climbing, salsa dancing, traveling, and exploring the NYC pizza scene.

John Hyun

CFO

John Hyun is Mode's CFO. Before coming to Mode, he was VP of Finance at Rocket Lawyer and YuMe. He lives in Montana with his wife and kids.

Johnny Kelley

Team Lead, Customer Success Engineer

Johnny is on the Customer Success team at Mode. Previously, he worked in analytics at Viacom. When he isn't analyzing data, you can find him in your local coffee shop playing the guitar, piano, or attempting to sing.

Josh Ferguson

Chief Architect

Josh is a co-founder and Chief Architect at Mode. Previously, he built and managed the data engineering team at Yammer. Before that he spent about 10 years building web applications at a variety of companies. When he's not obsessing about data and visualizations you can probably find him taking a sip from a scorpion bowl or wandering around Disneyland with a corndog.

Julian Sabarre

Customer Support Analyst

Julian is a Customer Support Analyst at Mode. Before joining Mode, he worked as a Data Center Technician at Amazon. Outside of work, he loves gaming, having played for and assisted in creating George Mason University's Super Smash Bros. Club. He also has a passion for food. You can find him in the kitchen honing his culinary skills or eating.

Juliette Maymin

Senior Support Engineer

Juliette is excited to be helping data people access and visualize their data in a more enjoyable environment as a Senior Support Engineer at Mode. Prior to coding, she worked in the hospitality industry at a luxury NYC hotel. She enjoys traveling, painting, hiking with her dog Leroy Jenkins, and is most happiest catching a nice sunrise or sunset view!

Kaitlin Hart

Senior Account Executive

Kaitlin is a Senior Account Executive at Mode. Kaitlin has built her career by focusing on customers needs and delivering solutions that solve problems. Prior to joining Mode, she worked at a variety of startups and has moved throughout the country. When not working, she’s taking photos of her pup Kallie (Khaleesi) and spending time with her husband exploring the PNW.

Karli Cervantes

Solutions Onboarding Specialist

Karli works at Mode as a Solutions Onboarding Specialist. As an Onboarding Specialist, Karli is one of the first employees on our Success team to interact with our new customers. She absolutely loves meeting new people, building relationships, troubleshooting problems, and offering her assistance. Her high level of patience and empathy comes from a combined background in Psychology, Insurance Claims, and Customer Onboarding. She values the act of helping people and has always made sure that her job revolves around that value. Outside of work, you will always find Karli spending time with her family, friends, or her 10lb Pomeranian - “Dasher.” Fun fact: Karli played Golf on her High School golf team for 3 years! She loves to hit the course or practice at a Top Golf or nearby driving range.

Katie Bertsche

Customer Success Manager

Katie is a Customer Success Manager at Mode. Prior to joining the team, she worked in Sales and Account Management in the Technology Services and AdTech spaces. Outside the office, Katie enjoys doing the NYT Crossword with a cup of coffee in hand, strolling farmers’ markets, and creating flower arrangements.

Katie Bruun

Customer Success Manager

Katie is a Customer Success Manager from the small island of Alameda, California. She brings over 5 years of experience bringing customer success to clients in software and security. Outside of work, Katie has three boys that keep her busy, but when she has a free moment she enjoys knitting, reading, and watching bad television while curled up with the cat.

Katie Paxson Flynn

Director of Product Marketing

Katie is the Director of Product Marketing at Mode. Through a unique path of social work, program management, and soccer coaching, she made her way to the Bay Area to work in tech. Most recently, she was at Andela, a NYC-based startup where she held (almost) every marketing role before moving into product marketing. In her free time, Katie can be found running long distances, hiking with her two pups, perusing thrift stores, doing crossword puzzles, and baking sourdough bread.

Kayode Dagbo

Senior Software Engineer

Kayode is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. He first grew interested in technology through his love of video games in his teens. He started programming at 15, when he developed DOS games using C++ and x86 based assembly language for fun and also built basic games on graphing calculators. He has worked across the stack within a diverse set of industries from Ad Tech, Pharma, Entertainment, Broadcasting, and Government Agencies. He is passionate about problem solving and building great products. His hobbies outside of tech are fitness, martial arts, studying languages, animation, and art. He has practiced Go Ju Ryu Karate, Capoeira and BJJ.

Kevin Gay

Senior Engineer - Visualization Languages and Compilers

Kevin is a Senior Engineer with Mode. In past lives he's worked in e-commerce as a front-end engineer, a heavy equipment operator / recovery expert for a land management project, and manager of a vintage clothing store out of Portland, Oregon. His current activities include but are not limited to: road trips, food, music, and continued learning on all fronts.

Kian Zanganeh

BDR Manager

Kian is a BDR Manager at Mode. He waited tables for a few years while completing his degree at Sacramento State University, and eventually found a calling in software. When he's not in the office, Kian can be found watching soccer, playing soccer, or biking around Lake Michigan. Much like Simran Brar, he takes pride in his Sacramento roots.

Kiran Pandi

Senior Software Engineer

Kiran is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Prior to Mode, Kiran spent many years with Progress Software, developing data connectivity products and as backend engineer with Align Technology. In his free time, Kiran likes reading, biking, and gardening.

Kylie Libby

BDR & Growth Team Lead

Kylie is a BDR & Growth Team Lead based in Florida. She is a former collegiate basketball player and coach and has recently earned her second master's degree in organizational leadership. When out of the remote office, she loves to play golf, travel, cook, and play with her pitbull pup, Maverick.

Lauren Lawson

Recruiting Manager

Lauren is a Recruiting Manager at Mode. She started her recruiting career at Aerotek and transitioned to start-ups/internal recruiting about 4 years ago. She grew up in Newport Beach, CA, but has spent the past decade in San Francisco and says she will never leave California. When she's not busy at work, you can find her eating sushi, visiting family, hanging with friends, or at the Rodeo - always leaving her cell phone behind whenever possible.

Lia Skevofilax

Recruiter

Lia is a Recruiter at Mode. With a degree in hospitality from the University of Houston (go coogs!), she worked in sales at a small boutique hotel in her hometown of Austin, TX, before joining Mode. She spends her days listening to Celine Dion and trying to convince her close friends and family that the hot dog is indeed a sandwich.

Lilia Swift

Senior Studio Business Development Representative

Lilia is a Senior Studio Business Development Representative at Mode, living in Chicago, IL. She recently graduated from Miami University with a degree in Political Science, emphasizing world culture and social relations. Outside of work, Lilia enjoys running, painting, and binging the latest Netflix documentary.

Lindsay Hertz

Senior Software Engineer

Lindsay is a Senior Software Engineer on the front-end team. Prior to joining Mode, she built web apps at Salesforce and Yerdle. Before that, she worked as a cheesemonger, and still loves sharing cheese knowledge with others. When she isn't coding, you'll likely find her halfway through a crafting project wondering if she should start another.

Lizz Harrell

VP Customer Success

Lizz leads Customer Success at Mode. A customer champion and growth-driver, she brings go-to-market and leadership experience to the team from fast growing companies like Marqeta, Adyen, Bolt, and Cvent. Outside of her professional mission, she is a passionate Razorback football fan, global explorer, and proud mom of two dachshund mixes.

Marcelo Guindon

Senior Software Engineer

Marcelo is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Previously, he has been a bilingual kindergarten teacher, operations coordinator, and most recently software engineer at various art related startups (Graphicly, Blurb, and TeePublic). Outside of Mode, Marcelo enjoys playing and watching soccer, being active, making music, drinking coffee, and spending time enjoying life with family -- pura vida.

Marian Mosley

Senior Software Engineer

Marian is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode, based just outside of New York City. Previously, she worked at several startups and did time in the financial and defense industries, with a stint as a New York City high school math teacher in between. Marian loves reading, doing pilates, listening to live music, and running around with her big, crazy hound dog.

Maritsa Moore

Studio Business Development Representative

Maritsa is a Studio Business Development Representative with Mode. Previously, she was working as a BDR focusing on FinTech for Finastra. Outside of Mode, everything beauty is her passion. She has been a Professional Makeup Artist for 9+ years, and has worked New York Fashion Week shows, and has had her work published in magazines like Essence and Vogue.

Marla Zeschin

Senior Software Engineer

Marla is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. She loves thorny scaling and refactoring problems and also enjoys exploring what makes software teams tick. Prior to joining Mode, she held various jobs in consulting, civic technology, and financial services. When she's not at work, she can be found speaking at or helping to organize technical conferences. When she's really not at work, you'll probably find her crocheting, playing with her dog, or spending time in Colorado's beautiful mountains.

Mateo Barragan

BDR & Growth Team Lead

Mateo is a BDR & Growth Team Lead at Mode. Prior to joining, he graduated from Regent’s University London with a degree in International Business. When he is not in the office, he enjoys being outdoors, traveling, and spending time with his dog.

Matt Bickel

Customer Success Manager

Matt is a Customer Success Manager at Mode and is based in San Francisco. Prior to joining Mode, Matt worked in Customer Success for a SaaS startup and the tourism industry. Outside of work, Matt loves to spend time outdoors either camping, snowboarding, or working on his golf game. He also can be found regularly dreaming of a championship for his beloved San Diego Padres.

Matt Knopp

Senior Director of Engineering, Infrastructure

Matt leads the Infrastructure Engineering Team at Mode. Previously he ran Infrastructure Engineering at Yammer/Microsoft. Outside of Mode, Matt spends his time raising two Tamaskan dogs, racing cars, cooking, and learning to draw.

McKinsey Fish

Revenue Operations Team Manager

McKinsey is the Salesforce Administrator and Revenue Operations Team Manager at Mode. Prior to Mode, she worked at Salesforce in Enablement Ops for the Bootcamp and Fast Ramp programs. McKinsey began her career in sales and account management and is a graduate of CSU, Chico. When not looking for new ways to optimize our instance and provide a great experience for our Mode team, McKinsey is gardening, planning a Disneyland trip, running two tiny dogs, building Legos, and doing puzzles with her family.

Megan Hogan

Director of Talent

Megan is the Director of Talent at Mode. In her previous position, she helped Metaswitch grow their international sales and engineering teams. Along with a budding interest in floral design, she enjoys strength training in the gym and walking her dog through the streets of San Francisco.

Megan Kard

Senior Product Designer

Megan is a pragmatist on the design team at Mode. Most recently she was working end-to-end with start-up clients and acting as ScrumMaster for product teams at Tradecraft. Passionate about UX strategy and novel user interactions, Megan can be found dissecting design structures and disappearing down research rabbit holes. When not at the office, she's playing instruments, frolicking in parks and going on photoshoots.

Meng Shi

Senior Product Designer

Meng is a Senior Product Designer at Mode, creating useful and meaningful experiences. She has previously worked at Flexport and Opendoor. Away from her computer, you can find her breathing in the sun, swimming in the bay, or planting veggies in her mini garden.

Mia Muench

Team Lead, Customer Support

Mia is a Team Lead of Customer Support at Mode. Before joining Mode, she worked in the finance industry as a Service Manager for Wells Fargo. Mia is currently pursuing a B.S. in Software Development and one day hopes to work as a software engineer. When Mia isn't studying or practicing coding, she loves spending time with her other half and snuggling her two cats. Relaxing is her favorite thing, and Mia is is always ready for a good Netflix/Hulu binge or a journey to the weird side of YouTube.

Michael Albers

Senior Software Engineer

Michael is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Previously he worked as a Software Engineer in the defense industry. He enjoys reading, riding his bike and watching Formula 1 and football.

Michael Fleet

Senior Developer Experience Engineer

Michael is a Senior Developer Experience Engineer at Mode. He is passionate about making computers do elegant things, like making music with Sonic Pi and improving the developer experience at Mode. Previously he has worked with VA.gov, JPMorgan Chase, USPS, Universal Music Group, Disney/StarWars.com & their international variants, and dozens of consumer brands through IBM/IX (when they were called Resource).

Michael McGinley

Director of Sales

Michael is Mode's Director of Sales. Previously, he led sales teams at Pure Storage and Cisco Meraki, where he gained domain expertise in software defined networking and data center technologies. When not at work, you can find him spending time with his wife and son, watching NHL hockey, and reading books on personal finance and investing.

Mikaela Lietha

Financial Analyst

Mikaela is a Financial Analyst at Mode. Prior to joining the team, she worked as a Treasury Analyst in the Telecommunications space, as well as a Financial Analyst in the Kitchen and Bath Manufacturing Industry. Outside of her remote office in Wisconsin, she loves to run, bake and spend time outdoors with her pup, Gina.

Mike Yoon

Staff Engineer

Mike works as a Staff Engineer at Mode, coding in Typescript. Previously, he has worked up and down the stack at companies including Airware, ScoreBig, and RazorFish.

Monish Prem

Director, Global Customer Support

Monish leads the Customer Support team at Mode. He has spent all of his professional life in customer support/success roles and enjoys leading customer-centric teams with a product-owner mindset. Monish brings leadership experience in building, scaling, and growing customer-obsessed teams at LinkedIn, Microsoft, and Axcient. In his free time, Monish loves to travel, read, and favors both Xbox and Ps4 games equally!

Nakshatra Mukhopadhyay

Senior Software Engineer

Nakshatra is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode working on its visualization renderer. He has been working in the data visualization space since the beginning of his career. People often kid about him being fueled by a combination of coffee, code and music. Little do they know, that that is actually true. He usually unwinds by playing games on his PC and watching Dungeons and Dragons streams on the internet.

Nana Obeng-Koranteng

Customer Support Analyst

Nana is a Customer Support Analyst here at Mode. Before joining Mode, Nana worked as the Registrar Operations Coordinator for an online K-12 school. She does however have some experience working in HR off and on since 2015. Some of Nana's favorite things to do involve, dancing, working out, and videography! You can find her doing all three whenever she has free time. If you need a videographer she's your girl!

Naomi Skevofilax

Business Development Representative

Naomi is a Business Development Representative at Mode. After coming to the conclusion that she isn't cut out for the medical field, she completed a Software Engineering bootcamp and fell in love with tech. Outside of Mode, she spends her days cuddling with her dog, going to happy hours, and trying to convince people that Queen of the South is the only show that matters.

Nascif Abousalh-Neto

Senior Engineering Manager

Nascif is a Senior Engineering Manager on the Visualization team at Mode. Previously he worked on network management, analytical solutions, business intelligence, exploratory data analysis and statistical discovery applications at Nortel Networks and SAS. Outside of work, Nascif enjoys playing and designing strategy games, cooking, reading, as well as hiking and paddling the mountains and lakes of North Carolina.

Nathan Bao

Product Marketing Manager

Nathan is a Product Marketing Manager at Mode. Prior to Mode, he started his career at Oracle where he worked in various marketing departments. In his free time, Nathan enjoys watching soccer, increasing his miles on Strava, and experimenting with new recipes.

Neha Hystad

Senior Product Manager

Neha is a Senior Product Manager at Mode, where she brings her experience building tools for marketers to the team. When she's not at work or trying to keep her garden alive, Neha enjoys hiking with her dog and indulging in sci-fi novels and TV shows.

Nick Banas

Customer Success Manager

Nick is a Customer Success Manager at Mode. He lives in Chicago and graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in Communications. Before joining the team, he worked in digital advertising. When not in the office, Nick can be found on his bike, watching movies, or exploring the world.

Nicole Rankin

Enterprise Account Executive

Nicole is an Enterprise Account Executive at Mode. Previously, she was on the Recruiting team at an indoor vertical farming company called Plenty. In her free time, she loves hanging out with friends & family, exploring the outdoors, and eating pizza.

Nicole Yee

Senior DevOps Engineer

Nicole is a Senior DevOps Engineer at Mode. In her free time, she's most likely to be found atop a snowcapped Sierra riding a snowboard.

Nidhi Mulay

Senior Product Manager

Nidhi is a Senior Product Manager at Mode. Prior to joining Mode, Nidhi helped launch multiple B2C and B2B products in the insurance and real estate space and was a management consultant in the financial services sector for several years. In her spare time, she studies computer science, plays video games with her husband, and pampers her dog.

Oliver Sanford

Staff Engineer

Oliver is a Staff Engineer at Mode. A lifelong coder, he's been writing Ruby and JavaScript since 2007 for everyone from startups and agencies to Fortune 100 companies. When he's not at work, you can find him cycling on the back roads of Marin or caring for an oversized collection of houseplants.

Omar Gonzalez

Senior Software Engineer

Omar is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Previously, he worked as a Software Engineer at Infor, Linio and Univision, to name a few. Born and raised in Puerto Rico and currently living in South Florida, he likes going to the beach and camping with his family and dog Rocky. Omar also enjoys reading books or watching a good series.

Paige Keenan

Software Engineer

Paige is a Software Engineer at Mode. Prior to joining Mode, Paige worked at Bounteous where she brought numerous client websites to life, trained the front-end apprentices in her practice, and career coached junior team members. Paige is particularly passionate about mentorship and welcomes all opportunities to teach and learn from her peers. Paige is based in Chicago, where she enjoys skating the 606, taking care of her growing collection of plants, and hanging out with her three beloved pets.

Patricio Medina

Corporate Business Development Representative

Patricio is a Corporate Business Development Representative at Mode. He comes to Mode with a degree in Finance from Temple University. Patricio is a proud resident of Philadelphia, but spends most of his time in the summer on the NJ coast. When not working, Patricio can be found in the ocean, exercising, going to trendy restaurants, or wandering aimlessly through the city. He is also highly skilled at finding homes on Zillow that he cannot afford.

Paul Thurlow

Staff Engineer

Paul is a Staff Engineer Mode. His engineering career has woven through the likes of Microsoft, Yammer, and Yahoo to bring him here. His top life achievements include being a quarter finalist in an office Street Fighter tournament, finding a parking spot right under his apartment, and remembering to brush his teeth this morning.

Paul Vezzetti

Senior Visualization Systems Engineer

Paul is a Senior Visualization Systems Engineer at Mode. He has spent the last 15+ years working on various exploratory data analysis and visualization products. When he’s not working on code, he is probably out running, walking with his family or fixing something around the house.

Paula Lin

Data Scientist

Paula is a Data Scientist at Mode. Prior to working at Mode, she wrangled data and helped lead the Data team at a software company in Los Angeles. In her free time, you might run into her hiking the Marin headlands, in her kitchen baking bread, or reading SciFi and Fantasy novels.

Paula Udani

Controller

Paula is Mode’s Controller. Starting off her career working for EY in Cologne, Germany, Paula moved to Chicago in 2010. Leaving EY in 2013 after starting a family, she quickly caught the “technology bug” and enjoys working in fast pace, high growth tech companies. She still lives in Chicago with her husband, three kids and one dog.

Pedro Coronado-Magan

Business Development Representative I

Pedro is a Corporate Business Development Representative, based in Virginia. Prior to working at Mode, Pedro worked as a Sales Development Representative for ShareVault, offering document management systems to C-Level Executives. During his free time you can find Pedro playing with his Chihuahua/Min Pin mix, reading manga, or playing Fifa.

Penny Barnes

Solutions Architect

Penny is a Solutions Architect at Mode. Previously, Penny has worked in sales at a sustainability AI startup, as well as in data science in the oil industry. She's passionate about helping customers understand and solve complex problems. When she's not working with Mode's customers, you can find Penny spoiling her dogs, baking up a storm, or enjoying the latest in sci-fi novels.

Phillip Deneka

Support Engineer

Phil is a Support Engineer at Mode. He is a video game and card game nerd, and an avid fan of data.

Rachel Kenny

Customer Support Analyst

Rachel is a Customer Support Analyst at Mode. Prior to joining Mode, Rachel has provided technical and customer service in a wide range of industries, including the SaaS space, veterinary medicine, and the craft coffee business. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, Geocaching, and hanging out with her dog Lulu.

Ranajit Banerjee

Senior Software Engineer

Ranajit is a software engineer at Mode and works on the visualization team. Previously, he worked at Charts.com and FusionCharts where he built data visualization libraries. Apart from work, he loves cooking North Indian and Bengali food, playing video games and sometimes playing musical instruments like the flute and guitar.

Ravi Patel

Senior Software Engineer

Ravi is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. He is an outdoorsy person. He likes hiking, camping and motorcycling during the summer and skiing during the winter. He likes to do high adrenaline activities every now and then as well.

Riley Smith

Studio Business Development Representative

Riley is a Studio Business Development Representative based in Nashville, TN. She recently relocated from Newport, RI, where she grew up and obtained her Master's degree in Business Administration from Salve Regina University. When not at work, you can find her out with her friends, spending time with her family, and exploring new areas in Nashville.

Ritwik Saha

Software Engineer

Riwik is a Software Engineer at Mode, working on the Visual Explorer and its various components. Prior to Mode he was working on Muze (a GOG based charting library for the browser), which later became the Visual Explorer. In his free time he plays cricket a lot, and writes poems every now & then.

Rousan Ali

Senior Software Engineer

Rousan is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Before Mode, he worked in the Data Visualization space at Charts.com and FusionCharts for more than 3 years. He also has experience in Web, Mobile, and Desktop app development. In his spare time, he likes to contribute to Open Source projects on Github, and also likes to play video games.

Ryan Kennedy

Senior Staff Engineer

Ryan is a Senior Staff Engineer at Mode. Born in the Silicon Valley, Ryan left town for college before returning to spend 18 years wandering the Silicon Valley. Ryan has shipped software at places like Excite@Home, Yahoo!, Netflix, Yammer, Microsoft, and YouTube, with roles in frontend, backend, and infrastructure teams. Outside of Mode, Ryan spends time with his family and jogs the Sawyer Camp Trail in hope of rediscovering the long distance running mediocrity of his youth.

Ryan Stone

Studio Business Development Representative

Ryan is a Studio Business Development Representative at Mode. After graduating with a degree in Marketing from the University of Georgia, he worked as a Business Account Executive for Nippon Shokken in Florida where he helped expand the company's clientele in its new location. Outside of the office, Ryan enjoys cooking new dishes, hiking around the hills and mountains of Georgia, and listening to horror and true crime podcasts.

Sabrina Saleta

Administrative Assistant

Sabrina is an Administrative Assistant here at Mode. As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner, she enjoyed working previously in sales/operations within the fitness industry, volunteering as an Emergency Medical Technician, and curating coffee drinks as a barista! Outside of work she enjoys spending time out in the sun, studying UX Design, listening to music, reading, and trying new fitness crazes!

Sam Weick

Senior Product Manager

Sam is a Senior Product Manager at Mode. In a prior life, he was a bicycle salesman by day and a chemist by night. Sam hails from Southern California and studied at San Francisco State. When he's not at Mode, Sam can be found in a yoga class, tinkering with bikes, or at a local brewery.

Samantha Novak

Lead Product Designer

Sam works on the Product Team helping both technical analysts and business users answer the most impactful and complex questions for their businesses. Previously, she designed mobile and cloud solutions at TechSmith. She is determined to make analyzing data more approachable and collaborative for everyone, and to use design thinking to empower others. When she isn’t whipping up punny empty state illustrations, she’s likely cooking and eating cheesy concoctions or dressing up for impromptu nights of karaoke.

Sanjaya Pratama

Staff Accountant

Sanjaya is Mode's Staff Accountant. Prior to Mode, he worked at software, non-profit, and retail companies. He loves to play and watch sports particularly soccer, basketball, badminton, and ping pong. Also, he likes hiking and karaoke-ing!

Sara Vredevoogd

Director of Product

Sara runs the Product team at Mode. She’s worked in product and analytics across the disparate industries of politics, telecom, health and wellness, and restaurants. She loves learning new things and solving problems in collaboration with others. Sara also enjoys training her large & neurotic dog, backpacking with friends, and tending an unreasonable number of houseplants.

Sarah Fernandez

Senior DevOps Engineer

Sarah is a Senior DevOps Engineer at Mode. Prior to Mode, she "did the devops" in many industries including biotech, quantum computing, non-profits, and transportation. In her free time, her narrow list of hobbies includes: dog cuddling, lap swimming, bicycle camping, guitar, singing, card magic, soccer, paperback mysteries, vegan cooking, and tabletop RPGs.

Shamika Shah

Customer Success Manager

Shamika is a Customer Success Manager at Mode. She loves to deep dive into products so that she may provide the best value to her customers. Prior to Mode, she worked for SaaS startups and advertising agencies in areas of customer success and account management. In her spare time, you may find her devouring a best seller, exploring a brand new travel destination, doodling something funny, or checking off a New York City restaurant from her go-to list.

Shruthi Bezawada

Product Manger

Shruthi is a Product Manager on the Notebooks team. Prior to joining Mode, Shruthi worked in the analytics / data science space and hopes to leverage her experience to build tools that help organizations become more data-driven. Outside of work, Shruthi loves to paint, tend to her house plants and indulge in true crime TV shows or podcasts.

Simran Brar

Revenue Operations Analyst

Simran is a Revenue Operations Analyst at Mode. Prior to joining, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration. When not in the office, he's out exploring the world and/or keeping up with his many interests. He also takes great pride in being from Sacramento.

Simran Gunsi

Product Designer

Simran is a Product Designer passionate about designing accessible software and bridging the modern-day digital divide. At Mode, she’s thrilled to do this by working on making analyzing data more accessible and collaborative for all. Outside of design, she loves a good craft project, reading, film, photography, and whatever new hobby she picked up last weekend!

Srikant Gokulnatha

SVP of Operations

Srikant is the SVP of Operations at Mode. Prior to Mode, he was responsible for product strategy and management at Digital.ai. Srikant was a co-founder of Numerify where he ran marketing and operations. Srikant has held product marketing, strategy and product development roles at Oracle, Hyperion and MicroStrategy. He is based in the Bay Area.

Stephen Ajetomobi

Senior Software Engineer

Stephen is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Prior to Mode, he worked as a consultant helping clients across different industries with understanding and maturing their data platforms. Outside of work, he enjoys basketball, anime, art and mastering his grill.

Stephen Rivas Jr.

Engineering Manager

Stephen is an Engineering Manager at Mode. Before analytics, he worked in consulting and streaming video. He's worked on various parts of the tech stack over the years, with a slight preference for UI / web applications. He's a firm believer that software is the easy part - people & processes are the tough ones. He enjoys supporting teams to reach their best, together, and is continuing to learn & focus on how DEI impacts how far we go and how much we accomplish.

Swasthi Malladi

Account Executive

Swasthi is an Account Executive at Mode. She is a native of the South Bay, and recently graduated from the University of California San Diego with a degree in Political Science. In her free time, Swasthi enjoys being outdoors, cooking, and reading a good book.

Talia Trilling

Senior Software Engineer

Talia is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Prior to Mode, she worked as an engineer at a food tech startup as well as at a large enterprise company, and in another life, as a tutor and teaching assistant for Psychology classes. When not at work, she likes playing video games, taking on new crafting projects, and having strong opinions about fictional characters.

Tamesha Booker

Sourcer

Tamesha is a Sourcer at Mode. Prior to working at Mode, she worked on the Hardware Team at WHOOP where she was able to do a lot of cross-functional collaboration. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, binge watching recommended shows, and hiking. And although Texas summers can be brutal, she still manages to find herself hanging out at the pool, beach, or water parks with her kids and close friends.

Teo Evanick

Controller

Teo is Mode's Controller. Previously she worked at Officengine, which provides back office support for various start-ups in the Bay Area and around the country. Before that she was a Controller for a law firm in Naples, FL. She is originally from Bulgaria. When she is not doing debits and credits, she loves to take road trips (domestically and internationally), garden, hike, and watch all available reality shows on Bravo.

Thao Vo

Senior Application Security Engineer

Thao is a Senior Appsec Engineer at Mode. Previously, she worked as a software engineer and lead building out security at different sized orgs. Outside of work, she enjoys the outdoor, high adrenaline activities, and hiking with her cat.

Tim Maguire

Enterprise Customer Success Manager

Tim is an Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Mode. After several years working in financial services, Tim has gained considerable skills and experience over the past 10 years working in customer success for global SaaS companies. He's been recognized for helping large enterprises and mid-sized businesses achieve their key business goals by leveraging data and cloud technology. Outside of work Tim enjoys spending time with his family, as well as hiking, golfing, attending concerts, and following his favorite sports teams.

Timothy Tran

Senior Software Engineer

Tim is a Senior Software Engineer and previously worked at AT&T as a Principal Software Engineer. When not coding, Timothy loves to garden and landscaping around his house. Timothy also loves to hike and visit national parks around the country.

Trisha Lizarraga

Customer Success Associate

Trisha is a Customer Success Associate at Mode. She worked in Sales and Customer Service at Enterprise Rent-A-Car before joining Mode. She likes to travel, spend time with her family, and take walks along the Embarcadero. She is currently in the process of learning French and skateboarding.

Ujjal Dutta

Engineering Manager

Ujjal will be joining Mode as an Engineering Manager. He worked as a lead engineer in his previous company where he oversaw product development from ideation to being pushed to production. He considers himself adventurous. He can never say no to a thrilling trip or activity. He maintains a garden on his terrace where one can find beautiful flowers as well as vegetables. He also has a keen interest in cooking Indian cuisine.

Wendy Chin

VP of GTM Strategy and Operations

Wendy leads the Go-To-Market Strategy and Operations at Mode. She is passionate about optimizing Go-To-Market and scaling organizations for growth. Her work ethic and DNA were developed at Silicon Graphics, Scient and Mercury Interactive. She loves to bake and dreams of opening her own bakery one day.

Wes Heavner

VP Sales

Wes is Mode's VP of Sales. Previously, he led sales teams at Radius Intelligence. A UT-Austin grad, he's made his home in Austin and spends a lot of his free time playing golf.

Wesley Wu

Customer Support Analyst

Wesley works as a Customer Support Analyst at Mode. Prior to joining the team he worked as technical support for a healthcare software company, helping several hospital organizations navigate the COVID-19 pandemic while troubleshooting emergent issues, and before that as a game artist and camp instructor. When not helping customers, you'll find him exploring new fictional worlds, 3D modeling Star Wars ships, crafting tabletop adventures, or learning new skills.

Xavon Peart

Corporate Business Development Representative

Xavon is a Corporate Business Development Representative at Mode. He recently completed his degree in Integrated Business at the University of Central Florida, and during his time there was able to gain experience in a variety of industries, with an emphasis in Commercial Real Estate, Business Brokerage, and Venture Capital, particularly Angel Investing. When he is not in the virtual office, he can be found working out in the gym or out traveling to satiate his ever-growing wanderlust.

Zac Farrell

Senior Software Engineer

Zac is a Senior Software Engineer at Mode. Prior to Mode, he built technology for retail/ecommerce (eBay & Magento) and aerospace (Blue Origin). Zac has spanned the full stack, but settled on the back-end. Outside of software, he likes to create things in the physical works - hobbies such as cooking, woodworking, and gardening. He also loves spending time with his wife, son, and two dogs.