Team

Visionary leadership, rock star team

The Message Bus team is led by visionary talents from several large internet brands, including Twitter and Webshots.

Leadership

Jeremy LaTrasse | CEO and CTO
Co-Founder

Jeremy LaTrasse

Jeremy LaTrasse has been architecting large systems since 1995 and most recently as a co-founder of Twitter.

Tags: climbing, parenthood, big_anything, twitter

 

Narendra Rocherolle | Chairman of the Board
Co-Founder

Narendra Rocherolle

Narendra Rocherolle has been designing and building web applications since 1995. He has a knack for knowing what is coming next.

Tags: user_experience, ideas, ultrarunning, meditation

Ken Cheney | President
 

Ken Cheney

Ken Cheney enjoys bringing innovative ideas to market and creating winning businesses. He has 20 years experience building high performance sales, marketing, and product teams with world-class companies such as Likewise Software (acquired by EMC), Mercury Interactive (acquired by HP), and Network Associates.

Tags: disruption, geek, adventure, travel, health_fitness, family

 

Mahir Lupinacci | COO
Co-Founder

Mahir Lupinacci

Mahir Lupinacci oversees business operations, including HR and finance. He has a passion for getting things done and aspires to be master of his domain.

Tags: process, communication, trail_running, paleo, culture

Paul Midgen | VP of Product Management

Paul Midgen

Paul Midgen put his love for communications and networking technology to great use on the front lines of Microsoft’s forays into TCP/IP, VPN and most importantly – the browser wars. After a few years (10) working in OS and Enterprise security, he joined Hotmail to run their anti-spam and email delivery programs, rediscovering his old love – SMTP.

Tags: ninjas, winning!, ma_gastronomie

 

Additional Co-Founders

 

Nick Wilder

Nick Wilder (CPO) has 15 years of experience building large scale web properties and profitable businesses.

Tags: kiteboarding, indian_food, webshots, mountain_project

 

Ted Knudsen

Ted Knudsen has been developing enterprise scale applications for more than 10 years.

Tags: performance, reliability, climbing, ultrarunning

 

Steve Mays

Steve Mays has over 20 years experience building large scale systems for the film/FX, video gaming, internet and advertising industries.

Tags: fx, running, rowing, video_games, supercomputing

Team

Ian Moore

 

Dan Levinson

 

Kripabindu Barilla

 

Zachary Ogren

 

Ian Seabock

       

Ian Moore has been building and managing large scale enterprise software products for 20 years.
Tags: java, gaming, martial_arts, uber_geek

 

Dan Levinson has 9 years of experience in digital media planning, campaign execution and client servicing. He has worked with companies including Oracle, Symantec, Sony, Napster and others.
Tags: relationships, dad, mill_valley

 

Kripabindu Barilla has 5 years of IT support and managmement experience. He survived an avalanche on Mt. Everest in 2005.
Tags: help_desk, climbing

 

Zachary Ogren has been designing and developing web based software applications since the mid-1990s. Aside from computers, he has a background in math and physics.
Tags: java, physics, math, photography

 

Ian Seabock has built and managed the internet, rather internet projects for a decade. He peddles his way to work on two wheels, tries not to spin them needlessly and leaves, if he can, feeling a little bit smarter every day.
Tags: health, parenting, art, music_production, tuffest_mudder_ever

Daniel Riedel

 

Samantha Billington

 

Carlo Latasa

 

Greg Durham

 

Robert Koch

       

Daniel Riedel is a technologist with over 15 years experience, coding, building and managing tech and media projects. While he isn’t behind a computer he enjoys his passions in photography and the arts.
Tags: photography, arts, technology, oddstuff

 

Samantha Billington has over 10 years experience in software engineering and database architecture.
Tags: data, scaling, dj, burningman, thunderdome

 

Carlo Latasa has over 15 years of software development experience and a background in Materials and Electronics. He loves problem solving, building things and getting stuff done.
Tags: music, biking, running, electronics, math, travel

 

Greg Durham is a systems engineer from the banking industry. He has 7 years of experience in the IT industry and enjoys troubleshooting and problem solving.
Tags: problem_solving, linux, gamer

 

Robert Koch has been designing, developing and managing enterprise applications for over 11 years.
Tags: building_stuff, the_great_outdoors, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Ron Petty

 

Va Ha

 

Roger Warner

 

Kathleen Stahl

 

Tim Moore

       

Ron Petty has been solving complex IT and operations issues for over 10 years.
Tags: teamwork, technology, networking, sailing

 

Va Ha has years of experience building infrastructures for digital studios. He strives for knowledge, knowledge, and more knowledge.
Tags: technology, green technology, mixed martial arts, gaming

 

Roger Warner’s experience ranges from Unix kernel programming to web startups. When not teasing clean solutions out of messy problems he paints with acrylics, studies philosophy, mountain bikes, and enjoys a fine cigar.
Tags: problem_solving, 80s, gary_fisher, plato

 

Kathleen has performed accounting and finance functions for start-ups over the past 12 years. Start-ups provide an energy and excitement where business creativity has no boundaries. It is the yin and yang of her professional career.
Tags: calculate, detail, focus, hiking, yoga, the_arts

 

Tim Moore has 7 years of email industry experience. In his free time, he enjoys the Colorado outdoors.
Tags: compliance, email, dogs, hiking

Brooke Watts

 

Liz Todd

 

Len Shneyder

 

Juliet Levinson

 

Andy Buecker

       

Brooke Watts, Director of Marketing, has over 8 years experience planning, executing and optimizing marketing strategies for enterprise software companies.
Tags: demand_generation, web_marketing, road_trips

 

Liz Todd, Executive Admin, with over 10 years experience in project management, relationship management, and detail oriented positions. She’s a schedule and travel calendar “juggler” focused on our company success.
Tags: family, home_vineyard, cycling, ASPCA, details

 

Len’s been assassinating the English language for years. Every now and again he stops his drivel and writes something compelling and memorable. Len’s a marketer with a background in ops who has been swimming in the vast ocean of email deliverability long enough to grow gills.
Tags: tasty_meats, high_balls, neologisms, 35mm, cccp

 

Juliet Levinson loves providing healthy, fun, and creative meals for everyone in her life. She has worked in various aspects of event production for the last 15 years. She is so pleased to bring her passion for cooking to the Message bus team.
Tags: organic, sustainability, travel

 

Andy Buecker spent the last 15 years building pipelines and digital characters for the visual effects industry. He began deploying cloud servers for offloading computation while co-proprietor of his company and continues to search for more ways to utilize the technology.
Tags: carpentry, hiking, math, the_unexpected, profit

Jason Reinstedler

 

Kevin Alkire

 

Ujjwal Sarin

 

Eric Weise

 

Ilana Rothman

           

Jason Reinstedler has been making technology hum for over 10 years. He’s a pied piper who’s most recently sang his tune in the offices of GE Global Research as a systems engineer and sys admin.
Tags: information, tech, thirst_4_knowledge

 

Kevin Alkire has pitched everything from burritos to buildings.  When he’s not moving the needle, he is finding an excuse to get outside and go fast with no brakes.
Tags: uphill, downhill everything_in_between

 

Ujjwal Sarin has been designing, developing and building software applications for over 9 years.
Tags: backend_systems, software_design, being_upside_down

 

 

Eric Weise has been building software applications and managing them since the 1990s.
Tags: biking, hiking, parenting, bass_guitar

 

Ilana rothman has over 10 years of experience in video production, communications and marketing. She brings an unquenchable curiosity, editorial eye and knack for problem solving to any and all endeavors.
Tags: SF_Giants, snowboarding, film, cats, DIY

Chuck Swenberg

 

Tim Draegen

 

Eric Snyder

 

Misha Robinson

 

Adam Fuchs

       

Chuck Swenberg has been leading and building sales and business teams for the past 17 years predominantly in digital messaging, media and unstructured data management.
Tags: health and fitness, baseball, family, labradors

 

Tim Draegen can’t help but fix things. 18 years of high tech dev and low brow humor, Tim wants to leave behind a world where email just works. When not working, he’s farming.
Tags: old_volvos, farming, beer, lacanian_psychoanalysis

 

Eric Snyder sold Unix-based email accounts in 1995 and has been working with customers and partners in the Internet space ever since. He brings over 12 years of enterprise sales and business development in cloud-based messaging and security to the team, and aims to grow our message volume to the kabillions per day.
Tags: family, growth, functional_movement, sfgiants

 

Misha Robinson has over 10 years experience in network and systems administration with most of his work focused in the custom AV integration and banking industries. Outside of work he has numerous hobbies including Abalone diving, hunting, fishing, welding, and extreme offroad vehicle fabrication and design. Of course, all this is second to spending time with his family.
Tags: technology, networking, go_fast, go_slow_offroad, jack_of_all_trades

 

Adam Fuchs has over 15 years of database experience in dynamic production environments. A recovered archaeologist, he enjoys digging through data, riding dirt, road, or cyclocross, and a properly pulled ristretto.
Tags: database, sql, cycling, espresso