2024 Speakers

Rich Buckley is a seasoned engineering leader with a passion for building operational excellence and driving results. Currently, he serves as Director of Global Operations Engineering and Order Management at Valmet, a leading global process solutions provider. Rich leads a team spanning seven countries across the America’s, Asia, and Europe.

Rich has extensive experience in product design, product marketing, manufacturing management, and global operations. A strong believer in leveraging technology to improve efficiency, Rich has been a vocal advocate for the implementation of Quickbase within Valmet. This platform has improved visibility and streamlined workflows across the organization, especially when dealing with large and complex datasets.

Beyond his technical expertise, Rich enjoys the collaborative nature of his work. He thrives on tackling complex technical challenges alongside his team, fostering a strong work environment that prioritizes both innovation and process optimization. Rich lives in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, where he raised his family with his wife, Jo-Ann.

Sarah Din is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Quickbase. She joined the company in 2022 to lead key areas of product marketing, including Product go-to-market strategy, Product Growth and Customer Lifecycle, and Market Intelligence and is responsible for defining and evangelizing the Quickbase story.

She has spent the last 18 years leading marketing for B2B SaaS companies, helping them bring new products to market, expand existing markets, and carve out new categories to create demand and win market share. Sarah’s expertise is in developing strategic narratives and brands, operationalizing cross-functional teams around an effective GTM strategy, building high-performing teams, and mentoring people to find joy in their work.

Adam Frumkin is a results-driven leader with more than 25 years of experience in developing, directing, and executing business transformation and strategies. He has an established record collaborating with other executives to bring clarity to strategic business decisions and implementing technology to transform business processes.

He has focused experience in strategic planning, cultural & organizational development and emotional intelligence, process reengineering, enterprise system implementations, cybersecurity and disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Serves as:
• Council Chair to the PTI Executive Committee
• Vice Chair for the NACo IT Standing Committee
• Subcommittee Vice Chair the NACo Finance, Pensions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee for the Elections Subcommittee.
• Fusion Learning Partners Board of Directors

Additionally, Mr. Frumkin has been named as one of the 2023 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers by Government Technology; StateScoop • Local Smart County Executive of the Year 2021 and the Columbus Business First • BizTech Executive of the Year 2021.

He is an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University, and for the PTI Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIO) through Rutgers University.

Harrison is the Director of Product Management at Quickbase, having used the product as a customer and a partner. Currently, Harrison is leads the teams responsible for our core Quickbase building experiences.

Ed Jennings joined Quickbase as chief executive officer in May 2020 and has a proven track record of accelerating enterprise growth for SaaS leaders. His unique strengths combine innovative market strategies, velocity sales leadership, and extraordinary team building.

Prior to joining Quickbase, Ed was chief operating officer at Mimecast, where he was responsible for the global marketing, sales and services teams and helped bring the company public in 2015. Under his leadership, Mimecast expanded its footprint into the enterprise space, grew its annual revenue from $82M to over $400M in four years, and scaled the team from 350 employees to 1,800, while expanding offices internationally.

In addition to his recent role at Mimecast, Ed has held marketing leadership roles at PTC and Veracode; at the latter, he defined the go-to-market strategy that enabled the company to quadruple revenues during his nearly four-year tenure. Veracode was sold to Computer Associates in 2017. He also has served as CEO for SaaS workflow solution Copanion that was acquired by Drake Software in 2010.

Ed is on the advisory board of Ten Eleven Ventures and the Cyber Resilience Think Tank. He is a regular speaker on a range of digital transformation and technology topics at Gartner, Forrester and FS-ISAC conferences.

Ed is a graduate of Boston College and holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

Meg Lennon is an accomplished business professional with over a decade of experience in operations management, process improvement, and customer service leadership roles. Currently serving as the Inside Sales and Global Systems Manager for the Flow Control business line of Valmet Inc., she oversees the internal sales team and distribution network across North America. Additionally, she serves as the global administrator for the Quickbase platform.

Her expertise lies in developing data-driven strategies, implementing cutting-edge technologies, and empowering teams to achieve organizational goals. Meg's educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Marketing and Sustainability from Clark University. She is also recently received a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, further solidifying her commitment to continuous improvement methodologies.

A recipient of the 2016 Valmet Award for Operational Efficiency, Meg was recognized for her innovative solutions, including the development of a Virtual Global Engineering Work Desk application in Quickbase. Her ability to bridge business needs with technical capabilities has enabled her to drive transformative changes across global operations.

Anthony Offredi joined Quickbase in February of 2023. After spending his 26-year career in manufacturing at Ford, Jeep and Amazon, he now is our subject matter expert on Manufacturing use cases and implementation. Anthony championed the Quickbase implementation at Stellantis in 2018 (Jeep, Chrysler, RAM) where it is used at all North American Manufacturing factifies. Anthony moved on to Amazon in 2020 to lead the Central US Startup team and the expansion of their Last Mile distribution network. Anthony advocated for Quickbase to manage their dynamic work and implemented the platform at Amazon in 2021. Anthony is from Ann Arbor, Michigan where he and his wife Carey raised 5 children and enjoy the lake life in the summer months.

Skanska’s Vice President of National Strategic Supply Chain, Tom Park, brings over 33 years of industry experience in manufacturing engineering and supply chain management. Tom developed and implemented the Strategic Supply Chain Program, creating a national framework agreement with industry-leading equipment manufacturers and suppliers. His adept management of this program enables seamless collaboration between Skanska, architects, engineers and manufacturers early in the design process, fostering healthy competition and yielding significant cost savings in procurement. Tom and his team consistently stay ahead of industry trends and establish strong manufacturer relationships to support on-time and on-budget material and equipment deliveries, ensuring Skanska’s ability to meet and exceed client expectations.

Jennifer leads our Public Sector team at Quickbase, and together with her hand-picked team with deep experience with government and education customers, is passionate about helping our government customers achieve efficiencies, modernize legacy applications, and maximize their IT talent. Public servants have unique challenges and missions, and Quickbase gets that. Quickbase is making a difference.

Alice has been with Quickbase for over 7 years now and has worked in a number of different roles across the company including Support, Customer Success, and now Product Management where she is focused on improving navigation and reporting across the platform.

During her time in Support and Customer Success she got a front row seat to see all of the exciting and varied ways customers use Quickbase to solve their problems and to understand just how powerful it can be. Since she loves solving problems, Quickbase was love at first app(?) and the rest is history!

Debbi Roberts is Senior Vice President of Product Management at Quickbase. Debbi leads all aspects of product management, including UI/UX and innovation teams, and is responsible for defining and executing the product vision and strategy to deliver customer solutions that exceed expectations.

Debbi has more than 20 years of experience leading product management for both B2B SaaS and hardware companies. Most recently, Debbi was Executive Director, Product Management at Vista Consulting Group, part of Vista Equity Partners. Debbi worked across Vista's 80+ portfolio companies to help product management teams scale and increase business value through implementation of Product Management Best Practices. Prior to Vista, Debbi was Vice President of Product Management at Web.com (now Newfold Digital), where she had P&L responsibility for a broad suite of B2B SaaS products across multiple brand channels. Debbi has also held product management leadership roles at Motorola (RFID Division), Verisign and General Electric.

Debbi has a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from Loyola University.

Robert is a 19-year veteran in merging Lean-Operational Excellence with low-code software like Quickbase for organizational transformation utilizing thought leadership. For the past 8 years, he's spearheaded Digital Transformation in the Construction sector, emphasizing data-driven decisions through KPIs and Dynamic Work Management.
A Lean Black Belt and adept Quickbase Developer, Robert balances professional excellence with family commitment, coaching girls' soccer for 8 years and spending quality time at amusement parks with his wife and 3 children.

Jeff began his career as a software engineer for Anderson Consulting (now Accenture). Following his tenure at Anderson, he developed medical software and digital image technology for catheterization lab. Subsequently, Jeff co-founded VisionCore, a professional services company focused on software design and development which later was acquired by CoreLogic, where Jeff then ran a professional services group for First American / Core Logic. Following CoreLogic, Jeff was the president and co-founder of Merge Mobile, Inc., the creator of FastField. He now leads the product management team for the FastField product. Jeff graduated from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management.

Madhu Vulpala leads our product areas for AI, Data Integrations and Workflow automations. Previously she served in product leadership roles at OutSystems, NCR, Proofpoint and Cisco where she helped launch next-gen low-code platform for cloud-native enterprise applications, IoT connected solutions for FinTech & Retail, SaaS offerings for email protection and privacy, network managed services. She holds MS degree in Computer Sciences from ASU and an MBA degree from SCU.

Jen Bensi has been consulting government agencies on technology solutions for 10 years. In her current role at Quickbase, she focuses on helping government modernize processes with limited resources using a no code solution.

Molly Boushell is a Director of Customer Success at Quickbase, where she has been part of the team for almost 6 years. She started her Quickbase journey as a Customer Success Manager and has since moved into a leadership role, supporting a team dedicated to helping Enablement Services customers achieve, grow, and scale with Quickbase.

Molly is proud to have been part of the group that helped Quickbase achieve PMI Gold Partner status. She is passionate about leveraging technology, fostering curiosity, and applying project management principles to help customers unlock business value and advance their careers.

David Bradley has over 35 year of experience in the automotive industry in manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, program management and risk management. David’s extensive knowledge of the automotive sector is from his work experience that has been equally split between OEM (Nissan) and tier 1 suppliers. David joined UNIPRES North America, Inc. in 2019 after retiring from Nissan and was tasked with standardizing UNIPRES’ legacy processes using the QuickBase platform. In the fast-paced automotive industry, David has successfully identified and eliminated Gray Work practices and improved real-time decision making at the 5 UNIPRES facilities in North America.

Jacob joined Quickbase in November 2021 as a Technical Partner Manager on the Partners and International Solutions team. He enjoys using technology to solve challenges and streamline processes and as a former customer, Quickbase was often his go-to tool of choice for doing so. Today he utilizes these skills to support Quickbase's Global Systems Integrator partners with using, extending, and integrating Quickbase.

Eddie and Tyler Campbell, hosts of the "Construction Bros" podcast, discussing the latest in construction and how projects and people can grow and improve

Eddie and Tyler Campbell, hosts of the "Construction Bros" podcast, discussing the latest in construction and how projects and people can grow and improve

Skanska's National Director of Strategic Supply Chain Rob Cantando brings over two decades of manufacturing and operations management experience to our team.

Since joining Skanska in 2015 as an accomplished supply chain, procurement and operations leader, Rob has achieved a proven track record of identifying the best supply chain strategies and delivering optimal results for our clients. He has directly devised innovative solutions and leveraged supply chain relationships on behalf of our teams so that their projects are delivered on time, as planned.

Anthony joined Consigli Construction Co., Inc. in 2011 as Chief Information Officer, where he oversees information technology strategy, planning, and implementation for the $2 billion organization with 1,300 employees across 11 regional offices and 100+ project sites from Maine to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

As a member of the senior management team, Anthony leads IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems across the organization. Anthony is an expert in all software development methodologies encompassing analysis, development, testing, training and integration, and is responsible for the selection and management of all technology implementations from hardware and software to contracts and vendor relationships.

During his tenure at Consigli, Anthony has led major systems integrations including the move of 80% of the company's data to cloud systems; the corporate transition to Microsoft 365; the creation of a data warehouse to support a corporate scorecard, dashboard system, and integrations; and the implementation of a total cloud-based disaster recovery system.

As Equipment COE Lead, Rob and his team are responsible for the sourcing and procurement of all equipment used on any jobsite Lithko performs in the United States. Rob is also responsible for the building and managing of the Quickbase environment at Lithko, ranging from his own asset management application to safety, cost forecasting, prospective work tracking and several others. Rob joined Lithko 15 years ago from the equipment rental industry and has been responsible for equipment his entire tenure. He assumed the responsibility of learning and deploying Quickbase over 10 years ago. Through process and procedures aided by Quickbase, his goal is "To make the end cost of equipment a competitive advantage for Lithko."

Josh is Director of Commercial Sales at Quickbase. He is passionate about innovative solutions and has ten years of experience in the manufacturing industry, having delivered significant outcomes through the convergence of IoT, enterprise integration, no code tools, and advanced analytics. He is dedicated to helping real enterprises become the best they can be through the proper combination of culture and technology. Josh lives in Redding, CA and enjoys jiu jitsu, golf, and spending time with his family.

Being at Quickbase almost 5 years, and a prior customer for 3 years - Manny knows what it takes to be successful with Quickbase. He's got a passion for people blended in with a knack for problem solving.

Outside of work, Manny is an avid rock climber and gamer. He brings his A-Game and adventurous spirit to every customer interaction!

Ryan is a product leader, seasoned executive, investor, advisor, and coach with a passion for finding efficiency and effectiveness in every walk of life, then scaling that out through innovation and cultural change.

With over 25 years working in the software industry in the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia Ryan has built and grown successful companies, driven product and M&A strategy, redefined markets, won multi-million-dollar deals, managed global software development projects, and helped connect a country to the Internet along the way.

With an academic background in Computer Science and Psychology, Ryan likes to live at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business where he focuses on understanding people, identifying their unique problems, and helping them to realize their true potential through the creative application of technology.

Outside of work, Ryan likes to focus on family, friends, skiing, cycling, Pilates, coaching, advising, and investing.

As a Product Manager at Quickbase, Edi possesses a deep passion for modern UI/UX. Prior to this role, he gained valuable experience as a Technical Support Manager at Microsoft and a Product Advocate Manager at Apollo.io, affording him a comprehensive knowledge of the industry. His expertise in product development and design aligns perfectly with his desire to create intuitive and user-friendly experiences for clients.

Matthew is one of FastField's founding team members. He has over 19 years of experience in SaaS Sales and Customer Success, serving the Construction Engineering, Oil and Gas, Telecom, Utilities, Logistics, and field service operations. Capitalizing on his experience, Matthew collaborates with the FastField and Quickbase teams, customers, and prospects to promote their awareness, excitement, and proficiency for the Quickbase Dynamic Work Management Solution.

Polina is a Quickbase Product Manager leading our Mobile investment, where her current focus is on modernizing our mobile application and optimizing the experience for users on-the-go. Polina joined Quickbase in early 2022, bringing 5+ years of experience working on multiple mobile applications within the areas of banking, engineering, and others.

Maria joined the team in August 2022, bringing over 3.5 years of valuable experience in the product field. Over the past two years, Maria has demonstrated her expertise by working across various products within the platform. Her contributions span from Governance features such as Data Scanner and Advanced Security Controls to enhancing user experience through the helping with implementation of New Forms, Summary reports, and more. Maria is deeply passionate about customer satisfaction and consistently strives to deliver the best possible customer experience.

Reanna is a seasoned product marketer with over 18 years of expertise in developing and executing go-to-market strategies for a wide range of technology products and services across various industries. Her strategic insights and hands-on approach have consistently propelled businesses towards sustainable growth and market leadership.

Aarni Heiskanen is a Construction Innovation Agent and the Managing Partner at AE Partners, a construction technology innovation agency.

Aarni has a master's degree in architecture, and he worked as an architect and R&D manager for over a decade. He participated in design projects that used pioneering design and management technologies, including the largest office project in the Nordics, a Helsinki airport terminal, and several projects for Nokia.

In the 1990s Aarni became an internet entrepreneur and, later on, a certified management consultant (CMC), focusing on strategic development. He co-founded Thinking Portfolio, a company delivering business portfolio management SaaS to over 500,000 users in more than 50 countries.

Aarni has authored business books and written articles for local and international publications about information technology and construction innovation. He has an award-winning blog and podcast at AEC-Business.com. Aarni is also active on social media and has been recognized as a global construction technology influencer.

Alicia Hoeltgen is the Sr. Director of Strategic Planning & PMO at Quickbase. She has over 15 years of experience in project management, innovation, and continuous improvement. In her current role, Alicia specializes in driving strategic initiatives and delivering impactful solutions that enhance operational efficiency and achieve business objectives.

Annie has over ten years of experience working in public service across non-profits, universities, and local government. Currently, she is a senior analyst for the San Diego Housing Commission’s (SDHC) direct service programs for individuals experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, where she uses data to inform program development and design. As part of the team at SDHC, Annie has participated in the development and implementation of over 10 programs that have served over 5,000 households. In addition, Annie is an instructor at San Diego State University where she teaches policy development, measurement and evaluation.

Emily is a Senior IT Support Engineer for Linesight, where her current focus is on managing a portfolio of projects to enhance users' day to day experience at work. Emily joined Linesight in early 2022, bringing 5 years of experience supporting users within various business areas from healthcare to legal, and more.

Jon Kennedy is Vice President of Engineering at Quickbase, where he is responsible for leading all aspects of software development, platform operations and engineering processes in support Quickbase's technology and innovation roadmap.

Jon brings more than two decades of experience building technical organizations to help companies successfully grow. Prior to Quickbase, he was at Amazon Web Services, where he led the development, launch and growth of a new data and migration service, AWS DataSync. While at AWS he also managed all aspects of software development and operations for the AWS Storage Gateway Volume/Tape Service. Prior to that he served as Vice President of Software Development at SimpliVity, the leader in hyperconverged infrastructure until it was acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where he was responsible for the development, release and delivery of the Simplivity's OmniStack software. Jon was also a Director of Engineering at Sepaton, acquired by Hitachi Data Systems, and a Technical Staff member at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Jon has a B.S. in Physics from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute as well as a master's degree in Physics from Boston University.

Rob’s journey in enterprise software began as a Lotus Notes developer and he never lost his passion for the transformative power of low-code. He went on to product marketing, management and strategy roles with Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM. Rob spent fifteen years with Forrester Research, the last six focusing on low-code and digital process automation. He is a winner of the Forrester Bill Bluestein award for outstanding research, holds a patent in natural language processing from his time at IBM and now spends his time coaching high school track, delivering Meals on Wheels and doing podcasts and research for Analysis.tech.

David S. Linthicum is an Enterprise Technology Analyst for SiliconANGLE and theCUBE, with over 30 years’ experience in technology. A recognized thought leader, innovator and influencer, David is the author of over 17 best-selling books, over 7,000 articles, and over 50 courses on LinkedIn Learning related to digital transformation, cloud architecture, AI, and cloud security.

Daryl is a highly experienced professional in the vegetation management industry, currently serving as the National Safety & Compliance Manager at Asplundh Australia. He has a proven track record in managing safety issues in high-risk environments and has been instrumental in establishing a safety management system that promotes a safety-first culture. Daryl's strategic thinking and leadership skills have led to the successful implementation of safety systems and programs, resulting in best-in-industry WHS results. Daryl's commitment to safety excellence has resulted in his organizations Safety Management Systems recognized with several awards.

Meghan Milam, a Senior Solutions Marketing Manager at Quickbase, has diverse experience driving opportunities and discovering insight in the Construction, Software, and Financial Services industries for over 15 years. An Indiana native with a BA from DePauw University and an MBA from the University of Indianapolis, Meghan's professional passion is to leverage information, understand more, and make it work better.

Gary Mintchell is the founder and author of The Manufacturing Connection blog and a thought leader on the intersection of technology and operations in the Manufacturing world. His career has been spent in the manufacturing world, as an engineer and advisor, and is formerly the Editor in Chief of Automation World.

Charlie is a long time Quickbase enthusiast, architecting and building 100s of apps over the last 14 years. He recently accepted a position as a Senior Product Manager within Quickbase, following the acquisition of MCFTech. His ambition is to bring his years of expertise, especially in the area of extending Quickbase, to the new and exciting Plugins feature of the product!

Ryan Murray has worked at Quickbase since 2014. After beginning his journey as a member of the Technical Support team, he gravitated towards building the Quickbase apps that run Quickbase the business. Now, he leverages his Quickbase expertise on our Product team modernizing the user interface and bringing new capabilities like Dashboards and the soon-to-be-released Form Designer to our customers.

Jeremy Myer has spent his entire 26 year career at NSK, primarily in Manufacturing and Process Improvement roles. For the last 3 years, he has held dual roles of Product & Design Verification Testing Manager and Business Systems Manager; in charge of developing and implementing low code/no code platforms. Jeremy has 1 dog and 2 teenagers, enjoys DIYing, college football, and spending time outdoors. He resides in Ann Arbor, MI.

Eric Nutt has worked as a software developer, technical lead, and development manager in a variety of fields, including insurance, telecommunications, utilities, finance, and government over the course of 26 years. The past several years have been spent cultivating a team of software developers and web designers, and advancing a technical stack for the Development team within the GX Foundry, the digital services team within the Franklin County Data Center.

Over the course of his career, Eric has advocated for modern software development methodologies including Agile, Scrum, Extreme Programming, and DevOps. He has prioritized the modernization and automation of code integration and delivery utilizing modern CI/CD practices, as exemplified with his team's successful effort to migrate FCDC's repositories from TFS to Azure DevOps, and then later to GitHub Enterprise.

Eric has championed finding the right solution for the right problem, knowing that that solution may not always be full-stack development. He has helped encourage the utilization of low-code/no-code tools such as Quickbase and Microsoft Power Platform, and his team has successfully delivered products quickly and under-budget via this strategy.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio. He holds certifications in Certified Scrum Product Ownership (CSPO) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). In his free time, he enjoys cooking, foreign language acquisition, exploring art and science museums, and planning his next European adventure.

Gibson Nyambura serves as the Director of Innovation at the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. His role involves steering the department and the neighborhood council system towards innovative solutions and creative strategies. Gibson heads the division responsible for cultivating a culture of innovation, encouraging inventive and progressive methods that allow neighborhood councils to have a say in City governance. A fluent speaker of both Swahili and English, Gibson is passionate about contributing to the community through his service.

Eric Olson is Chief Marketing Officer at Quickbase. He joined in April 2019 to lead marketing, including go-to-market strategy, brand development, integrated campaigns, demand generation and customer marketing.

Eric has nearly two decades of experience as a senior go-to-market leader in high-growth technology businesses. Prior to Quickbase, Eric was Chief Marketing Officer for Sovos, where he built the private equity-backed software business's brand, growth strategy and marketing function from the ground up. Previously, he spent several years in event technology, first leading a high-growth division of Active Network as its general manager where he helped the business enter new markets and establish itself as a market leader for event technology. Then, as CEO of Zerista, he helped grow and sell the mobile startup, building its go-to-market strategy, assembling a cross-functional team and establishing a scalable growth model.

Eric has a B.A. in Journalism from Colorado State University.

Alex is a former Quickbase customer with an extensive Project Management and Solar background. Building Quickbase applications for the past 10+ years to solve a multitude of problems spanning various use cases. Currently a Manager on the Solutions Consulting Team. Alex lives in Salt Lake City, UT, and spends his free time with his family, playing poker, and camping in the great outdoors.

An engineer by trade, Jo covers cloud, cloud security, cybersecurity and AI Security. Jo has been helping clients architect cloud solutions since 2009, using her expertise in cloud and security and experience in working with Enterprise CIO’s and CISO’s. Focused on strategy as well as practical insights around cloud, cloud security and cybersecurity, Jo is recognized as a thought leader across Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. She has a Master’s Degree in Information Technology as well as an MBA, is an Air Force vet, having served as a Cryptologic Language Analyst in the 6920th Electronic Security Group. Jo is the founding Co-Chair of cloudgirs.org, and a member of the Forbes Technology Council and serves on CompTIA’s Infrastructure Advisory Board.

Ryan, first introduced to Quickbase as a customer in 2012, now serves customers as a Sr Solutions Architect, consulting on performance, large-scale deployments, and advanced integrations. He has extensive experience leveraging APIs and navigating complex workflows/integrations and enjoys sharing his learnings with others.

Lisa is a results-oriented leader whose experience across Strategic Organisational Development, Change Management and Corporate Governance has seen her successfully transform teams and businesses to be productive and profitable workplaces. Lisa is a qualified Psychologist and is passionate about leadership development, relationship building and effective operational delivery.

John Proffitt has led and developed technology projects, teams, and services for 27 years in a variety of industries including education, digital banking, consulting, construction, and federal contracting. Over the past decade he has focused exclusively on purpose-driven organizations in healthcare, public media, and local government.

John combines OODA loop iterative strategy with Lean, Kanban, and Agile frameworks to deliver value for customers, and he uses servant leadership practices to build team cultures.

After a successful infrastructure team turnaround and expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic, John launched Franklin County's first digital services team -- the GX Foundry -- focused on user-centered, digital-first experiences to build trust in government intentions and competence.

Additional Notes:
• Holds multiple certifications including Kanban Management Professional (KMP), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), and Security+
• Member, Chief Digital Service Officers (CDSO) advisory group for the Digital Service Network at Georgetown University's Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
• Formal education includes an M.A. in English Education, a double-major B.S. in English and Earth Science, and a minor in Children's Literature
• Broad media production experience including print, CD-ROM, radio, TV, streaming, podcasting, news, and social media.

In his free time John volunteers as a business news program host for Voicecorps, central Ohio's reading service for the blind and reading -impaired.

Chad Ravancho, Manager of Solutions Consulting, joined Quickbase two year ago. Working on Quickbase's Strategic Accounts team, he focuses on broadening Quickbase adoption in existing accounts. Listening to and consulting on a customer's new ideas is his favorite part of the role and draws inspiration when he hears how individuals closest to their work are able to close data fragmentation gaps using Quickbase. Chad is based in Seattle and enjoys spending time with his wife, family & friends, camping, hiking, overlanding, and shooting pool.

Peter helps teams create insight and drive action from their people, processes and data. I love challenging myself, and those around me, to be better every day. He's a mechanical engineer by education and have spent 10 years in manufacturing environments helping companies identify and implement roadmaps to improve operations. When he's not buried in a Quickbase related challenge, Peter is at home playing handyman and chasing two crazy dogs and a 3 year old.

As a PreSales Leader at Quickbase, Freddie has helped hundreds of companies solve previously unsolvable workflow problems by leveraging Quickbase's powerful low-code platform. With 15+ years of professional experience in SaaS/PaaS technology, Freddie is able to partner with project stakeholders to create custom software applications without incurring the cost of traditional software development practices. By taking the time to understand what makes your process unique, Freddie can streamline approval workflows, prevent errors or compliance issues, and create dynamic dashboards that create a 'single pane of glass' view across your complete portfolio of projects.

Isaac Sacolick is President of StarCIO, a technology leadership and learning company that guides organizations on mentoring Digital Trailblazers and building digital transformation core competencies. He is the author of Digital Trailblazer and the Amazon bestseller Driving Digital. Sacolick is a recognized keynote speaker and a digital transformation influencer, with over 1,000 articles published on his blog Social, Agile, and Transformation, CIO.com, InfoWorld, and other sites. You can find him sharing new insights on the Driving Digital Standup or during his weekly Coffee with Digital Trailblazers

Jeff Sample has devoted the past 25+ years to transforming companies. Jeff optimizes companies throughout the construction industry by designing solutions, optimizing strategic advantages, and breaking down information silos. His passion for outdoor adventure and Ironman competitions garnered him the moniker "The Ironman of IT." As an Industry Evangelist, Jeff promotes collaboration and the transformation of construction to help project teams reach their potential. His depth of IT experience in various industries and his passion for continuous improvement have made Jeff a popular speaker and vocal thought leader in construction, spending much of his time educating on multiple topics to better the industry.

Kristina is a Quickbase Product Manager currently focused on modernizing the platform and improving the user experience. Kristina joined Quickbase back in 2021, bringing her enthusiasm to improve the life of Quickbase users that contributed to different UI/UX projects including the improved navigation and the new form experience.

Rayna joined Quickbase in 2021 as a product manager. She worked in the areas of Pipelines, platform governance, and enabling growth in scale for Quickbase customers. Her main focus at the moment is application lifecycle management and extending the toolset for managing Quickbase solutions for admins and high-complexity builders. Prior to Quickbase Rayna worked in the aviation industry on digital innovation and transformation.

With over eight years of advanced automation warehousing experience, Jaime feels right at home supporting solutions of large, complex sites comprised of cranes, shuttles, goods-to-person stations, and robotics as Director of Resident Systems Support at Daifuku Intralogistics America.

Jaime loves creating connections with customers and coworkers and empowering others with the tools and skills to succeed. She leads a full-fledged team of automation techs, control engineers, and software and operational engineers. They look to provide customers with comprehensive onsite support to increase site throughput and reduce recovery times and operational hindrances.’

Bogi joined the Product team at Quickbase in 2021. Since then, her primary focus is on enhancing reporting capabilities, specifically table reports. Bogi's ambitions are to provide a sophisticated editing experience within table reports and currently working towards modernizing summary reports. She is also involved in introducing the new report builder panel across other report types. Prior to Quickbase, she was a product manager in the fintech industry and has had experience in a wide variety of industries including healthcare, banking, and manufacturing.

Harri leads our international marketing efforts based in the UK. In this role she focuses on generating demand for Quickbase through events, digital marketing, webinars, email marketing and advertising. She works closely with Sales to demonstrate our value to potential prospects. Harri has over 11 years’ experience working in US SaaS companies, leading the EMEA region. In her spare time, she enjoys calligraphy, beekeeping and taking her dog Rupert on new adventures.

Steve Webber is Chief Operational Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Quickbase, where he is responsible for overseeing the organization's operations, systems, and finances. He is a seasoned industry leader with more than 25 years of financial management and executive leadership. Prior to joining Quickbase, Steve has held a number of financial and operations leadership roles with technology companies, both public and private. Most recently, he was CFO at Carbon Black; he also worked as Chief Operating Officer and CFO at Syniti (formally BackOffice Associates) and CFO at Cynosure. Steve also spent 19 years at EMC Corporation â€" in his last role there, he served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Virtustream, a $450 million stand-alone SaaS subsidiary. Steve earned a bachelor's degree from Babson College and his MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.

Dalan Winbush is Chief Information Officer at Quickbase, where he leads the strategy and operations for the technology organization, and drives efficiency across the company through process design improvement. He has more than 20 years of experience in IT, leading technology and process transformations to support company growth. Most recently, Dalan was vice president of IT at Comcast, where he led and managed the selection and implementation of enterprise tools to transform the employee experience, as well as deploying technology to drive a consistent digital approach to managing plants, resulting in $24M of saving opportunity. Outside of work, Dalan sits on the board of several nonprofit organizations, including First Tee of Denver, Von Vision and the CIS & CS Advisory Board at the University of Colorado.

Tiffany serves public sector customers across the southeast as well as federal customers. She co-hosts the GovTech Talks podcast to spotlight stories of public sector leaders who are using technology to improve their communities. Across her 20+ years’ experience she has helped hundreds of entities leverage technology to improve operations.