Michael has built successful technology startups, and launched world acclaimed B2B and B2C products at big Silicon Valley companies. He founded CloudGeometry & UpTeam to help other executives & entrepreneurs close the gap between their product vision and successfully building and running software product development.
David is a longtime Silicon Valley executive and a skilled & experienced tech leader, with decades of experience in customer facing roles practicing product and service management grounded in process analytics. His work spans cloud infrastructure, analytics, mobile/embedded and open source. He’s a startup veteran (10+ venture-funded companies, both successful outcomes and the other kind), and has also served 12+ years in product & business leadership roles at publicly-traded enterprise tech corporations.
A distinguished system architect and hands-on engineering executive, Alex has built and run data solutions for systems as diverse as IoT, AdTech, SaaS and many others. Driven by both his passion for new technologies and by his experience proving how (and if) they work, he leads by example. He has designed and implemented many solutions and platforms, ranging from start-up MVPs to large scale corporations including GE, AWS & Sinclair BroadCast Group. As company CTO, he ensures that all our projects and clients benefit from robust engineering processes and scalable architecture.
Nick is a developer, educator, and technology specialist with deep experience in Cloud Native Computing as well as AI and Machine Learning. Prior to joining CloudGeometry, Nick built pioneering Internet, cloud, and metaverse applications, and has helped numerous clients adopt Machine Learning applications and workflows. In his previous role at Mirantis as Director of Technical Marketing, Nick focused on educating companies on the best way to use technologies to their advantage. Nick is the former CTO of an advertising agency's Internet arm and the co-founder of a metaverse startup.
Joel is a distinguished business development and sales leader who has a broad set of experiences at emerging companies as well as large technology companies, most recently at AWS. He has implemented a broad spectrum of technologies, including application modernization, hybrid cloud computing, networking, open-source deployments, data and analytics, and most recently, Generative AI integration. During his business career, he served in the US Army Reserves and was deployed globally and served in Norway, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iraq, and Afghanistan, earning a Bronze Star and retiring as a Colonel.
An experienced technical executive and engineering manager, Valentin left a promising career as a hands-on coder building speech recognition systems to build and lead software development teams for global companies. He is fluent in four languages (Finnish, Russian, French, and English) with formal graduate academic training in 5 more, and plays a mean electric guitar.
Nicu Bordea brings 15 years of experience across European and global software industry leaders, in creating teams across technical project execution and services delivery management. Certified in Agile delivery methodology and Scrum programme management, his multinational experiences spans a range of settings from Digital media and Financial services, as well as co-founding successful startups. He leads our delivery and team operations from Cluj-Napoca, the “Silicon Valley” of Central & Eastern Europe.
Elena best combines the TalentOps passion with true care for career development. With several accreditations in Career Coaching, she plays an essential role in the development and implementation of effective communication plans both internally and externally, successfully promoting one of the company's most important values - open communication.
Yakov is a sales leader and innovation enthusiast with vast experience in technology sales. Prior to joining CloudGeometry, Yakov performed several senior sales and business development roles in tech companies in Israel and the Czech Republic. In his previous role at Microsoft as a Senior Industry Executive, Yakov focused on the digitalization of public sector services in CEE, working with governments, partners, and service providers. Yakov is a health tech and longevity enthusiast and was a co-founder of a medical education startup.
