About Us

Founder and CEO

aaron freed

Aaron Freed Aaron spent 12 years as an active duty pilot in the United States Air Force, attaining the rank of Major. He is a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy with a degree in Operations Research and minors in French and Arabic. He holds a Masters degree in Operations Research from Stanford University and a Masters in Organizational Management from George Washington University. Aaron is a first-time entrepreneur. follow me on twitter

Contractors

Evan Haveman

Evan Haveman, Developer Evan brings over 16 years of diverse development experience to the table. He’s been a principal developer for Amazon.com’s Data Warehouse Team, technical architect for Macrovision, and done contract development work in various industries ranging from gaming to pharmaceuticals. follow me on twitter

dustin martinka

Dustin Martinka, Design Dustin graduated from Montana State University 2005. Since then, he has contracted with several startups including HomesandLoans.com, Blue Frog Media, TalentSping & GradsWanted.com. He is currently also contracting as a Product Designer at Microsoft.

Jason Ives

Jason Ives, DeveloperJason is a developer with over 12 years of experience building dynamic web applications. He co-founded a company providing software to auto dealerships, and has consulted for startups and companies in a wide range of industries, from fashion to green technology. follow me on twitter

Vivian Hua

Vivian Hua, DesignVivian graduated from the University of Washington in 2005 with a BA in Sociology, and has offered her design and writing skills largely to non-profit organizations, start-ups, and small businesses. She also runs her own independent music and art publication, called Redefine Magazine. follow me on twitter

Scoville PR

Julie Smith, Bookeeping, JLS Accounting Julie is a CPA with over nine years experience in public accounting, specializing in audits of private investment partnerships (aka: hedge funds), employee retirement plans, not for profit organizations and service organizations. In 2005, she started her own accounting and consulting Company to assist small business owners with their financial management. She graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Idaho.

Moss Adams

Jeff Maxwell, CPA, Moss Adams Jeff has practiced Public Accounting for 34 years, working with small business owners and individuals. He heads Moss Adams’ Seattle office’s Wealth Services group, focusing on business owner succession services. He has worked extensively with small business owners at every stage of their development. Moss Adams LLP is a full service accounting and consulting firm focusing on middle-market companies and their owners. Headquartered in Seattle, Moss Adams has offices in 18 cities in five western states.

Legal

sean butler

Sean Butler, Corporate Law, WSGR Practices corporate and securities law primarily for venture-backed technology companies, with an emphasis on the growing clean tech and alternative energy industries. He holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkley, Boalt Hall School of Law and a B.A. in Philosophy from Whitman College.

Richard Vershave, Intellectual Property, Black, Lowe and Graham

Directors and Advisors

brandon decuir

Brandon DeCuir, Director Brandon has over ten years of experience in a wide range of roles within emerging technology companies. He is currently the President of Business Development for Blue Marble Energy, which aims to converting algae into energy and biochemicals. Previously, he was the Founder and Managing Director of Affect Image, a computer vision company building revolutionary technology for the out-of-home advertising space.

Chris Wood

Chris Wood, Advisor Chris is the founder and CEO of Clario Medical, Inc. which is providing innovative healthcare information technology solutions. Chris has nearly 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, in every aspect of business from development to sales and marketing.