Chris Neumann
- Founded, funded and ran OEM software company that sold in 2004 for $5 million.
- Positive review from Walt Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal highlighting the Migo.
- Practices lean startup techniques including low-cost market validation for new products and split-testing for Web site optimization.
- Logged more than 10 years of experience developing web- and desktop-based OEM and consumer software applications.
- Compiled a strong knowledge of social media and marketing while working on several Top 10 Facebook apps.
- Developed deep experience and success in recruiting and managing outsourced U.S.- and overseas-based software engineering teams.
Chris’s entrepreneurial skills emerged in high school, when he made money selling candy to fellow students in study hall. He sharpened this acumen as an undergraduate at Bucknell University, when he co-founded a desktop publishing company that is still operating today. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Chris followed his passion for bike racing to become director of marketing for Spinergy, a venture-funded manufacturer of carbon fiber bicycle wheels. In 2001, while living in San Francisco, he started First Person Software, which created and patented software that resides on USB drives and allows automatic personalization of any computer. The technology was purchased in 2004 by Migo, which still exists today. Chris also has founded Dovetail TV, an Internet-based distributor of high quality independent films; and Face It (now Appsorama), a Facebook application company. He has even tackled product management for Sling Media, ScanCafe and other startups.
When he’s not launching companies, he’s launching planes; Chris has his pilot’s license and has logged more than 300 hours of flight time. He also enjoys road and mountain biking and skiing in Basalt, Colorado, where he lives with his wife and daughters.
Jennifer Lindsay
Jennifer Lindsay is originally from Vancouver BC, Canada but has made the jump to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Her love of tech has led her to join the Cro Metrics Account Team. As a Senior Growth Strategist, her management and business analytic experience will come in handy as we walk you through your experimentation program. Jennifer believes transparency fosters strong relationships. She strives to listen, reflect and advocate for her team both professionally and in her personal life. Outside of work, Jennifer enjoys hiking with her dog or playing video games with her husband.
Drew Seman
Drew comes to Cro Metrics after 12+ years working with non-profit and political organizations. With each cause, his goal was maximizing positive impact. This ultimately led to running full stack digital marketing teams, with a focus on email marketing, lead gen, and subscription revenue. He shifted his focus to CRO because of its ability to positively impact every channel in a marketer’s toolkit. Drew lives in the East Bay with his wife and two daughters. Most of his free time is spent binge watching My Little Pony between trips to Fairyland (look it up), but occasionally he’s able to catch a baseball game.
Angela Gordon
A seasoned Program Manager, Angela has honed her skills over the last 15 years project managing the full project lifecycle of all things digital in the B2B marketing space. From websites to apps to large-scale, cross-functional digital platforms, she has done it all.
A New Jersey native, Angela now lives in Southern California with her husband and two boys. She enjoys creating detailed itineraries for and executing RV camping adventures all over the West and fully intends to do a cross-country tour some day soon.
Kim Young
Kim comes to Cro Metrics after spending 8 years in marketing at a large promotional products distributor. There, she got comfortable managing branding efforts for several nationally recognized brands before switching gears into marketing project management on the corporate level. Kim discovered a curiosity for A/B testing and user behavior when she took on the design and development of e-mail marketing for the company as a whole; managing e-mail marketing for more than 450 national sales representatives.Kim resides with her husband, son and beloved bulldog in the state of Maine where they enjoy running, hiking, kayaking and cruising the beautiful Maine coastline.
MJ Castells
MJ Castells has been committed to advancing social causes for over 10 years. Born in Ecuador but raised in Miami, she’s mainly focused her efforts in the non-profit sector but started her career in the advertising world after receiving a B.S. in Communication from Florida International University (FIU). MJ views her work from the lens of a marketer and is always thinking about ways to increase visibility for the things that matter. Her most recent roles in the nonprofit sector included Program Director and Director of Development for local LGBTQ organizations. Recently, MJ returned to FIU to receive her MBA. She’s now focused on using her skills as a manager and advocate to help clients achieve greater results. When she’s not working, MJ is often volunteering her time to local causes or spending time traveling. She lives in Miami with her partner and their small Chihuahua fur baby named Tina.
Dave Albert
Dave leads Cro Metrics' Product Design, Analytics, and R&D teams, developing intellectual property and technology to improve client success and satisfaction. In his 20+ year career, he successfully launched and divested an email marketing start-up, and has worked with both start-ups and Fortune 500 brands to launch large-scale marketing and platform initiatives.
When not staring intently at a screen, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, cooking, hiking, riding motorcycles, and adding items to his ever-expanding bucket list.
Steve Meyer
Steve has a unique blend of creativity and engineering know-how that were honed throughout his past life as a full-stack web developer - traits that just happen to be a perfect fit for a product manager at Cro Metrics.
Steve joined us from an integrated marketing agency where he served for seven years as a development supervisor and digital strategist. As part of his previous role, he developed a new conversion rate optimization service offering to help clients succeed and amplify other digital marketing efforts. The product manager position was a natural fit for Steve's combination of skills, experience, and his desire to share good news and valuable insights with clients.
In his spare time, Steve enjoys travelling and creating intricate art projects with his two young children – and he is on a quest to make the perfect fire-roasted salsa.
Jamie Brown
Jamie came to product management and site optimization through her experience as a web analyst at Angie's List and a regional appliance retailer. Even though she has a strong analytical background, she finds the behavior of users fascinating! She believes that the intersection of psychology and analytics are where the best solutions are found. Tests that perform in an unexpected manner end up being her favorites because of the learnings they bring. There are no losing tests, only winners and learners!
When not working, Jamie enjoys spending time with her niece, singing and playing music at her church, and traveling around the world.
Jill Mendoza
Affectionately known as the “Jill of all Trades," Jill provides support to the entire team in the role of People Operations Specialist.
Jill left her life as a meeting planner, where she worked with national associations and corporate clients to produce large-scale conferences and special events, to pursue the equally hectic life as a work from home mama to her sons. She has received international awards for her work in the meetings industry, is a Certified Meeting Professional and has some interesting stories about horses. Jill lives in Wisconsin with her husband, three sons, and two cats.