Team

Before joining WCI, Inc., Greg served as the Executive Director of the Renewable Energy Institute International (REII). As the Executive Director at REII, Greg was responsible for managing renewable energy projects and the day-to-day operations of the organization. Prior to his appointment at REII, Greg consulted on various environmental and renewable energy projects throughout North America for public and private clients. Greg holds a Master of Environmental Science and Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. 

Eric comes to WCI, Inc. from the office of the Deputy Minister of the Québec Transportation Agency, where he acted as a strategic planning advisor. Before that, Eric worked as a lecturer on climate change and energy at the University of Sherbrooke, in Canada, and as an economic consultant focusing on environmental performance indicators for the OECD environment directorate in Paris, France. Eric holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Sherbrooke.    

Starting in 1996, Maria joined Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies as a Financial Analyst and quickly rose in the ranks to become Supply Chain Project Manager and later Program Manager. She later served as Business Development Manager for Parametric Technology Corporation in Spain and, most recently, as Program Manager for Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together, a binational non-profit organization focused on building cultural and economic links with the U.S. and Mexico. She received an MBA from University of San Francisco with a concentration in Finance.  

Before joining WCI, Inc., Jon held the roles of Director of Engineering and Acting CTO. Most recently, he led merchant and customer-facing engineering for a leading subscription e-commerce company. Immediately prior, he guided engineering at a Future of Work completing a comprehensive re-architecture and helping them secure $4.5M funding. Before moving into leadership, Jon was a Software Engineer, where he led digital transformation efforts for global banks, implemented agile methodologies that improved development velocity and release predictability, helped develop and patent early CI/CD technologies like Chef Delivery/Automate, drove Chef Desktop from concept to release, and led the Chef SaaS cloud initiative. Additionally, he has entrepreneurial experience from founding and leading a software engineering services company. Jon holds a Bachelor of Science in Computing and Software Systems from the University of Washington.      

Kriti started her career as a Java programmer but soon discovered her passion for business analysis. Kriti has worked for companies like DaimlerChrysler, Belk, Cablevision, Altice U.S.A., and Centene and has a track record of success in handling large-scale and low-budget initiatives. Kriti understands that transparency, open and active communication, and trust are keys to success and will use these tools to build trust and lasting relationships. Kriti has a Master’s in Computer Applications from Osmania University in India. 

Padma started her career as a Java programmer with Tata Consultancy Services in India and soon became a technology lead for a global authorization network project at American Express in the United Kingdom. Later she moved to the United States and joined NCR Corporation as a professional service technical consultant. At NCR Corp, she was key in deploying and integrating authentic-NCR’s payment switch with various banks’ core banking and card issuing systems. She has managed complex payments projects like Europay, MasterCard, Visa (EMV), and mobile payments for various financial institutions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Jawaharlal Technological University in India.   

Before joining WCI, Inc., Udhish worked as a business analyst for NEC Corporation of America, Blue Shield of California, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Verizon Business. Udhish holds a master’s degree in information technology management from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois.  

Before joining WCI, Inc., Samuel worked as an Innovation Product Manager/Owner for Amwell. He led two offshore teams: Eastern Europe and South America. He was the subject matter expert for all external and internal stakeholder management and technical team for the embedded lending platform MVP release. He also crafted internal and external communication around features, including release notes, user manuals, and feature descriptions as well as collaborated with the UI/UX team to build and design product features. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information System from Middle Tennessee State University, and he is certified for CSM, PMP, CSPO, and CMMI Associate. 

Poonam started her career as a Sr. Associate Consultant in India. When she moved to the United States and joined Infosys and Hitachi as a Solution Manager for HR Core Microsoft, she was responsible for managing and setting up telephony as a new support channel. More recently, as a Technical Program Manager, she instituted agile standardized project paths for new implementations and post-implementation support to ensure accurate and effective completion of deliverables. She holds an MBA in Finance from IBS Hyderabad, India, and a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from UTKAL University in India.

Before joining WCI, Inc., Rohit worked as an IT Business analyst/Data Analyst for companies such as Johnson & Johnson, JPMC, GE Capital, and Tech Mahindra. Rohit holds a Master’s of Information Systems from Stevens Institute of Technology, in New Jersey, with a Minor in Business Intelligence and Analytics.

Wasim has a rich and diverse background, beginning his career in software development before transitioning into Solutions Architecture roles. His career path has since expanded into Portfolio and Program Management, where he managed PMOs and led various types of technology projects and programs. His experience includes working for Fortune 500 organizations like IBM Consulting, Citigroup, AT&T, First American, Raytheon/CSC, and Tech Mahindra. Before joining WCI, Inc., Wasim managed a significant digital transformation program and was instrumental in establishing a center of excellence. This center focused on standardizing and disseminating new technology practices across departments. Wasim holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering and Drexel University, as well as an MBA from Colorado State University.

Before joining WCI, Inc., Tonoya worked for several non-profit organizations. She also has a background in working with military groups and providing design consulting for various start-ups. Tonoya holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Georgia State University. She also has certifications in visual design and user experience with a specialty in interactive design from the California Institute of Arts, General Assembly, and the Nielsen Norman Group. 

Before joining WCI, Inc., Oleg worked at Amazon as a Software Developer II where he developed features such as the 24/7 Smoke and CO Alarm, along with providing services for AWS CloudWatch, DynamoDB, EventListener, S3, SNS, and SQS. He was also a key participant in several software development projects of different sizes such as aviation, banking, real estate, finances, recruiting, etc. He personalized, developed, and published over 50 of his own applications for IOS and MAC OS X. He holds a Master of Computer Science from Moscow Institute of Radio Engineering and is Microsoft Certified (MCSD and MCSD for .NET). 

Before joining WCI, Inc., Vipin worked at NCR Corporation as a Technical Software Lead. Within this position, he developed custom modules for the Authentic payment switch, as well as extensions and database objects to integrate third-party business services for processing card transactions. Vipin also implemented the optical character recognition (OCR) engine, Tesseract, trained people in this regard, and implemented public key infrastructure (PKI) to sign and encrypt the cheque images using keys stored in smart cards and hardware security modules (HSM). He worked on multiple financial software applications on the web and desktop. During these projects, he interacted with customers, product managers, solution architects, and quality assurance teams to translate user requirements into product design specifications, solution requirement documents, use case diagrams, user stories, current/proposed processes, sequence diagrams, and user interface (UI) mockups. Vipin holds a Bachelor’s in Technology – Computer Engineering and Information Technology.     

Before joining WCI, Inc., Robbie was a Senior Software Engineer at Cognition where he created a robust ETL system utilizing AWS Batch/Glue to handle and process over 500 billion records for integration and the Amazon Marketing Cloud. Throughout his career, he has also developed a Machine Learning solution utilizing LinearSVC model in Python to accurately classify invoice charges and optimize financial data, which increased accuracy from 67% to 93%. He also optimized existing intranet applications for use by the support team, enhanced products, and added more features and in-support. Robbie holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from East Carolina University.     

She previously worked in B2B and B2C development at Avvo and RealSelf, implemented vehicle safety verification systems at Blue Origin, and was a member of the core tech team that internationalized Intuit Mailchimp's products into five new languages. She completed her training at Ada Developers Academy in 2017 and has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puget Sound.

Prior to joining WCI, Inc., Pete specialized in backend-focused full-stack web development, designing and implementing features across layers of the stack with an emphasis on database and API design. He has shipped code in many programming languages, worked at a government agency and big companies, is a startup veteran, and learned about client relations at a consultancy. Pete holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Boise State University.    

Lech began his career as a Systems Administrator for a Canadian government contractor and subsequently spent several years in software quality assurance (QA) and QA automation. He eventually specialized in build and release engineering, which evolved into DevOps. Before joining WCI, Inc., Lech focused on building highly scalable and compliant CI/CD pipelines using AWS cloud services, as well as tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins. Throughout his career, he has worked in various organizations, ranging from early-stage startups to large multinational corporations like IBM. Lech holds a Master’s degree in Precision Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Industrial Automatic Control and Metrology, from Warsaw University of Technology in Poland.    

Before joining WCI, inc., Geeta has worked for Innovative Business Solutions in India and Employee Outlook in USA. During that time, she has gained extensive software knowledge. Geeta holds a Master’s degree in Computer Application from Guru Jambheshwar University, India.

Before joining WCI, Inc., Jeremy was the founder and consultant for a computer consulting company supporting the growing IT service needs for Northern California industries regarding cloud hosting, email migration paths, disaster recovery, phone/CRM deployments, etc. Over the year, he also worked as an IT administrator and manager in various sectors, including bank security, insurance, and telecom. Jeremy holds a college A.A. degree from Chabot College, Hayward, CA, and he is currently enrolled in the Computer Science bachelor’s degree program at University of Illinois, Springfield. He is also a certified CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, Microsoft MCP, Cisco Certified Field Engineer, and Cisco Certified Account Manager.    

Before joining WCI, Inc., Emily worked at State Street Corporation as a Senior Associate Operations Specialist, supporting day-to-day accounting activities, investment operations, and client communication. She has worked to update and improve several daily and monthly operations processes, enhancing the overall efficiency of her team. She is driven by her desire to learn and grow and is committed to providing consistent quality work. Emily obtained her bachelor’s degree in Finance from California State University, Sacramento.    

Before joining WCI, Inc., Theresa designed and implemented multiple process improvements for various customer service departments at a Fortune 10 company. This included process improvements such as a customer service experience survey, an electronic flu vaccine ordering system, and automated email. Most recently she also designed and implemented an automated system to improve the company’s order/delivery process for both internal and external customers. Thanks to her, a process that used to take approximately 1-2 hours (s) was reduced to 2-3 minutes, which will generate year-over-year savings and growth in business. Theresa currently holds a Six Sigma Yellow Belt and is bilingual (English and Vietnamese).