Team

Michael Rose, General Manager

Michael brings over 20 years of global management experience successfully leading, growing, and advising companies in the technology and services sectors. He was formerly the CEO of Everyone.net, a market leader in providing Software as a Service (SaaS) messaging for small business and service provider customers worldwide. Previously, Michael co-founded SAVID LLC, a media and communications strategy consulting firm, was VP of corporate and business development at video-on-demand pioneer DIVA Systems, and was General Manager at Fresh Western Foods. He is currently a tech partner at El Dorado Ventures and business advisor at Pacific Community Ventures. Michael holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Andrew Steele, Product Management & Business Development

Andrew is an executive and entrepreneur with a 20 year track record of building successful businesses around disruptive technology.  Most recently, Andrew was Co-Founder and CEO of Truedomain, a cloud-based email security service launched to combat email fraud.  Previously, Andrew founded Steele Consulting Group to help bring early-stage startup companies from concept to market, and earlier held executive business development, marketing and sales roles at Terayon, MetaTV, and Microsoft.  Andrew is an active mentor in the Silicon Valley startup community and serves on the Board of St. Simon School.  He holds a BBA with Honors from the University of Miami, and an MBA from Georgia State University.

Anthony Lai, Client Services

Anthony has extensive, hands-on experience in the software and hardware industries performing a broad range of functions including product management, marketing, web design, web application development and business development. Prior to Knoodle, he co-founded and contributed as the product owner at companies including HOAsoft, LearningDot, Interwoven, and Acer. Anthony holds an MBA from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a BA from UC Santa Cruz.

Kelly Smith, Sales

Kelly has over 20 years of experience working in sales and business development positions in Silicon Valley.  Prior to Knoodle, she held Director of Business Development positions at several SaaS startups and cloud computing companies. For eight years she was a leading contributor at Mentor Graphics, ESD (Embedded Systems Division). Kelly attended UC Davis and CSU Sacramento and holds a B.A. in Communications with a minor in Journalism.

Tony Yang, Marketing

Tony is a marketing leader with experience in large tech companies (IBM, Microsoft, and Yahoo) as well as for nimble startups in the software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud storage, and enterprise 2.0 space. His marketing expertise covers a broad range, including go-to-market and new product launch strategy, product marketing, lead generation, and social media. Tony holds an MBA from the University of Southern California, a Masters in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management, and BA degrees in Economics and Chinese Studies from UC San Diego.