Meet our team

With more than 15 years of experience automating the built environment, Cory began his career as a master systems integrator serving commercial real estate at the asset and portfolio levels. Cory has first-hand experience in the various components it takes to deliver integrated, enterprise-grade solutions, having taken on various roles from being a help desk engineer to a C-level executive. Cory formed Datakwip in 2015 with the goal of using readily available, underutilized data to drive superior operations and tenant experiences in commercial real estate. Datakwip uses real-time data, often from existing sources, to help both managers and operators address their assets’ ever-evolving demands. Cory has earned degrees in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering and Management, and Mathematics from Virginia Tech and Penn State Universities, but he prides himself on delivering simple, business-focused outcomes most relevant for his clients. Cory has served as a subject matter expert on multiple high-profile projects, including for Children’s National Medical Center and NAVFAC’s Smart Grid.

Fun Facts:

• Cory attended Virginia Tech where he received his Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics
• Cory attended Penn State and received his Master’s in Software Engineering
• Cory is an avid golfer with a single digit handicap
• Cory plays several musical instruments and currently teaching himself to play drums
• In his spare time Cory can be found exploring downtown Frederick with his family

Bruce began his career in the U.S. Navy as an electronics technician trained in communications and computer network repair. After multiple deployments, he finished his service time onshore leading a team of nine sailors and redesigning and repairing electronic control systems for the USN Hovercraft fleet. When he exited the military, he worked as a field service technician and engineer for Siemens Building Automation’s Life Sciences and Critical Environments team. He then took a position to be a process control engineer at Medimmune, a subsidiary of AstraZeneca. While there, he was a founding member of their Energy Management team and the employee engagement “Green Team.” Most recently, he worked directly with Datakwip on behalf of AstraZeneca implementing, managing, and documenting ECMs as part of a Pepco rebate program.

Fun Facts:

• Bruce is trained both as a maintenance/reliability professional and a practitioner of ISO5000
• In his off time, Bruce is a scout leader for both the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts and volunteers in his community on behalf of families with special needs
• Bruce picked up 3D printing as a hobby in the last year and has spent hundreds of hours printing PPE for local health providers during the COVID19 outbreak

Steve has developed and proven his leadership and business development skills with market leaders in the building controls industry including Andover Controls, Tyco Fire and Security, and Tridium. Tridium has been the bellwether smart building software company for over 20 years, where he served as president from 2006 through 2012 during a key growth phase. Steve’s more recent experience has focused on IT managed services where he served as President for Proxios, a managed service provider in Richmond, Virginia and most recently as CEO of Totem Buildings, a cybersecurity software and services startup for the building controls industry.  Steve holds a B.S. from Cornell University in Electrical Engineering.

Ethan has a history of leading several highly successful teams and creating a proactive, hard-working company culture. He works with technology development and improvement to create innovative solutions and strategies that apply to all functional areas of business and accelerate company missions. 

Background and History

• Chief Product Officer & Chief Operating Officer for Totem Building Cybersecurity: Crafted a team that oversaw product development from idea to execution resulting in a 10x improvement to ROI on product development spend.
• Chief Operating Officer for Totem Building Cybersecurity: Built systems and processes, recruited talent, and increased operational output while decreasing spend.
• Vice President of Professional Services for CPrime, Inc.: Led overall professional services strategy, service revenue growth, talent management, and sales enablement. Built custom engagement progress tracking tools that created a tighter feedback loop and assisted the management of customer expectations and satisfaction.
• Director of Supply Chain for Atlanta Corporation: Created a culture of collaboration while managing supply chain operations. Additionally, implemented a proactive resupply ordering protocol that significantly decreased out of stocks and warehouse costs.‍
• Director of IT for Gellert Global Group: Managed IT operations for seven food importing companies, coached and transformed a team to focus on customer interactions, and consolidated data centers and circuits to increase performance while driving down cost.

Tiago has a history of redefining and transforming software development while leading teams with expert communication. He works with technology, data engineering and business intelligence to creatively solve problems and support company growth while minimizing risks and breaking limitation barriers.

Background and History

• Chief Technology Officer, Product Lead, & Senior Software at QuoLab Tech: Managed remote teams across four continents and 20 countries, led the redesign and architecture development of products, and developed business analytics solutions to support telecommunication, banking, and manufacturing multinational corporations.
• Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead at QuoScient: Managed integration development while developing Quolab backend services and framework for application implementation.

• Chief Technology Officer at apfAnalytics: Designed the applications’ software architecture and developed UI’s, while overseeing negotiation communication between clients and suppliers.
• Chief Technology Officer for Pathfinder Software Limited: Planned company operations, designed software architecture, and managed developers while developing front and backend services.‍
• Head of Engineering for SOFT-TM: Managed a development team for web applications and automation programs to optimize the efficiency of customers’ internal projects while also designing software architecture.