Joulez

Micah Bergdale was part of the first Mac Geniuses hired as part of Steve Jobs’ launch of the Apple Retail initiative in 2001. After three years working as a Mac Genius and then a Manager and Engineer, Micah decided he wanted to pursue his own venture in partnership with Apple, so he launched Digital Criterion at the age of 22. Digital Criterion focused on servicing the growing needs of companies that were beginning to add Apple technology into their larger IT infrastructure. He grew Digital Criterion into a technology consulting operation that spanned four major metro areas and partnered with Apple and CDW to generate $2M in annual revenue. In 2011, Micah and his long-time business partner divested themselves from Digital Criterion and created Bytemark as part of a desire to create a product company. Bytemark attracted an amazing angel investor who was the largest ferry operator in New York City, and he grew it to over 100 employees globally. Bytemark established subsidiaries in India, Australia, UK and Canada. Micah regularly worked through the regulatory issues of operating as a multi-national corporation, and Bytemark sold and implemented its white label mobile app software for clients on six continents. At the beginning of 2019, Micah stepped down from his role as CEO of Bytemark, Inc after selling our company to Siemens. Micah has been working on independent technical and management consulting work this year assisting global businesses with their expansion efforts over the past two years to support operations in transportation and livestream video.

As a Growth Development Consultant, Juan’s focus will be on rapid market share growth, business profitability, and turning Joulez into a globally recognized brand by everyday people seeking a better auto-rental experience while making our planet greener. Juan brings over 15 years’ experience working in sales & bizdev in the fintech and transport sectors with deep market expertise in public transportation & electronic payment solutions. Juan’s background includes leadership roles at companies like Dun & Bradstreet where he spent 7 years in various Sr. Bizdev positions, and Fora Financial where he was Director of Strategic Partnerships. Previously, Juan was Director of Business Development at Bytemark, Inc., where he played a key role in the company’s successful revenue and people growth. Juan studied at Reading Area Community College, and Kutztown University where he went after his bachelor’s in Business.

Melanie is a leader in the Transit Technology and Payments with 20 years of experience managing and delivering projects in these industries. Melanie has deployed software in the platform as a service (PaaS), payment gateway, and transportation customer solutions sectors. Working at Bytemark as Director of Project Management, Melanie worked with private and public Transit operators such as NY Waterway, NYC Ferry, MARTA, Capital Metro, MassDOT and Orange County Transit to deliver best in class products and services. Melanie joined Bytemark and made her mark building a Project Management Organizational structure with a team of highly skilled Projects Managers with a passion for Transit Tech solutions. Prior to Bytemark, Melanie worked at WageWorks (formerly TransitCenter). Melanie’s passion for Transit Tech innovation was born. At WageWorks, Melanie worked in Client Service and Operations delivering transit benefits to employees across the United States for both parking and mass transit. While working as Manager of Operations, Melanie worked closely with the State of NY and NYC Transit to provide a yearly MetroCard to commuters, at first only available through the TransitChek program.

Sandeep Puppala has been working in the software development industry for the past 15 years in varying technical capacities in both India and the US. Sandeep completed his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2006 from JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad. He has worked as a mobile developer for over a decade including iOS, Android and Windows development and a backend developer with AWS and Azure for support of mobile apps. Sandeep has a particular expertise in the transportation and logistics sectors. He has developed mobile apps for Bytemark in the mass transit industry, TravelCenters of America to support passenger vehicle and long-haul truck drivers and Cargomatrix focused on cargo logistics management. His technical expertise is a critical asset to the success of Joulez.