Meet the Team
Rafael Spring Chief Technology Officer |
Brian Ahern Chief Executive Officer |
Tom Greaves Chief Marketing Officer |
Patrick Muecke Senior R&D Engineer |
Burkhard Tietz Senior R&D Engineer |
Chris Ahern Marketing Manager |
Ken Dooley Manager Customer Experience |
Rafael Spring, Chief Technology Officer - Wiesbaden, Germany
Rafael is our CTO and the driving force behind our technology. Before starting DotProduct in 2011 he founded Enkin, an AR navigation app for Android, that was acquired by Google in 2008. He spent two years at Google as a software engineer, working on computer vision technology for Google Goggles and Google Glass. Rafael holds a masters degree in computer vision and currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany where he leads the DotProduct R&D team.
Rafael is our CTO and the driving force behind our technology. Before starting DotProduct in 2011 he founded Enkin, an AR navigation app for Android, that was acquired by Google in 2008. He spent two years at Google as a software engineer, working on computer vision technology for Google Goggles and Google Glass. Rafael holds a masters degree in computer vision and currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany where he leads the DotProduct R&D team.
Brian Ahern, Chief Executive Officer - Boston, MA
Brian is our CEO. He joined DotProduct in the very early days and has since led the company. Prior to that he was vice president at BitWyse Solutions, managing the company for 9 years before it was acquired by Trimble, where he subsequently held management positions in Sales and Business Development. Brian is also an attorney and has served as an intelligence officer for the Navy.
Brian is our CEO. He joined DotProduct in the very early days and has since led the company. Prior to that he was vice president at BitWyse Solutions, managing the company for 9 years before it was acquired by Trimble, where he subsequently held management positions in Sales and Business Development. Brian is also an attorney and has served as an intelligence officer for the Navy.
Tom Greaves, Chief Marketing Officer - Boston, MA
Tom is our CMO and directs all sales and marketing at DotProduct. He is the founder of SPAR Point Group which hosts the world's largest conference on 3D scanning and was acquired in 2009. He joined DotProduct from CyArk where he held a position as Executive Director. Tom is a very active volunteer and coach in various charitable institutions. He holds physics and business degrees from MIT, the University of British Columbia and Queens University.
Tom is our CMO and directs all sales and marketing at DotProduct. He is the founder of SPAR Point Group which hosts the world's largest conference on 3D scanning and was acquired in 2009. He joined DotProduct from CyArk where he held a position as Executive Director. Tom is a very active volunteer and coach in various charitable institutions. He holds physics and business degrees from MIT, the University of British Columbia and Queens University.
Patrick Muecke, Senior Research and Development Engineer - Wiesbaden, Germany
Patrick is a software engineer in the DotProduct research and development team based in Wiesbaden, Germany. He holds a masters degree in Mathematics from TU Darmstadt and had a strong Computer Vision emphasis during his studies. Before joining DotProduct he worked at ISRA VISION AG, mainly designing algorithms for 3D object detection and localization for industrial robot guidance.
Patrick is a software engineer in the DotProduct research and development team based in Wiesbaden, Germany. He holds a masters degree in Mathematics from TU Darmstadt and had a strong Computer Vision emphasis during his studies. Before joining DotProduct he worked at ISRA VISION AG, mainly designing algorithms for 3D object detection and localization for industrial robot guidance.
Burkhard Tietz, Senior Research and Development Engineer - Wiesbaden, Germany
Burkhard is a software engineer in the DotProduct research and development team based in Wiesbaden, Germany. Before joining DotProduct he was a research associate for 9 years at the i3mainz - Institute for Spatial Information and Surveying Technology working on photogrammetry and applications in high-precision tracking, camera calibration and developing software for point-cloud processing, stereo analysis and industrial quality-control solutions. He has a Master of Science in Geomatics and Surveying.
Burkhard is a software engineer in the DotProduct research and development team based in Wiesbaden, Germany. Before joining DotProduct he was a research associate for 9 years at the i3mainz - Institute for Spatial Information and Surveying Technology working on photogrammetry and applications in high-precision tracking, camera calibration and developing software for point-cloud processing, stereo analysis and industrial quality-control solutions. He has a Master of Science in Geomatics and Surveying.
Chris Ahern, Marketing Manager - Boston, MA
Chris is our Marketing Manager based out of the Boston headquarters. From content marketing to event management and client research, he has spearheaded DotProduct's marketing efforts over the last two years. With a deep focus on understanding the end use of the product, he has also developed an expertise in our technology and its applications. Chris's background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northeastern University, as well as sales & marketing experience in the travel industry.
Chris is our Marketing Manager based out of the Boston headquarters. From content marketing to event management and client research, he has spearheaded DotProduct's marketing efforts over the last two years. With a deep focus on understanding the end use of the product, he has also developed an expertise in our technology and its applications. Chris's background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northeastern University, as well as sales & marketing experience in the travel industry.
Ken Dooley, Manager, Customer Experience - Boston, MA
Ken is an industry veteran having worked in software marketing and sales for engineering design and scanning solutions for Intergraph, Bitwyse and Trimble. He is responsible for customer facing activities including sales and first level support. He holds a B.S. in Physics from UMass-Lowell and lives in the Boston area.
Ken is an industry veteran having worked in software marketing and sales for engineering design and scanning solutions for Intergraph, Bitwyse and Trimble. He is responsible for customer facing activities including sales and first level support. He holds a B.S. in Physics from UMass-Lowell and lives in the Boston area.
