Jon Thies
Founder, CTO
Philadelphia, PA
With a keen eye for simple, innovative solutions to complex problems, Jon is passionate about leading Model Rocket to develop systems that can have a global impact by leveraging his background in Machine Learning, Cloud Infrastructure and Data Science. Before founding Model Rocket, Jon was CTO and founder of Qwasi Inc. QWASI activates high volumes of real time data points for companies in a wide variety of industries. Prior to founding QWASI, Jon founded Net6 which was acquired by Citrix Systems in 2004. At Net6 and later at Citrix, Jon provided technical leadership of the mobile and Voice Over IP application gateway products. With key involvement as a Research Scientist and Lead Architect at Citrix, Jon provided strategic guidance and leadership in future product development. Before founding Net6, Jon was a member of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Lockheed Martin, Advanced Technologies Laboratories. At Lockheed, Jon developed his unique approach to solving today’s highly complex technical problems with intelligence based solutions.
Experience
Model Rocket Sep 2016 – Present
Founder, CTO
• Managed multiple projects from planning through implementation.
• Implemented e-commerce API integrations such as Shopify, Stripe, PayPal and others.
• Added features to React front-end and RoR API back-end projects.
• Maintain large legacy RoR applications and build new features for REST APIs.
Qwasi Jan 2011 – Sep 2016
Co-Founder, CTO
• Managed multiple projects from planning through implementation.
• Implemented e-commerce API integrations such as Shopify, Stripe, PayPal and others.
• Added features to React front-end and RoR API back-end projects.
• Maintain large legacy RoR applications and build new features for REST APIs.
Citrix Dec 2004 – Jun 2011
Lead Architect
• Managed multiple projects from planning through implementation.
• Implemented e-commerce API integrations such as Shopify, Stripe, PayPal and others.
• Added features to React front-end and RoR API back-end projects.
• Maintain large legacy RoR applications and build new features for REST APIs.
Net6 Nov 2002 – Dec 2004
Co-Founder, Lead Architect
• Co-Founder of Net6 which was acquired by Citrix Systems for $50M in Dec 2004
Skills
- Product Management
- Platform Architecture
- APIs & Data Modeling
- Windows Kernel Development