Michael Debonis

Senior VP, Engineering

CBANC

May 2019 - Feb 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Managed the engineering team in the ongoing development of the CBANC suite of products. Primarily focused on the development of the Lendwell product and its assimilation into the CBANC business and operations.

Co-Founder

Brightscout

May 2017 - Current (9 years 2 months)

Co-Founder and CTO

Lendwell

Feb 2015 - Feb 2021 (6 years 1 month)

Acquired By CBANC Network (05.2019) Lendwell's mission is to empower community banks and credit unions to thrive and better compete against their big bank rivals through innovative technology and the power of community. The Lendwell platform provides lenders with an efficient, unified platform to obtain a broad range of settlement services and products needed to process 2nd mortgage loans resulting in faster closing times and 15-20% lower costs. More than 200 credit unions and community banks utilize Lendwell, processing over $1.5B in 2nd mortgage loans annually.

Founder and CEO

DEVISED

Jul 2014 - Current (12 years)

Devised is a venture studio. We work to reimagine the complex. Through bold experimentation and a back-to-basics philosophy, we craft new products that simplify your life. HYFY Acquired By Drift, Inc. in 02.2019 In collaboration with Kickdrum, we conceived, developed, and launched the easiest way to record and share your work. Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/hyfy

Advisor

Square Root Inc

Jun 2014 - Feb 2021 (6 years 9 months)

Acquired By CDK Global (02.2021) Served on Square Root's Advisory Board, providing automotive industry and strategic product guidance.

VP of Product Strategy

Square Root Inc

Jul 2009 - Jun 2014 (5 years)

Joined Square Root as employee #2 and helped guide company growth to over 30 employees and nearly 10x in revenue. Held numerous roles leading efforts to bring start-up innovation to our enterprise customers. Primarily focused on the automotive industry, working closely with manufacturers to develop solutions across a wide range of functional areas including digital marketing, vehicle distribution, dealer network development, sales and service operations, and customer experience. Conceptualized and provided product leadership for the first three generations of Square Root's flagship product, CoEFFICIENT.

Head of OEM Programs

ebay

Nov 2006 - Apr 2010 (3 years 6 months)

Spearheaded a series of new initiatives aimed at growing the business through automotive OEM partnerships. Led efforts in strategy, product development, business development, operations, and account management. Built partnerships with 15 automotive brands contributing to record increases in active dealers, vehicle listings, and advertising revenue contributions.

Program Director

Versata

Jul 2004 - Nov 2006 (2 years 5 months)

Responsible for the P&L, overall delivery, and customer success for several accounts within Versata's Automotive and Financial Services business units including Nissan, Infiniti, Pacific Life, and Ameriprise Financial.

Senior Program Manager

Trilogy

Jan 2002 - Jun 2004 (2 years 6 months)

Led a 23-person, cross-functional, global team to deliver industry-leading digital marketing solutions for FordDirect.com and Ford Motor Company.

Senior Consultant

Trilogy Automotive Business Unit

May 2000 - Dec 2002 (2 years 8 months)

Owned the development for several of Ford Motor Company’s Build & Price websites including Ford of Canada, Lincoln, Mercury, Jaguar, and Volvo and areas of FordDirect.com.

Technical Architect

Hologic Inc

Jul 1997 - Apr 2000 (2 years 10 months)

Senior team member contributing to the development of iiRad, a direct-to-digital x-ray technology and distributed medical imaging product designed to improve workflow and increase productivity of radiology departments.

Senior Software Engineer

Nokia

Jan 1997 - Jun 1997 (6 months)

Lead engineer developing a central-office switch provisioning system that provides a single, unified management UI across diverse telecommunication switching products.

Senior Software Engineer

Lockheed Martin

Jan 1996 - Dec 1996 (1 year)

Team member contributing to the implementation of a large-scale data acquisition, management, and distribution system supporting NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS). Led the development of the Storage Management Subsystem which was designed to store and retrieve petabytes of earth science data per day. This was big data before big data was cool. (See http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/)

Lead Software Engineer

ASG Technologies

Jan 1995 - Dec 1995 (1 year)

Led a three-person team in the development of IMPACT, an enterprise-class consolidated service desk and asset management product.

Software Engineer

IBM

Aug 1993 - Jan 1995 (1 year 6 months)

Member of the Object Microkernel Services team responsible for the development of C++ libraries encapsulating core operating system services such as Tasks and Threads, IPC, Virtual Memory, Exceptions, and Synchronization.

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