The Mapistry Team

Allie is a software engineer, bookworm, yogi, and chocoholic (sometimes all at the same time). After getting her B.S. in Computer Science from the U. of Maryland and her M.S. in Computer Science at U.C. Berkeley, Allie joined IQ Engines to work on image recognition.

After Yahoo acquired IQ Engines in 2013, Allie worked on integrating IQ Engines’ machine-learning algorithms into Flickr. But she soon grew restless, and began searching for a product she could be passionate about.

As an avid hiker, she saw environmental protection as a noble pursuit — and quickly discovered that helping businesses comply with environmental regulations was an underserved opportunity. She left Yahoo to found Mapistry in 2013 with Ryan.

Allie has published and presented on her computer vision and machine-learning research in multiple publications and conferences. She also holds a patent on Automatic Image Piling, and was named one of the Top 30 Under 30 by GreenBiz.

Ryan is an engineer, carpenter, cook, and backpacker. He’s a California-licensed professional engineer with nationwide experience in stormwater program compliance for hundreds of industrial sites, including ready-mix concrete plants, metal recyclers, and bulk marine terminals.

He led the team that developed the New Jersey protocols for testing and evaluating stormwater treatment devices, and serves on the Water Environment Federation’s national committee for standardizing stormwater practices and products (STEPP). Ryan is a former member of the State of Virginia’s Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse Committee, which is responsible for establishing BMP pollutant removal efficiencies.

In 2015, Ryan was named one of the Top 20 Under 40 in the construction and civil engineering industry by Engineering News-Record, and was also named one of the rising stars in the stormwater industry by Stormwater Solutions. He holds an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland and a B.S. in Biology and Geology from Tufts University.

Lauren has 11+ years of experience running marketing & demand generation for B2B startups and high growth companies. Under her leadership, she's driven double-digit revenue growth, successfully scaled marketing teams, rebranded companies, and has experience consistently sourcing 80-90% of the sales pipeline targeting SMB, Enterprise, and public sector markets. Some of her areas of expertise include orchestrating multi-channel lead generation campaigns (email, webinars, social, ABM, events, and lead nurturing), content development, brand and product positioning, sales enablement as well as funnel growth and optimization. For three consecutive years, Lauren served as a Board Member for the International Association of Business Communicators. Lauren graduated magna cum laude with a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She was awarded the Executive Women in Business Scholarship and earned a Masters in Business (MBA) from Saint Mary's College of California.

Originally from Los Angeles, Maya has lived the the Bay Area for the past 5 years. She enjoys hiking, training for the upcoming Big Sur Marathon, and spending time with friends at local beer gardens. Her favorite hikes completed so far include Trolltunga(Norway), Watersprite Lake(Canada), and Besseggen Ridge(Norway).

Maya is a recent Cal grad with a B.S. in Molecular Environmental Biology with a focus in Animal Health and Behavior. This unique curriculum gave her a foundation for understanding how organisms function in their environment from a molecular to ecological level. Taking courses under the Environmental Science, Policy and Management Department, she was also able to study the relationship between society and the environment.

Maya has 6 years of experience in the veterinary field and recently made the decision to switch career paths in order to help the community make positive changes in an ever-changing climate. She is excited to begin her career with Mapistry!

Cassie is a product leader focused on B2B SaaS that solves complex problems with simple software solutions that make a positive impact in the world.

A proud generalist, Cassie enjoys bringing together the many aspects of technology to solve business and user needs. Prior to Mapistry, Cassie worked on software to simplify cross-border logistics, led teams building award-winning mobile apps, and once was the copywriter behind the Aflac duck’s tweets.

When not in front of a computer, Cassie is usually running, skiing, or making plans for one of the two. She graduated with a degree in Professional Writing and Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Courtney is a licensed civil engineer with a passion for stormwater. She has experience in stormwater management and BMP
selection and design. She has prepared numerous SWPPPs, and site-specific Stormwater Monitoring Programs; developed and conducted training for NPDES compliance; and conducted over 100 NPDES compliance audits throughout California, Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada.

Growing up in the desert, she was fascinated at a young age by the impact rain has on the environment. She began her career in Nevada, where she focused on stormwater infrastructure projects. After completing her masters, she shifted her work to focus on pollution prevention.

She holds a bachelor’s in civil engineering from the University of Nevada Reno, and a Master in Civil Engineering with a focus on Water Resources from San Diego State University.

Julia leads Solution Engineering at Mapistry, crafting technical solutions for Mapistry customers in the software platform. She is the architect of air and water compliance solutions and the primary resource for customers with questions about technical permit translation into data tracking and reporting capabilities. She also frequently works with the product team translating complex regulatory requirements into the environmental backbone of the Mapistry software system.

She is a UC Berkeley grad with a degree in civil engineering and in her free time, she enjoys hiking, climbing, drinking tea, looking at cute animals, and doing NY Times Crosswords.

Amber spent most of her adolescent years living in the small mountain town of Big Bear, California. This was where she developed her love for the environment and pledged her life to protecting it, Captain Planet-style.

Over the past four years, she has prepared countless Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans and trained over 300 facilities on stormwater requirements in both classroom and field settings. She prides herself on bringing awareness to stormwater pollution issues and solving problems for facilities and staff that often have core responsibilities in manufacturing and are not environmental specialists.

She holds a dual degree in Environmental Science and Geology from California State University East Bay, and an M.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from John Hopkins University.

Over the past 10 years, Mat has helped small, medium and large businesses craft their online experiences. From marketing websites to web & mobile applications, he always try's to keep the company’s brand at the forefront of his designs.

Utilizing the art of animation is one of Mat’s favorite ways to differentiate one online experience to the next. Originally, a graphic design major at The International Academy of Design and Technology - Tampa, animation was what inspired him to pursue a career in interactive web design.

While not practicing the fine art of UX, Mat enjoys maintaining a healthy lifestyle, playing the occasional video game, trips to Disney World and hanging with his wife Danielle and their dog Roxy.

Born and raised in Berkeley CA, Selene always had a deep love for the Bay Area. She enjoys being outdoors, whether that's riding around town on her bike or going for long hikes. She also loves to travel and hopes to someday see all 62 national parks in the US.

Selene has spent the past year and a half working in Fintech and Wealth Management. During this time she worked closely with customers to ensure that their needs were being met. Before this, Selene studied Business at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. Her liberal arts education at Puget Sound introduced her to the different eco-conscious businesses and entrepreneurs who are finding innovative solutions to environmental problems.

Selene has always been passionate about protecting the environment and decided it was time to make a career shift in order to pursue this passion. She is excited to be part of the Mapistry team and helping to make a real difference!

Rachel’s passion for water grew from her love of mountain sports. She grew up in northern Idaho where all her favorite sports were connected to water and the outdoors. As an avid skier, raft guide, and hiker, hydrology was a part of her everyday life. Rachel also has a passion for service and during herundergrad she traveled to Mexico, Costa Rica, and Bolivia to support engineering projects. During these service trips she learned that engineeringis just one piece of the solution in multi-factored problems relating to water quality, water rights, regulations, and politics. She finished a master’s in civil engineering and after obtaining her license as a professional civil engineer, she returned to school to get a law degree focused on understanding the regulatory requirements that drive stormwater design.

Over the last five years Rachel has worked as an engineering consultant designing stormwater conveyances and BMPs and supporting legal investigations. She has prepared numerous SWPPPs and is an experienced modeler. Rachel’s focus areas include mountain hydrology in support of construction and mining operations, erosion modeling, compost WDR, and BMP benefits and performance. As an engineer at Mapistry she is using her experience with design and regulatory interpretation to develop defensible solutions for pollutant controls.

In her free time Rachel enjoys hiking and camping with her dogs. She is a freelance florist and on occasion enjoys sewing her own clothes. You’ll find Rachel researching the latest regulations, reading a book, or taking a long walk on the San Diego beaches.

Jillian is passionate about protecting the environment, stepping out of her comfort zone and always eager to help others with their environmental challenges. She previously worked for an AgTech company working on soil science and sensors.

She is a graduate from California State University, Chico with a B.S in Environmental Science with a focus in Atmosphere and Climate and a GE minor in Sustainability. In her academic career, Jillian participated in an EPA Biofiltration Lab where she assisted in studying nutrient removal by novel additives in stormwater bioswales. In addition she investigated the effects of the Camp Fire on water composition in Paradise, CA and prepared a soil restoration proposal for the Butte Creek Ecological Preserve post-fire. Jillian also participated in campus sustainability as the director of a sustainability organization focused on implementing environmental practices and climate awareness to department offices..

Jillian is also an accomplished jazz musician and has been playing the tenor saxophone for 9 years. She frequently attends jazz shows in the Bay area and participates in a band with her close friends in Chico. In addition, she is a certified hot yoga instructor and enjoys teaching hatha and vinyasa flow classes. In her free time, she enjoys walking meditation, hiking, biking, hanging out in bookstores, caring for her plants and spending time with family.

Anastasia started her career back in Russia when she graduated from National Research University of Electronic Technology. With a degree in Informatics in Economics, she developed her skills from both business and technology sides, moving toward more technical roles over the years. Anastasia is a passionate web developer who enjoys the whole spectrum of the development process from user problem to coding to UI design and usability.

Being an outdoor enthusiast, Anastasia deeply cares about the environment and tries to make an impact by volunteering in shore cleanups, making more sustainable consumer choices, participating in local advocacy groups, and just getting the word out about the fragile balance that we have in nature. She is super excited to work at Mapistry and have her professional live inline with her personal goals and interests.

In her free time she follows the wind either windsurfing or hang gliding on the beautiful west coast of British Columbia, Canada. When winter brings calmer air, she can be found playing board games or watching practical engineering or educational channels.

Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Zeshawn spent his elementary years in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving back to Lahore with his family. He loves to travel; he took solo trips to both Istanbul and Budapest. Up next for his travel plans are trips to Eastern Asia and Eastern Europe. He also loves shoes - when he travels, and he brings a minimum of 6 different pairs!

After spending a few years at Clarkson University pursuing an engineering degree, he moved back to the SF Bay Area. After a stint as a bicycle deliverer for Uber eats he worked for a startup with Y-Combinator. During this time, he learned front-end development and started freelance work developing websites. In March 2019, he joined the Year Up program and specialized in Project Management and Data Analytics. Through the program, he was able to get an internship at Salesforce in the Renewals department. During his six months there, he experienced the best of the customer life-cycle.

Zeshawn has always wanted his work to have a positive impact on the world. He felt Mapistry was the perfect place for this. Helping his community be more environmentally friendly, and keeping the earth safe has been his motivation. He feels that our earth is the rarest commodity, and we must protect it.

Brett holds bachelor's degrees in math and computer science, and has developed software professionally as a Java, Php, and JavaScript engineer for over 10 years. He is a proponent of telework, and has worked fully remotely for the past 7 years.

Originally from Kansas City (Missouri), Brett lives with his family in beautiful Kaneohe, Hawai'i, where he developed a deep appreciation for both the beauty and interconnectedness of the natural world, which he is excited to help protect through his work at Mapistry.

When he isn't musing on the long-term implications of adopting a particular technology or refactoring tightly coupled code, Brett enjoys body boarding, hiking and relaxing at the beach with his family, playing grand strategy games, and working in his community.

Lena got her Bachelor’s in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 2016. After that, she joined a software startup called Floored that later got acquired by CBRE. She is on a mission of writing good code as much as understanding how to build inclusive teams based on trust and collaboration. She joined Mapistry thrilled to work on products that play a part in helping protect the environment.

Lena spends a lot of time thinking about web accessibility and takes pride in being part of making the internet a place that is more accessible to all people. She tries to do that by writing accessible code herself, teaching others, speaking at meetups, and offering free web accessibility audits.

Lena switched to using the Colemak keyboard layout several years ago and isn’t so sure anymore whether that was a good idea. She loves compost, woodturning and public transport.

Jared received his bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of San Francisco. He began his career as a backend software engineer and has recently grown to love full stack web development. He has a love for technology, science, and learning in general. He often finds himself diving deep into Wikipedia, reading topics ranging from computer science and physics to linguistics and philosophy. His love for the ocean, surfing, and water sports is inextricably connected with a passion for the environment. He is ecstatic to be working on a product like Mapistry that closely aligns with his interests.

Jared lives in Santa Cruz, CA. When he is not instructing computers, he tries to be in the ocean as much as possible. He loves surfing, kitesurfing, and is currently learning how to kitesurf with a hydrofoil.

Carissa recently graduated from UC Santa Cruz, receiving a B.S. in Earth Science with a concentration in Environmental Geology. Gaining a deep understanding of geological and atmospheric processes ignited her love for the environment and passion for climate change mitigation. Growing up on the peninsula and seeing how many communities will be affected by climate change made her want to use her skills and knowledge to do something for those who can't. Because of Mapistry's focus on environmental compliance, she feels as though she is where she is meant to be.

Being an Implementation Specialist is not only special to her because of the environmental aspect of it, but because she has deep love for customer service and teaching. She is known for relaying climate and earth science knowledge to her friends and family unprompted for fun. You can catch her spending time at Bay Area beaches, taking pictures, biking, playing chess puzzles, and reading up on all things climate related.

Matthew is an experienced Account Executive with a very diverse sales and legal background. Out of college he worked for a Texas State Representative doing policy analysis, then moving to clerk at a boutique litigation firm assisting in various regulatory and civil lawsuits.

Blending this perspective with his sales acumen he developed at a global IT software company and an oil and gas startup he brings a unique understanding to his customers. He loves to understand a customer’s problems and address them with technological solutions. He looks forward to helping customers utilize the Mapistry platform to become more efficient and in compliance within the EHS space!

While not helping customers, Matthew enjoying being outside on the trails, enjoying live music, traveling and learning new cooking recipes. Matthew holds a BA in History from St. Edward’s University.

Jake started his sales career while enrolled at Texas A&M University by working with several companies within the campus incubator, Start-Up Aggieland. After helping to establish a sales team with rokrbox in the real-estate tech space, Jake managed the sales team until graduating with a B.S. in Economics.

Jake then moved to Austin and made a switch to Oil and Gas investment technology at RunTitle. Empowering both mineral owners and PE investors alike with the data to make smarter investment decisions.

Jake lives in Austin with his wife Rachael, their two rambunctious pomeranians - Zeus & Lily. Jake enjoys collecting movies, reading, hiking, camping and exploring a national park whenever he can.

Adam grew up in sunny southern California where he developed an appreciation for nature and the outdoors visiting Yosemite several times a year. In high school he developed his love of computers and programming by creating and sharing games on his TI-82 graphing calculator. Adam studied computer science at California Polytechnic University Pomona.

For the past 10 years Adam has worked as a software engineer in the fintech and e-commerce industries where he has developed on-premise software and all aspects of the web development stack.

Adam still lives in southern California with his wife, daughter and son and is excited to work for a company that is helping preserve the environment for his children.