Meet The Gobies
At Goby, we believe that empowering enterprises starts with a mission-driven team. We are happy to introduce the Gobies behind the world’s smartest enterprise data analytics platform.
Alicia Strayer
Manager
Interests
Baking, Camping, Food, Traveling
Favorite Book
The Da Vinci Code
Favorite Quote
"Smile: your first step to happiness" - Alicia Strayer
Favorite Place in the World
Yosemite
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Allie Goldstein
Senior Analyst
Interests
Foodography, Spinning & Vinyasa Yoga, Country Music
Favorite Book
Once We Were Brothers - Ronald H. Balson
Favorite Quote
“Do one thing every day that scares you” - Eleanor Roosevelt
Favorite Place in the World
The Bean, Chicago
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Allison Struss
Associate Manager
Interests
Camping, cooking, snowboarding, and my dog
Favorite Book
Anything by Jodi Picoult
Favorite Quote
“Nonconformity is the highest evolutionary attainment of social animals.” - Aldo Leopold
Favorite Place in the World
Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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Anna Walker
Consultant
Interests
Cooking, song covers, Chicago sports
Favorite Book
"The Tipping Point" by Malcom Gladwell
Favorite Quote
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort" - Herm Albright
Favorite Place in the World
El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico
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Carrie Buth
Solutions Engineer
Interests
The outdoors, running, architecture, live music
Favorite Book
"Oh, the Places You'll Go!" - Dr. Seuss
Favorite Quote
"Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us." - Wilma Rudolph
Favorite Place in the World
Dearborn Observatory in Evanston, IL
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Chris Happ
CEO
Interests
Predictive Analytics, Sabremetrics, Painting, Behavioral Economics
Favorite Book
And to Think I Saw it All on Mulberry Street, Dr. Seuss
Favorite Quote
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
Favorite Place in the World
Boot Ranch, TX
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Chris Ogletree
Inbound Marketing Coordinator
Interests
Reptiles, Singing in the shower, Cooking
Favorite Book
"I Could Pee on This" and Other Poems by Cats
Favorite Quote
"It's not denial; I'm just very selective about the reality I accept."
Favorite Place in the World
Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand
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Christine Cho
Consultant
Interests
Traveling, music, pilates
Favorite Book
The Lovely Bones
Favorite Quote
“if you were born with the weakness to fall you were born with the strength to rise” - Rupi Kaur
Favorite Place in the World
Bali
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Danna Hileli
Director of Marketing
Interests
Photography, road trips, design
Favorite Book
A Tale of Love and Darkness - Amos Oz
Favorite Quote
"Turn and face the strange." David Bowie
Favorite Place in the World
Sinai Peninsula
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Dhruv Kadia
Data Engineer
Interests
Photography, cricket, basketball
Favorite Book
Shiva Triology by Amish
Favorite Quote
"Fortune bows to those who work hard"
Favorite Place in the World
Leh Ladakh
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Ellen Krueger
Director of ESG
Interests
Yoga, cooking, and spending time with my family
Favorite Book
Long Past Stopping: A Memoir - Oran Canfield
Favorite Quote
"Smile like you mean it" - The Killers
Favorite Place in the World
Sanibel Island
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Elliot Gitter
Data Analyst
Interests
Playing Guitar, Traveling, Movies
Favorite Book
"The Martian Chronicles" - Ray Bradbury
Favorite Quote
"Do or do not, there is not try" - Yoda
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Erin Vicelja
Associate Manager
Interests
The outdoors, reading
Favorite Book
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Favorite Quote
"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."- Albus Dumbledore
Favorite Place in the World
The Cliffs of Moher
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Griffin Charnas
Analyst
Interests
Anything outdoors, Volunteering, Cookie dough ice cream
Favorite Book
The Old Man & The Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Favorite Quote
"We don't make mistakes, we have happy accidents" - Bob Ross
Favorite Place in the World
Bergen, Norway
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Gustavo Rodriguez
Senior Bookkeeper
Interests
Sports, music, and food
Favorite Book
The Alchemist -Paulo Coelho
Favorite Quote
"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take -Wayne Gretzky" -Michael Scott
Favorite Place in the World
Sears Tower. Yes I still call it that.
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Helee Lev
CRO
Interests
Barre, golden doodles, architecture (specifically Gaudi)
Favorite Book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Favorite Quote
"Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind"
Favorite Place in the World
Bahai Gardens, Haifa, Israel
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Henry “Hank” Lev
Chief Compliance Paw-fficer
Interests
Being a good boy, being told he's a good boy, belly rubs because he's a good boy
Favorite Book
"Go, Dog. Go!" by P.D. Eastman
Favorite Quote
"Woof. Woof woof woof. Woof." - "The Twilight Bark", 101 Dalmatians
Favorite Place in the World
Goby HQ, my home away from home
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James Nowlan
Senior Developer
Interests
Sports, backpacking, music, family, traveling
Favorite Book
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Favorite Quote
"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take"
Favorite Place in the World
Linville Gorge, NC
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John Tanquary
Senior Developer
Interests
Music & high-fidelity audio, cycling, auto racing
Favorite Book
Wizard's First Rule, Book 1 in The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind
Favorite Quote
"If you talk, you repeat what you already know, if you listen, you learn" - my fortune cookie
Favorite Place in the World
Any locally owned audio equipment/home theater store
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Jordan Horwitz
Operations Manager
Interests
Running, urban areas, cooking
Favorite Book
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Favorite Quote
"If you're gonna be weird, be confident about it"
Favorite Place in the World
Evanston, IL
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Josh Schubert
Director of Energy Engineering
Interests
Anything outdoors
Favorite Book
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Favorite Quote
"A man seeks his own destiny and no other" - a line from Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Favorite Place in the World
EPA Headquarters, Washington DC
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Kathryn Eggers
Manager
Interests
biking, exploring, knitting
Favorite Book
yet to be published collection of short stories by Steve Trumpeter (my husband)
Favorite Quote
"The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here." - Robert Green Ingersoll
Favorite Place in the World
the Chicago el
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Margaret McPhillips
Consultant
Interests
Traveling, Reading, Food
Favorite Book
The Harry Potter Series
Favorite Quote
"Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you." - Tyrion Lannister
Favorite Place in the World
Galway, Ireland
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Mari Bishop
ESG Program Manager
Interests
Outdoors, science, dancing, animals, making a difference
Favorite Book
Shogun by James Clavell and One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Favorite Quote
"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." Maya Angelou
Favorite Place in the World
Mountains near an ocean
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Michael Hudson
Solutions Development Specialist
Interests
Spending time with my family, the Bears, binge-watching Netflix
Favorite Book
How to win friends and influence people - Dale Carnegie
Favorite Quote
“There are no mistakes in life, just learning opportunities.” - Robert Kiyosaki
Favorite Place in the World
Anywhere with an ocean view
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Michelle Winters
VP of Solutions
Interests
Travel, Cooking, Yoga, Donuts
Favorite Book
I've never been able to pick just one!
Favorite Quote
"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'." - Audrey Hepburn
Favorite Place in the World
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (The Duomo), Florence
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Natalie Geisler
Data Analyst
Interests
Music, Traveling, Reality TV
Favorite Book
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
Favorite Quote
"And happiness is what you need so bad, the answer lies with you" - Led Zeppelin
Favorite Place in the World
Lisbon, Portugal
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Noah Javadi
Data Analyst
Interests
Music, Movies, Math
Favorite Book
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Favorite Quote
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing" - Socrates
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Penny Segura
Associate Manager
Interests
Dancing, The Arctic Monkeys, Sriracha
Favorite Book
The Complete Sherlock Homes, Arthur Conan Doyle
Favorite Quote
"it's not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams" - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Favorite Place in the World
Chichen Itza, Mexico
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Phil Mangum
Manager
Interests
Backpacking, Skiing, Current Events
Favorite Book
Into the Wild
Favorite Quote
"Happiness is only real when shared." -Christopher McCandless
Favorite Place in the World
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
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Prajakta Meharunkar
Analyst
Interests
Reading, Traveling, Music, Dancing
Favorite Book
Harry Potter series, Deception Point by Dan Brown
Favorite Quote
"It is not about the destination, it is about the journey"
Favorite Place in the World
San Francisco, CA
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Praneet Arshi
Consultant
Interests
Soccer, Hot Food, and Sustainability
Favorite Book
Watership Down
Favorite Quote
"Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last."
Favorite Place in the World
A quiet beach
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Randy Wooding
Senior Implementation Manager
Interests
Traveling, road trips, historic places
Favorite Book
Work Rules! by Laszlo Bock
Favorite Quote
"What you say today, you will have tomorrow."
Favorite Place in the World
New Zealand
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Rosanne Rufolo
Collections Analyst
Interests
Cooking, Traveling, Reading
Favorite Book
Historical Fiction Novels
Favorite Quote
"Sharing is Caring"
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Ryan Nelson
COO
Interests
Sailing Adventures, Music Listening & Playing, Challenges
Favorite Book
The Fountainhead
Favorite Quote
"Keep on keeping on." - Bob Dylan
Favorite Place in the World
Stonehenge
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Sambhram Patel
Consultant
Interests
Backpacking, alpinism, jiujitsu, and circular economy
Favorite Book
"Paths of Glory" by Jeffrey Archer
Favorite Quote
"The mountains are calling and I must go" - John Muir
Favorite Place in the World
Anywhere in the Himalayas
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Sarah Palmisano
Manager
Interests
Rock climbing, playing music, dogs
Favorite Book
The Ishmael Series by Daniel Quinn
Favorite Quote
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
Favorite Place in the World
Sky Pond (Rocky Mountain National Park)
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Sarin Ravi Shanker
Data Architect
Interests
Sports, Gym, Music, Cheeseburgers
Favorite Book
Not a penny less Not a penny more
Favorite Quote
"We fall so that we can learn to pick ourselves up." - The Dark Knight
Favorite Place in the World
Havelock Island
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Sayantani Mitra
Data Scientist
Interests
Cooking, Traveling, Data
Favorite Book
The Complete Sherlock Homes, Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Potter Series
Favorite Quote
"You have to trust in something -- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." - Steve Jobs
Favorite Place in the World
Himalayas
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Sephora Boulbahaiem
Sales Operations Analyst
Interests
Tennis, Running, Shopping, Nature
Favorite Book
"Origin" - Dan Brown
Favorite Quote
"The road to success is always under construction" - Unknown
Favorite Place in the World
Hossegor, France
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Sheila O’Connor
Associate Manager
Interests
Gardening, Crosswords, Lake Michigan beach days
Favorite Book
The Rainbow Fish
Favorite Quote
"The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe. Eat cake."
Favorite Place in the World
The Cloisters, Manhattan
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Steve Iannarone
Senior Implementation Manager
Interests
Cooking, Wine, Competition BBQ, Foodie
Favorite Book
The Catcher in the Rye
Favorite Quote
"Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection" - Mark Twain
Favorite Place in the World
Rome
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Terry Gorski
LEED Consultant
Interests
Hiking, brisk walks with my dog, baking, reading, meditation
Favorite Book
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Favorite Quote
"Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it."
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Todd Brandel
Director of Product
Interests
Golf, Live music, hot sauce
Favorite Book
"Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"
Favorite Quote
"The Dude abides."
Favorite Place in the World
Caracol Mayan Ruins, Belize
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Tyler Gill
Vice President
Interests
Babysitting, knitting
Favorite Book
Garage Sale Guide For Beginners
Favorite Quote
"In my defense, I was left unsupervised"
Favorite Place in the World
Splash Mountain
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Vanessa Grisko
Consultant
Interests
Sustainable food systems, thrift shops, long walks on the beach
Favorite Book
Anything by Malcolm Gladwell
Favorite Quote
"Who speaks if you don't?"
Favorite Place in the World
Colombia
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