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.
Allie Goldstein
Consultant
LEED Green Associate, Fitwel Ambassador
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 Toraason
Consultant
LEED AP O+M
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
LEED Green Associate
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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Athanasios Stamatoukos
Data Analyst
Interests
Self-Improvement, (Over)Analyzing everything, Nice breezes
Favorite Book
Orbital Mechanics, 2nd Edition by John E. Prussing and Bruce A. Conway
Favorite Quote
"It's not who I am underneath, but what I DOOOO that defines me." - Batman/Bruce Wayne/Rachel Dawes (Katie Holmes version)
Favorite Place in the World
Wherever my niece and nephew are
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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 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
Senior Consultant
LEED Green Associate, TRUE Advisor
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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Cristina Aragon
Senior ESG Analyst
Interests
Hiking, reading, indepdent films, watching my cats misbehave.
Favorite Book
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Favorite Quote
'Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way''- Alan Watts
Favorite Place in the World
Watch Your Head Cafe, Kyoto, Japan
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Danna Hileli
VP 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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Dr. Tater Tot, MD, PhD
Chief Security Paw-fficer
PhD, MD
Interests
Naps in laps, business
Favorite Book
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Favorite Quote
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend; inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
Favorite Place in the World
Any lap still enough to nap on
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Ellen Krueger
Director of ESG
LEED AP
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
LEED Green Associate
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
LEED AP O+M, Fitwel Ambassador, WELL AP
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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Eva Baldinger
Consultant
Interests
Nature, singing/playing cello, Reading, Yoga, Live Music
Favorite Book
The Overstory
Favorite Quote
"Perfect is the enemy of done"
Favorite Place in the World
Galena, Illinois
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George Zhou
Analyst
Interests
Bicycling, urbanism
Favorite Book
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Favorite Quote
"Reach for the stars so if you fall, you land on a cloud" - Kanye West
Favorite Place in the World
Granada, Spain
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Grace Elrod
HR Generalist
Interests
Live music, Traveling, Spending time with family and friends
Favorite Book
The Lovely Bones
Favorite Quote
"Don't compromise yourself. You're all you've got." - Janis Joplin
Favorite Place in the World
Rome
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Griffin Charnas
Consultant
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
MBA, LEED AP BD+C, ID+C
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
MD, PhD, CPA
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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Jerry Liu
Senior Implementation Manager
Interests
Traveling, Eating a good meal with friends
Favorite Book
Catcher in the Rye
Favorite Quote
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
Favorite Place in the World
North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii
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Jesus Garcia
Technical Analyst
Interests
Cooking, Traveling, Running, Snowboarding
Favorite Book
Ghost In the Wires by Kevin Mitnick
Favorite Quote
"It is what it is"
Favorite Place in the World
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, Illinois
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Joe Perkins
Solutions Development Specialist
Interests
Sports, working out, DA BEARS, happy hour
Favorite Book
Scar Tissue
Favorite Quote
"Visualize success and own the moment"
Favorite Place in the World
The Rocky Mountains
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John Magdziarz
Technical Analyst
Interests
Math, the outdoors, video games
Favorite Book
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Favorite Place in the World
Bryce Canyon National Park
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John Oommen
SVP of Customer Experience
Interests
Travel, A Healthy Body & Mind, Cooking, Theater, Continuing to learn about the world
Favorite Book
Nudge, Misbehaving - Anything Behavioral Economics
Favorite Quote
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth" - Arthur Conan Doyle
Favorite Place in the World
Every place has its charm
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Josh Schubert
Director of Energy Engineering
PE, LEED AP, CEM
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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Kat Missig
Data Analyst
Interests
Music History, Writing, Cooking
Favorite Book
Freakonomics
Favorite Quote
"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well you might just find, you get what you need" - Mr. Jimmy // Mick Jagger
Favorite Place in the World
Budapest
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Kathryn Eggers
Manager
LEED Green Associate
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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Kellie Fleming
Consultant
LEED AP
Interests
Traveling, Eating, and Hanging out with my dogs
Favorite Book
His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman
Favorite Quote
“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?" - Henry David Thoreau
Favorite Place in the World
Tuileries Garden
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Kelsey Hedlund
Data Analyst
Interests
Crochet, Cross Stitch, Cooking, and Hedgehogs
Favorite Book
Christine - Stephen King
Favorite Quote
"When in doubt, buy the shoes."
Favorite Place in the World
New Zealand
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Kylie Ford
Senior Consultant
Interests
Musicals, running, paddleboarding, cooking, gaming, frenetic media analysis
Favorite Book
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Favorite Quote
"There are prizes all around you, if you're wise enough to see." -Stephen Sondheim
Favorite Place in the World
The Eastern Shore of Maryland
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Malik Williams
Analyst
Interests
Video Games, Pixel Art, and Cooking
Favorite Book
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Favorite Quote
"When you do clownery, the clown comes back to bite" -Monique
Favorite Place in the World
Alcatraz Island
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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
Manager
MS, LEED Green Associate
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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Michelle Winters
VP of Solutions
LEED AP O+M
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
LEED AP O+M
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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Nicole Phillips
Consultant
LEED Green Associate, Fitwel Ambassador
Interests
Traveling, hiking, running, sustainability
Favorite Book
The Help
Favorite Quote
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us" - J.R.R Tolkien
Favorite Place in the World
Marblehead, MA
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Niti Patel
Quality Analyst
Interests
Cooking, music, movies, traveling
Favorite Book
The Hunger Games
Favorite Quote
"With the new day comes with new strengths and new thoughts"
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Noah Javadi
Senior 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
LEED Green Associate
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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Regina Smedinghoff
Manager
MBA
Interests
Hiking, backpacking, traveling
Favorite Book
Devil in the White City by by Erik Larson
Favorite Quote
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
Favorite Place in the World
Any national park
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Rosanne Rufolo
Senior Account Analyst
Interests
Cooking, Traveling, Reading
Favorite Book
Historical Fiction Novels
Favorite Quote
"Sharing is Caring"
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Ryan Nelson
CEO
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
LEEP AP, Fitwel Ambassador
Interests
Hiking, reading, and running
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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Sandra Arroyo
Senior Implementation Manager
Interests
Music, Food, Books, and Art
Favorite Book
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Favorite Quote
“And I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do.” - Michael Scott
Favorite Place in the World
Home
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Sayantani Mitra
Senior 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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Sean Daley
VP of ESG
LEED GA, LSS Green Belt, TRUE Zero Waste Advisor
Interests
Music, Travel, Learning
Favorite Book
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Favorite Quote
I have not failed, I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work -Thomas Edison
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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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Seth Stapp
Analyst
Interests
Math, movies, video games
Favorite Book
The Silmarillion
Favorite Quote
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin
Favorite Place in the World
A good microbrewery with friends
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Stacey Rashford
Analyst
Interests
Interacting with animals, swimming, kayaking, traveling, and experiencing new things
Favorite Book
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Favorite Quote
"The world is one big data problem." - Andrew McAfee
Favorite Place in the World
Relaxing in a body of water
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Suchandra Chandrashekhar
Technical Analyst
MBA
Interests
Reading, Cooking, Painting and Movies
Favorite Book
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Favorite Place in the World
Wherever home is
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Sumaiyah Hussain
Junior QA Analyst
Interests
Cooking/Baking, Arts & Crafts, Traveling, Science
Favorite Quote
"For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease." - [94:5]
Favorite Place in the World
Anywhere Scenic & Beautiful
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Sylwia Koziana
Analyst
Interests
Traveling, spending time with friends/family/my dog
Favorite Book
Harry Potter Series
Favorite Quote
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live" -Albus Dumbledore
Favorite Place in the World
Poland
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Terry Gorski
Senior Consultant
LEED AP O+M
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
VP 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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