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.
Adam Hardy
Senior Developer
Interests
Baseball, Music, Travel, Food
Favorite Book
Master of the Senate - Robert Caro
Favorite Quote
"I'm not the kind of person who gives up right away. But after a week I do. A week's a long time." - John Swartzwelder
Favorite Place in the World
Macchu Picchu
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Adam Sirvinskas
Solutions Specialist
Interests
Waste Reduction, Volunteering, Reading, Traveling
Favorite Book
Ishmael - Daniel Quinn
Favorite Quote
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi
Favorite Place in the World
Nosara, Costa Rica
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Ali Ellison
ESG Consultant
Interests
Hot yoga, Ice hockey, travel
Favorite Book
Water For Elephants
Favorite Quote
"It ain't over till it's over".
Favorite Place in the World
Bali, Indonesia
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Alicia Strayer
ESG Program 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 Data 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
ESG Consultant
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
Data Analyst
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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Ashley Dauksas
VP of Customer Experience
Interests
Reading, travel, friends & family time, cooking
Favorite Book
I read a lot of books every year and continually discover new favorites!
Favorite Quote
Let me fall if I must. The one I will become will catch me. - Baal Shem Tov
Favorite Place in the World
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
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Brian Trainor
ESG Analyst
Interests
Mountian Biking, Climbing, Snowboarding
Favorite Book
Let My People Go Surfing - Yvon Chouinard
Favorite Quote
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau
Favorite Place in the World
Yosemite Valley - Yosemite National Park, CA
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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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Colin Dill
Implementation Manager
Interests
Live Music, Drums, Golf, Soccer
Favorite Book
A Song of Ice and Fire
Favorite Quote
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right" - Henry Ford
Favorite Place in the World
Bora Bora
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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 Customer Success & Support
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
Energy 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
ESG Analyst
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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Gustavo Rodriguez
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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Jason Franken
Director of ESG
Interests
Books, music, Chicago Blackhawks, and my kids
Favorite Book
Dune, by Frank Herbert (and then 100 other great books I've read since I was ten)
Favorite Quote
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our grandchildren."
Favorite Place in the World
Petra
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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
Benchmarking 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
Energy Analyst
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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Mary Beth Rand
HR Manager
Interests
Cooking, family time, shopping, traveling
Favorite Book
Anything by Dan Brown
Favorite Quote
"Throw kindness around like confetti"
Favorite Place in the World
Texas
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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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Nick Sutherland
Senior Data Analyst, Team Lead
Interests
Boxing, cooking, music
Favorite Book
Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
Favorite Quote
“Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a matter of course and prescriptive right.”―Aldous Huxley
Favorite Place in the World
McWay Falls, Big Sur, CA
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Penny Segura
Customer Support 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
Partner 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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Praneet Arshi
Energy Analyst
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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Robert Rugala
Senior Energy Engineer
Interests
Skiing, Windsurfing, Travel
Favorite Book
Edgar Allan Poe-Short Stories
Favorite Place in the World
Maroon Bells-Colorado
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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
ESG Analyst
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
ESG Associate
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 Ravishanker
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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Sheena Narula
ESG Consultant
Interests
Yoga, Putting pins on the world map
Favorite Book
The Awakening
Favorite Quote
"Good vibes only"
Favorite Place in the World
Regent's Park, London
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Sheila O’Connor
Implementation 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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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
Customer Success & Support Associate
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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