Kelby Zorgdrager

CEO & Founder

2024 - Current

CEO & Founder of bILTup. Redefining how tech learning is designed, delivered, and consumed. Customized Instructor Led Training + Blended Instructor Led Training = Better Learning.

EdTech Growth Advisor

2022

Advising EdTech startups on Go-To-Market strategy, PMF, execution and revenue growth. Companies currently advising include: * Appsembler (recently exited), * REVNT * SkillsMatter * Merit America Contact me if you need help scaling your EdTech biz.

General Manager PROSERV

2020 - 2022

Responsible for execution, integration and growth of DevelopIntelligence post acquisition within Pluralsight PROSERV division. Oversaw 40% Year over year revenue growth, while maintaining 22%+ EBIDTA and overall customer satisfaction / quality of delivery at the 90% range. Established Authorized Training Partner relationships with GCP, AWS, and Microsoft expanding Pluralsight’s ILT reach. Integrated multiple services divisions and sales teams into one consolidated division.

CEO & Founder

2006 - 2020

Founded and led DevelopIntelligence from self-funded bootstrap through successful exit. Grew team of 5 core individuals to 50+ employees supporting a network of 200 world-class expert practitioners. Organization experienced 14 years of YoY growth with an average 18% EBIDTA and 97% enterprise customer retention. Transitioned go-to-market strategy from Channel/reseller- based model to direct enterprise customer acquisition model. DevelopIntelligence was recognized as both a fast-growing thought leader in the EdTech space and an amazing place to work: 8 time Inc 5000 winner, 5 time Mercury 100 winner, 2015 Colorado Companies to Watch, 2019 Best Places to Work, EY Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee, Titan 100 CEO winner. Successfully sold and transitioned DevelopIntelligence to Pluralsight in 2020.

Board Member

2014 - 2020

CTO

2005 - 2006

Transformed SaaS-based online accounting platform from MVP to scale-up. Focused on scaling adoption of platform through third-party web service based integrations, multi-tenant architectures, continuous delivery on the emerging (2006) AWS platform. Responsibilities included architecture and vision of platform, product management, project management, and day to day management of dev team.

Sr. Staff Engineer - Platform and API Design

2003 - 2004

Sr. Staff Engineer working within R&D focused on designing next-generation call management API in Java. Platform was commercially released as Avaya Communication Management API (CMAPI). API abstracted low-level, complex telco interactions into easy to use Java API supporting first-party call initiation and media-processing through "soft-phone like capabilities". API leveraged and abstracted multi-threading, NIO, and networking libraries. Team-lead responsibilities including performing code and architectural reviews, prototype development, and collaborating with product marketing.

Sr. Enterprise Architect

2003 - 2003

Refactored MVP of a SOAP-based internal API into a API gateway used by disparate internal applications and external third-party applications. API gateway provided GIS-based data, as well as costing and feasibility data required when provisioning a new network segment on the Level(3) network. Team-lead responsibilities included code and architecture reviews, interfacing with product management and analysts, and cost / LOE estimation.

CTO

2002 - 2003

Oversaw the technology vision, strategy, and development of eCarCredit's financial services tools. eCarCredit was one of the nation's first online one-stop car-buying service, handling everything from financing to finding the perfect car just for you. Oversaw technology strategy and R&D teams responsible for building technology enabled solutions in support of online financing platform. Utilized Agile methodology within in a Java / Open Source tech stack. Participated in capital raise, investor and board meetings.

Director of Architecture

2001 - 2002

Oversaw the technology vision, strategy, and development of eCarCredit's financial services tools, including B2B interactions with financial services using Web Services. The eCarCredit platform was one of the first to create and publish web-based APIs (XML over HTTP) to the auto and financial services industries, including participating in the development of XML based loan application exchanges.

Java Platform Developer

1999 - 2001

Staff Java Engineer working on Java Language, specifically on the javax. extensions for distributed programming, including: RMI, JINI, JIRO. Worked with R&D team to produce new Java language extension (JCP-based) providing discovery, management, and control capabilities of SAN and NAS hardware devices. Interfaced with other Java language teams in to define industry standards, Sun Product Marketing, and initial customers to ensure language extension met market expectations.

Master Java Instructor

1997 - 1999

Master Java instructor overseeing instructor development and instructor certification, including building Java Train the Trainer program. Collaborated with Java Platform team, Marketing, and Curriculum development to identity new curriculum offerings. Worked with Curriculum Development teams to change delivery structure from slideware to lab-based experiential learning. Delivered curriculums on Adv. Java, Java Architecture, Distributed Programming with Java, Java Performance Tuning as well as curriculums on Solaris Administration and Network administration. * Inaugural speaker at Java University * 4-time speaker at Java University * Keynote Speaker at JavaOne on Jini with Bill Joy Taught roughly 2,500 engineers how to effectively program Java.