Ralph Gootee
Founder of TigerEye
Ralph Gootee
Founder of TigerEye
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder & CTO
2021 - Current
Co-founder of the stealth sales software company: TigerEye.
Visiting Partner
2020 - 2021
Visiting partner for YC W20. Helped coach over 400 companies, everything from in the weeds technical evaluation to fund raising strategy. Enjoyed the experience working with early stage companies, but my heart was more interested in development than investment.
Chief Software Architect
2019 - 2020
After PlanGrid's 875m acquisition from Autodesk, I helped integrate our product and engineering team. Additionally I supported our international sales effort and ran a small strike team focused on augmented reality on the job site.
Co-Founder and CTO
2011 - 2019
As PlanGrid's Co-founder, I served as VP of Engineering, Chief Product Officer, and CTO helping build a +200 R&D team. Additionally I was a board member along with Doug Leone, Carol Bartz, and George Hu. With the CEO and CFO I helped lead the acquisition of PlanGrid to Autodesk for $875M.
Systems Software Engineer
2010 - 2011
As a systems engineer at Pixar, I wrote tools for animators. Credited on Cars 2. Also worked on Toy Story 3 and Brave.
Software Architect
2009 - 2010
I worked closely with Google on Sony's first Android phone line, Xperia. Focusing on user experience and prototyping, I developed 3d interfaces that pushed the limits of Android 1.0
Software Engineer and Mathematician
2004 - 2009
Working in the Air Defense department, I helped develop optimization algorithms and visualization techniques for ballistic missile defense systems. The applications I worked on support visualizing and analyzing millions of data points over terabytes of data, which was groundbreaking at the time.