Meet the Team

Loomia-ites are exceptional people who are passionate about the work they do. We’re proud of the innovative and fun culture that we’ve created and the success that we’ve already enjoyed. Naturally, we’re motivated to achieve even greater heights. Read on to learn more about the people who are driving forward Loomia and our customers to greater success:

Anand Sivaramakrishnan, Computer Systems Engineer
Why I came to Loomia:
People here really Care!

Fun facts about me:
I grow younger each year

Brian Payne, Director of Engineering
Why I came to Loomia:
I naturally gather information from disparate sources of input and draw connections between them.  You never know when some arcane piece of knowledge combines with the problem at hand to create that elusive “Eureka!” moment.  Loomia is a great place to put that talent to use!

Fun facts about me:
I’m an artist turned geek.  I always have some kind of art-related task going on in the background – usually writing and performing music, knitting, cooking or photography.

Britta Meyer, President and CEO
Why I came to Loomia:
I’m a start-up fanatic and love the idea of making social media apps work for businesses.

Fun facts about me:
I talk to my computer. I catch myself talking to people in German unexpectedly. And I love taking the canoe out to Angel Island and not talking at all for a little while.

Follow me on Twitter: @Britta_SF ; @loomia

Read my blog: Understanding Customers

Carol Dunn, V.P of Business Development
Why I came to Loomia:
I am fascinated by human interactions with technology and love being in the middle of the creative storm surrounding digital evolution.

Fun facts about me:

I can put my hands behind my back in perfect prayer position.  I’m working on getting my elbows to touch behind my back.

David Marks, Co-founder

Why I came to Loomia:
“I love building products that people use every day.”

Fun facts about me:
My dog understands more than 200 words in 4 languages. Yet I still pick up his poop for some reason.

Follow me on Twitter: @DMarks007

Dave McMurtry, Director
Why I came to Loomia:
I want to work with smart people who are passionate about solving puzzles that no one else has even thought to solve, whether it be how to personalize the internet or how to beat Curtis at Wii baseball.

Fun fact about me:
I’ve been fortunate to visit 130+ countries and I once accidentally bought a house in Kabul, Afghanistan (which I think I still own!) I’m a competitive doubles volleyball player but I’m learning to be “craftier” with each year of experience in order to be competitive with the younger players. I speak Spanish and Japanese, but Dave “da-bu” means “fat pig” in Japanese so I go by David when I’m there.

Follow me on Twitter:@DaveMcMurtry

Francis Kelly, Co-founder and CTO

Why I came to Loomia:
I co-founded Loomia.

Fun fact about me:
I’m a native San Franciscan and I live on the same street that I was born on.

Read my blog: fkelly.com

Guadalupe (Guady) Tofalo, Marketing Project Manager

Why I came to Loomia:
I love technology and I remember when I first interviewed here thinking it was the smartest, coolest people I’ve ever met and I wasn’t wrong.

Fun facts about me: I AM tons of fun, no facts required.

Jie Yang, Software Engineer

Why I came to Loomia:
This position is perfect for me. My expertise is recommendation technology and I love programming in Python.

Fun fact about me:
Since 18 years old, I always move to a totally different place every 5 years, from a small town to a big city in China, then Europe, and now USA. Perhaps the wonderful climate of San Francisco can keep me longer, or even forever this time.

John Devlin, Office and Accounting Manager

Why I came to Loomia:
I came to Loomia because i wanted to work with a smart group of people doing something new and cutting edge. So far so good.

Fun fact about me:
Outside of work my life is completely absorbed by my two young children who are at the age of neediness. Outside of my children I play music in a band and walk around with a book attached to my face.

Ken Fromm, Co-Founder and Consultant

Why I came to Loomia:
I’m a big media fan (reading/viewing trash and treasure alike) and can think of nothing better than helping people find good stuff. Plus David Marks and Francis Kelly had really great ideas making it easy to join in with them.

Fun fact about me:
I flipped the switch to let Internet Explorer out onto the Internet in 1995, I played rugby in college, I ride a black Steelman roadbike and am on the lookout for old racing bikes, I think I could have been a football coach, a media critic, or a research scientist.

Matt Ernst, Software Engineer
Why I came to Loomia:
I first came to Loomia because I wanted to build things that a mass
audience could use. I’ve stayed with Loomia because I’ve never had
better colleagues.

Fun facts about me:
When I first joined Loomia it was so small that the whole
company could meet in Francis’s apartment. My favorite contemporary
authors are Michael Chabon and Cormac McCarthy.

Matt Levy, Chief Architect
Why I came to Loomia:
It was recommended to me, of course. That and I really get a kick out of working with a tight knight group of cool, bright people on large applications that move insane amounts of data.
Fun fact about me:
I am a bike mechanic by trade. While I don’t currently do it full time, I will still fix your bike for beer.

Mark Ouyang, Customer Success Manager
Why I came to Loomia:
I love working with smart people in a collaborative team environment. Plus the problem Loomia is trying to solve – how to better engage, convert, and build customer loyalty by creating a more personalized experience with the brand – has the potential to be a game changer.
Fun fact about me:
When inspired, I take popular songs and re-write the lyrics like Weird Al Yankovic does.

Nataliya Solyanik, SQA Engineer
Why I came to Loomia:
I like being responsible, busy, having challenges and learning new things. Loomia provides all that and I really enjoy it.
Fun fact about me:
Although I was born into a very technical/scientific family (all my folks are physicists) I was the first in the family who didn’t earn a degree in Physics. Instead I completed ballet school and was actively teaching and performing for a long time. I also was studying Nursing before I immigrated to US where I pursued a degree in Computer Science.

Will Daley, Director of Operations
Why I came to Loomia:
I like solving big technical problems. This was similar in many ways to one I had been working on for several months already, so it seemed like a good fit.
Fun fact about me:
I used to play baseball with Elvis Grbac (former pro-football quarterback). My ERA was lower than his.