Firebrand Technologies Team
Firebrand Technologies’ commitment to community starts right in our team. We come from all backgrounds, both inside and outside the publishing industry, and share a passion for books and dedication to quality.
Executive Team
Angela Bole
Chief Executive Officer, Firebrand Technologies & NetGalley
Angela Bole is Chief Executive Officer of Firebrand Technologies and NetGalley, LLC, both a strategic part of the Firebrand Group collection of companies owned by Media Do International that offer comprehensive technology solutions to nurture book publisher success. Before Firebrand Technologies and NetGalley, LLC, she was Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), a position she held for 9 years.
With over 20 years of book industry experience, Angela has spent her career creating and nurturing the kind of collaboration that builds best-in-class products and services. In 2019, she was named a Publishers Weekly notable person of the year for her work moving the causes of independent publishers forward. In addition, she has served on the boards of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). During her service to BISG, she was awarded both the Community Builder Award and the Industry Champion Award.
Angela has a master’s degree in Book Publishing from New York University and a bachelor’s in English with a minor in Gender Studies from Indiana University Bloomington. An avid reader, she lives in Redondo Beach, California where she runs a monthly book club of over 700 members, practices yoga as often as possible, and crochets blankets that are always looking for a good home.
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Tom Shawver
Chief Technology Officer, Firebrand Technologies & NetGalley
Tom Shawver is a life-long technologist who has spent over 15 years leading companies ranging from seed-stage to the Fortune 500 in embracing cutting-edge solutions to drive growth and customer delight. Before Firebrand Group, Tom was the Chief Technology Officer at 360 Media Direct, working with both book and magazine publishers to drive digital content adoption among readers.
Starting at the ground level of the cloud computing boom, Tom specializes in building software platforms that scale globally, react quickly, and stay highly integrated with other industry-leading software. He maintains and contributes to widely used open source software products that power thousands of companies worldwide, focusing on security and customer identity. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Albright College, where he also studied in the Music and Digital Media programs.
When Tom's not building technology strategy, he enjoys kayaking with his wife and three children in New Jersey, writing music, designing electronics, and keeping his nose firmly planted in a sci-fi novel. His education was funded largely by a 13-year career in stage magic, so Tom is not to be trusted around a deck of cards.
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Sales & Education
Joshua Tallent
Director, Sales & Education
Krissy Larson
Sales Assistant
Special Projects
Kevin Franco
Director of Special Projects
Ana Perez
Customer Marketing Analyst, Special Projects
Derek Kurth
Principal Engineer, Special Projects
Eric “Dalton” Valliere
Senior Engineer, Flywheel
Ryan Durham
Senior Engineer, Eloquence on Alert
Sebastian Mendoza
Engineer, Eloquence on Alert
Eloquence on Demand (EoD)
Annie Johnston
Director, Eloquence on Demand
Steed Brown
Technical Customer Support Analyst, Eloquence on Demand
Erika Kuster
Customer Account Manager, Eloquence on Demand
Martha Moore
Special Projects Manager, Eloquence on Demand
Kay Thompson
Technical Customer Support Analyst, Eloquence on Demand
Title Management
Product Management
Robert Stevens
Director of Product Operations, Title Management
Olivia Asaro
Product Manager, Title Management
Myfanwy Collins
Program Manager, Title Management
Title Management
Professional Services
Paul Milana
Director of Professional Services
Alicia Solis
Director of Relationship Management
Ingrid Biederman
Associate Project Manager
Brock Lyman
Chief Implementations Manager
Nick Weckman
Implementation Manager
Jesse Correll
Senior SQL Developer
Roger Ramirez
Implementation Specialist
Ivan Castronuno
Implementation Specialist
Dallas Heil
Implementation Specialist
Caroline Sperry
Implementation Specialist
Title Management
FIT: Firebrand Integration Toolset
Title Management
Engineering
Alan Katzen
Chief Engineer, Title Management
A.J. Cadell
Engineer, Title Management
Ben Campbell
Engineer, Title Management
Colleen Curry
Junior Engineer
Dustin Miller
Engineer, Title Management
Colman O'Connor
Software Architect, Title Management
Liam Reynolds
Engineer, Title Management
Title Management
Quality Assurance
Barbara Blanchette
Manager, QA & Release Engineering
Matt Campbell
QA Automation Engineer
Marie Katzen
QA & Release Engineering
Cody Randall
QA Automation Engineer
Emily Schroeder
QA Specialist
OPEN POSITION
QA Specialist
Title Management
Customer Support
Charlie Dalton
Customer Support Manager, Title Management
Krysta Arguin
Application Support Analyst, Title Management
Kendall Douglas
Application Support Analyst, Title Management
Taylor Laing
Application Support Analyst, Title Management
Margaret Vines
Application Support Analyst, Title Management
Shared Services: Finance & Human Resources
Michelle Pavao
Director of Finance, Firebrand Technologies & NetGalley
Michelle Anderson
HR Manager, Firebrand Technologies & NetGalley
Tina Comeau
Office Manager, Firebrand Technologies & NetGalley
Anna Kallco
Accounting Manager, Firebrand Technologies & NetGalley
OPEN POSITION (TBD)
Accounting Manager, Firebrand Technologies & NetGalley
Joe Pavao
Accountant, Firebrand Technologies & NetGalley
Shared Services: Technology & IT
Security & General Operations
Bill Bennett
Director of IT
Kevin Tremblay
SQL Developer / Data Engineer
Eldad Zeleke
Security Analyst
Shared Services: Technology & IT
Performance
Shared Services: Technology & IT
Cloud Services
Kent Safranski
Director of Cloud Services
Chris Adler
Cloud Engineer
Steve Quaglia
Cloud Operations Manager
Andrew Quaglia
Cloud Intern
NetGalley Team
The following team members work for Firebrand Technologies’ sister organization, NetGalley.
Lindsey Lochner
Executive Vice President
Kristina Radke
VP, Business Growth & Engagement
Mary Pratt
Director of Product Management
Tarah Theoret
Senior Director, Community Experience
Darren Shifflett
Engineering Manager
Darcy Piedmonte
Senior Sales Manager
Katie Versluis
Customer Success Manager
Haley Sherif
Administrative Assistant
Alyce Reese
Marketing Specialist
Brianna Paulino
Email Marketing Specialist
Alicia Schaefer
Manager, Community Support
Megan McCormick
Community Support Agent
Hallie Fields
Social Media Assistant Manager
Kelly Gallucci
Executive Editor, We Are Bookish
Curt Hendley
Project Manager
Courtney Walter
Project Manager, Publisher Features
Emily Lau
Technical Project Manager
Aaron Opela
Senior Engineer
Stuart Evers
Director (NetGalley UK)
Natalie Fox
Administrative Assistant (NetGalley UK)
Maria Bodmer
Community Manager & Chargée de Relations Éditeurs (NetGalley France)
Prudence Servan
Marketing and Administrative Assistant (NetGalley France)
Karina Elm
Managing Director (NetGalley Germany)
Karlotta Lehnert
Junior Manager (NetGalley Germany)
Nobuto Fujiyoshi
Sales Manager (NetGalley Japan)
May Fujita
Customer Relations Associate (NetGalley Japan)
Naoko Sakashita
Localization Support (NetGalley Japan)