The CrunchTime! Experience

Marc Cobery - Director of Research & Development

Hometown: Fall River, MA
College: BS at UMass – Dartmouth and Bentley University for MS
Passion/Hobby: Snowboarding and trail running.
Why did you come to CrunchTime? I wanted to get back to a smaller company that has a lot of potential and help it grow. The growth potential here is huge. There are so many different challenges on both the business and technical level.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? There is a great sense of community/family in the company. The smallness of the company is a benefit to getting things done. The teams are diverse, fun and intelligent.

Satyajit Heerala - Principal Automation Engineer

Hometown: Bangalore, India
College: Undergrad at Bangalore University and Grad at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Passion/Hobby: Mixing music, playing tennis or golf
Why did you come to CrunchTime? Having only worked in large companies, I wanted to experience life in a small company like CrunchTime!. The fast pace, no red tape, work hard play hard culture that crunchtime creates, has made my decision to work here, the best decision that I have made.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? CrunchTime! is a perfect working environment where my co-workers are my friends. I enjoy coming to work and it is a place where work does not seem like a chore.

Michelle Bullock- Sales Manager

Hometown: Hopkinton, MA
College: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Passion/Hobby: Yoga, Music, Travel and Scrabble
Why did you come to CrunchTime? I have been with CrunchTime! for 6 years. The majority of those years I spent working in the field hands-on with our customers implementing our solution, first as a Training & Implementation Specialist and later as a Client Manager. I got to travel to some amazing places I had never been before like Hawaii and Australia. Having spent so many years in the restaurant industry prior to joining CrunchTime!, it was great to still be connected to the industry I loved while at the same time pursuing a new career path. This year, I made a transition into the Sales Department with a goal of bringing my deep industry and product knowledge into the sales process. I am currently leading an eLearning initiative, training members of our sales team, and providing value assessments and product demos to prospective customers.

Lawrence Zhao - Quality Assurance Engineer

Hometown: China
College: Johnson & Wales University, RI
Passion/Hobby: Photography, cooking, traveling, watersports, basketball, reading and movies.
Why did you come to CrunchTime? CrunchTime! is one of the leading software companies in the market and I think the company can fully enhance my professional career growth. CrunchTime! is the place where I can learn, develop and change. CrunchTime! relates closely to my previous education background and past work experience.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? CrunchTime! is a place where you can enjoy being challenged by your co-workers and get excited about launching new products to help our clients with their business. Everyone at CrunchTime! has a strong and yet diversified background, talented and very knowledgeable about the industry, application, software/development and strategy. I cannot imagine a better place to start a career. CrunchTime! is a successful company and I can see my career path grow within this company!

Chris Bauer - Director of Marketing

Hometown: Westwood, MA
College: Colby College, Waterville, ME
Passion/Hobby: My family, residential architecture (houses fascinate me), and landscaping.
Why did you come to CrunchTime? I thought it was a company that could grow fast, be a fun place to work, and allow me to do something I really enjoy. So far, so good.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? The people (they are a diverse bunch) and the opportunity to learn something almost every day.

Elena Salgannik - Senior PowerBuilder Developer

Hometown: Ironically, I was born in Siberia, but lived most of my Russian life in St.Petersburg (ex-Leningrad)
College: Russia, St. Petersburg
Passion/Hobby: I enjoy reading, being outdoors, cooking on the weekends and once in a while creating flower arrangements.
Why did you come to CrunchTime? I like working in a small company and CrunchTime is one of them.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? The people

Matthew Castanien - Systems and Network Administrator

Hometown: Riverdale, GA
College: Georgia Southern University
Passion/Hobby: Political activism, home-brewing and relaxing.
Why did you come to CrunchTime? I was new to Boston and wanted a position that was dynamic; where my previous experience would add immediate value, but also had an environment to allow myself to grow technically as the company expands.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? There is a strong sense of cooperation between staff members, which helps solve issues faster.

John Carter - Client Manager

Hometown: Wilmington, MA
College: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Passion/Hobby: Fishing and brewing beer.
Why did you come to CrunchTime? I was looking for a change from the restaurant industry, the IT world always fascinated me and this position allowed me to leverage my extensive knowledge of the hospitality industry with my desire to learn more about the IT world. The fact that I minored in Management Information Systems didn’t hurt.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? Exposure to more facets of the industry is great, getting to meet people from all over the world, expanding my knowledge of both the Hospitality Industry, Software and Project Management and of course… All the GREAT PEOPLE at CrunchTime!

Lisa Lassner - Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Hometown: Arvada, Colorado
College: Colorado School of Mines and MIT
Passion/Hobby: Jewelry making, dancing and yoga.
Why did you come to CrunchTime? I was looking for a company with a social conscience.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? CrunchTime! is a friendly, engaging, atmosphere with very bright and talented people.

Brendan McLoughlin - Software Engineer

Hometown: Medfield, MA
College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA
Passion/Hobby: Outside of work I enjoy reading and watching the Red Sox.
Why did you come to CrunchTime? I was impressed with the talent Crunchtime! possessed and I was excited to work with and learn from my colleagues.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? I enjoy solving problems that impact the businesses that I frequent. Crunchtime!’s size is another plus, it's big enough to have a clear direction and sense of what is important without feeling overly corporate.

Brad Pielech- Manager of Web Development 

Hometown: Cumberland, RI
College: BS in 2002 and MS in 2003 in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA
Passion/Hobby: Spending time with my family including my new daughter. Beyond that, I also love the NBA, car racing, and video games.
Why did you come to CrunchTime? I had a tremendous opportunity to take over as the Manager of Web Development. The position combines technical challenges, career growth and the opportunity to learn about the hospitality industry.
What do you like about working at CrunchTime? I love working with the diverse talent base. Between former chefs, restaurant managers, web developers, database developers, etc, there are no shortage of interesting people to get to know.