Rony Sawdayi Joins Bridg as Chief Technology Officer

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Business Wire 28-Nov-2017 9:30 AM
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Marketing Software Company Welcomes Experienced Big Data Executive to Lead New Restaurant & Retail Platform Development
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bridg, the first marketing software company to unlock the power of point-of-sale data to drive precision-marketing campaigns for restaurant and retail brands, announced today that Rony Sawdayi, will serve as the Company's chief technology officer. A leader in big data engineering and former Vice President of Engineering at Bizrate Insights Inc., Mr. Sawdayi will oversee the development and optimization of Bridgs consumer data and messaging platforms, lead the growth of its services, and guide innovative development of data-driven performance and insights. He will report directly to Bridg founder and chief executive officer, Amit Jain.
Ronys deep experience with retail data and ability to deliver business intelligence and marketing technologies will provide the foundation and leadership required to position our engineering team for the next phase of growth, said Amit Jain. With a track record of building solid and successful teams that embody a fun and productive culture, he will be instrumental in helping to further develop Bridgs world-class technology team and mentorship program. Were thrilled to welcome him.
A seasoned technology executive with a 25-year record of strategic leadership and innovation, Mr. Sawdayi is known for designing and engineering products that deliver scalable software and cloud services. His work pushes the boundaries of whats possible using the latest tools and technologies in machine learning, data science, analytics and micro-services. Mr. Sawdayi has successfully led software teams at Shopzilla/Connexity in the development of a diverse suite of products and services that included Big Data platforms, Java micro-services, and enterprise solutions. In recent years at Bizrate he rolled-out data pipelines and highly available solutions on Amazon AWS.
With its distinguished and well-connected leadership, strong vision, and promising product, Bridg is building a platform that provides a new depth of insights and actionability that are driving measurably increased sales for leading restaurant brands, said Mr. Sawdayi. Im proud to join Bridg and be part of a company that is at the forefront of impacting an industry. Our developers and engineers are first-rate, sophisticated and eager. Together, were going to solve big data problems with advanced cloud solutions and build multiple high-performance development teams that are focused on delivering outstanding products for our clients.
Mr. Sawdayi earned his MS in Computer Science from at UCLA and his BS in Computer Science & Engineering at UCLA.
About Bridg
Bridg is a marketing software company that provides true closed loop, customer lifecycle marketing and business intelligence to the restaurant industry. Integrated directly into the POS system to build unique customer profiles and understand individualized behavior patterns, Bridg provides its clients with deep data science that it uses to create effective personalized marketing campaigns that drive traffic and sales in a measurable way. Bridg investors includeMarch Capital Partners, Morpheus Ventures, NextEquity Partners and Visa (NYSE: V).

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