KatiKati Inc

The OnStar for independent mechanics. We help mechanics track and manage their clients auto needs remotely.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location Rochester, NY, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2014
  • Employees 5
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website katikati.co

Company Summary

Imagine what it would be like to completely remove the stress of car maintenance from your life. SimpliMechanic offers that peace of mind.

SimpliMechanic is a connected car platform lets the car connect realtime with their owner and the mechanic shop.

it empowers the owners and the shops by keeping them informed on their cars health. Which enables the mechanics to offer their clients proactive and personalized service.

Team

  • James leads all Product Strategy and Development activities. He brings in 15 years of product management and engineering leadership experience. Before cofounding KatiKati, he was the Senior Product Manager for BlackBerry's Internet of Things initiative. During which he had a strong exposure to the Automotive Industry. His forte includes the entire gamut of product management skills.

  • CTO, Partner

    Sean is leads all technology and architecture activities. Recently retired from RIM/Blackberry (1997-2013) where he was Director of the DSP Group, created the Office of CTO, and most recently, assumed the role of VP of System Optimization. Sean brings a depth of knowledge and breadth of understanding to complex problems which allow for the creation of robust, elegant, and original solutions. Sean has 100 patents granted and 35 patents pending.

  • Wingo Wong
    Cofounder, Partner

    Wingo is an exceptional engineer. Prior to cofounding KatiKati, he was a product development engineer at BlackBerry. He accomplishments include some notable products such as BlackBerry Curve and Bold. He was also part of the core team that development the 2G Cellular Stack.

  • VP, Sales & Commercialization

    Allyson leads all sales and commercialization initiatives. She brings in 10 years of leadership experience of commercializing high technology products within the automotive markets. Prior to joining KatiKati, she held various high profile sales roles with First Data Corporation.

  • Engineering

    Jeremy is our Web and Mobile Development Lead. He has been a professional web developer for nearly 20 years. He has extensive knowledge and experience in almost all areas of web development from accessibility and interface design to back end programming, databases, and systems administration. Jeremy’s programming and interface design skills also translate very well into the mobile and “internet of things” worlds.

  • Sanjay Hiranandani
    Partner

    Sanjay brings in a wealth of experience. Prior to joining the KatiKati team he was the VP of IT at Paychex where he was responsible for leading and scaling the technology team. Also most notably he was the CTO of Paetec which was acquiredby Windstream in 2011.

  • Renn Scott
    User Experience

    Renn brings in 20 years of UX design experience. She was one of the most celebrated UX experts at BlackBerry. Her projects ranged the entire gamut from BlackBerry Curve to Package Design. Since then she has started her own consulting company and works with us.

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