Shep

Shep helps companies understand, manage, and save on business travel booked on consumer travel sites like Expedia, AirBnB, and Southwest.

Stage Full Product Ready
Industry Travel
Location Austin, TX, US
Currency USD
Founded November 2016
Employees 5
Incorporation Type C-corp
Website sheptravel.com

Company Summary

Shep’s browser extension-based tool provides travel programs with an easy way to capture employee bookings made on consumer travel sites, messaging employees about the travel policy and capturing this previously invisible spend in real time. The traveler is able to book where they please while being fully supported by Travel Management Companies (TMCs) who have real-time access to their data.

Team

Daniel Senyard

CEO and Co-Founder

Daniel Senyard is a serial entrepreneur who was named to the "Corporate Travel Innovator" & "Innovators You Should Know" lists by business travel media outlets, Skift & BTN. Prior to co-founding Shep, Daniel spent three years building booking tools for corporate travel agencies in the US & India with TripChamp as Chief Product Officer. Senyard also advises several startups & mentors at Capital Factory, The University of Texas, and DivInc.
Rey Garcia

CIO and Co-Founder

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the semiconductors industry. Skilled in SOA Architecture, Test Automation, Agile Methodology, Backbone.js, mobile development and fostering team collaboration
Rafael Torres

CTO and Co-Founder

Software Engineer/Consultant experienced in Machine Learning, .NET C#/Java/ Ruby/JavaScript, web and mobile technologies. Passionate about building quality software with good design/engineering practices. Has worked in small and large Agile teams. Experienced developing/leading green-field projects while working directly with end-users. Excellent technical and interpersonal skills
Layne Cassidy

Director of Operations

Operations professional with past experience in the business travel, technology, and financial industries. Skilled at project management, working with stakeholders of multiple functional areas, and team leadership. Completed MBA with a concentration in Digital Media Management from St. Edward’s in Austin and proud 2010 graduate of Texas A&M.
Dan Molitor

Engineer

Software Engineer with experience in JavaScript, CSS, Python, React, React-Native, AWS, mobile development, continuous integration, unit testing, Blockchain, Electron. Skilled at problem-solving and creative thinking.