As a company, we believe in building technology that brings people closer to one
another and empower others. So, one of the things we want to do moving ahead is be ‘live’,
‘personable’ and really connect with our users and very importantly, have a lot of fun doing so.
One great way to start might be with
personal introductions, something beyond the normal work bios, to the small
group working away on bringing CrossLoop to you.
But first, for
the benefit of all the readers, let me share a little about the genesis of
CrossLoop.
CrossLoop came about when Tom Rolander's father was
diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Tom wanted to stay as close as
possible to his parents as they dealt with this disease but Tom lived in Pacific
Grove and his parents lived in an apartment in Seattle. To leverage the power of
the Internet to shrink this distance, Tom needed a simple solution to help his
mom and dad with their PC. So, he built one. This pre-cursor to CrossLoop
allowed him to remotely drive various applications like photo slide shows to
help his father with his memory, use free communication tools like Skype to
visit with him regularly and configure webcams that allowed each side to see one
another as they talked. The same technology was then used to empower the entire
family to always be 'in the loop’ with their father even though they all lived
many miles apart. From this personal need, flowed the version of CrossLoop that
you see today which has no learning curve or knowledge of technology required.
With one click - one can securely and privately share
screens!
Now that you know that, let’s introduce you to the rest
of us before we come back to Tom – he goes last and you will know why when you
get to him.
Bob Silberstein - Bob got hooked on to contradancing
a number of years ago, where he discovered a love of traditional music as well
as dance. This led to swing dancing, Argentine tango, and more recently to
forming a band, the Crabapples, where he play mandolin and piano. They play for
contradances, company picnics, parties, and just for the fun of it. So if you
need music and fun anytime, call the Crabapples!
Lee Lorenzen -
Lee starts businesses for fun (he’s started over 18!) and is an evangelist for
entrepreneurism who likes to talk others into taking the start-up plunge. He
really does do that – as some of us can confirm. And of course since certain
pressures come along with the “startup territory,” he likes to relieve stress
while talking on the phone, by balancing on his Bongo Board (or
IndoBoard).
Joe Stark also known as JoeS - JoeS likes to go
fishing and camping when he can get away but spends most of his time trying to
keep up with 6 grandkids. Yep – that is a lot of work!
Joe Wein
also known as JoeW - JoeW loves music, from reggae and African to Bossa Nova and
Jazz. His collection spans decades from vinyl to MP3. We believe he will retire
well with that vinyl collection on ebay!
Matt Lorenzen – Matt
enjoys road trips and once drove from Monterey, California to Alaska with a few
friends (over 50 hours in the car). When he is not working or taking care of his
100 lb. silver lab, Rick, he and his wife Emily like to go to Lake Tahoe to
wakeboard in the summer and snowboard in the winter.
Mrinal Desai
– Mrinal loves playing Darth Vader with his 9 month old daughter, who
surprisingly enough loves to dress up as Princess Leia. If he is not meeting new
people at his local Starbucks, he is dancing away with his wife on some 80s music. He has knack for doing doing face plants while learning to snowboard. We are hoping Matt will give him a hand soon. Also he is working
hard to be able to run at least 3 miles without collapsing (which would be
easier if he quit smoking but then he likes the Darth Vader sound effect that
comes with it) and Tom has offered to help – here is why.
Tom
Rolander - Tom’s free time is filled with a myriad of unusual hobbies and
interests. He has had his pilot’s license since high school and is an avid
marathoner, completing 87 marathons( yup – that is not a typo!), including the
Big Sur, Boston and NYC marathons this year. Every summer he does a cycling tour
of between 400 and 1000 miles. He is also an accomplished calligrapher and
enjoys digital photography. Tom makes birthdays very special. For his 40th, he
did a 40 mile double traverse of the Grand Canyon in one day; and for the big
5-0, he took a trip to East Africa and ran the Mount Meru Marathon in Arusha in
addition to flying chartered small planes over the Serengeti and climbing Mount
Kilimanjaro.
Now you know why we all wanted to be featured
before Tom.
Guessing who is who in the pictures is left to you :)
Now that you know us better, don't hesitate to Skype us, leave comments to say Hellooooo!
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