tripchi

Website http://www.tripchi.com

Founded 2012

Employees 4

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Overview

tripchi is a mobile app that helps you make the most of your time in the airport. It serves up recommendations of things to do based on your personality, interests & flight info, and offers exclusive deals on food, drink, and shopping, the ability to connect with other travelers,& detailed content to explore the airport. It's also an advertising platform for vendors to conduct targeted advertising & reach more travelers, increasing revenue.

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Management Team

Co-founder/CEO

Chandra Jacobs

Chandra completed her MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. She has 7 years work experience in product development and project management of large IT systems for the US Gov't. Additionally she has worked at Deloitte Consulting in Technology Strategy, at Honeywell Aerospace in Marketing and Strategy, and at EMC in Product Marketing. Chandra holds an MS in Telecommunications and a BS from Duke University in Physics and Economics.

Co-founder

Eric Sullivan

Eric is an entrepreneur, technologist, and marketer. He has done biz dev, web design, app development & marketing for small businesses to large corporations. As a start-up enthusiast, Eric thrives on applying marketing and business acumen to help companies grow. His accomplishments start with two exits by the age of 22, his first one was a lifestyle clothing brand and second was an online video sharing community focused around e-sports.

Lead Developer/CTO

Jeff O'Leary

Jeff is a software developer w/expertise creating scalable mobile solutions. From Quality Assurance to Software Engineer, he has years of experience in all aspects of S/W Development. His skills include Java, Objective-C, HTML5, Node.js, Ruby, Grails, SQL, and NoSQL. Before tripchi, Jeff developed & delivered robust mobile solutions for Fortune 500 companies. Jeff enjoys learning new technologies & spending time w/friends & family.

Lead Designer

Chris Portscheller

Chris has 5 years of experience in front-end web/mobile dev & UX with HTML5, CSS3, SASS, LESS, JavaScript, PhoneGap, and jQuery. For design, Chris is well-versed in PSD and Fireworks PNG to Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress, and Magento. He has built out Content Management Systems with Customized Drupal, Joomla, and Wordpress plugins/modules. In his latest project he built a website from a new domain to an active community of >100k unique visitors/month.