Bridg Appoints Rony Sawdayi as Chief Technology Officer
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 Bridg’s 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.
“Rony’s 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 Bridg’s world-class technology team and mentorship program. We’re 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 what’s 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. “I’m 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, we’re 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.