Team

Woodridge Software is led by CEO Kaj Gronholm. Kaj is a 20 year veteran of the software industry. He has built and led 3 companies, helping them grow from original idea to successful exit and ongoing operations. He founded and sold a leading Network Access Control company, Roving Planet, to HP.

Kaj has an understanding of what it takes to build a company and develop new products. He is skilled in leading teams of people, honing strategy and focused execution. He is also an expert in cyber security and enterprise data. Kaj has an ability to understand customers’ points of view, goals and needs and helps guide projects to exceed expectations.

Kaj has a degree in Physics/Math from University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado.

Father of 2 and married to Karli Gronholm, Kaj enjoys working in technology, playing with family and riding bicycles.

Scott has over 15 years experience in application design for companies including Yahoo! and McKesson/RelayHealth. His skill set encompasses user experience, interaction, and graphic/visual design. He’s experienced in user research, user testing, usability, project taxonomy and information architecture. He is our lead for creating wireframes, storyboards, prototypes and design comps/mock-ups. The bottom line is that he is focused on and has a passion for creating high quality, meaningful and engaging user-centered software products.

Scott is married with two kids and is also a professional artist. He has degrees from Michigan State University and The Maryland Institute, College of Art.

Jen leads our marketing efforts and does project management and business operations for Woodridge Software. Before joining Woodridge, she was the Director of Product Management at ConcourseZ, which made information management software for the travel industry. She was also the Director of Marketing at eBags.com and early in her career, Jen spent time as a consultant with Deloitte Consulting Group, where she worked for clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare and aerospace industries.

Jen received BA degrees in Biology and Mathematics from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Jen enjoys reading, volunteering, cycling, running and spending time outdoors. She has two children.

Paul came to Woodridge with significant experience managing development teams. He founded a company named Wildflower Productions that sold a mapping software product on CD-ROM. He grew that company to 15 employees and sold it to National Geographic. He spent the next dozen years managing a team of developers in National Geographic’s digital map products division building several software products, web-based applications, and mobile apps.

Paul is very strong in C++, Java, JavaScript/HTML5/CSS, Objective-C and iOS development, and many other frameworks, libraries, and technologies.

Paul has a BS in Symbolic Systems and MS in Philosophy from Stanford University.

Prior to joining Woodridge, Lorenzo served in assorted technical roles for Vital Media Network and the US Department of the Interior. He has vast experience developing and architecting scalable software systems, and is particularly passionate about cybersecurity, web and mobile apps, distributed systems, and cloud computing. During his time at Woodridge he has integrated a variety of interesting technologies into customers’ software such as location services, numerous Bluetooth devices, custom cameras, and more.

Outside of work, Lorenzo has been involved with many educational outreach programs that teach computer science topics to K-12 students. He also serves as an adjunct instructor for the Computer Science Department at Colorado School of Mines, where he teaches programming concepts.

Lorenzo has a BS in Computer Science from the Colorado School of Mines and a MS in Computer Science from Dakota State University with a focus in cybersecurity.

Zack has a rare talent for analyzing and solving complex problems, and he brings that talent to Woodridge. At Woodridge, Zack focuses on PHP, Angular, DevOps, API design, and coding standards and works with clients in a variety of industries building web-based applications and mobile apps.

Zack earned two BS degrees: Engineering Physics and Economics, and an MS in Materials Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

His interests outside of work include SCUBA, psychohistory, general semantics, and biosemiotics.

At Woodridge, Chad works extensively on both web and mobile applications. He is part of the team that built a comprehensive distance learning platform and works on a location monitoring and tracking mobile app. His expertise lies in backend technologies including both the Laravel and CakePHP frameworks. On the front-end, Chad uses AngularJS extensively, paired with Karma and Jasmine for unit testing. For several projects, Chad writes integrations with third-party services, including those related to e-commerce, education, and messaging.

Chad came to Woodridge from the Colorado School of Mines, where he earned his BS in Engineering Physics. At CSM, Chad served as a teaching assistant in an introductory physics course for three years. Outside of work, Chad is a self-taught programmer who enjoys working on personal coding projects. Chad also enjoys reading, cooking, climbing, playing video games, and playing guitar

At Woodridge, Tyler works on a variety of web and mobile projects, each with their own unique problem set to overcome. Tyler has a passion for development and particularly loves working with front end technologies and native mobile code. He is well versed in PHP, Javascript/HTML5/CSS, AngularJS, Swift, and numerous other frameworks and technologies.

Tyler earned his BS in Computational and Applied Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science from the Colorado School of Mines. Outside of programming, his interests include video games, hunting/fishing, music, and oil painting. Favorite book: Harry Potter series (though A Song of Ice and Fire is the runner-up). Favorite comedian: Bo Burnham. Favorite band: Radiohead.

Henry loves solving logic problems and thinking critically. At Woodridge, Henry works on web and mobile apps for multiple clients and specializes in a variety of programming languages and platforms such as Vue.js, Laravel, and Android mobile development.

He received two BS degrees from the Colorado School of Mines: Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Before Woodridge, he worked on feedback control systems and computer vision at an electrical engineering lab and also designed the hardware and software for an automatic laser tuner.

In addition to programming, Henry spends his time hiking 14er’s, playing soccer or ultimate, juggling, biking, slacklining, and doing acro yoga.

Andrew joined Woodridge with several years of experience in semiconductor validation and software development. His software interests include applying formal methods to software verification, bidirectional programming, and new approaches to model and component-based software development.

Andrew graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Computer Engineering and he also earned his MS in Computer Science from Colorado School of Mines.

Non-technically, Andrew’s interests include linguistics, moral philosophy, and Pre-20th century literature.

Shelly enjoys software development because it combines the mathematical problem solving from her previous career, education, with real-world applications.

At Woodridge, Shelly specializes in web development projects for clients in the FinTech and Insurance Industries. She received her BS in Mathematics at the University of Missouri and her MS in Computer Science from Colorado School of Mines. Shelly also teaches computer science courses as an adjunct professor at the Colorado School of Mines.

Outside of work, Shelly enjoys running and climbing in the summer and snowboarding in the winter. She also enjoys cooking delicious homemade meals and exploring Denver’s great restaurants.

Maddie came to Woodridge with years of experience in web and mobile application development as well as quality assurance. At Woodridge, Maddie specializes in both front-end and back-end development and works with clients in the healthcare industry. Maddie is an Associate AWS Certified Solutions Architect as well as an Associate AWS Certified Developer.

Maddie received her BS in Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines. She was drawn to computer science in high school while living in the Silicon Valley. Outside of work, she enjoys working with kids at summer camps and after-school programs. She is well versed in both arts and crafts and campfire songs.

In her spare time, Maddie enjoys playing the piano, trail running, and exploring Colorado.

Since joining Woodridge, Sam has helped develop a number of web applications including a research app and an online learning portal. At Woodridge, Sam specializes in native mobile applications for both iOS and Android. He is also interested in network security and has obtained a CAE-CDE certificate.

Sam began teaching himself to program as a hobby at 12 years old, making video games and small utilities for fun. Beyond programming, Sam’s interests include basketball, playing piano, and singing..

Sam received his BS and MS in Computer Science from the Colorado School of Mines.

Kristin works on front end web development and UX design for clients of Woodridge. She received a BS in Design and Art from the University of Nebraska and has also studied web development. Kristin is able to combine her design background with her talent for web development to help make our clients’ applications visually appealing and easy to use.

Outside of work, Kristin loves reading, cooking, art, and going to concerts and the theater.

Lincoln came to Woodridge with marketing experience at multiple e-commerce companies and startups. Lincoln has a passion for using his economics background to analyze data and give meaningful insights into marketing campaigns. He also assists in sales and managing relationships with new and existing clients.

Lincoln received a BA in Economics at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he also participated in business accelerators such as Startup Summer.

In addition to his passion for marketing, Lincoln spends his free time snowboarding, fly fishing, golfing, and going to concerts.

Since joining the Woodridge team, Brian has worked on web applications ranging from a real estate tool to an online learning platform using a variety of libraries and APIs. He enjoys tackling challenging problems and solving them using both conventional and unconventional methods. Although he may prefer to find the unconventional methods, he understands the merits of using convention especially when it comes to good programming.

Brian received a BS in Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines where he also received professional certification in SolidWorks (CAD).

Outside of programming, Brian enjoys photography, snowboarding, bouldering, and playing piano.

Coming to Woodridge, Christian had experience working on backend systems and APIs using the Java and Clojure languages. At Woodridge, Christian focuses on fullstack web app development primarily making use of the Vue.js framework for JavaScript and the Laravel framework for PHP.

Christian graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a bachelors in Computer Science. Christian has had an interest in programming beginning in high school where he was the Lead Programmer for his robotics team.

In his free time, Christian spends his time backpacking, listening to music, and learning about fitness and nutrition.

Since joining Woodridge, Ann has worked on a number of full-stack web applications including an at-home physical therapy portal for dog owners and a texting application for bike shops. She enjoys software development for its unique problem-solving aspects.

Ann received her BS in Computer Science & Robotics and Intelligent Systems at Colorado School of Mines. Her interest in programming began in high school, where she was the president of her school’s computer science club.

Outside of work, Ann enjoys watching movies, writing, going to concerts, reading, and playing with dogs.

Anna came to Woodridge with experience in front end and back end web development. She enjoys problem solving and applying code to her solutions. At Woodridge, she does full stack development for web and mobile applications.

Outside of work, Anna enjoys taking walks, petting cats, and drawing. She also attends and performs in theater productions, both scripted and improvised.

Anna graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

Joel joined Woodridge with experience in front-end and back-end web development, large-scale data processing, automation testing, and quality assurance. At Woodridge, Joel develops full stack web and mobile applications.

Joel recently graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a BS in Computer Science & Data Science. In his free time, Joel enjoys snowboarding, going to concerts, and spending time with friends and family.

Quinn began at Woodridge with experience in front end and back end development, in addition to mobile application development. He has strong attention to detail and enjoys working to make sure software solutions are efficient. At Woodridge, Quinn works on full stack development for web and mobile applications.

Quinn graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a BS in Computer Science and a minor in Computational and Applied Mathematics. Outside of work, Quinn’s interests include hiking, reading, and spending time with friends.

Jenn is fascinated with observing and interpreting human behaviors in respects to digital interfaces. At Woodridge, she works with various clients to distill user insights and ensure superior usability throughout web and mobile products.

She received her BS in Strategic Advertising and Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a certification in Human-Computer Interaction through MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

In her free time, Jenn loves to visit art museums, read poetry, and study topics within philosophy and computational psychiatry. Additionally, she enjoys yoga, rollerblading, road cycling through the Rocky Mountains, and knitting/sewing her own clothing.

Using his background in web and graphic design, Rhys is working at Woodridge as a summer intern of marketing, focusing on website development and online advertising. He is currently pursuing a degree in Technology, Arts, and Media at the University of Colorado Boulder. Rhys sees marketing, design, and science communications as potential career paths.

His interests include skiing, climbing, reading, and board games.

Lynn has 17 years of security and network application development experience in startups and small company environments. He’s an expert in wireless network security and PKI development and deployment. As a developer, his focus has been Java/Spring stack, SQL/NoSQL, microservice architecture, networking and Big Data. Lynn holds several patents in network security and PKI related technologies. He also has leadership experience in product development and product management. Lynn received his B.A. in Economics from CU Boulder.

In addition to a passion for Big Data/Analytics and Security, Lynn is an avid mountain biker.

Woodridge Software was founded by Matt McAdams. Matt founded or was the CEO of three successful software companies. One of them went public (LeagueLink, now part of Active.com); one was acquired by a larger company (Senware, makers of AutoDBA, acquired by Allen Systems Group); and one is still operating and growing every month (TrackVia, an application platform for business users). Matt was also the SVP of Product Management and Marketing at Allen Systems Group (ASG), a $170 million revenue software company. Matt started his career as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he served clients in the communications, manufacturing, and consumer products industries.

On the technical side, Matt had a Ph.D. in Physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and he programmed professionally for multiple companies, most notably inventing and building the proprietary database virtualization layer that underlies TrackVia.