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 operations and marketing efforts here at 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

John came to Woodridge with experience in full-stack web development in several web frameworks, mobile development, API development, and test-driven development with automated testing. He enjoys problem solving and optimization. At Woodridge, John develops full-stack web and mobile applications.

John graduated with his Masters in Computer Science from the Colorado School of Mines here in Golden.

In his free time, John enjoys learning, playing instruments, and teaching programming/ computer science.

Andrew is a Developer at Woodridge working on the front-end and back-end of web apps for a variety of clients specializing in Laravel and Vue.js frameworks. Before becoming a developer, he was a mechanical engineer working as a consultant in energy auditing and as a Field Engineer in the oil and gas industry.

Andrew has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and recently earned a MS in Statistics from the Colorado School of Mines.

When not at work, Andrew enjoys traveling, backpacking, and snowboarding.

Alison particularly enjoys the database design aspect of software development, as she loves​ the opportunity to approach a problem holistically and map out a plan to tackle it. Channeling her passion for health and technology, she worked as a Developer at the Alzheimer’s Association for several years prior to joining the team at Woodridge. ​

She volunteers with Women Who Code Denver/Boulder, collaborating with like-minded organizations to support women in tech and help make a positive impact on the community. When she’s not coding or volunteering, you’re likely to find Alison ​ outdoors—skiing in the winter ​and​ ​hiking in the summer.​

Before coming to Woodridge, Jim’s previous experience included both web and mobile app development. He’s also worked as a teacher’s assistant helping teach Computer Science to undergraduate students.

Jim graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a BS in Computer Science.

Outside of work, he enjoys playing Magic: the Gathering semi-competitively, listening to music, as well as spending time with friends.

Cam joined Woodridge with experience in full stack web development using a variety of languages and frameworks. He enjoys working on complex problems that require unique and novel solutions.

Cam earned his B.S. in Computer Science from the Colorado School of Mines.

While in school, he also built a successful business involving the international sale of used smartphones and other electronics. Outside of work, Cam enjoys snowboarding, going to the gym, coding, and trading stock options.

Katie enjoys distilling complexity into simplicity and loves anything that is simultaneously beautiful and practical, which lends itself nicely to her work at Woodridge.

Katie has a B.S. in Strategic Communications Media Design and double minored in Technology, Art, & Media and Business Innovation at the University of Colorado Boulder.

In her free time, you can find her visiting museums, brunch places, bookstores, and her bed (to take naps).

Tyler is returning to Woodridge from working at Numerica Corporation where he helped develop a large scale application used by over 100 law enforcement agencies for its analytics and deep search capabilities. He is experienced in designing and maintaining applications of varying size and scale and has a passion for helping architect solutions to new problems. He enjoys working on distributed systems as well as full stack web development and is always looking for something new to challenge him.

Tyler earned his BS and MS from Colorado School of Mines in Computer Science.

Outside of work he enjoys video games, hiking, backpacking, cooking and eating good food.

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.