Our Team
Rowing the Boat
Kirsten Nelson
Co-founder & CEO
Oren Schindler
Co-founder & COO
Dana Deskiewicz
Creative Director
Kris Fernando
Founding CTO
Sherif Negm
Sr Backend Developer
Vincent Shakir
Social Awareness Director
J.R. Gudger
SVP Brand Partnerships
Jimmy Joe McGurl
Director of Gaming
Amy Cain
Internship Coordinator
Hans Augustave
Digital Video Producer
Matt Hayek
Director of Video
Federico Paliotta
Lead iOS Engineer
Jimmy Choy
Lead Android Engineer
Mike Anthony
Cybersecurity
James Manzello
Digital Video Producer
Cheryl Zhou
Business Development
Julia Pegg
Business Development
Andrew Blair
VP Brand Partnerships
Maurice Gaynor
Jr.Android Developer
Amber Shen
Business Development
Joyce Pu
Business Development
Natalie Choo
Marketing
Shirley Geng
Business Development
Kyle Kreoll
Lead Editor
Matt Gofman
Business Development
Carolina Castro
EA Brand Partnerships
Amandeep Dhesi
Junior Art Director
Pooja Kesavan
Junior Creative Strategist
Abeer Magfurul
iOS Developer
Melanie Greenwood
PR Specialist
Jobs
Grow with us
• iOS/ Android Developers
• Backend Developers
• Internship Opportunities
Investors
Come along for the ride
Marketplace
With mobile games dominating the app stores as the most active category and reaching a $31.9 billion market value in 2016 and the top four messaging apps passing the top four social networks in monthly active users, BLUR is positioned for explosive growth.
Technology
Our patented technology will allow the user to play and share samples of mobile games without the need to download or pay by using the power of mobile messaging; becoming the platform to mobile gaming what movie trailers are to movies.
People
With a team that has been involved in over 15 startups from Technology to Finance and a well rounded advisory board, we have the knowledge, grit and determination to grow BLUR into a successful company.