Our Team
Meet Valence
Our team is collaborative and transparent in everything we do, recognizing that we reach our highest potential as a company when we leverage the passion and creativity of our people.
Our Leadership
The Valence Team
Casey Bayless
Director of Recruiting
Casey Bayless
Casey oversees Valence’s recruiting efforts. He applies a deep understanding of Valence’s culture and clients to find the best talent in the industry while ensuring our team shares our client and technology obsessions. Casey is intuitive, focused, present, and empathetic as he helps, supports, hires, and leads people. Casey’s work is organized around a philosophy and methodology that brings out everyone’s potential. Casey has a gift for telling stories that bring the vision for the business to life.
“What most excites me is knowing I am helping people and making a positive impact in their lives. I love seeing people rise up to their potential. It’s why I love what I do.”
Cory Gish
Vice President of Strategic Accounts
Cory Gish
A seasoned veteran in the management consulting industry, Cory designs engagement models, directs and executes operating models, and establishes clients’ financial management activities. He connects his detailed tactical experiences to strategic and transformational initiatives, leveraging his engineering, product development, and business background to deliver results.
“I love working closely with our customers to investigate hypotheses, experiment in our labs, and develop, implement, and scale solutions that create real value.”
Danny Vally
Vice President of Client Services
Danny Vally
Danny is here to make technology accessible and inspiring. With a background in software engineering, Danny’s goal is to break down any jargon and put non-technical people onto an even playing field with our engineers so we can do great things together. Danny brings our client obsession together with our talented team of consultants, designers, and engineers to deliver digital solutions. His team brings a wealth of industry knowledge and technology expertise that help our customers achieve business outcomes through collaboration and hard work. Danny is known for creating joyful, safe, exciting, and engaging workplaces where people rise up to be their best selves.
“Innovation demands that you take risks, and no matter what the result of the experiment, we can learn and have fun while we do it. Let’s have a laugh and talk about how technology can transform your business.”
Deborah Keltner
Vice President of Marketing
Deborah Keltner
Deborah leads our marketing and communications strategy, helping to tell the our story and make sure that people who interact with the Valence brand understand what makes this company unique and innovative. Deborah works with select clients, bringing their brand, marketing strategy, and stories together into a compelling market position.
“Work creates a platform to make the world better every day. I’m excited to use design and technology to connect with people about issues that matter most to them. Everything is your brand and your brand is everything!”
Diego Anfossi
Director of Client Delivery, LatAm
Diego Anfossi
Diego is the Director of Client Delivery for our engineering team in Argentina. He oversees all nearshore client teams to ensure the highest quality of delivery every time. He started at MajorKey LatAm as a project leader serving key client accounts in 2010.
“I’m here to share what I’ve learned over my 30+ years as a software developer and engineer with our teams and clients. There’s always more than one way to solve a problem, and I love helping clients make the right choice for their business. Our nearshore teams are creative and excited to share their ideas, and bring something very special to the table for our clients.”
Jaime Swindle
Account Success Manager
Jaime Swindle
Jaime oversees the delivery of a portfolio of client engagements, ensuring that she and her team deliver projects according to ambitious goals, timelines, and budgets. Jaime is a systems thinker who brings significant emerging technology and user experience expertise to the table, including immersive interactive real and virtual environments. Jaime is the person to call when a project demands frictionless service and an intense focus on the end-user.
“Be brave! You may need to take some risks to start innovating, but you’re in safe hands with us and we will guide you through it! We will guide you through each step of your digital transformation so it’s not overwhelming. We’ve got your back – you can do this!”
Jaison Wattula
Director of Reporting and Automation
Jaison Wattula
Jaison supports clients’ site/software/applications platforms. He is a hands-on and adaptable leader and manages cross-functional teams to address various platforms and complex integration strategies. Jaison is experienced leading the design, build, and operational management of highly secure and scalable sites and software, and ruthlessly seeks out and eliminates inefficiencies. Jaison builds scalability and security into every strategy.
“I’m motived by our team camaraderie and my work mentoring our up-and-coming leaders as they carve out their career path. Supporting these talented people and helping them grow is how I make the industry better.”
Jim Angstadt
Director of Client Services
Jim Angstadt
Jim is an accomplished, customer-centric IT professional with more than twenty years of experience in the management and delivery of IT professional services to commercial clients. Jim is known for his communication skills and his ability to build high-performing teams. He’s happiest when he partners with clients to produce solutions that help them to meet or exceed their business goals.
“I really do enjoy helping people. While they may have similar challenges, each client is different, and working with them is a unique experience. I take great satisfaction in knowing I’ve helped them solve a problem. Working with a great group of people at Valence to accomplish this is the ultimate bonus.”
Jim Darrin
Valence CEO / President of Engineering and Consulting for MajorKey
Jim Darrin
As CEO, Jim oversees all aspects of the Valence business including the LatAm nearshore team. He has more than 20 years of executive management experience, working with Fortune 1000 clients to unleash opportunities for innovation and growth. Jim comfortably pivots between leading Valence through its extraordinary growth and success; and rolling up his sleeves to help clients envision the next step on their digital journey. He’s sought after for his ability to bring people together around a common goal and make the impossible possible.
“I’m continually inspired by our team. They go the extra mile to help each other, and just as importantly, to help our clients get the best outcomes imaginable. They share my vision that this is about more than just doing the work – it’s about being a trusted partner to our clients. It’s awesome.”
Lindsay Cox
Vice President of Sales
Lindsay Cox
As VP of Sales, Lindsay is responsible for overall sales and revenue with a commitment to positively driving client business outcomes. Lindsay brings close to 20 years of experience in technology, sales, and client, partner, and relationship management. She applies a deep understanding of technology and company culture to ensure the right solutions are implemented. Outside of work you can find Lindsay hiking the Alpine Lakes Wilderness or North Cascades, riding her Peloton (@girlfromthepnw), and cheering her two boys on in whatever sport they are playing.
“Most people want to work with someone they trust, enjoy having around, and who fits into the culture of their environment. I absolutely love getting to know our clients and helping them find the right solution, using technology, to positively impact their business.”
Marc Pollard
Vice President of Engineering
Marc Pollard
Marc makes sure that every client achieves their potential and experiences Valence’s client-obsessed approach. An expert in B2B strategy, application integration, manufacturing, ecommerce, software development, cloud technologies, IT design, and application development, Marc brings management and technical experience to our team. Marc is recognized as a highly responsive teammate who thinks that anything is possible.
“I speak the language of business as fluently as I speak the language of tech. I can translate between highly technical people and our clients, and when they understand each other, they can be inspired by what’s possible. Every day I get to solve the unsolvable with a team of smart people who are just as motivated to exceed expectations as I am. The high-tempo of this work is a rush.”
Matias Mazzucchelli
General Manager, LatAm
Matias Mazzucchelli
A multi-talented leader with a background in human resources, Matias leads our LATAM operations. He helps the organization achieve its goals across several functional areas and is sought after for his analytical skills. Matias is motivated to provide the best value to every client that wants to benefit from Argentina’s exceptionally talented people.
“Technology without the right people is worthless. Integrating technology and people is one of the most awesome things that has happened in the last 50 years. I’m here to build a culture and environment that celebrates hard work and friendship.”
Matt Wright
Principal Cloud Architect
Matt Wright
Matt leads the creation of cloud platform technology frameworks, providing technical architecture and design leadership, and supports clients’ initiatives in cloud computing and automation. A lifelong learner and lover of technology, Matt is a persistent and well-rounded solutions architect with particular expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, solutions architecture, and technical leadership.
“I wish more people understood how accessible technology can be. Once you know how to play with technology, you can use it throughout your life – not just at work. Ask me about the smart IoT-enabled sprinkler system I installed in my house!”
Steven Fiore
Director of Technical Presales
Steven Fiore
Steven collaborates with clients to understand their business challenges and identify solutions that create business opportunities. A seasoned professional with more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Steven has a unique skillset focused on implementing creative technology solutions that are designed to exceed targets, drive revenue, streamline processes, maximize efficiency, improve productivity, and increase overall impact. His hard-working approach to client service is made even better by his ability to track project details while keeping track of the bigger strategic picture.
“Let’s get out of your comfort zone. I love creating an experience where our clients feel safe even when they are a little uncomfortable. If you want to lead your market or your industry, you may need to chart some new territory. I’ll help you!”
Yuri Brigance
Director of Software Engineering
Yuri Brigance
Yuri directs and oversees the Emerging Technologies group, where the team develops, releases, and maintains leading-edge technology solutions for clients. A focused and strategic thinker, Yuri is an expert in both established and emerging technologies such as Machine Learning, Computer Vision, IoT, Cloud, and Native Mobile. Yuri utilizes a variety of programming languages including Python, Java, C/C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift, Bash, and more. He collaborates with the consulting and design studios to ensure that what is built achieves client goals and elevates business outcomes. Yuri is persistent when faced with a new challenge. He holds patents for his work and is the person to call when a project needs to be figured out and broken into manageable parts.
“Don’t be afraid of big, complicated ideas. Nothing is impossible. Every formidable challenge can be broken down into smaller, more manageable chunks until each piece of the technology puzzle is fully understood. From there, it’s easy to implement a working and stable solution.”