Leadership Team

Mike is a technology expert and product thinker who leverages extensive experience in data sciences, analytics, product development and digital marketing strategies. He is responsible for dealer software, Product, DevOps, UX and Engineering teams at Convertus, and a portfolio of 1000+ automotive dealer websites, online marketing applications and SEO solutions.

Experienced Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the online media industry. Skilled in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Advertising Sales, and Customer service. Strong sales professional with a Bachelor of Science focused in Business Administration Double Major in Organizational Management and Marketing from California State University-Chico.

Brian joined Convertus Digital in early 2020 and the new Director of Engineering. Brian has been working in the software and IT industry for the past decade and half as a software developer. He has worked at companies at various stages and industries. From starting a company doing web development to co-founding an enterprise software company, Brian has been working with teams of various sizes and maturity in their development process. He has strong experiences in working with dev-ops centric environments to building and refining team process and system integration. He is also a maker at home, working on 3D printing and open source software development. He also rides a one wheel around town.

Joining the team in 2018, Andrew Pangilinan has risen high at Convertus in a very short amount of time and is now our Operations Manager. This is largely because of his keen eye for detail, and his ironclad work ethic. When it comes to guiding us to our project goals, Andrew has a firm hand on the tiller making our incredible solutions work the way that you want them to. With an accomplished educational background, including a Master’s Degree in Food and Resource Economics, Andrew keeps the cogs turning at Convertus with profound insight, a gift for problem-solving, and an attention to detail that is second to none in the industry.

A homegrown talent, Alexis Barbot began his time at Convertus as an intern in the spring of 2016 and has rapidly risen to take over the department and become Design Team Lead. He holds a Certificate in Digital Design & Development – a degree he would achieve, with Honours, from BCIT. Alexis set himself to shaping and molding the Convertus Design department into the industry-standard that it is today. With his vision, Convertus has not only helped countless dealerships be noticed in the digital space but has put Convertus on the map as a mark of quality that is often imitated but never replicated.

Charles studied Mathematic and Computer Sciences Security in France, then worked for 4 years for a French company specialized in 3D Software (Dassault Systemes) before moving to Canada at the beginning of 2017. After more than 2 years in the S3 Cross-Region Replication teams of AWS, he joined Convertus in December 2019 as a Cloud Architect. Road and trail runner, scuba diver, biker, downhill skier, he likes tackling challenges at work as much as outside of it. Maybe you will cross paths with him out there, around Vancouver, Squamish, or Whistler, or one the BC parks!

Brendan joined the Convertus team in November 2016 after graduating with distinction from BCIT with a diploma in Digital Design and Development. Throughout his time here he has used his expertise in web development to help plan, analyse and implement many of the innovative features that you can see on Convertus websites. As a development supervisor, he guides and supports the development team in creating valuable solutions for our clients as well as improving and refining our development life cycle. He looks forward to continuing to develop innovative technology that tests the limits of what is possible in the industry.

Marcelo Gaia has been coding since 2009 and joined the team back in July 2018 as a Full Stack Engineer. He holds a Bachelor of Design in Digital Interfaces and a Diploma of Computer Studies. He has a passion for solving “impossible” problems, loves a good challenge, and as a supervisor, he enjoys finding better, simpler, faster ways to do everything. Marcelo believes in continuous learning and in helping his team achieve their best as well as find new ways to solve problems.

Noah has been part of the Convertus family since 2018 and leads the Business Intelligence team. Prior to joining the team Noah worked as an Application Engineer and and Programmer in the commercial building automation and security sector. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Northern British Columbia. His passions are centred around software engineering, web application development and building high quality, scalable software. He has strong experience in cloud computing and AWS infrastructure as well as distributed systems technology. When he’s not working on building the next great product he enjoys spending time exploring the beautiful outdoors, trail running, mountaineering and surfing

Nancy joined the Convertus family in July 2016 while pursuing her Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in Accounting. Loving the company culture, Nancy decided to move into a full time role with the company to continue growing her career after graduation. She takes pride in being a great team player and being accountable for an essential part of the business. Nancy wears lots of different hats in the organization, getting involved in activities from organizing fun teambuilding events to employee appreciation arrangements. She is a strong believer that people are the key to a successful business. In her free time Nancy likes taking Cooper, her goldendoodle, to the park.