Our Team
Our Journey and History
Core Values
Over multiple decades and companies, we have learned that the most important product we build is the company itself. Like any good engineers, we sat down and designed what we wanted that product to be like. We live by these values every day. They are not posters or banners we hang on the wall, but in fact values ingrained in our hearts and in our minds.
Customer Obsession
We help our customers succeed by focusing on their needs above all else.
Active Evolution
We work hard to continually improve each other, our products, and our value to our customers.
Unlocked Communications
We will always tear down barriers to communication, collaboration, and success.
Unique Community
We are strong individuals - at our strongest as a team.
Our Leaders
Jonathan Taylor
CPO, Chairman and Co-Founder
Jonathan is a seasoned "full stack entrepreneur" with a history of founding, running, and successfully exiting multiple companies. He played a pivotal role in establishing Sighthound and previously founded Voxeo in 1999, which he grew into a leading SaaS platform for automated customer service, later sold to Aspect Software. He also spun off Tropo from Voxeo, which was acquired by Cisco in 2015.
Ryan Campbell
CEO, Board Member
Ryan brings a diverse leadership background from engineering to corporate culture. He held key positions at Voxeo, including SVP of Engineering and CIO. At Sighthound, he is responsible for product management and maintaining a high-performance, customer-centric culture. Ryan holds a BS in Computer Science from UCF.
Dr. Zain Masood
CTO, Board Member and Co-Founder
Dr. Zain holds a PhD in Computer Science from UCF, specializing in computer vision and machine learning. His expertise includes gesture recognition, object detection, face recognition and computational photography. He oversees the research department at Sighthound, driving advancements in AI and deep learning.
Brent Richardson
VP of Redactor Engineering
Brent specializes in designing practical, user-friendly applications that address client needs and simplify complex workflows. He works closely with the engineering team, customers, and partners to bridge technical gaps, delivering reliable solutions that enhance efficiency and usability.
Roger Dunnavan
Chief Revenue Officer
Roger is a proven intrapreneur and sales leader, having grown multiple spin-outs and startups. He brings significant expertise in SaaS offerings, with a successful combination of hands-on sales leadership, business development, and channel strategy to Sighthound. He has successfully led sales teams to achieve substantial revenue growth.
Markus Hahn
Chief Architect, Co-Founder
Markus brings two decades of software design and development expertise, focusing on security, networking, and media technologies. He has been instrumental in developing Sighthound’s architecture. He has an exceptional background in security, networking, and media technologies. Markus holds a BS in Computer Science from UAS in Esslingen, Germany.
John Riley
Board Member
John is an investor, sales leader, experienced board member and entrepreneur with a history of founding and leading successful companies. He co-founded CoAdvantage and ZeroChaos, and has been involved in strategic investments through the Legacy Fund.
Dr. Mubarak Shah
Advisor
Dr. Shah joins Sighthound as an advisor. He is a Trustee Chair Professor of Computer Science at UCF and the founding director of the Center for Research in Computer Vision. His research includes video surveillance, visual tracking and human activity recognition. He is a fellow of IEEE, AAAS, IAPR, and SPIE, and serves as an editor for several prominent journals.