About
Sight Machine is a team of accomplished technologists with roots in manufacturing and Silicon Valley. We're experts in cloud architecture, OSS, vision engineering, vision system implementation, and disruptive technologies.
We believe collaboration, trust and creativity are the keys to innovation, and we've built our platform from the ground up. And while we're proud of our technology, we're also proud to support clients the right way.
Jon Sobel
Chief Executive Officer
Jon is a seasoned leader of disruptive technology companies and is skilled at bringing together Silicon Valley and traditional industries. Jon has served on the management teams of several pioneering companies including Calera, Tesla Motors, Sourceforge, and in its early years, Yahoo!. Jon has deep expertise with global technology, regulatory and policy issues for emerging industries and has also served as an executive at CBS Corporation and as a corporate chief legal officer. He holds an A.B. from Princeton, a J.D. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.
Nathan Oostendorp
Founder and Chief Product Officer
Nathan is an Open Source Entrepreneur, co-founder of Slashdot.org, and worked 9 years as architect and director of SourceForge.net. He has developed multiple successful online communities, including Everything2.com and PerlMonks.org. His areas of expertise include Software Architecture, Information Economics, Incentive design, and large-scale information system operation. He holds an MS in Information Science from the University of Michigan and a BS in Computer Science from Hope College.
Anthony Oliver
Chief Technology Officer
Anthony is an advocate for modern web technology in industry and a vision system aficionado. With his unique background in vision system implementation and open source programming, he has presented frequently on the use of open source software in manufacturing. He has worked in manufacturing machine vision for over 5 years as well as areas such as robotics and web development. He has been involved with technical and open source communities his entire professional career, including serving as an officer of A2Geeks. He holds a BS in Software Engineering from Michigan Technological University.
Katherine A. Scott
Director of Research & Development
Katherine has over ten years experience working as a research engineer for a number of Military research projects covering the domains of computer vision, robotics, augmented reality, and simulation. She holds Bachelor of Science and Engineering degrees in both Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She also holds a Masters degree in computer science with a concentration in computer vision and graphics from Columbia University in the city of New York.
Kurt DeMaagd
Vice President, Operations
Kurt DeMaagd is a technology entrepreneur with experience at several startup companies including Slashdot.org. He has managed three federally funded broadband initiatives in Michigan and was responsible for a program deploying Internet access for schools in rural Africa. He has worked as a professor at Michigan State University teaching and conducting research in information management, economics, and policy. He has published works related to decision support systems, net neutrality, and IT for economic development. He holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a BS in Computer Science from Hope College.
Kyle Lawson
Vice President, Product Design
Kyle is an industrial designer who makes things out of ideas, atoms, and bits. He has worked as an industrial prototype and fabrication technician, freelance communication designer, and as a graphic designer at Team Detroit advertising agency. Most recently he was Chief Product Officer at Otyp, a biotechnology education and equipment start-up. He holds a bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
