Carl Maeda

Carl Maeda began their career in 1997 as a Software Engineer for RVB Enterprises, where they worked on a website, Carprices.com, coding in FoxPro and using Foxpro's SQL to work with databases. In 1998, they joined Autofusion as CEO and then took on the role of VP of Operations, where they managed multiple departments, including Accounting, Customer Support, Front End Developers, Paid Search or SEM Team, SEO Team, Graphics, and QA. Carl was able to optimize each department and bring their technical knowledge to help automate tasks while delivering results.

In 2006, Carl transitioned to Director of Search Marketing, where they were responsible for Autofusion's SEO and Paid search programs. During this time, many clients saw a 300% increase in organic traffic in as little as 6 months. Carl also managed several projects, including one of the early online vehicle configurators, and wrote some code. In 2006, Autofusion started to offer websites and marketing services to Car Dealers.

Carl Maeda began their educational journey at North High School. Carl then went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from UC San Diego in 2001.