Lars Nilsen

Lars Nilsen is the current Chief Technology Officer at GoFormz. Lars has been in this role for 4 years and 8 months, overseeing product development, technology, and security strategy and implementation. Prior to their current role, Lars was an independent consultant for 5 years and 2 months with their own company, L.N.W. During that time they provided technology leadership and advising to startups and non-profits, with a focus on technology and digital product strategy for web and mobile. Lars also has experience with ad tech strategy and optimization for platforms such as Google Adwords/Analytics, Facebook, and Twitter. In addition, Lars has experience in hands-on development with technologies such as Swift, LAMP STACK (Linux, Apache, MYSQL, PHP), Laravel Framework, AWS, MapKit, API integration, and JavaScript. Some of their accomplishments include developing and launching “Weatherhood - Hyperlocal Weather”, an iOS weather app; designing and prototyping the development of a SaaS platform for the senior in-home caregiver market for Care Solutions, LLC; and providing mobile and web technology strategy consulting for HealthCorps.org.

Before their time as an independent consultant, Lars held various positions in product management and web development. Lars was the Executive Vice President at Sharecare, Inc. for 2 years and 1 month; the Vice President of Products at HSW International / DailyStrength for 2 years; the Chief Technology Officer at DailyStrength for 3 years; a Senior Producer/Product Manager at Yahoo, Inc. for 4 years and 7 months; and the Director of Web Development at Harcourt, Inc. for 6 years. In each of these roles, Lars utilized their skills in product management and web development to drive successful outcomes.

Lars is a skilled leader with over 20 years of experience in product management and web development. Lars has a proven track record of success in both small startups and large enterprises. Lars is an expert in many different technologies and has a deep understanding of how to utilize technology to achieve business goals.

Lars Nilsen is a graduate of San Diego State University, where they majored in English.

Lars Nilsen is the CTO of a small team. Theircolleagues include Emily Porta, David Matusiak, Alicia Bryan, Jason Lazarski, David Davis, Ren Chin, Brent Hansen, Alexis Brustad, and Kelsey Griswold. The following people report to Lars Nilsen: Greg Gamm, Jonathan Mcintire, Andrew Stevens, Sung Bae.