Brian Ploetz

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Merryfield, PBC

Brian Ploetz has extensive work experience in the technology field. Brian is currently the Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Merryfield, PBC since August 2018. Before that, they worked as the Director of Engineering at Ground Signal from November 2016 to August 2018. Prior to that, they were the Principal Software Engineer + Engineering Manager at Tapjoy from February 2014 to March 2016.

Brian Ploetz served as the Vice President of Engineering at SavingStar, Inc. from August 2010 to February 2014. Brian previously held the role of Sr. Application Architect at Sallie Mae / Upromise from November 2007 to May 2010. Earlier in their career, Brian was a Sr. Software Engineer at Matchmine from November 2006 to November 2007.

Brian Ploetz also worked at Upromise as a Principal Software Engineer from April 2002 to November 2006, and at Harvard University as a Sr. Software Engineer from June 2001 to April 2002. Prior to that, they were a Middleware Architect at TradeOut from July 1999 to June 2001.

Brian'searliest work experience includes being a Systems Engineer at Cendant Internet Engineering from March 1997 to July 1999. Overall, Brian Ploetz has held positions of increasing responsibility and has a wealth of experience in the technology industry.

Brian Ploetz earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Northeastern University during the period of 1995 to 2000.

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  • Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

    August, 2018 - present