About Kestrel Labs

Marian has spent her career scaling organizations, raising capital, and driving technology adoption across complex environments. She led operations at two strategic consultancies and spearheaded a $5M capital campaign for Denver’s RiNo Art District, coordinating state funding and cross-sector partnerships

Brian has led engineering across AI, eCommerce, and fintech for two decades. As VP of Engineering at ezCater, he ran a 70-person org and rearchitected the company's platform for scale. He previously founded Excelsior Solutions, whose transaction platforms were adopted by Amazon, Coinstar, and Coinme — including the cash-to-Bitcoin kiosks featured in TechCrunch and USA Today.

Marissa is a licensed architect with 15+ years leading complex residential and commercial projects across the U.S., including at Electric Bowery in Los Angeles as Architectural Director. She previously served as a Project Manager at Shawmut Design and Construction and most recently at Rowland+Broughton, giving her fluency across the architect, contractor, and client sides of a project.

Austin is a licensed architect who has led commercial and mixed-use projects totaling over 2 million square feet and $1B+ in value. As a Senior Architect at Davis Partnership, he specialized in high-rise residential, large commercial developments, and urban master planning — work that required navigating dense regulatory frameworks daily.

Joe has spent two decades building transaction systems where accuracy is non-negotiable — across financial services, healthcare, and flight simulation. As Domain Architect at ezCater and at Coinstar, he built cloud platforms processing millions of daily transactions and designed the compliance and anti-money-laundering infrastructure behind Coinstar's cash-to-Bitcoin kiosks — translating regulatory language into machine-executable logic, the same problem Kestrel solves for building code.

Dave is a senior engineer and former corporate attorney with a rare blend of technical depth and legal fluency. He spent five years in private equity and venture fund formation before moving to tech, where he's taken three startups from concept to production and led backend and data engineering at venture-backed companies. He holds a JD from the University of Colorado and a Master's in Computational Data Analytics from Georgia Tech.

Ken is a finance executive with 30+ years in capital formation, financial modeling, and transaction structuring. He's Principal at Three Bridges Advisors, a Managing Director at Braddock Holdings, and former Chief Compliance Officer at Braddock Financial, with earlier roles at Booz Allen, Ernst & Young, and Salomon Brothers. Northwestern engineering undergrad, Kellogg MBA.

Ryan built Procore's Sales Engineering organization from 0 to 30 as part of the revenue leadership team that scaled the company from ~$10M to $100M+ ARR in four years. He contributed to Procore's multi-product transition, international expansion, and the launch of the App Marketplace and Groundbreak. He's an active angel investor, LP across multiple VC funds, and advisor to select ConTech and PropTech companies.

Brian spent nearly seven years as Autodesk's Head of Global PR for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, shaping how the category talks about itself to media, analysts, and customers. Before Autodesk, he was a White House appointee at the U.S. Department of Transportation, leading communications across federal infrastructure policy. He now runs Monument Square Strategies.

At Kestrel, Brian advises on narrative, media, and policy positioning.

Bob is a software engineer and systems architect with two decades leading enterprise and startup product teams in highly regulated industries. He co-founded Bruder Design House, a high-end residential design-build firm operating across four states, where he served as Principal Builder — giving him a rare dual fluency in software systems and the physical realities of construction.

Sean is a practicing architect and architectural lecturer with a background in commercial real estate finance. Before architecture, he spent 17+ years in commercial banking, financing more than $140M in real estate projects and managing loan portfolios exceeding $150M.