Luke Kingland - CTO Favorite beer - Maredsous triple Favorite food - Fresh Tomato and Basil Pesto Pizza

Luke Kingland brings 15 years of internet application, software architecture, database, mobile web, and cloud computing expertise to the team, as well as the leadership to guide the effective deployment of technology throughout the organization.

At Paulson Management Group, Luke is responsible for the planning and execution of the PMG technology vision. This includes guiding the development of PMG's internal cloud-based large-scale online marketing and affiliate support systems. Luke is also actively involved with clients who need additional technical assistance, providing architectural, managerial, and eCommerce guidance and support where needed.

Luke's internet entrepreneurship began in 1996 with the creation of an internet application development and hosting company that was successfully acquired in 1999. Luke then joined Shell Corporate IT where he played key roles in the development and rollout of enterprise procurement systems serving the entirity of Shell's US operations (SOPUS), and interfacing with Shell's North American SAP instance. Upon successful deployment of the Shell Procure Goods and Services system (PG&S), Luke left Shell to co-found IntraMeta, Corp.

IntraMeta's core product is the Broadband Operations Support System (BOSS), an IT automation and Network Operations Control (NOC) system for ISPs, which runs on the IntraMeta Grid Computing platform. Luke's involvement with IntraMeta lasted 4 years, seeing three major versions through from concept to successful customer deployment. IntraMeta is currently a profitable, privately-held company.

In 2009, Luke founded Sigrun, LLC. Through Sigrun, Luke has been engaged with some of the region's most progressive web start-ups. Sigrun is a technology firm providing managed cloud services and infrastructure. Sigrun's focus is on enabling humanitarian and ecological projects through technology.

Education

Luke holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Colorado State University.