About Us
Surge is a leading software development & consulting firm specializing in web, cloud, SaaS, RIA, mobile, tablet, and integration solutions. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Seattle area with satellite offices around the US and Canada, Surge has successfully delivered cutting-edge web and mobile software solutions to hundreds of clients in a variety of industries.
Our management team here at Surge has over 60 years of combined experience building software applications for small startups to Fortune 500 companies. Please feel free to connect with any of us on Linked-in.
Matt MacKay – CEO & Founder
Matt is the Founder and CEO of Surge. Under his leadership and direction the company has grown into a multi-million dollar software consulting and technology firm providing products and professional services to clients ranging from small startups to Fortune 500 companies. Matt works with clients to conceptualize, design, develop, launch, and market elegant, powerful, easy-to-use software solutions used by thousands of users around the world. Prior to founding Surge, Matt was the Founder and CTO of RemedyMD, a healthcare software company. While at RemedyMD, he built one of the first web-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Electronic Health Record systems, used by physicians and hospitals around the country, including the Cleveland Clinic. He also filed a technology patent pertaining to dynamically expandable database schemas. Matt is a seasoned software executive, having worked in key software engineering leadership roles at PACCAR, an international truck manufacturer, and TenFold, a software consulting and technology company founded by former Oracle executives. Matt received a BS degree in Business Management / Information Systems from Brigham Young University.
Erik Oh – Vice President of Sales
Erik is the Executive Vice President of Surge and leads Sales and Business Development. Erik's prior experience includes working as the first Sales Director for RemedyMD where he was responsible for selling key accounts that generated over $1M (recurring) revenue within a year of launching the product. While at RemedyMD, Erik forged relationships with key advisory councils and consortiums and established RemedyMD as the "gold standard" data management system within the Bariatric Surgery market. Erik has an extensive background selling innovative and disruptive medical devices. He is a prominent sales executive, having worked with major brands such as Swiss Army Wenger, DaVinci Robotic Surgery, Pfizer, Boston Scientific, and Comcast. Erik has a unique talent in taking new products and services to market and establishing profitable and repeatable sales cycles. Examples include Trivium Medical Solutions, which became the largest Aesthetic Laser distribution force in the US, and Inhouse Consulting Group, which was recognized as one of the nation's fastest growing credit consulting firms. Erik likes to “parachute in behind enemy lines, establish a foothold and drive sales until we dominate the marketplace”. He received a B.S. in Physiology with a minor in Business Management from Brigham Young University and is a former member of the USA Bobsled Team.
Vida Clement – Vice President of Marketing
Vida is the Vice President of Marketing working to build Surge's brand to align with the company goals and values. She works tightly with the sales team to be responsive to client needs. Prior to Surge, Vida owned and operated Wind-Up Studios, a web design and development company working with many of Seattle's great creative agencies. She has also worked at Sprint, Edelman Worldwide, and King 5 with Almost Live and Evening Magazine. She brings a creative flair to the team and a relentless drive to help the company produce outstanding work backed by an obsessive commitment to exceptional customer service.
Chris Faulhaber - Chief Software Architect
Chris is the Chief Software Architect at Surge. In this role, he oversees the architectural design for all client projects. Chris is passionate about establishing and enforcing coding standards and design patterns that yield robust and elegant software from the ground up. Prior to working at Surge, Chris worked as Solution Architect and Integration Lead for an orthopedic electronic medical records system at Medcere, and as Application Architect for billing products at CareMedic Systems. During his 12 years of software experience, Chris has implemented high volume transactional systems that handle millions of messages per day, and has acquired vast knowledge and expertise in developing enterprise-grade software solutions, especially within the healthcare industry. Chris believes great software architecture requires "in the trenches" experience; there is virtually no software project too large or too complicated for Chris to handle.
Tyler Schroeder – Director of Product Development
Tyler’s responsibilities at Surge include managing the development of client products and expanding and improving the Surge Platform. He is responsible for training new developers, architecting product solutions, and leading the development teams throughout the development lifecycle. Prior to joining Surge, Tyler worked as a Senior Developer and Team Lead for The Markets LLC, a regional grocery store chain. There he developed applications for managing inventory, product loss, and cashier performance. In addition, Tyler has worked as a freelance developer in high demand for over 6 years, developing websites and web applications for a variety of industries. He is a highly regarded .NET programmer and application architect. Tyler graduated from Western Washington University with a major in Management Information Systems and a minor in Economics.
Garrett Maudsley – Director of Product Design
Garrett directs Surge's product design efforts. His experience gives him unique qualifications for this role, which combines the need to analyze and understand business requirements and translate them into easy to use and visually appealing user interface designs. Garrett comes to Surge with 10 years of software experience – including time at industry leaders Siebel and Oracle, as well as smaller startup companies like RemedyMD. He has countless hours of software design and implementation experience and has worked as a freelance web designer and developer for a variety of clients. Garrett graduated from Brigham Young University with a BS in Zoology and a minor in Art and Design.
