The Founders
GoodDog Software Labs was founded by three friends with deep experience in engineering, operations, product, and systems management.
Connor spent over a decade operating, maintaining, and designing complex physical systems — from semiconductor fabrication facilities to advanced manufacturing plants to large-scale retreat campuses. He has owned his own engineering services firm, led cross-functional teams through capital projects and facility buildouts, and consistently been the person organizations call when the stakes are high and the problems are hard. At GoodDog, Connor drives product development and software architecture, applying that operational depth to building tools that actually reflect how facilities and people work in the real world.
Chad's career sits at the intersection of engineering rigor and client-facing delivery. He has designed and sold precision industrial components, managed complex fire life safety systems for healthcare and federal clients, and now oversees construction and property projects for a commercial real estate firm. He knows how technical systems are specified, sold, installed, and maintained — and he understands how to communicate that complexity clearly to the people who depend on it. At GoodDog, Chad shapes product direction from the user's perspective, ensuring what gets built actually fits the workflows it's meant to serve.
Diego co-founded GoodDog Software Labs and leads its technology and product. By day he is a Linux and VMware administrator for the State of California, managing multi-million-dollar enterprise infrastructure across hybrid virtual environments. He brings deep expertise in virtualization, automation, and systems administration — sharpened at VMware and across California state agencies — to GoodDog's product architecture and delivery, with a particular talent for translating complex technical topics for any audience.