Otus provides technology that empowers educators to make meaningful decisions by acting on student growth data.
About Us
Launched in 2013, Otus is an educational technology company dedicated to empowering educators to harness and act on educational data to improve learner outcomes.
Today, Otus is utilized by over 240 K-12 districts and schools and has delivered improved results for more than 1 million learners and their families.
Otus was created and built for teachers, by teachers. This unique characteristic is the foundation and driving force for all future development and every implementation of the platform.
Our Story
A group of teachers sat around a table at Elm Place Middle School in Chicago trying to work out why their student wasn’t succeeding, triangulating student data that lived in just as many platforms and gradebooks as there were people in the room.
One of those teachers was Chris Hull – and he knew there had to be a better way.
“Everyone at Otus is so willing to support and answer questions. Otus makes you feel like you’re it. You’re the focus.”
Dani Ladwig
Executive Director of Learning
Blair, NE
Meet Our Team
We are a team of people passionate about improving the lives of teachers and students. Just as we believe students should be seen for who they are, so should our employees. Scroll to meet the stellar Otus team!
Deepak Karandikar
Chief Executive Officer
Elizabeth Thomas
Jr. Business Operations Analyst
Vanessa Carroll
Account Executive
Lexi Kozicki
Digital Marketing Manager
Heather Adams
VP of People & Operations
Jessica Haberny
Product Designer
Monika Norcross-Cerminara
Motion Designer/Animator
Jessica Seiler
Client Experience Partner
Keith Westman
Chief Operating Officer
Nikki Veen
Senior Engineer
Ryan Bladorn
Account Executive
Joseph Fortman
Senior Software Engineer
Jacqueline Takyi-Yeboah
Accountant
Kristin Town
Client Success Specialist
Stephanie Baeza
UX Researcher/Designer
Kevin Johnson
Engineering Manager
Monica Burke
Senior Client Support Specialist
Kelley Britton
Manager of Client Experience
Olivia Reinauer
Client Support Specialist
Anna Gulstine
Engineering Manager
Sam Drilias
Full Stack Engineer
Zach Fodor, Ed.D.
Lead Client Experience Partner
David Specht
Senior Marketing Copywriter
Jim Hudson
Regional Sales Manager
Josiah Denny
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Kevin Gallman
VP of Sales
Paul Kaskovich
Account Executive
Ethan Kelly
Senior Client Support Specialist
Zach Schneider
Product Manager
Taylor Yoon
Regional Sales Manager
Phil Collins
SVP of Client Success
Kris Hyland
Client Data Specialist
Hillary Kleppel
Client Experience Partner
Corey Maxey
Chief Technology Officer
Ty Mondragon
Full Stack Application Engineer
Gabe Fennema
Data Marketing Engineer
Michelle George
Client Experience Partner
Stephanie Galvan
Integration Specialist
Samantha Mason
Director of Client Success
Douglas Van Beynen
Data Lead
Christopher Hull
Chief Product Officer
Surbhi Agrawal
Senior Backend Engineer
Laura Cristelli
People Operations Coordinator
Polly Thomas
Regional Sales Manager
Kendell Hunter
User Community Coordinator
Brooke Fodor
Lead Client Support Specialist
Matt Frank
Client Data Specialist
Dave Smith
Integration Specialist
Careers
We are always on the look out for talented people to join our team.
Interested in joining us? Check out our current postings!
