Our Mission is to bring joy back to public service.

As the founder and CEO of ThinkSmart, Paul led the development and growth of a SaaS workflow automation platform that was eventually acquired by Mitratech. Paul works with the the SimpliGov team in empowering public service organizations to go completely digital with their operational processes by automating and optimizing workflows. The company believes strongly in Digital Transaction Management and is one of the innovators endorsing the initiative for xDTM Standards.

Michael leads SimpliGov’s engineering, operations, and security teams, ensuring reliability and success for each of our clients; as public service entities, they rely on our platform to be dependable and accessible. Michael began his career in software at Kaiser Permanente and Deloitte Consulting, where he ran multiple large-scale software development and implementation projects, specializing in data-driven application development.

As SimpliGov’s CEO, Gary Leikin leads the SimpliGov team and brings more than 20 years of increasingly senior executive leadership experience to this role. Prior to joining SimpliGov, Gary most recently served as Global Vice President at Frost & Sullivan where he was responsible for building global professional services teams delivering business intelligence and strategic advisory solutions to government agencies and leading technology clients. Gary has deep experience driving digital transformation strategy and building high-growth recurring revenue businesses, and holds an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Scott joined the ThinkSmart team in 2013 as an advisor prior to coming onboard as COO, and has transitioned to the same role at SimpliGov. Scott brings experience of international finance and operations gained from over 20 years in technology. Originally from the UK, Scott gained a degree in Biotechnology before moving into finance with Hitachi, Sony, followed by a number of high growth software product and service companies.

As Director of Operations, Christina is responsible for organizing and oversee Simpligov’s daily operations. She ensures a well-coordinated and productive enterprise by creating, streamlining and managing its processes and personnel. Christina has worked across many departments throughout her career, giving her in-depth knowledge and understanding of best practice companywide operations.

David leads SimpliGov’s Information Security team specializing in executing and managing information technology risk consulting engagements. His expertise includes evaluating the risks and controls related to managing SimpliGov’s enterprise-wide technical processes, performing detailed security assessments, and implementing continuity and recovery solutions.

As SimpliGov’s VP of Sales, Troy Bare focuses on helping public sector organizations deploy digital transformation solutions that will improve how they interface with their various constituencies. Troy has deep experience creating sales opportunities for enterprise solutions and navigating government procurement processes, and has worked for several major technology organizations including EMC, Oracle, and Adobe Systems.

As the SimpliGov Eastern Regional Sales Manager, Joe Dragone is focused on helping public sector organizations deploy the SimpliGov drag and drop, easy to use, no code, government form workflow automation solution. Regardless if the need is internal or public facing, Joe is dedicated to helping public agencies deploy these key workflow automation processes in a timely and cost efficient manner. With over 15 years of public sector experience and while working for such key organizations as Tableau, OpenText and OneSpan, Joe will work to insure your successful deployment of the SimpliGov platform.

Matt has spent over 30 years working with public sector and prides himself on serving and assisting state and local government customers in the delivery and adoption of workflow and advanced technologies. His work has included assisting in statewide deployments as well as working with local implementations. He is a father of 5 and grandfather of 5 and enjoys his hobbies including surfing (shortboarding), playing and teaching guitar from his home in Southern California.

As Director of Partner Success, Dani is responsible for ensuring SimpliGov’s growing partner base fully utilizes the platform, effectively integrates it into their customer’s business workflow, and has a delightful experience. He is passionate about building meaningful relationships with our partners enabling them to grow and scale their businesses while realizing the full value of SimpliGov’s automation platform. Dani has a love for dogs, travel and adventurous eating experiences.

Roman is an experienced software engineering leader, expert in multi-tenant SaaS and enterprise information systems. Prior to re-joining the team at SimpliGov, he ramped-up engineering effort at ThinkSmart between 2014 and 2017, and led multiple software engineering and integration projects at Vituity, always in simultaneous technical and managerial capacity. Roman enjoys building and working with teams but remains an engineer at heart, never letting non-technical duties consume his time entirely.

As a Solutions Consultant for SimpliGov, Gil provides technical guidance and expertise to Public Sector organizations looking to optimize and automate existing business processes to more efficiently support both internal and external customers. Gil has over 10 years of Public Sector experience working in a Sales and Solutions Consultant capacity for companies such as EMC, Oracle and Dynamic Systems (Oracle Reseller). With a background in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Business Process Management (BPM), Gil is familiar with the challenges faced by Public Sector agencies as they strive to support an audience requesting a friendlier digital approach for conducting business.

As a project manager with SimpliGov, Jennifer works closely with clients to build workflows and train SimpliGov users. In her downtime she enjoys sewing, going to the theatre, and road trips with her dog, Doctor.

As a Solutions Consultant for SimpliGov, Abigail Albright tackles everything from Project Management to answering technical questions for our customers. She helps customers leverage the SimpliGov Automation Platform in a way that works for their business processes. As a Chemical Engineer by trade Abigail loves optimizing processes and solving problems. She is excited to bring this knowledge to a new industry by joining the SimpliGov team.

Caitlyn is a Solutions Engineer at SimpliGov who supports customers by planning and implementing system-wide solutions. She studied computer science and has previously worked in data. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the city, relaxing in the park, and gardening.