About our people
The Team
Ed Holzwarth, PresidentEd founded Little Green Software in 2008 after more than ten years of experience developing software for 3D games. He attended Wesleyan University and the North Carolina School of Science and Math. Ed has successfully led large and small projects, is fluent in Spanish, and believes strongly in iterative design. In fact, Ed is iterating right now. |
 Ed Holzwarth |
Jen Bishop, Project ManagerJen has successfully managed large and small projects for a number of organizations, including Cisco Systems. Jen graduated from Brown University with honors, and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP). In her spare time, Jen also helps manage a tree farm in Mississippi. The trees are all well-motivated and continue to meet their milestones. |
 Jen Bishop |
Pete Stein, Software EngineerPete brings a diverse set of skills and experience, having worked on a variety of mobile and web applications large and small. After earning his degree in computer science and political science from Clark University, he went on to receive an M.S. in comp. sci. from the University of North Carolina (Go Heels!) In case the programming thing doesn’t work out, Pete’s fallback career is Major League baseball — but so far, so good. |
 Pete Stein |
Paul Keller, Senior Software EngineerPaul has extensive experience developing, managing and releasing complex software projects. Most recently he worked for NVIDIA Corporation where he managed the development team for NVIDIA’s award winning 3D OpenGL implementation, developed CUDA algorithms and optimized Android/Tegra 3D performance. Paul has an MS in Computer Science from UNC Chapel Hill and a BS in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. When Paul is not coding, he likes to do wood working (and he can still count ten fingers). |
 Paul Keller |
Phil Jacobsen, Senior Software EngineerPhil has a strong background in hardware and software engineering for multimedia products. As co-founder of Inlet (acquired by Cisco Systems in 2011), Phil participated in developing and integrating Inlet’s video streaming products into consumer-facing solutions for major media providers. He has extensive experience in audio/video compression and streaming technologies, C++ and object oriented design. Phil has an MS in Computer Science from UNC Chapel Hill and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. |
 Phil Jacobsen |
Ariana Abbasi, DesignerAriana has a background in illustration, modeling, animation, and interactive design. With an eye for detail and excellent craftsmanship, Ariana ensures our products are a joy to use; that our software is as beautiful and engaging as it is functional. Ariana is working on a BFA from East Carolina University, where she received two Awards of Excellence in Illustration and Arts for her work. |
 Ariana Abbasi |
Advisory Board
Robert TaylorRobert is Little Green Software’s technology advisor. A ruthless pragmatist, Robert has successfully developed software for diesel engines, voice pagers, enterprise data management, tablet PCs, and 3D games. He has excelled in corporate cultures ranging from Fortune 200 to start up. Despite the striking resemblance, Robert is not related to Billy Bob Thornton. |
 Robert Taylor |
Robert McKenzieThe “other” Robert is Little Green Software’s financial and strategic business advisor. He has experience in a variety of industries and has successfully raised numerous rounds of venture capital for his early stage clients at Rankin-McKenzie. As an accomplished CFO with over 20 years of financial management leadership experience, Robert efficiently manages the “green” of Little Green Software. |
 Robert McKenzie |
