# About us

## Meet the team

At the helm of Mechanical Orchard is a roster of disciplined, driven and curious individuals. We’re a mix of former founding members of Pivotal Labs, Dev-Ops specialists, Software pioneers, visionary Directors and industry shaping innovators.

### Rob Mee,
### CEO and Founder

A software engineer by trade, I began my career writing natural language translation systems in Lisp at an artificial intelligence laboratory in Tokyo. I later launched Pivotal Labs, which was acquired in 2019, and has been credited for shaping the software development cultures of some of Silicon Valley’s most influential and valuable companies. Today, I’m tackling what I envision as the last major problem of software; modernizing and future-proofing the critical systems that support the corporations that run our global economies.

### Edward Hieatt,
### Chief Operations Officer

I love helping companies improve their business by becoming great at software development. After my experience with startups, I was drawn to consulting, helping to grow Pivotal Labs from a handful of like-minded engineers into a respected business.

### Irene Sandler,
### CMO

I’m responsible for all things marketing—brand, positioning, product, content, demand gen— at Mechanical Orchard. I began programming on a Commodore 64 and have held product management and senior marketing positions at Cisco Systems and Cognizant Technology Solutions.

### Roberto Ostinelli,
### CTO

I am driven by curiosity and a passion for creation. For two decades, I have focused on developing scalable and fault-tolerant software architectures, drawing from a diverse background spanning engineering, finance, and the arts.

### Joe Militello,
### Chief People Officer

I’m the Chief People Officer at Mechanical Orchard, where I lead the global People organization. I’ve been the Chief People Officer for two publicly traded companies—PagerDuty and Pivotal—helping scale organizations, build high-performing teams.

### Ingo Wiegand,
### VP Product Management

I've always been drawn to the challenge of turning complex technology into easy-to-use, yet powerful products that make a real impact.

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## Recognitions

### Gartner® names Mechanical Orchard a Cool Vendor™

In the report, Gartner noted: “Software engineering leaders and their teams must modernize legacy systems and can do so by utilizing the behavior-first approach to ensure seamless transitions and operational continuity.”

We recently launched our Imogen mainframe modernization platform, which takes a behavior-first approach.

### Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace designates us “Awardable” for Department of Defense contracts

Mechanical Orchard was recognized among a competitive field of applicants whose solutions demonstrate innovation, scalability, and potential impact on DoD missions.

### Imogen platform now available on Google Cloud Marketplace

The Google Cloud Marketplace acts as a centralized hub for customers to discover, try, buy, and deploy solutions that are pre-validated to run seamlessly on Google Cloud.

### Imogen now available in AWS Marketplace

The AWS Marketplace is an online store that makes it easy for customers to find, compare, and start using the software and services that run on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

## Our investors

Mechanical Orchard is backed by top-tier investors who have a sharp eye for where AI and enterprise software are heading. They’ve supported some of the most transformative companies in these spaces and bring substantial industry know-how to the table. They see what we see—that modernizing legacy systems is one of the biggest challenges — and opportunities —organizations face today.