Neostella
Company Information
Neostella is a global enterprise software company that empowers organizations with the technology solutions needed to exceed goals and push the boundaries of what is possible. With offices across the globe, the Neostella team is committed to providing exceptional customer support 24/7.
Our Worldwide Offices
Neostella Colombia – Meridian
Calle 5A #4B – 25 11th Floor
Edificio Meridian
Medellín, Colombia
Neostella México S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
Perif. Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho 137
CDMX, México
Mexico City, Mexico
Meet the NeostellaTeam
At Neostella, our mission is to empower individuals and businesses with technology solutions to unlock their full potential, and we’ve carefully built a team of the most creative and highly skilled minds in the industry.
Matt Lautz
Founder & CEO
A serial entrepreneur, Matt brings 20+ years of SaaS, software, telecom, and contact center experience to Neostella. Other career highlights include serving as Founder and CEO of a Cloud Contact Center solution that was acquired by Shoretel/Mitel and a Salesforce implementation practice which was acquired by a fortune 1000. In his spare time, Matt enjoys downhill skiing and water skiing.
Rodney Schwatken
CFO
Rodney brings 30+ years of experience in financial and administrative leadership to Neostella, including positions at large, publicly-owned companies as well as start-ups. His industry experience includes software sales, professional services, and financial services. Rodney likes to spend his spare time landscaping, gardening, enjoying good food (both home cooked and at fine restaurants), and traveling.
Tessa Pelkowski
VP, Global Professional Services
Tessa is an accomplished operations leader with over 15 years of experience and a passion for building strong customer relationships. Tessa comes from a family of entrepreneurs and has helped grow several start-up businesses including one acquired by a Fortune 500 company. In her free time, she enjoys exploring new wineries, attending concerts, and spending time with family.
Scott Wolski
VP, Technology Operations
Scott has 20+ years leading technology operations and design. With a background focusing on information security, networking, and cloud infrastructure, he’s helped build and maintain multiple cutting-edge global systems and the teams to support them over the course of his career. In his spare time, you’ll find Scott making things both in the kitchen and on his workbench, traveling, gaming, petting cats, or practicing whatever new hobbies he’s picked up that week.
Scott Bickley
Practice Lead, Filevine Solutions
Having spent the last 20+ years of his career working in different geographies and disciplines, Scott brings a unique perspective to relationship management, engagement, and innovative alliances that lead to delivering customer business objectives. An outdoor enthusiast, Scott is often spotted either boating on or cycling around the Great Lakes.
Paola Marin Candamil
Operations Manager – LATAM
Paola has an entrepreneurial spirit and has established subsidiaries in Colombia for foreign companies, including one organization listed on the NYSE, before joining Neostella to lead and scale growth and global business operations in Colombia. As an experienced operations manager with a Master’s degree in marketing, Paola believes teams are the most innovative and productive when they are happy, which is why she strives to create and nurture a positive culture in the workplace. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and golfing.
Erik Eklund
VP, Work-Relay
Erik has over 15 years of experience in implementing, automating, and integrating SaaS solutions, primarily in the Salesforce ecosystem. Most recently, he co-founded a Salesforce practice which was acquired by a Fortune 1000 company, then served as High Tech Industry Practice Lead for the world’s largest dedicated Salesforce implementation partner. In his spare time, you’ll either find Erik playing board games with his daughter or assisting Milwaukee-area food pantries in adopting Salesforce to streamline their operations.
Lisa Bevington
VP, Corporate Marketing
Lisa brings expertise in content creation and marketing strategy, having led the marketing efforts for a personal services and retail company for more than 10 years. A Milwaukee native and graduate of Marquette University, Lisa is a sports fanatic and enjoys spending her spare time with her family, either watching or attending as many games as possible.
Jerad Tonn
Director, Global Partnerships
With 10+ years of professional experience under his belt, Jerad’s career spans across administrative, customer service, and sales roles with specialties in the financial and SaaS industries. Backed by a customer-first mentality, Jerad is passionate about helping clients meet their short and long-term business objectives, driving organizational efficiencies, and elevating the overall customer experience. A graduate of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he enjoys spending time outdoors, volunteering for environmental sustainability, and above all, spending time with his family.
Dmytro Minko
VP, Product – Work-Relay
A Salesforce Certified Application Architect and Work-Relay Architect with 20+ years of experience in IT and a Master’s Degree in applied physics and computer science, Dmytro has extensive experience implementing and designing Salesforce platform-based applications and products. Dmytro was instrumental in the founding of Work-Relay—he even relocated his family from Ukraine to the United States to fully dedicate himself to the product and its clients.
Samm Karshenas
Director, Commercial Sales
Samm started his career in software development, taking on team lead roles early on and eventually leading technical consulting teams for global fortune 500 companies before joining Neostella in 2021 as our very first sales engineer. Having spent time across all Neostella product lines Samm quickly rose through the ranks–now sharing his extensive, broad-based knowledge of the software industry with our growing sales team. A Milwaukee-native and a Marquette University graduate, in his free time you’ll find Samm cheering on the Packers or traveling the world.
Ted Evangelakis
Director, Customer Success – Work-Relay
Ted is an experienced Project Manager, Business Analyst and Solution Architect with over 30 years experience in multimedia and web-based applications. For the last 13 years, he has focused exclusively on Salesforce and, as leader of the Customer Success team for Work-Relay, on process-based solutions and support for our clients. Ted was also an Adjunct Professor at University of Miami School of Architecture teaching digital media, 3D modeling and animation for 15 years.
Effie Medina
People & Office Manager – MX
Effie is a psychologist with experience in HR area and customer service. She has collaborated for companies in various sectors including automotive, manufacture, etc, which make her very adaptable to any professional and labor environment. She has outstanding skills in planning and executing strategies taking as the most important base the maint objectives of the company. Focused on satisfying the internal and external customer needs. Effie is an elephants lover, she really enjoy spending time with her daughter and her dog
Company History
A Timeline of Our Growth
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Neostella Founded
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UiPath Gold Partner
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New Office Location
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UiPath Diamond Partner
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Workato Partnership
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Filevine Partnership
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Neostella Acquires Work-Relay
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UiPath Managed Services
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Forbes Top Startup Employer
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Workato Breakout Partner of the Year
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File Sync Released
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Neostella Named Among Forbes’ Top Start Ups
Neostella Founded
Neostella is founded and launched as a UiPath RPA partner.
UiPath Gold Partner
Neostella achieved Gold Partner status with UiPath.
UiPath Diamond Partner
Neostella joined an elite group of companies in the Americas that are both UiPath Service Network Certified and a Diamond Partner, in just a little over two years.
Workato Partnership
Neostella becomes a Workato partner, providing clients with a single platform for application integration and workflow automation utilizing Workato’s low code/no code iPaaS platform.
Filevine Partnership
Neostella begins offering Filevine Implementation services, expanding its footprint into the legal technology industry.
Neostella Acquires Work-Relay
The acquisition of Work-Relay enables Neostella to add powerful, Salesforce-native workflow automation to their comprehensive set of offerings.
UiPath Managed Services
Neostella enters into an innovative partnership with UiPath, allowing flexible automation investment models to help midmarket businesses improve operations and processes.
Forbes Top Startup Employer
Neostella named one of America’s Best Startup Employers of 2023 by Forbes magazine. Neostella is the only Wisconsin startup to make the list.
Forbes partnered with the market research firm Statista to create the ranking of startup employers, which are defined as being U.S.-based, founded between 2013 and 2020, and currently having at least 50 employees. More than 2,600 startup companies were analyzed based on three criteria: company reputation, employee satisfaction and growth. The final list ranks 500 startup employers from across the U.S.
Workato Breakout Partner of the Year
Neostella named Workato’s Breakout Partner of the Year – Americas. As a Workato Partner, Neostella helps companies streamline operations through Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS).
File Sync Released
In Partnership with Filevine, Nesotella introduced File Sync, a cutting-edge solution that provides a real-time replica of all documents uploaded in Filevine to a storage environment controlled by the customer. File Sync allows firms to maintain backup access to their files in the cloud, proving valuable for disaster recovery purposes or when needing to quickly access large files or provide local file copies for certain third party applications.
Neostella Named Among Forbes’ Top Start Ups
Neostella selected as one of America’s Best Startup Employers for 2024, joining a select group of companies to earn this distinction for a second time.
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