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John Merrells
Chief Product and Technology Officer
John Merrells is the Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) at kea, a company focused on voice AI ordering for restaurants.12 He joined kea in this role in October 2023.14
Professional Background
John Merrells has extensive experience in technology leadership and advisory roles:
- Current Position: CPTO at kea (since October 2023)1
- Advisory Roles:
- Mentor, Judge, EIR, and Advisor at StartX (since June 2014)
- Advisor at Andela (since March 2021)
- Advisor at Streetbeat (since June 2021)1
Achievements
Merrells is a recipient of the SIGMOD Systems Award issued by ACM in June 2020. This award recognized his contribution to the development of BerkeleyDB, a high-performance key-value store that has significantly impacted many systems and applications over the past 25 years.1
Expertise
John Merrells has a strong background in:
- Startup advising
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO) roles
- Chief Product Officer (CPO) roles
- Machine Learning and AI technologies3
At kea, Merrells is involved in expanding the company's Machine Learning team, with a focus on roles such as ML Ops, ML Engineers, and Data Engineers.3
Personal Brand
On social media, John Merrells describes himself as a "Startup Advisor | Fractional CTO"5, indicating his expertise in providing guidance to early-stage companies and taking on interim technology leadership roles.
