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We thrive on the passion of our people and attract problem-solvers who relish the opportunity to work on some of the world’s most exciting technology. Our idea-rich landscape allows for collaborative engineering to deliver first-class experiences while developing products for the world’s most visible brands.

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Our Culture

NOVA’s culture is as unique as our product. With a presence in Los Angeles and in Silicon Valley, we naturally embrace a start-up vibe, without the downsides of a start-up. We are always receptive to new ideas and our “open door” policy with NOVA’s founders and leadership gives you the rare opportunity to have a personal impact on the company.

"Building NOVA has been the most rewarding experience of my career. There’s a level of excitement that’s fueled by our unbelievable potential. We’re truly trailblazing."

Lincoln WallenCEO

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Our Leadership

In 1994, along with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, Jeffrey co-founded DreamWorks SKG, which produced dozens of celebrated films including three Best Picture Academy Award winners. Jeffrey’s entrepreneurial spirit was the catalyst for the creation of NOVA, based on the technologies that revolutionized DreamWorks’ animation platform.

Jeffrey KatzenbergFounder

After a career at both Oxford University and Electronic Arts, Lincoln joined DreamWorks Animation in 2008 as Head of R&D, where he oversaw the strategic vision, creation, and deployment of the studios CG production platform and software tools. Under his leadership DreamWorks Animation was named to the 50 Most Innovative Companies in MIT’s Technology Review.

Lincoln WallenChief Executive Officer

Graham brings his extensive SaaS experience from Box and SuccessFactors, where he was EVP of Worldwide Operations and SVP respectively. Graham grew global Box revenues threefold, to over $300M during his tenure and was part of the executive leadership team that took the company public on the NYSE in 2015, driving BOX to a market capital of over $2B in just under 3 years. Graham was also instrumental in the sale of SuccessFactors to SAP for $3.87B, the highest multiple deal in software history at the time.

Graham YoungerPresident & Chief Operating Officer

Stemming from an investment banking career at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, Seksom joined NOVA in 2016. Most recently Seksom played several leadership roles at the SAAS company, SuccessFactors. As both COO and Head of Corporate Development, Seksom helped grow the revenues 10X, increased user count to over 25 million, and oversaw their successful acquisition strategy.

Seksom SuriyapaChief Financial Officer

Neil sets the vision and strategy for the architecture, execution and delivery of the NOVA platform and services. At DreamWorks Animation, Neil was responsible for leading multiple business-critical engineering including a full re-architecture of the studio’s production platform and a joint venture between DWA and Hewlett Packard. A proud MIT alum, Neil’s entrepreneurial spirit is the core of NOVA engineering.

Neil OkamotoVP, Engineering

Archie’s experience includes twenty five plus of experience in Film and Visual Effects industry, including sixteen years as a Computer Graphics Supervisor at DreamWorks Animation. Archie brings wealth of technical and artistic expertise to assist NOVA customers on their journey into digital visualization of their products and streamlining their manufacturing processes using cutting edge technology platform and tools.

Archie DonatoCreative Director

Prior to NOVA, Remo built and led multicultural teams as a CTO and innovation leader, contributing to the success of Jobrapido, Jagex, TimeOut and EA. As a Nielsen Innovate independent advisor and Henley Management College Alumni, Remo mentors start-ups on Cloud Computing, Machine Learning and technology investments. Remo holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronics and an MBA.

Remo GettiniVP, Technology & Digital Transformation

Jenny joined NOVA in 2016 from Live Nation Entertainment where she was SVP of Digital for LN Studios. Prior to that, she was SVP of Operations for LN Labs, whose digital products broke new ground in combining content engagement with e-commerce conversion. During her tenure, digital sponsorship revenue increased 2400% and her online marketing team drove $1B in ticket sales.

Jenny ConnellyVP, Product

After receiving his MBA from Georgetown, Josh joined a Fortune 100 retailer and lead product and marketing teams for a $15B portfolio of private label brands. Josh also held the newly-created role as Head of CGI and led the transformation across design, merchandising, and marketing, dramatically impacting operating costs, speed-to-market and consumer experience.

Joshua WrightDirector, Retail Vertical

Ed brings a wealth of enterprise sales experience; Specializing in SaaS based technology offerings. Ed has a proven track record in successfully structuring equitable, long-term client engagements. With an impressive performance record cumulating in one Initial Public Offering (IPO) and two company acquisitions during his extensive career.

Ed LynchVP, Sales

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