Tech Crawl East Organizers
John Trupiano
John is the president of SmartLogic Solutions, a technology consulting and software development firm based in Baltimore. He is a very active member in the local business and technology communities. He co-organizes B'more on Rails and is involved with other initiatives like Betascape, Ignite Baltimore, BohConf and Baltimore Cocoa.
Heather Sarkissian
Heather is a Baltimore entrepreneur running mp3car.com and an active supporter of the local tech community. She organizes Betascape and is a co-organizer of Ignite Baltimore.
Fulya Gursel
As one of the co-founders of Tech Crawl East, Fulya Gursel works at Emerging Technology Centers (ETC) as Director of Marketing. At ETC, she provides business advisory services to ETC clients in the areas of marketing and communications, and provides direct assistance in the areas of market research, market strategy and business data collection and organization. She also is responsible for maintaining ETC’s portfolio of client resource materials like guidelines, impact studies, production reports, marketing collateral and making these materials available to clients when needed.
Brian Sierakowski
Brian Sierakowski is an enthusiastic advocate for the tech and entrepreneurial communities. He's currently the Managing Editor of the Baltimore Startup Digest, and is in the early stages of launching his startup Cahoots.
Paul Capestany
Paul Capestany stays immersed in all things startup, given he is launching his own web startup, ipiqi. Paul has been involved in organizing events such as Innovate Baltimore. Having seen firsthand the success of TechCrunch 50 and SXSW in connecting people, he's excited to help bring the same kind of energy to Tech Crawl East.