Jay Gonzales

Jay’s career-long passion has been helping customers solve their most difficult problems through innovative technology. As Development Programs Director at Beezwax, he manages consulting teams building everything from multi-workgroup enterprise web applications and custom business software tools, to mobile apps, OSS and vertical market products.

Prior to joining Beezwax, Jay managed product marketing and development for software companies including Nuance, MacSpeech, WorldSync, 4D and StarNine. He has brought to market more than two dozen commercial software applications, including several award-winning products. He is a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).

Jay started his high-tech career building FileMaker databases for his Sales teams to manage client relationships. Soon after he helped launch the first web-based hotel and airline reservation systems. Since then, he’s supported a wide range of customers implementing web applications, e-commerce, speech recognition, mobile apps, data integration and AI/ML.

These days he’s especially interested in User Experience, Agile software development and  technologies for accessibility and machine learning. He also loves teaching, and has regularly presented workshops for Apple Retail Stores, User Groups, and technology conferences.

In his free time, Jay enjoys playing basketball and soccer, traveling to sunny locations with his family, cooking and foodie-ing, and rooting for his beloved Giants, 49ers and Warriors.