Where does Scott Gress work?

Scott Gress is Founder of Sails Co..

Where did Scott Gress go to school?

Scott Gress studied at University of Rochester (BA, Computer Science, Cognitive Science).

Scott Gress

Founder

Founder at Sails Co.

Austin, Texas, United States

FoundedSails Co. · YC

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Kelly Ford BuckleyunlockedScott: together at Mediafly (2022–2024)

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Scott: together at InsightSquared

About

Scott Gress is a Software Engineer at Fleet Device Management with more than 30 years of experience in web development. He is a core maintainer of Sails.js and co-founded Treeline.io, now known as The Sails Company. He has spoken at events including DockerCon, NYC Camp, and Austin Startup Week, and his technical background spans Node.js, front-end JavaScript frameworks, iOS, database design, Docker, AWS, and Linux systems administration.

Founder at Sails Co.YC W15

Intro paths

Scott went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Sails Co.'s investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Sails Co.

Mike McNeilFounder/CEO

Cody StoltmanFounder

Experience

Fleet Device ManagementSoftware Engineercurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
Fleet Device ManagementContract Software Engineer2024 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
MediaflyPrincipal Engineer2022 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
InsightSquared (acquired by Mediafly)Software Architect2021 — 2022Austin, TX
Olono (acquired by InsightSquared)Senior Software Engineer2018 — 2021Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
CraftLaunchCOBB (Chief of Bits and Bytes)2011 — 2018Austin, TX
The Sails CompanyCo-founder2015 — 2018Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Pig and Cow DesignCreative Technology Consultant2010 — 2015
BorgSolutions, Inc.Senior Software Engineer2008 — 2010
eSession.comSenior Web Developer2006 — 2008
IPROConsultant2005 — 2006
Integritive, LLCTechnical Director2003 — 2005
Mindpointe TechnologiesLead Developer2002
Pig and Cow DesignDesigner/Developer2001 — 2002
AKA CarbonatedCreative Technology Consultant1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Sails1ProgrammingTechnical LeadershipTechnical ArchitectureSoftware DesignFull-Stack DevelopmentBig DataFront-End DevelopmentBack-End Web DevelopmentWeb Development9Web Design6Video Editing1

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Flash AnimationUser ExperienceiOS developmentCopywritingCopy EditingAudio EditingRepresentational State Transfer (REST)LinuxGitProblem SolvingCommunicationGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)

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Who is Scott Gress?: Scott Gress is a Software Engineer at Fleet Device Management with more than 30 years of experience in web development. He is a core maintainer of Sails.js and co-founded Treeline.io, now known as The Sails Company. He has spoken at events including DockerCon, NYC Camp, and Austin Startup Week, and his technical background spans Node.js, front-end JavaScript frameworks, iOS, database design, Docker, AWS, and Linux systems administration.
Where does Scott Gress work?: Scott Gress is Founder of Sails Co..
What companies did Scott Gress found?: Scott Gress founded Sails Co..
Where did Scott Gress go to school?: Scott Gress studied at University of Rochester (BA, Computer Science, Cognitive Science).

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