The Team

Meet the storytellers, innovators, and technologists bringing a new dimension to reading.

Leadership

Kevin Nesgoda

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

From indie filmmaker to published author to tech entrepreneur, Kevin’s journey has always centered on one thing: telling great stories. His vision for transforming how we experience books drives OutPaged’s mission to revolutionize storytelling.

Joanna Nesgoda

Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder

A seasoned legal and operations expert, Joanna brings startup expertise and strategic vision to OutPaged. Her talent for turning ambitious ideas into scalable realities keeps our team moving forward and our dreams grounded in execution.

Peter Day

Head of Design & Co-Founder

With 25 years of digital design expertise and a celebrated career in webcomics, Peter leads our creative vision. His deep understanding of visual storytelling shapes how readers experience stories through OutPaged.

Carlos Mora

Chief Technology Officer

Drawing from 17 years in software engineering and immersive technology, Carlos architects the technical foundation of OutPaged. His expertise in AR/XR and interactive environments brings stories to life in unprecedented ways.

Barbara Fernandez

Chief Product Officer

A product visionary with extensive experience managing complex stakeholder relationships, Barbara ensures OutPaged delivers magical experiences while meeting real-world needs of readers, authors, and publishers.

Technical Innovation Team

Mustafa Celik

Senior Machine Learning Scientist

A staff-level engineer with over a decade of experience, Mustafa leads our advanced text-to-image understanding and story transformation systems.

Hilary Akpu

Senior Computer Vision Engineer

With five years of pioneering computer vision development, Hilary drives the technology that turns written descriptions into vivid visual experiences.

Jorge Melo & Jose Jimenez, PhD

Senior NLP Scientists

Our dynamic duo combines academic rigor with practical innovation to solve complex visual challenges in story transformation.

Development Team

Ramiro Urista

Senior iOS Engineer

Leading our mobile development, Ramiro crafts the intuitive interfaces that readers use to step into their favorite stories.

Jesus Meza

Cloud Architect

A Google Cloud expert who ensures our platform scales seamlessly to serve millions of readers worldwide.

Disha Chiplonker

Machine Learning Engineer

A rising star from UMass Amherst bringing fresh perspectives to our story understanding systems.