Marco Marandiz
Chief Operating Officer
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolMarco Marandiz is a product and marketing leader with 11 years of experience building digital products, growth strategy, and branded consumer experiences from startup to enterprise. As COO of Sugardoh and founder of Drop Party (acquired by Flexa), he combines hands-on product chops from Expedia/Capital One-era roles with a track record of launching fandom-driven commerce and DTC brands. He’s shipped multiple high-usage consumer products through startups like Kogg and led innovation and growth initiatives at HomeAway, blending UX, software engineering, and marketing fluency. Comfortable in both operator and founder roles, Marco scales teams and processes while keeping product-market fit and partnership storytelling front-and-center. Based in Austin, he often partners with entertainment IP—working with names like Fresh Prince and Patrick Mahomes—to create culturally resonant product experiences. His background in full-stack development gives him a distinct advantage translating creative brand ideas into practical, shipped technology.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at California State University, Northridge
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Github Skills (26)
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sanity7
fetch7
data-structures6
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android6
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
marcomarandiz/marcomarandiz.github.io
Aug 2015 - Jul 2019
Contributions:1 PR, 68 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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marcoajonker/poptags
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:3 PRs, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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