Summary
Rob Raux is a seasoned technology founder and CTO with over 20 years of hands-on experience building scalable web and cloud systems from prototype to production. Based in Ann Arbor, he has repeatedly led architecture and engineering teams—at companies like PeachWorks, QuikOrder, and Ripple Science—delivering high-throughput APIs, migrations to AWS, and robust observability stacks. As an entrepreneur he now runs Rethinkifi (creator of Ari, a generative AI coach for ADHD) while co-founding MetaProp Labs, blending product vision with deep technical execution. His background spans systems programming, computer vision, and real-time GPS-enabled mobile apps, reflecting a comfort across low-level and web-scale stacks. Known for turning operational pain points into measurable improvements (e.g., dramatically reducing debug time with ELK and driving revenue growth via platform integrations), he pairs agile leadership with pragmatic engineering.
14 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at University at Buffalo