Mind Thread is an independent IT development and consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area. Founded in 2009, we work with commercial and public sector clients on technology development, strategic planning, and growth.
Strategies that can’t be executed don’t help. Project-level work that ignores strategy doesn’t either. The first tends to be too abstract; the second, too narrow. Both produce results that don’t fit the organization or last beyond the engagement.
We aim for a coherent framework paired with a specific, measurable plan.
We don’t end an engagement without a concrete action plan. We take the time to understand the context in which the plan will be carried out, and we account for each client’s operating constraints and strategic priorities.
Randy has been CEO of AiBUY, an ad-tech company, since July 2022. He has over 30 years of senior executive experience in business operations, financial management, strategic planning, and business development, and has served as a partner, advisor, investor, and board member at companies across technology, finance, and industrial sectors.
Before AiBUY, Randy was CEO of Equity Plus, a mortgage services company in the Washington, DC area that he grew to over $100 million in annual revenue and more than 500 employees. He also founded a technology company that developed an automated risk-scoring model for federal background checks, securing a multimillion-dollar contract and processing over 1.5 million leads daily.
Earlier in his career, Randy served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Crew Chief on Marine One, the presidential helicopter, under Presidents Carter and Reagan.
Jesse is a technical program leader with over 12 years of experience developing and delivering technology solutions. He is currently Technical Program Lead at Node.Digital, where he manages cross-functional initiatives applying AI/ML to business problems across industries.
Before Node.Digital, Jesse was a Technical Program Manager at Amazon Web Services, where he led the design and deployment of federal partner prototypes in areas including cloud optimization, data integration, and secure AI applications.
Jesse holds a Master of Science in Software Engineering and an MBA in Business and Leadership, along with certifications in AWS, AI/ML, and project management. He lives in Wichita, Kansas, with his wife and three children.
Renzo is a business operations professional with more than 15 years of experience in technology. He focuses on identifying core issues, understanding the main drivers of a business, and building operational plans and business models that are clear and measurable.
His functional background covers financial planning and analysis (FP&A), project management, analytics, operations, marketing, and supply chain management. From 1998 to 2014, Renzo held senior operational roles at Nextel International.
Renzo has worked internationally and speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Italian. He holds an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Prakash is a technology executive with 19 years of experience in federal and commercial IT management and entrepreneurship. He has led teams on large-scale transformation projects, acquisitions, product development, and operational initiatives.
Prakash is the founder of Node.Digital, an AI and machine learning professional services firm. Before Node.Digital, he led mobile technology development at federal integrators including SAIC, CSRA, CSC, and DXC. His areas of focus include mobile technologies, cloud computing, IT strategy, mobile and enterprise application development, systems engineering, and architecture.
Prakash holds an MBA from Virginia Tech, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Mississippi, and a BS in Computer Engineering from Karnatak University.