Leadership | Xometry, Inc.

Prior to co-founding Xometry, Randy co-founded and was Executive Chairman of CloudBlue, a leading provider of recycling services for electronic equipment. CloudBlue was acquired by Ingram Micro in September of 2013. Before CloudBlue, Randy was the co-founder and chief executive officer of OfficeTiger, a global BPO company. OfficeTiger was acquired by RR Donnelley in April of 2006. Randy is a member of the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland's (RMI) Board of Directors, representing the interests of manufacturers across the region. Randy graduated from Princeton University and received an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Prior to joining Xometry, James was the President and CFO of Liquidity Services where he led the company through its Initial Public Offering and 9 acquisitions. Before joining Liquidity Services, James was the CFO for Sleep Services of America where he managed the merger and acquisition functions including integrating 5 acquisitions. In 2013 James won the Technology Council of Maryland’s Public Company CFO of the year award and in 2009 he was awarded Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Public CFO of the year award. James graduated from Washington and Lee University and holds an MBA from the University of Maryland College Park. James is also a Director for Catch-A-Lift Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports wounded veterans.

Cronin brings more than 20 years of experience in senior sales and marketing roles at MasterCard, USA Today, and, most recently, WeddingWire to Xometry. At WeddingWire, he was the Vice President of Marketing, where he led consumer and B2B marketing as the vertical marketplace more than doubled revenues in two years. Prior to WeddingWire, Cronin served as Vice President of Marketing at USA Today, leading the relaunch of the brand across all channels including rapid growth in social media. He also held a number of roles at MasterCard for over a decade, including leading marketing for MasterCard Europe during MasterCard’s successful IPO. He led the global expansion of MasterCard’s “Priceless” marketing platform as well as creating and leading MasterCard’s Merchant Marketing team. Bill is a graduate of Dartmouth College.

Shawn Fitzgerald is the Chief Marketing Officer of Xometry and the President of Thomas, a Xometry subsidiary and a leader in product sourcing, supplier selection and marketing solutions for industry. An expert in digital transformation, Shawn leads marketing professionals who are passionate about connecting buyers and suppliers on the Xometry Marketplace and through the popular Thomasnet.com platform. Thomas is recognized for its savvy marketing and suite of digital-first solutions. The company is a critical unit of Xometry, which is driving the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. Shawn earned a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University, and began his career with ASME managing the development of standards for natural gas pipelines, elevators, and weld testing.

Prior to joining Xometry, Peter spent over 30 years in the Automotive industry delivering over $10 Billion in automotive components and modular systems. As the Vice President of Operations for Magna Interior Systems for North America and the United Kingdom, Peter expanded and restructured the technical support and management group and led the team through strategic acquisition and consolidations, the launch of new technologies, the award of major new contracts and organic expansions. Prior to Magna, Peter was the COO of Dakkota Integrated Systems, building and leading a management team in its initial founding and multiple growth phases. Peter also held multiple management roles with Detroit Manufacturing systems, a major provider of automotive interior systems. Peter holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen's University in Canada.

An expert technologist with deep AI and machine-learning expertise, Matt Leibel has played a critical role in the continuing development of Xometry's proprietary algorithms, fintech and cloud-based software solutions.

Prior to joining Xometry, Matt led product, design and development for well-known public and private technology companies and startups over 20 years, including: Vistaprint, where he led all digital product and technology development used by millions of subscribers; and Resonate Networks, where he helped develop the machine learning models that helped reshape the ad-tech, mar-tech and ad-targeting industries. He has also held prominent positions at Electronic Data Systems, TechTrader and Plateau Systems, among others. Matt graduated with a BA in History from George Mason University and a BS in Information Technology from Virginia Tech.

MacDonald leads all aspects of Xometry’s people operations including recruiting, talent retention, employee engagement, benefits, diversity initiatives, and more. She most recently ran Human Resources at Cvent, where she grew the employee base from 120 to nearly 4,000. MacDonald led the organization through its IPO as well as numerous acquisitions and international expansions. Most recently she helped take the company private again through the sale to Vista Equity Partners. MacDonald holds an undergraduate degree from Smith Business School at the University of Maryland as well as a Masters in Organization Development and Strategic Human Resources from the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins.

Kathy brings more than 20 years of technology sales and sales leadership experience. She has a passion for new business development through expanding services and broadening territories that focus on achieving organizational goals and enhancing the customer experience. Prior to Xometry, Kathy worked for leading organizations spanning from e-commerce to IT deployment and integration services, to custom parts manufacturing. She led the North American sales organization with rapid prototyping company, Proto Labs, and was Director of North American sales and Director of Strategic Alliances for leading global IT Integrator Comm-Works. Kathy holds a Business and Communications degree from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.

Jenn joins Xometry with over 25 years of experience leading operations for RR Donnelley, ADP, and Infosys. While the Division Vice President of Global Operations for ADP, Jenn was recognized by the State of Texas for creating more than 1,500 jobs in El Paso, and in 2016, she opened ADP's European Language Center of Excellence in Romania. Her global leadership experience includes Mexico, Europe, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the Caribbean. Jenn is the co-founder of the Aasha Foundation, a Mumbai-based organization that provides housing, healthcare, and education to orphaned girls.

Kristie joins Xometry with more than 20 years of experience as in-house counsel to technology companies. Most recently, Kristie served as General Counsel to Cision, a global leader in PR, marketing, and social media management technology and intelligence, where she helped lead the company through 2 IPOs, 2 take-private transactions, and numerous M&A transactions. Kristie holds a BSEG degree in computer science and engineering from Bucknell University and a JD from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

An expert in scaling products that drive market share and revenue growth, Brendan Sterne most recently served as General Manager of Indeed's Job Seeker division, overseeing product design, software engineering and operations for the job seeker side of the digital talent marketplace. Prior to Indeed, Brendan held numerous product and engineering positions, including leading the Innovation Labs group at Bazaarvoice, developing rich-media product reviews and review-intelligence products for Fortune 500 customers. He earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Math from the University of Waterloo and a Masters in Humanities and Philosophy from California State University - Dominguez Hills.

Prior to co-founding Xometry, Laurence was the managing partner at Granite Capital International Group. Before Granite, Laurence was a managing director and technology analyst at Weiss, Peck & Greer. Laurence began his career as analyst at Science Applications International Corporation and in the Office of Net Assessment at the Department of Defense. Laurence graduated from Brown University and received a Masters Degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He currently sits on the board and chairs the Audit Committee of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis.