Meet The Team

Co-founder & CEO

Mike Ellis

Mike is a veteran technologist and entrepreneur helping  launched several technology companies including Cylidify. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Hope College and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

Co-founder & Cybersecurity Lead

Monty LaRue

​Over 25 years of experience as a developer, architect, and leader focused on cybersecurity.  Highlighted by 14 years at Microsoft in Windows, Automotive, Xbox, Surface, Trustworthy Computing (TwC), and Office of the CISO and private consulting in incident reponse and offensive "pen" testing. 

IT Operations / IT Support

Alex Cope

Alex works across both physical and cloud IT systems. Including managing Windows and macOS devices, and designing and administering Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments.

Data Science Lead

Samuel Stump

Samuel has experience applying analytics and machine learning in large business environments, with work focused on decision support, operational modeling, and building practical tools used in production settings.

Data Science

Alexander Balabanov

Alexander brings a background spanning engineering leadership, startups, and applied analytics across robotics, telecommunications, consulting, and manufacturing. His experience focuses on applying AI and technical systems within operational environments.

Data Science

Daniel Lin

Daniel brings experience across data science and actuarial roles, including work in natural language processing, machine learning, and financial modeling. He has helped teams improve process reliability and reduce operational inefficiencies through applied analytics.