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Meet our talented team
The team at DesignCrowd is small and humble, but packs a punch. We are a family of visionaries building a great product.
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Management team
Alec Lynch
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Alec is the founder and CEO of DesignCrowd. Alec holds a Bachelor of Information Technology from the University of Technology Sydney where he was awarded the University Medal and a Co-Op Scholarship. In 2011, 2012 and 2013, Alec was named in the top "30 Under 30" entrepreneurs in Australia and in 2014 Alec won Ernst & Young's Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year for NSW, Australia.
Adam Arbolino
Co-founder
Adam is a co-founder of DesignCrowd and led DesignCrowd's product and engineering from 2009 to 2017. Adam holds a Bachelor of Science in IT from the University of Technology Sydney where he graduated with High Distinction.
Paul McManus
Chief Technology Officer
Paul is CTO at DesignCrowd and leads DesignCrowd's technology team. Paul previously built and led the engineering team at Domain Group and has many years of experience building large scale consumer websites. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science in Computing Science from University of Technology in Sydney (UTS).
Jonathan Dent
Head of Finance
Jonathan, known to some as "Johnny Cash", is the Head of Finance at DesignCrowd and manages the accounting and finance functions. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney, is a CPA and is currently studying Law at University of Technology Sydney. Prior to joining DesignCrowd, Jonathan was most recently the Group Financial Controller at Cuscal, a major player in the payments industry in Australia.
Clancy Clarke
Head of Marketing
Clancy leads DesignCrowd's marketing and analytics functions. Previously, Clancy was the online marketing manager at leading Australian web hosting company Netregistry. Clancy holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of New South Wales.