A technologist centric services firm at our core, founded to enable, guide and accelerate business transformation delivered through world class engineering and differentiated expertise.
Our Mission
To be the premier technical steward and proponent for modern technology solutions, by elevating our customers through dedicated collaboration leading to immediate business value.
Our Values
Do the Right Thing
Integrity is the foundation for everything we do. We do the right thing, even when no one is looking.
Customer First
Our company ethos centers around customer first principles in every decision we make. We‘re only successful if our clients are successful, and that drives everything we do.
Challenge the Norm
Continuous curiosity drives innovation. We strive to think differently, to change mindsets and be bold enough to deviate from the norm.
One Team
Winning takes humility, ambition and tenacity; not egos. Like-minded individuals elevate our game by living and breathing our mission statement.
Own It
We hold ourselves accountable for outcomes, both good and bad.
Enjoy the Ride
Achieving our mission requires intense focus and commitment, however, we believe it’s important to not take ourselves too seriously and have fun too!
Kinetic Edge Leadership
Sara Siegel
Co-founder, CEO
Sara is responsible for leading the strategic vision and execution for Kinetic Edge. As the company’s Co-Founder and CEO, Sara works closely with Kinetic Edge’s world-class team, committed to delivering exceptional value for our customers. Sara brings over 15 years of sales and technology experience in the professional services industry, building high-performing engineering teams and creating a culture of humility, respect and integrity.
Neil Buesing
Co-founder, CTO
Neil is responsible for setting the technological strategy and vision for Kinetic Edge. Neil brings 25+ years of experience with midmarket and enterprise companies, tackling complex data and IT projects. More recently, Neil has become an avid fan and expert of all things Apache Kafka and the Kafka ecosystem. Neil is tasked with building and leading a world-class engineering team, leveraging cutting edge technologies and passionately advocating for his clients.
Neil actively participates in many open source and tech communities:
- Nine-time Kafka Summit/Current presenter
- Kafka Summit London Program Committee: 2022, 2023, & 2024
- Current Program Committee: 2022, 2023, & 2024
- Confluent Community Catalyst: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, & 2024-25
- Data Streaming Awards Judge: 2022, 2023, & 2024
- Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka