About BlackBoiler

Automated Contract Markup

BlackBoiler is a National Science Foundation backed, legal technology company composed of a dedicated team of engineers, lawyers, researchers and operators working to create cutting-edge products that revolutionize the delivery of legal services. BlackBoiler’s patented automated contract review system is the first tool that automates the review and negotiation of contracts, relieving attorneys of redundant and costly work.

Executive Team

Dan Broderick J.D. Founder & CEO Dan leads BlackBoiler’s strategic planning and operations. Through deep domain expertise and passion, he’s built a vision for BlackBoiler to transform status quo contract negotiation. Before founding BlackBoiler, Dan was an attorney with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, an AM 100 law firm. There, he specialized in negotiation, related disputes, and developing more efficient processes for contract review. Additionally, Dan holds a degree in engineering management.

Jonathan Herr Founder & CTO
Jonathan captains BlackBoiler’s talented research and development team. He has unique ability to bridge traditional research with functional software that few developers possess. As a machine learning and artificial intelligence expert, he worked on countless DARPA projects utilizing deep neural networks, machine translation, and other NLP methodologies to develop cutting-edge technologies.

Key Personnel

Dan Simonson PhD Senior Computational Linguist
Dan tailors custom natural language processing (NLP) solutions for automating contract negotiation. Having nearly a decade of experience in computational linguistics, he has worked on problems in the legal, medical, and defense domains and has published research in the ACL Anthology. He holds a PhD in computational linguistics from Georgetown University.

Rob Moore Director of Sales

Viren Shah Director of Engineering
As a member of BlackBoiler’s research team Viren explores opportunities to implement state of the art developments in NLP and machine learning into BlackBoiler’s proprietary technology. He brings over 20 years of experience in applied software research and technology infrastructure, having led development teams on contracts for both the Department of Defense and DARPA.

Joey Avant Software Engineer
Joey makes it happen. He builds and implements visual elements and application components and is responsible for server side interaction. A senior full-stack software engineer with a background at Leidos and Intel, Joey is a problem solver and a self-starter who can take over and lead projects from inception to completion.

Staff person — Gabriela Millard Marketing Manager
Gabriela is BlackBoiler’s marketing manager. She is a creative strategist who has worked on marketing and strategy projects across 48 countries. She is a former Peace Corps volunteer, and holds an MBA from the University of Oxford. In her free time, Gabriela loves to go on adventures and explore new places.

Liam Emmart Software Engineer

Linda Picinich‎ Senior Contract Analyst
Linda is a Senior Contract Analyst at BlackBoiler. Linda is a specialist in all things contracts and is backed by years of experience working with contracts and proposals across the private sector. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Molloy College.

Pamela Newling Senior Contract Analyst
Pam is a Senior Contract Analyst at BlackBoiler. Pam has years of experience as a paralegal and contract analyst across the private sector, including technology and financial services companies. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from Elmhurst College.

Ryan Lee Customer Success Lead
Ryan is BlackBoiler’s Customer Success Lead. She has previous experience as a Customer Success Manager at Refinitiv. She holds a Bachelor of Art in Communication and a Minor in Education.

Board of Directors

Board of Directors — Howard Goldstein Managing Partner of Cortlandt Private Capital
Howard Goldstein is the Managing Partner of Cortlandt Private Capital. He is a seasoned venture capitalist with over three decades of investment experience having worked with Vedanta Capital (Co-Founder), INVESCO, Citicorp and Lehman Brothers. During his tenure, the firms made over 300 investments including Amgen, Celgene, Costco, MetroPCS, PetSmart, Polycom, Starbucks, Staples and Ulta Beauty. Howard has served on the boards of numerous companies. He currently serves on the boards of BlackBoiler and d2i and is an advisor to Salads Up.

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About BlackBoiler

Automated Contract Markup

Executive Team

Key Personnel

Board of Directors

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