Paul was formerly the CTO at K&L Wine Merchants where he experienced first hand the challenges faced by wine retailers. Prior to falling in love with wine, Paul was the Senior Vice President of Engineering at SAP SuccessFactors where he led a team of 1500 software engineers responsible for $2B annual revenue. Paul is also a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and a former research contributor to The Wine Bible 3rd edition by Karen MacNeil. He loves nothing more than using his tech knowledge to make life easier for the wine & spirits industry.