Meet the team at Gamma
We're building a more magical way to create and share
Get to know us
We're super proud of the team we've assembled so far and we're excited to finally share what we've built with the world! Our crew is full of energy and passionate about anything from sewing to dogs to pickleball and everything in between.
Sharon Zheng
Design Engineer
5'4 girl from Toronto who loves to be on the internet, loves to hike and forage wild blackberries, shop for coffee table books (but doesn't own a coffee table), eat shrimp cocktail, make zines, listen to audiobooks, give generous ratings on Letterboxd, play Just Dance on Wii, make colored dumplings, attempt latte art, and play Mahjong
Why I work at Gamma
I love building creative tools that empower anyone to bring their ideas to life in intuitive, accessible ways. The team at Gamma is incredibly passionate and imaginative—I'm excited to be part of our small but mighty group turning bold ideas into reality. High school Tumblr theme builder Sharon would be proud
Kristin Fracchia
Marketing
☀️ East Coaster turned West Coaster for life.
👟 My main hobby is running ultramarathons (usually 50-100 miles at a time). I also do some occasional crafting, like hand-dying yarn, crocheting, macrame.
🎭 Prior to going all-in on building tech startups, I had a previous career as an English teacher and college professor in theater.
Why I work at Gamma
For this stage in my career, I knew I absolutely HAD to work at an AI-native startup, and Gamma is the dream: a (relatively) tiny team of immensely talented, creative people at the cutting edge of tech, doing cool things and having fun while doing them.
Renee Manneh
Operations
I’m an enthusiastic foodie constantly discovering new coffee shops and restaurants, curating my Google food maps along the way. When not indulging in culinary adventures, I’m immersed in my love for cars, especially Porsche 911s. A passionate quadrilingual, I’m fueled by a deep appreciation for languages, travel, and connecting with people across cultures.
Why I work at Gamma
I’m thrilled to be part of the Gamma team, where I work with an exceptionally talented, collaborative, and welcoming group of people. The opportunity to express ideas effortlessly, creatively, and beautifully is what makes working here so exciting. I’m inspired by the energy and creativity around me, and I’m proud to contribute to a product that makes communication more intuitive and visually stunning!
Olivia Frenkel
Executive Assistant
I am a proud Bay Area native who recently moved back to San Francisco from Portland, OR to join Gamma (goodbye rain! hello fog!). I love live music of any kind, heirloom tomatoes in the summer, and swimming year-round. Hoping to travel more, fix my posture, and eat more Nerd Gummy Clusters.
Why I work at Gamma
I've always worked at small companies with amazing people, and Gamma is no exception! I'm lucky to support such a talented team looking to redefine AI implementation in comms and content.
Norbert Szmyt
Engineer
Escaped the CT snow 10 years ago for the Bay Area. When the weather is good, I enjoy hiking and biking. When the weather is a bit chillier, I make ☕ , play board games (Power Grid is my fave), snowshoe and watch hockey.
Why I work at Gamma
I have always worked where I found talented, passionate and wholesome people. Gamma has that in spades! Furthermore, I have spent most of my career building for Enterprise customers. Now I get to build for the people in a space that is both established (content) and cutting edge (AI) at the same time.
Josh Smith
Engineer
On my perfect day, I wake up early to watch an Arsenal victory, spend the middle of the day kayaking in sunny east bay, and then wrap up with a board game night.
Some days, (if my cat allows it) I also write code.
Why I work at Gamma
We all spend so much of our lives trying to communicate ideas, and I've often felt restricted by the constraints that standard documents and presentations put on my ability to communicate.
I'm excited about the opportunity to help people communicate their ideas more quickly while empowering them to have their own personal voice and creative style.
Sarafina Smith
Engineer
Born and raised in the Bay Area 😎
My favorite SF activities are: walking around Golden Gate Park, going to the SF Ballet, shopping at farmers markets, and trying new bakeries (my favorite food is bread).
I also like: skiing ⛷️ , hiking 🥾 , baking 🥐, and dog watching 🐶
Why I work at Gamma
Everyone on the team is so smart, passionate, friendly, and helpful! I know I'll learn a lot from the people here. Gamma has created a very positive and encouraging culture and it really feels like everyone is excited to come to work every day.
At the same time there are a lot of super exciting technical challenges to tackle, from integrating with all the new AI developments to keeping up with the insane speed of user growth 📈
Michelle Tran
Designer
🏂 Salt Lake City native, but I've spent the last 10 years in the Bay Area.
Music producing noob, digital art enthusiast, senior cat lover, video game enjoyer & bio nerd. 🧑🎨🐈
I spend most of my time snowboarding, cycling through new hobbies or surfing wikipedia for food facts.
🥊 My latest hobbies involve projection mapping, ceramics, and boxing.
🥊 My latest hobbies involve projection mapping, ceramics, and boxing.
Why I work at Gamma
The team here is freaking smart, talented and so warm and welcoming. I'm learning something new every day. It's exciting to work on an incredible product tackling a frothy, nebulous problem.
I also love how encouraging and supportive the team in, so I can live the fast-pace, experimental process of my dreams tackling design & code.
I also love how encouraging and supportive the team in, so I can live the fast-pace, experimental process of my dreams tackling design & code.
Kelly Wallach
Engineer
Originally from Marin County, I'm one of the few remote employees at Gamma, now living in Atlanta, GA. At the moment, my free time is entirely dedicated to chasing my two butterball kids around 😍 .
Why I work at Gamma
The team at Gamma is unlike any I've met elsewhere, a close-knit group that pushes boundaries while staying playful. I get more excited about the problems we get to solve the longer I work here.
The problem space is fascinating too - PowerPoint has been around for ages, why hasn't it changed more? There is so much opportunity to explore, I'm stoked that I get to be on the team to explore it.
Max Blaha
Growth Product Manager
LA native that has been in SF for the last 10 years. Still a huge Dodger fan but very lucky to get to enjoy the outdoors across all seasons living in the beautiful Bay Area. Love to camp in the warmer months and currently transitioning from snowboarding to skiing. At work, you’ll usually find me hunkered down in a corner jamming to a house mix.
Why I work at Gamma
The people are amazing. From day 1, I knew this would be a great fit and I have not looked back since. It’s also such a relief getting to work on a fantastic product that I use daily - even outside of work!
As an even bigger plus, the dog game here is on another level. All the pups are so cute and add to the excitement of coming in each day.
Dae-Ho Chung
Technical Support Engineer
Lifelong Californian, technology enthusiast, escape room connoisseur, casual nerd, co-parent of a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier named Zelda, and easily confused by emoticons❓
My nomadic career has taken me across QA, software engineering, customer support, program management, scrummastering, and back to customer support. Happy to leverage technical knowhow to help people be successful!
Why I work at Gamma
First off, I'm excited to work on an awesome product that I actually like to use. Secondly, I'm incredibly grateful to be a part of a growing team with a core of amazing and dynamic people.
Hilary Dudek
Head of Customer Experience
Lifelong Michigander ✋🏼, newly transplanted in New Mexico. 🌶️
🛼 Roller derby skater, wife and mom, avid reader, and musical theatre nerd. 🎶
A long career in customer service led me to the remote tech world in 2015, and I've never looked back! 👩🏼💻
Why I work at Gamma
🦄 As a musician, performer, and public speaker, I know that communicating ideas in a way that resonates with the audience is key to bringing them along on your storytelling journey. If the medium is boring, unrelatable, or inauthentic, an otherwise strong message won't be received well. At Gamma, we are giving the world a medium through which they can express their own creative ideas. ✨
🌈 Creative and non-traditional ideas are my jam, and I love that every day at Gamma, I'm able to work with incredibly talented colleagues who are as passionate about effortless content creation as I am. I'm equally privileged to connect with the fabulous folks in our Gamma community as part of my role.💜
Eric Pollmann
Engineer
Hardcore geeking since the 1980s 🤖💻, I love building, exploring, working hard with the team 🛠️🗺️👷! Proud dad raising two amazing girls with my amazing wife 👨👩👧👧. Avid runner 🏃!
Why I work at Gamma
As a kid who loved sci-fi and writing, one of my first programs tried to teach my computer to write: subject-verb-adverb! I wrestled with that program fruitlessly for weeks, trying to get a coherent paragraph, let alone a story. My geeky inner child is jumping with joy, now helping bring effortless self-expression to the world!
I'm so lucky to have met a crew of like minds here at Gamma! Every day we work at intersection of joy, exploration, excellence, fun, commitment and balance. Our small family is tight knit and growing to take on the audacious challenges in front of us. I can't imagine anywhere else I'd rather be!
Javier Parra
Engineer
Originally from Mexico City, freshly arrived to the Bay Area in 2023. I'm a socially stunted introvert who's only hobby is collecting hobbies… and specialty coffee… and craft beer.
Why I work at Gamma
The tools that most people use to create presentations have remained fundamentally unchanged for decades. I think it's time to reinvent the wheel by focusing on how the problem has evolved over time.
I also love working with a team of such talented and passionate people who are always willing to teach and learn from each other.
Mélissae Elhajj
Designer
Born and raised in Lebanon 🇱🇧, moved to the Bay area in 2017. I always loved art and design and discovered the power of photoshop when I was 12.
In my free time, I design costumes and pretend to be someone else 🧚
Roommate to the cutest cat who likes to take over my desk during meetings 🐈 .
In my free time, I design costumes and pretend to be someone else 🧚
Roommate to the cutest cat who likes to take over my desk during meetings 🐈 .
Why I work at Gamma
As a visual designer, I designed way too many slide decks for people. Typical slide tools were not my favorite, and I always wished there was something "more".
*Enters Gamma*, it blew my mind 🤯 as it was solving so many pain points I've faced throughout the years. I'm super excited to help the team shape it into something even more ✨ magical✨
Also, if you met any of my teammates, you'll understand why my heart is in it. Great product, but even greater people.
Julie Barwick
Engineer
Originally from Southern California. Pianist, composer, and general music nerd. 🎹 Loves everyone's pets. 🐱 🐶 🦎
Why I work at Gamma
I've always been obsessed with tools that help you organize your thoughts. Having tried many different presentation tools, I love that Gamma gets out of the way and makes it easy to communicate something effective with minimal effort.
As a former piano teacher, I also really appreciate Gamma's culture of emphasizing learning, teaching, and sharing. I love being part of such a really talented team and getting to build something that I'm excited about!
Nik Payne
Product designer
Short Bio
I grew up in the Santa Cruz Mountains. I lived in Chicago for the past 6 years, before moving back to SF this year.
I'm into camping, backpacking, the outdoors, metal shows, coding, visual arts, and weird stuff like collecting pocket knives and reading about UFO's.
Why I work at Gamma
I believe in the mission, and the problem we're trying to solve. Making presentations is too painful with slides.
I've also always wanted to go small. I think I have a mindset and a skillset that lends itself to startup life.
Being super impressed by the skills and credentials of the team you're joining is always a great sign too!
Gamma Decks I've Made
Alison Bemis
Designer
SF based, Honolulu raised barista turned designer
Serial hobbyist, T-Pain enthusiast, and reformed plant killer who can pour mean latte art ☕️🎨
Why I work at Gamma
I started because I've always been fascinated by the ways people communicate ideas — and curious about how to improve them. As a medium, Gamma's malleability makes creation efficient without sacrificing aesthetics.
I've stayed because this job is a ton of fun! I've always been drawn to high energy environments and Gamma is fast paced enough that it's never boring, but flexible enough that craft is a priority.
Gamma took a chance on me in 2021 when I was fresh out of my design bootcamp and I couldn't be luckier to have landed here!
Check out my creations!
Jordan Garcia
Engineer
Recent Hawaii 🌴 resident, Japanese curry enthusiast and aspiring Pickleball professional.
Why I work at Gamma
Getting to work with a group of close friends in a startup has been a dream of mine since doing it in college. I also fundamentally believe that the idea of a slideshow presentation is due for a modern revamp.
I am excited to continue to pursue my craft as a Software Engineer, with a team of great people and a product I truly believe in.
Travis Beck
Engineer
I'm a parent/nerd doing parent/nerd things in and around San Francisco. Former Seattle, New York, and Boston resident.
Why I work at Gamma
How often do you get to explore a space as fundamental and high-touch as documents and presentations? Once I realized that docs and slides are really the same basic format with different page-break semantics I couldn't un-see it. We're building something new that has the potential to profoundly change the way people work. Our team is incredibly talented, well-balanced and super fun to work with and the product we are working on feels like something that the world really needs.
How often do you get to explore a space as fundamental and high-touch as documents and presentations? Once I realized that docs and slides are really the same basic format with different page-break semantics I couldn't un-see it. We're building something new that has the potential to profoundly change the way people work. Our team is incredibly talented, well-balanced and super fun to work with and the product we are working on feels like something that the world really needs.
Ali Rizvi
Engineer
Originally from Lucknow, India 🇮🇳In the Bay Area since 2013. Mayor of my local coffee shop ☕ (that is what Foursquare tells me).
Why I work at Gamma
I am excited to be at Gamma because I believe we are defining a medium that will allow people to express their ideas effectively with high impact. Also, the team is super nice and fun to work with.
I am excited to be at Gamma because I believe we are defining a medium that will allow people to express their ideas effectively with high impact. Also, the team is super nice and fun to work with.
I am stoked about being on the ground floor as we lay the foundation of something that will hopefully (🤞) change the way people express themselves.
Jessica Chong
Engineer
I grew up in 🇭🇰 Hong Kong and 🇨🇦Toronto. Identical twin, dog mom, sewing addict, and 138 wpm typist.
I started making websites in the late 90s and had no idea you could do this for your job!
Why I work at Gamma
I want to empower others to advocate for their ideas. I have a terrible fear of public speaking, but have seen how giving presentations has moved the needle on my career (and life) in a tangible way: by giving me credibility and influence, by making my work visible, and by giving me the opportunity to move people. I want others to experience the life changing magic of presentations!
I want to empower others to advocate for their ideas. I have a terrible fear of public speaking, but have seen how giving presentations has moved the needle on my career (and life) in a tangible way: by giving me credibility and influence, by making my work visible, and by giving me the opportunity to move people. I want others to experience the life changing magic of presentations!
Check out the websites I made with Gamma!
Photos above taken in March 2021, when I discovered that I have the uncanny ability to keep myself entertained while in a 21-day hotel quarantine
Zach Leach
Designer
Former US Marine, originally from Baltimore MD.
I fell in love with the City by the Bay 15 years ago and have been here ever since.
Why I work at Gamma
I believe there’s a tremendous potential to improve the way we communicate ideas with Gamma. We have the opportunity to create a medium that’s expressive, natural and accessible to all, and I’m so excited to be a part of it, especially with such an amazing and talented team.
I believe there’s a tremendous potential to improve the way we communicate ideas with Gamma. We have the opportunity to create a medium that’s expressive, natural and accessible to all, and I’m so excited to be a part of it, especially with such an amazing and talented team.
Jon Noronha
Founder
Bay Area native 🌉 I have great taste in bad ideas
Why I work at Gamma
I'm a recovering product manager who missed getting hands-on and actually building things. I love that we have a culture of constant prototyping and tinkering where everyone can contribute. My favorite feeling is hearing that we've made someone's work day a little brighter 🌞 .
Some of my gammaramas include:
All about Survivor - featuring
Jessica Chong
James Fox
Founder
Warriors fan 🏀 Tech Nerd 💻
Why I work at Gamma
I love the team that we've gotten together so far because I think we all complement each other quite well, almost like a team of superheroes that all have unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. (I also love the Avengers movies 😄)
I love the team that we've gotten together so far because I think we all complement each other quite well, almost like a team of superheroes that all have unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. (I also love the Avengers movies 😄)
I'm also super excited about the opportunity to build a new medium in a space that almost everyone is forced to work in but nobody really enjoys.
Grant Lee
Founder
Born in NYC, raised in the Bay. Dad of two furry kids and a cute dog.
Why I work at Gamma
I've lived in slide decks for most of my career, starting off in the world of investment banking and consulting before transitioning to finance and operations. I'm excited about the opportunity to reimagine this medium from the ground up, and offer users new, powerful ways to share and present their ideas with the world.
Plus I get to work with some of the most incredible people I've ever met. Fun team with big dreams 🧑🚀
