Joel Martins

Joel joined MicroEdge in June 2014 as Chief Technology Officer. As MicroEdge's CTO, Joel manages the development of existing and future products, provides technological solutions and services to MicroEdge's clients, and sets the technology direction of MicroEdge to meet the ever expanding needs of the giving community. He is passionate about creating high performing teams and delivering software that exceeds client expectations.

A software developer at heart, Joel spent more than 14 years at Symantec, one of the world's largest software companies, where he most recently held the position of Senior Director, Engineering. Since 2007, Joel has been leading cross functional teams from around the globe to deliver elegant, high quality software for enterprise business. Chosen by his peers to begin his leadership journey, Joel built a sustaining engineering organization from the ground up and spearheaded multiple projects and initiatives that improved efficiency and quality. Among his many accomplishments, Joel was the Engineering release owner and development team leader for the NetBackup 7.5 release, "Better Backup for All," the largest product launch in Symantec history at the time. Joel graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Computer Science and attended Luther Seminary in St. Paul post-graduate.