Rob Bird
A veteran technology executive, he led AI, data, and security platform engineering at Tesla and served as a Principal Architect at Akamai. He is also the founder and former CTO of Red Lambda, and he holds 16 patents.
OUR STORY
WHY STAG EXISTS
Built around the reality of modern systems
Modern environments are defined by constant change and deep interconnection. Small updates can travel farther than expected, touching systems and teams that were never part of the original plan.
Teams care about reliability, yet still face incidents driven by complexity rather than carelessness. Confidence erodes when change feels uncertain and recovery becomes routine.
Stag was created to give teams a clearer way to reason about change itself. By understanding how systems connect and how updates propagate, teams can act earlier and move forward with confidence.
What we belive
Foresight matters
Teams should understand impact before action.
Systems shape outcomes
Reliability emerges from how components interact, not from individual effort alone.
Calm supports good decisions
The best tools guide quietly and reduce cognitive load.
Time has value
Work should leave room for life beyond alerts and incidents.
WHO we are
Built by people close to the problem
Stag is built by engineers and operators who have worked inside complex environments and understand the weight of unpredictable change. That experience shapes how we build the platform, how we communicate, and how we support the teams who rely on it.
Eddie Osmani
A seasoned product executive, they led global product initiatives for AI, data, and security platform engineering at Tesla. Prior to that, they built a strong foundation in threat mitigation through leadership roles in security and risk intelligence at Uber.
Adam Leko
A seasoned CTO and five-time patent holder, Adam previously served as CTO and CSO at Datica. His deep technical background includes serving as the lead engineer for AI, data, and security platforms at Tesla, as well as holding a lead engineering role at Red Lambda.
Sean Kelley
A veteran reliability leader, they served as the Lead Senior Staff SRE for Tesla’s data platform engineering team. Previously, they spearheaded database resilience at YouTube.
Alan Crissey
Attila Berta
David Morris
Desi DeVaul
Jared Corduan
Joe Shockman
Kris Alexander
Lamoni Finlayson
Morten Juul
Richard Daley
Rick Richardson
INTRODUCING STAG
Supported by long term partners
Stag is supported by partners who believe in prevention focused reliability and steady progress over reactive fixes.