The ModelOp
Leadership Team
Dave Trier is Chief Executive Officer at ModelOp
Dave leads the company with a clear focus on customer value, product innovation, and enterprise execution. A builder at heart, Dave brings deep technical fluency and real-world operating experience to the challenge of helping global enterprises unlock the transformational power of AI.Â
Prior to becoming CEO, Dave served as SVP of Product and was foundational in shaping ModelOp’s product vision and strategy, working directly with customers to address the operational, delivery, and governance realities of enterprise AI. His leadership reflects a product-first philosophy grounded in execution, accountability, and measurable business outcomes.
Before joining ModelOp, Dave held senior technology and business leadership roles across software, consulting, and industry. He served as Vice President of Advanced Analytics Services at Think Big Analytics (acquired by Teradata), where he led a 400-person organization across the Americas. Earlier in his career, Dave was Chief Technology Officer at Powered by Action and a manager at Accenture Technology Labs—the R&D arm of Accenture—where he helped large enterprises adopt new emerging technologies to drive transformation value, including business process automation: the precursor to model operations.
With more than 20 years of experience spanning data science, AI, analytics, cloud, and enterprise software—and as a named inventor on multiple patents—Dave is known for his pragmatic, transparent leadership style. He is a trusted partner to CIOs, CTOs, and AI leaders navigating the realities of bringing AI to market at scale in complex, enterprise environments.
Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
Dave Trier
Jim Olsen is Chief Technology Officer at ModelOp
He leads the technical innovation and design of the ModelOp Center platform. Jim is also integral to advising ModelOp customer CIOs and CTOs on requirements to better support their IT operations as they execute on digital business strategies that often strain technology infrastructure.
Recently, Jim has taken his technology expertise to his off the grid cabin where he continues to innovate building low power computing networks powered entirely by solar power. Jim continues to design and develop our ModelOp software in the remote mountains of Colorado using specialized off grid computing systems and satellite internet, while conquering the challenges of a seasonal road closure during the winter, and living miles from the nearest neighbor. You can see more in his blog at Off Grid CTO.
Prior to ModelOp, he was Director of Software Development at Think Big, a Teradata Company for the Americas consulting organization, and responsible for the design of their Analytics Ops framework. Jim has also held technical design and architect positions at Qualtrics, W.J. Bradley Company, and Convasant and was a Distinguished Engineer at Novell.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Psychology from Clarkson University and currently has two patents in his name.
Jim Olsen
Sheau-ming is Chief Financial Officer at ModelOp
She is a strategic partner to the CEO and is responsible for the company’s financial operations, including financial planning, accounting, treasury, tax and investor relations. She also oversees the administrative functions for ModelOp, including human resources and IT.
Sheau-ming brings more than 25 years of finance, operations, corporate development, strategy, venture investing and investment banking experience to ModelOp. Prior to joining the company, she served as Chief Financial Officer at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation with financial oversight of $1.7B in assets and grant-making investments totaling over $80 million annually. Prior to McCormick Foundation, Sheau-ming was Chief Financial Officer at high-growth technology companies Mattersight Corporation (previously NASDAQ: MATR), EPAY Systems and Silver Chalice. From 2006-2011, she was Chief Financial Officer for WGN-TV, WGN Radio, WGN America and CLTV. She also previously worked in the strategy, corporate development and corporate venture capital groups at Tribune Company and in investment banking at Credit Suisse Group.
Sheau-ming holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Sheau-ming Ross
Mark LeMonnier is Vice President of Software Engineering at ModelOp
He is responsible for building and leading a world-class engineering organization focused on solving customer challenges with scaling and governing enterprise AI. With Mark at the helm of ModelOp product development, ModelOp customers can expect high-quality and on-time releases of the software innovation they need to transform their businesses.
Prior to ModelOp, Mark worked at Ancestry.com from 2003 to 2020, climbing the ranks to Vice President of Engineering. There, he led the engineering team through three major growth phases of the company and its products.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Utah Valley University and an MBA in Business Administration and Management from Brigham Young University.
Mark LeMonnier
Jay Combs is Vice President of Marketing at ModelOp
He partners with leadership to guide go-to-market strategy and is responsible for demand generation, product marketing, and communications.
Jay has 20 years of B2B, SaaS, and enterprise marketing and management experience at both startups and public companies. Prior to joining ModelOp he held marketing leadership roles at several AI and tech companies including Evisort, Eventbrite, and VMware in which he defined new product categories, founded and scaled marketing teams, and launched dozens of products. As Director of Product Marketing at Evisort, a leading provider of AI and contract management software, Jay gained unique insight into the AI governance and operational challenges facing global companies. He uses that experience to help inform and educate enterprises about model operations so they can securely, effectively, and ethically harness AI at scale.
Jay holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Mathematics from Colby College and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.
Jay Combs
Jennifer Ward is Vice President of Customer Success at ModelOp
Jennifer leads customer engagement, retention, and growth strategies at ModelOp, partnering closely with our enterprise clients to ensure the successful adoption of our software and help achieve their desired business outcomes.
Jennifer brings over 20 years of experience in customer success, enterprise consulting, and business transformation. Prior to joining ModelOp, she held leadership roles at Domo, Toptal, and Accenture, where she led large-scale customer experience and change management initiatives for Fortune 500 clients across communications, technology, and enterprise software. At Domo, she was responsible for driving net revenue retention across strategic enterprise accounts, and at Accenture, she served as Managing Director, leading sales and transformation efforts across key client portfolios.
Jennifer is known for building high-performing customer success teams, fostering strong client relationships, and delivering measurable business outcomes. Her areas of expertise include voice of the customer programs, organizational change management, and business process optimization.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Colorado State University and completed the Executive Course in Disruptive Strategy at Harvard Business School.
Jennifer Ward
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