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Former Senior Microsoft Engineer Joins Ordermark as CTO

By May 1, 2019November 14th, 2023No Comments
Veteran Software Innovator Joins Online Ordering Enablement Platform for Restaurants to Lead Product Expansion.

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. MAY 2019 — Ordermark, the nation’s fastest growing online ordering enablement platform for restaurants today announced it has hired Arpan Desai as its new Chief Technology Officer. With over 20 years experience in software, engineering, and technology for companies including Microsoft, Nokia, and Razorgator, Desai will lead Ordermark’s engineering team.

“The solutions we provide are mission-critical and require expertise in scaling complex process automation solutions for tens of thousands of restaurants nationwide,” said Alex Canter, CEO of Ordermark. “Arpan has architected similar mission-critical solutions for businesses including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and PepsiCo, and his expertise is hard to find. We’re thrilled to have him leading our engineering team.”

Most recently, Desai was CTO of Razorgator where he led the engineering teams responsible for the e-commerce site and their enterprise SaaS solution which serviced Fortune 50 clients. Prior to that, Desai worked for Microsoft on technologies ranging from cell phones to enterprise solutions.

“I’m pleased to be joining a company that’s so committed to high-quality solutions,” said Desai. “Oftentimes, fast-growing companies shortchange their customers by sacrificing reliability for speed. Because Ordermark was born in a restaurant, the company understands that data integrity and system reliability are job number one.”

As part of this change, Ordermark’s former CTO, data engineering authority Gary Abrams, will assume the role of CIO, with responsibility for bringing innovative marketing solutions that leverage data to restaurant customers.

About Ordermark
Ordermark helps restaurants maximize profits and lower costs by sending orders from multiple online ordering services to a single tablet and printer. Created in the kitchen of world-famous Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles by a fourth generation restaurateur, Ordermark helps thousands of brands nationwide, including many of the world’s top restaurant chains such as Which Wich, Buffalo Wild Wings, Little Caesars, Papa Johns, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Yogurtland, and Sonic. The company is based in Los Angeles, California, with an office in Denver, Colorado. For more information visit ordermark.com

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Alex Canter

Alex Canter

Alex is a restaurant industry innovator, in-demand speaker, and passionate advocate for restaurant operators and workers. He was raised in the kitchen of the world-famous Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles, where he invented Ordermark. A fourth-generation restaurateur, the restaurant business has been in Alex’s blood for over 85 years. In addition to being the visionary and leader of Ordermark, Alex is active with the Techstars network and enjoys mentoring other restaurant technology entrepreneurs. A 2019 recipient of the Forbes 30 Under 30, Alex has previously led several technology ventures.