Charlie Kindel

Charlie Kindel is an American tech executive and former chief product and technology officer at SnapAV.^[1] He formerly held roles with Control4, Amazon, and Microsoft. Much of his career has been spent focused on smart home products.^[2]

Early life and education

Kindel was born in Vail, Colorado.^[3] He earned a bachelor's degree in systems engineering from the University of Arizona in 1990.^[4]

Career

Kindel joined Microsoft in 1990.^[5] He was named general manager of Windows Home Server in 2004, remaining in that position until 2009, when he became general manager of the Windows Phone developer experience.^[6][7][8]

In 2011, Kindel left Microsoft to create BizLogr, serving as chief executive officer.^[7][9] The calendar scheduling startup launched in 2012,^[7] and was later renamed FreeBusy.^[10] The company created the mileage-logging app MileLogr.^[11]

Kindel joined Amazon in 2013, becoming director of Alexa Smart Home,^[7][8] remaining there until April 2018.^[8][10]

In August 2018, he joined home automation systems provider Control4 as senior vice president of products and services.^[2][12] After Control4 merged with SnapAV, Kindel was named chief product and technology officer of SnapAV,^[13] remaining there until November 2020.^[14]

References

1. Barack, Lauren (December 17, 2019). "13 Questions: SnapAV's Charlie Kindel is volunteering to go to Mars (after he gets down off the slopes)". Gearbrain. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
2. Warren, Tom (August 2, 2018). "Former Alexa smart home chief and Windows Media Center founder joins Control4". The Verge. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
3. "Obituary: Nancy M. Kindel, 1928-2012". Vail Daily. February 6, 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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5. Wilhelm, Alex (August 8, 2011). "Windows Phone loses a key general manager". The Next Web. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
6. Hardawar, Devindra (August 8, 2011). "Windows Phone GM Charlie Kindel leaves Microsoft for mystery startup". VentureBeat. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
7. Williams, Martyn (April 1, 2013). "Former Microsoft Man Building 'something Secret' At Amazon". CIO. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
8. Velazco, Chris (April 30, 2018). "Alexa exec calls it quits after five years at Amazon". Engadget. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
9. Chen, Brian (December 27, 2011). "Why Nobody Will Play Nice With Windows Phone 7". New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
10. Loizos, Connie (April 30, 2018). "Charlie Kindel Says He's Leaving to Take a Serious Break From Work". TechCrunch. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
11. Wingfield, Nick (February 18, 2013). "Test Run: Mining Your Calendar to Cut Taxes". New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
12. Earl, Jennifer (May 27, 2019). "Ex-Amazon executive reveals Jeff Bezos' trick he now uses at his new company". Fox Business. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
13. Knott, Jason (August 1, 2019). "SnapAV, Control4 Merger Complete". CEPro. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
14. "SnapAV Doubles Down on Product Investment; Announces New Appointments" (PDF) (Press release). CHARLOTTE, NC: SnapAV. Griffin360. November 12, 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-17.