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About Us

About Rising Tide

2010

Year we were founded

5m

Monthly active users

100+

Members in our remote team

67

Countries using our products

“Rising Tide Software is a Purpose Driven Company dedicated to making the world a better place through innovation.”

About Our CEO

chief executive officer

Chad Knudson

Chad is the CEO for Rising Tide Software. Chad has worked in multiple software startups in a variety of roles ranging from CTO to CEO in addition to owning his own software company. As a seasoned software architect and small business owner, Chad will leverage his experience to help drive the success of Rising Tide Software.
Chad graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. Chad worked as a software engineer at Microsoft for seven years on the Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office teams. Outside of the office Chad is active with his family, referees soccer matches, and plays bass guitar with a local church band.

chief OPERATING OFFICER

Jeff Lundstrom

Jeff Lundstrom is the Chief Operating Officer at Rising Tide Software. With a passion for computer science since 1982, Jeff holds a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in the field and boasts over a decade of experience at Microsoft and over 30 years of experience in the industry.
His versatile background includes leadership roles in Testing, Development, and Product Management. His passion for customers and quality have made him instrumental in delivering millions of dollars in sales. Jeff's leadership, technical expertise, and commitment to faith, family, and community make him an invaluable asset. Beyond work, he enjoys pursuing creative electronic projects, fishing, boating, and photography.

Our Mission

We bring transformational change to the communities we serve.

Our values

As a company and as individuals, we value:

Autonomy and accountability

Efficiency

Growth

Service and Impact

Autonomy and accountability

We each understand what our role is and what our responsibilities are. We are accountable for getting the job done with direction from our supervisors, but without hand-holding and micro-managing. We are self-starters and go-getters.

Efficiency

We find ways to maximize the value of our time and effort so we can achieve more. We help our customers do the same.

Growth

We value teaching and learning. We are lifelong learners who know we all have something to teach each other, as well as room to grow.

Service and impact

We care about serving our customers, our community, and each other. We are driven by the desire to make a positive impact wherever we can.

Inspiration

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Service

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Trusted by

Leadership

Annika Greaney

Lead Software Engineer
Annika is the lead software engineer at Rising Tide Software. Annika is responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of company products. Annika is currently finishing her bachelor’s in Computer Science at Minnesota State University, Moorhead.....

Chad Knudson

Chief Executive officer
Chad is the CEO for Rising Tide Software. Chad has worked in multiple software startups in a variety of roles ranging from CTO to CEO in addition to owning his own software company. As a seasoned software architect and small business owner, Chad will leverage his experience to help drive the success of Rising Tide Software....

Charlie Carlson

Account Manager
Charlie is an account manager with Rising Tide Software. In this role, Charlie coordinates with the sales and marketing departments to represent clients and their needs, and to find or build the solution for them....

Nicole Mattson

Chief Operating Officer
Nicole is chief operating officer for Rising Tide Software. In this role, Nicole oversees sales and marketing, and coordinates administrative operations. Nicole has a bachelor’s degree from Smith College in American Studies....

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