About

NOT YOUR TYPICAL CONSULTING FIRM
Origin Story
Ocelot Consulting was formed in 2016 by four former software engineering colleagues at a large St. Louis-based corporation. Their goal was to share the transformational lessons learned (Agility, Cloud, Security, DevOps) with other companies in the region.
You will notice the difference working with a company that was founded by technologists and is run by technologists. It is a refreshing, no-nonsense approach to solution delivery that our clients appreciate.
That customer satisfaction has fueled our growth as we continue to expand our presence regionally and nationwide.
We meet you where you are
We appreciate that every company is at a different spot in its transformation journey. Our expertise is in understanding where our clients are, where they want to go, and collaborating on a practical plan to get there.
We understand that sometimes this change must be incremental, and we will never try to force a technology or solution that our clients are unable to consume.
Transformation requires comprehensive change management that includes engaging and partnering with client Enterprise Architecture, Program Management, Information Security, and Application Development teams.
We are uniquely prepared to provide recommendations and lessons learned from real-world implementations.


We know you, because we were you
Ocelot Consulting’s senior leadership is proud of our backgrounds rooted in Enterprise IT. We’ve cultivated a deep appreciation for what makes successful (and unsuccessful) partnerships. We understand the opportunities and the challenges of transforming established corporations.
Ocelot Consulting strives to be the type of company that our founders always wanted as a partner.
What we are…
- Partner to deliver strategic initiatives
- Able to embrace each client's unique needs
- Technology agnostic
- Engineering to the core
What we are not…
- Staffing agency, staff augmentation, or offshoring
- One-size-fits-all processes or methodologies
- Technology reseller
- All sales and marketing
Our goal is to get better, together
We not only deliver on our commitments, but we care just as much about developing the skills and capabilities of our clients.
While collaborating, we provide coaching, training, and mentoring to ensure that our clients are fully prepared to support, run, and maintain the solutions after our engagement is complete.
Meet the Ocelots

Mir Ali
Data & Analytics

Connor Altic
Full Stack Development

Larry Anderson
Co-Founder/Principal Engineer

Joe Atkins
Full Stack Development

Lucas Barth
Full Stack Development

Dan Baumgart
Full Stack Development

Casey Bedford
Full Stack Development

Patrick Byrne
Partner/Principal Engineer

Himabindu Chandanala
Data & Analytics

Sai Srikanth Chepuri
Cloud Engineering

Ramakrishna Chodisetti
Full Stack Development

Chris Coffman
Co-Founder/Principal Engineer

Zach Cox
Data & Analytics

Michael Crocker
Cloud Engineering

Idrees Darwaish
Cloud Engineering

Jing Deng
Full Stack Development

James Dodson
Full Stack Development

Joseph Dove
Data & Analytics

Mike Fitzgibbons
Full Stack Development

Patrick Flor
Full Stack Development

Kelsey Florian
Strategy & Execution

Collin Foster
Data & Analytics

Paul Giganti
Data & Analytics

Tim Gilman
Full Stack Development

Chad Goble
Strategy & Execution

Angshu Goswami
Data & Analytics

Sarah Gruskin
Data & Analytics

Dave Hahn
Data & Analytics

Veronica Hamelback
Office Manager
Christopher Hargarten
Full Stack Development

Melanie Harrison
Accounting

Ethan Harstad
Cloud Engineering

Ian Heagren
Data & Analytics

Marty Henderson
Cloud Engineering

JD Herdlick
Data & Analytics

Justin Honold
Managing Director

Michael Hostetler
Full Stack Development

Jerry Huckins
Full Stack Development

Timothy Hunt
Cloud Engineering

Gary Irick
Full Stack Development

Ken Johnson
Full Stack Development

BJ Kennedy
Full Stack Development

Matthew Knight
Cloud Engineering

Dave Kreklow
Sales & Customer Success

Christopher Leeds
Data & Analytics

Jazmine Lich
Data & Analytics

Vamsi Makkena
Data & Analytics

Arum Mani
Cloud Engineering

Daniel Matthis
Cloud Engineering

Andrew Maxwell
Full Stack Development

Erin Miller
Strategy & Execution

Dustin Morris
Full Stack Development

Varun Nalluri
Full Stack Development

Jacob Nosal
Cloud Engineering

John O’Malley
Co-Founder/Principal Engineer

Kevin Ou
Full Stack Development

Marquis Patrick
Cloud Engineering

Dan Peterson
Cloud Engineering

Michael Petter
Full Stack Development
Ryan Polak
Cloud Engineering

Matthew Potter
Full Stack Development

Gaby Mino Puga
Full Stack Development

Jake Renfro
Managing Director

Steve Renner
Full Stack Development

Tyler Robert
Co-Founder/President

Brian Rodgers
Cloud Engineering

John Rothermel
Cloud Engineering

Jared Schaller
Strategy & Execution

Erich Schuetz
Cloud Engineering

Nathanael Schulte
Full Stack Development

Charles Sebold
Full Stack Development

Mark Seidenstricker
Cloud Engineering

Jay Silverman
Cloud Engineering

Naimisha Singi
Full Stack Development

Jason Skidis
Full Stack Development

Derek Tandy
Partner/Principal Engineer

Thomas Thomas
Data & Analytics

Sowmya Tirukkovaluru
Full Stack Development

Khuyen Tran
Data & Analytics

Meghana Valapreddy
Data & Analytics

Tanya Viragh
Strategy & Execution

Kara Waldemer
Full Stack Development

Mike Weaver
Managing Director

Ryan Whitaker
Talent Acquisition

Ryan Williams
Cloud Engineering

Eric Zachman
Cloud Engineering

Emily Zalasky
Data & Analytics
Partnering for innovation,
delivering results
OUR TEAMS SHOW CLIENTS WHAT IS POSSIBLE AND THEN HELP THEM GET THERE