Meet The Management Team
Founder and CEO
Safir Monroe
After graduating from Howard University with a BS degree in mechanical engineering, Safir worked at Delta Air Lines as a software engineer for several years. From his combined experience in the travel industry, hardware, software, and mechanical engineering, he developed technology to help solve some of the travel industry’s biggest problems. He currently leads the engineering team at UnDelay which specializes in improving airport operations with data analytics. As the team expands our software products and features, they are developing robots to lead airports into a digital transformation.
Email: safir.monroe@undelayapp.com
Co-Founder, CSO
Ravin Mehra
Senior Aviation, Travel & Tourism industry veteran, Ravin comes with over 30 years of highly successful leadership roles in representing, managing and business development for over 40 International Airlines. His expertise other than the Airlines, are in worldwide tourism and leveraging aviation technologies and innovations to maximize customer value and optimize company objectives.
Email: ravin.mehra@undelayapp.com
CTO
Noah Giles
While attending the Georgia Institute of Technology, Noah Giles served as a teacher's assistant helping students with assignments in the computer science department. After graduating with a bachelors degree in Computer Science, he specialized in developing and architecting frontend and backend technologies for multiple companies. Noah's expertise in software and revolutionary technologies provides immense value for UnDelay.
Email: noah.giles@undelayapp.com
Principal Officer and Technical Consultant
Daniel Okegbu
Daniel Okegbu is a 5th-year Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace Engineer at Georgia Institute of Technology (GTech). Before pursuing his Ph.D., Daniel completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University, Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, and M.B.A from GTech. He is a futurist, strategist, and problem-solver. With a passion for engineering, Daniel has accumulated 6+ years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies across various industries, including Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Automotive, and Aerospace. He brings a wealth of technical and business knowledge to the team, and he supports UnDelay with his data-driven, innovative, and leadership skills.
Email: daniel.okegbu@undelayapp.com
Head of Operations
Brendan O'Keeffe
As the Head of Operations, Brendan O'Keeffe leads our process improvement initiatives, server management and aviation operations. Coming from a background of scaling startups and co-founding a Techstars backed company, Brendan leads our operations department with new and innovative ways to accomplish the goals set by our company to provide immense value for our customers. While leading our office in Tulsa, OK, Brendan supports customer service requests and technology expansion initiatives.
VP of Growth & Talent Strategy
Monique Davis
Monique is an industry-leading recruiting and talent strategy resource delivering innovative business solutions to yield growth within Technology, Aviation & Telecommunication. Recognizing that making the right hire can make or break business results, a significant portion of Monique’s hiring initiatives also focus on Predictive Index, A.I. & Data.
Email: monique.davis@undelayapp.com
Meet Our Investor and Advisor
Investor and Advisor
Chris Klaus
Christopher W. Klaus is an American technology entrepreneur. He was founder and CTO of Internet Security Systems (ISS), a company which he started in the early 1990s, and then sold to IBM in 2006 for $1.3B. As of 2016, he is the CEO of Kaneva, a game company which he founded in 2004, and also the main financier for multiple business accelerators in the Atlanta area.