FOUNDED
2001
LOCATION
MPLS
MINNESOTA
55414
CURRENT TEMP
ABOUT US
Starting out as a software development company in 2001, Code 42 Software is the creator of CrashPlan, CrashPlan PRO, and PROe award-winning onsite, offsite and cloud backup solution for home, businesses, and enterprise.
Today we continue to deliver high-performance, hardware and easy-to-use software solutions that protect the world's data.
OUR PRODUCTS
PHILOSOPHY
Leveraging our collective experience in software development, consulting and enterprise solutions, our teams are renowned for creating extraordinary solutions to everyday problems, the kinds of technical challenges we all face every day.
We're not satisfied with making solutions that simply perform well; they must look great and be easy to use, too. Requiring the fewest possible clicks, our software is intuitive and easy on the eyes. In our innovative, open environment all challenges are encouraged, new ideas are invited, and the best one always wins.
LOCATIONS
TOTAL DATA UNDER MANAGEMENT
100 PB
MATTHEW DORNQUAST
AT CODE 42 SINCE
2001
DISCIPLINE
CEO
EXPERIENCE
30+ yrs
1ST COMPUTER
CDC Cyber 73 via ASR33 @110 baud
BEST PART ABOUT WORKING AT CODE 42
“ Growing and inspiring the Minnesota tech community. ”
FOUNDING PARTNER, CEO
Like many of his colleagues at Code 42 Software, Matthew sat in front of an Apple computer as a child and hasn't ventured far from an Apple product ever since. Nurturing his natural technical acuity at the University of Minnesota, his professional pursuits centered around delivering pragmatic, real-world solutions for real-world challenges. At his first company, Matthew provided comprehensive IT support and software solutions to his clients as Founder / Owner of Microworks. Later, he advanced technological innovation in the creative space as CTO at Fallon McElligott and architected new technologies as Chief Scientist at Webhelp. There he forged the personal and professional ties that later evolved into Code 42 Software.
At Code 42, Matthew drove a small, talented team to envision, architect and develop the wildly-popular automatic backup solution: CrashPlan.
In those rare moments when he is not dreaming up the next cool thing for CrashPlan, Matthew relishes time with his family, snowboarding, running, weight-lifting, games, and researching how to get flying cars off the ground.
BRIAN BISPALA
AT CODE 42 SINCE
2001
DISCIPLINE
Software Development
EXPERIENCE
20+ yrs
1ST COMPUTER
Apple IIc, TI-99
BEST PART ABOUT WORKING AT CODE 42
“Accomplishing challenging work.”
FOUNDING PARTNER, CTO
Brian came to programming a little later in life: he didn’t start until the Apple IIc came out when he was in grade school. But he caught up in a hurry while attending the University of Minnesota (BS Mechanical Engineering). After college, Brian went to work for Accenture where he worked to design, build and deploy large software systems. Later, at Webhelp, he worked with Mitch and Matthew as a senior software developer. He is listed along with Mitch and Matthew as an inventor on Webhelp's WAEF patent.
Co-founding partner of Code 42, Brian was there at the beginning: designing, architecting, engineering CrashPlan from the ground up. As a result, he’s been engaged in all aspects of CrashPlan, from concept to implementation. It’s not surprising that Brian gets great satisfaction from completing a complex project and seeing everything work as designed.
He enjoys spending time with family, skiing (both snow and water), snowboarding and traveling.
MITCH COOPET
AT CODE 42 SINCE
2001
EXPERIENCE
25 yrs
1ST COMPUTER
Apple IIe
DISCIPLINE
Tons
GOOD AT
Computers
FAVORITE SUPERHERO
Dr. Doom
FOUNDING PARTNER, COO
Mitch's multi-faceted role at Code 42 encompasses the breadth of his talents and areas of expertise: User interface and usability design, project management and high performance distributed systems. After receiving his CSCI from the University of Minnesota, Mitch led the software development team at Imation Internet Studio/Imaginet, where he was responsible for defining and evolving technical direction and best practices in software engineering.
Founding Code 42 Software, Mitch combines comprehensive technical knowledge with his natural leadership abilities to contribute as architect, product manager and lead designer.
He is listed as an Inventor on Webhelp's WAEF patent and Jumpnode's Network Monitoring patent. Away from Code 42, Mitch's personal interests are as diverse as his professional ones: fatherhood, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, kick-boxing, snowboarding, powerlifting, swimming, and reading classic science fiction.
KRIS TUFTO
AT CODE 42 SINCE
2009
DISCIPLINE
Sales/Management
EXPERIENCE
30+ yrs
1ST COMPUTER
IBM 360
BEST PART ABOUT WORKING AT CODE 42
“Great people, great products.”
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
While the rest of Code 42's leadership embraced the early days of end-user computing, Kris' education followed a more traditional route. Introduced to computers as an electrical engineering student at North Dakota State University, he worked for Control Data Corporation, one of the original leaders in Minnesota computing history. Starting out as disk drive design engineer, Kris soon segued into sales, including direct, channel, international and government. He also made significant contributions in product management, marketing and corporate management. Before coming to Code 42, Kris was president and CEO of Marketing Bridge, a SaaS-based Channel Automation company, and Jasc Software (Paint Shop Pro).
While Kris thrives on making the sale and helping the company reach its goals, he gets great deal of satisfaction working with team members to help them reach their professional goals.
Away from Code 42, Kris loves outdoor pursuits including biking, fishing, hockey and hunting.
MIKE EVANGELIST
EXPERIENCE
00100001
1ST COMPUTER
Coleco Adam
SELF PROCLAIMED
Nerd
BEST PART ABOUT WORKING AT CODE 42
“Watching the company grow.”
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Mike is a self-confessed technology nerd who directs the marketing communications strategy at Code 42. He and his team are responsible for creating and enhancing product awareness and defining the CrashPlan brand through social media, trade shows, advertising, web presence, blogging, print, training and documentation.
He has spent the last three decades involved in the creation, positioning, marketing and delivery of a variety of world-class technology products.
Mike came to Code 42 from Elgato GmbH where he was responsible for product evangelism and marketing for their Mac-based DVR products. Before that he was president of Wired Inc, a manufacturer of pro video equipment. Earlier, Mike was Director of Product Marketing at Apple. There he was responsible for the marketing of Apple’s professional software, including Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro and iDVD. Prior to joining Apple, Mike provided technology marketing consulting to Astarte, Mirror Technologies, Envisio, Moniterm, and many others.
Mike has been an avid photographer since age 14. His current favorite photo subject is his grandson Jack.
SUSAN DUB
AT CODE 42 SINCE
2011
EXPERIENCE
21+ yrs
1ST COMPUTER
IBM
BEST PART ABOUT WORKING AT CODE 42
“ The people and the energy ”
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Susan Dub is Chief Financial Officer at Code 42. A numbers wiz since attending the University of North Dakota, her first project with a computer (with 8"-disk) was to write an accounting program in Basic. Her professional experience began at Deloitte & Touche, and progressed as CFO in a number of tech companies including Lawson Software, Jasc, Corel, Winzip, and finally Works Computing before coming to Code 42. Today, she thrives on the positive energy of working with a company that is taking its business to the next level.
When she's not donning a green visor at the office, Susan enjoys reading, playing piano and traveling to places steeped in history.
IN THE NEWS
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