Derek Rathbun
Director of Business Development
Derek is the original visionary for Bignition. The need for a service like Bignition became very apparent to Derek back in 2005 after reading a NADA report that stated the biggest need in the industry today is missing market information between dealers. Having grown up around the car business, doing everything from lot work, to retail sales to wholesaling, he knew this statement was all to true as most auto dealers spent far too much time and money trying to acquire the right inventory and move the wrong inventory. Derek's auto indurstry knowledge combined with the software application development "know how" of Matt deFouw and Clayton Morgan equaled the creation of Bignition.
Matt DeFouw
CTO Chief Technical Officer
Matt DeFouw is a founding partner, executive manager, and has provided key vision, overall systems design and technology management expertise for Bignition. Matt has employed his previous management experience from the software engineering, financial, telecom, and broadcast media industries to making Bignition a success.
Clay Morgan
Chief Software Architect
Clayton Morgan is a founding partner, executive manager, chief software architect, and has provided key structural design, production management and software engineering expertise for Bignition. Clayton has overseen, designed, and developed the software systems for Bignition. Clayton's ability to meet the needs of the user, the client, and the business case in a scalable, reliable, and easy to use manner is the key to the success of the Bignition product.