Charlie Kindel is an American tech executive and former chief product and technology officer at SnapAV. [1] He formerly held roles with Control4, Amazon, and Microsoft. Much of his career has been spent focused on smart home products. [2]
Kindel was born in Vail, Colorado. [3] He earned a bachelor's degree in systems engineering from the University of Arizona in 1990. [4]
Kindel joined Microsoft in 1990. [5] He was named general manager of Windows Home Server in 2004, remaining in that position until 2009, when he became general manager of the Windows Phone developer experience. [6] [7] [8]
In 2011, Kindel left Microsoft to create BizLogr, serving as chief executive officer. [7] [9] The calendar scheduling startup launched in 2012, [7] and was later renamed FreeBusy. [10] The company created the mileage-logging app MileLogr. [11]
Kindel joined Amazon in 2013, becoming director of Alexa Smart Home, [7] [8] remaining there until April 2018. [8] [10]
In August 2018, he joined home automation systems provider Control4 as senior vice president of products and services. [2] [12] After Control4 merged with SnapAV, Kindel was named chief product and technology officer of SnapAV, [13] remaining there until November 2020. [14]
Charlie Kindel is an American tech executive and former chief product and technology officer at SnapAV. [1] He formerly held roles with Control4, Amazon, and Microsoft. Much of his career has been spent focused on smart home products. [2]
Kindel was born in Vail, Colorado. [3] He earned a bachelor's degree in systems engineering from the University of Arizona in 1990. [4]
Kindel joined Microsoft in 1990. [5] He was named general manager of Windows Home Server in 2004, remaining in that position until 2009, when he became general manager of the Windows Phone developer experience. [6] [7] [8]
In 2011, Kindel left Microsoft to create BizLogr, serving as chief executive officer. [7] [9] The calendar scheduling startup launched in 2012, [7] and was later renamed FreeBusy. [10] The company created the mileage-logging app MileLogr. [11]
Kindel joined Amazon in 2013, becoming director of Alexa Smart Home, [7] [8] remaining there until April 2018. [8] [10]
In August 2018, he joined home automation systems provider Control4 as senior vice president of products and services. [2] [12] After Control4 merged with SnapAV, Kindel was named chief product and technology officer of SnapAV, [13] remaining there until November 2020. [14]