People United
by Purpose
Team
Our People
SkySpecs aims to bring together a group of individuals with diverse talents, experiences, and skillsets that contribute to an exceptional culture and enable us to deliver meaningful value to our clients and the broader industry.
People
Executive Leadership Team
Rich Katz
CEO
Rich Katz joined SkySpecs as Chief Executive Officer in April 2025. A seasoned technology executive with a 30-year software career, Rich brings deep experience across engineering, product management, and executive leadership. He is no stranger to SkySpecs, having served on the company’s Board of Directors since 2022. Rich has a proven track record of building high-value B2B SaaS platforms and scaling them for broad industry adoption.
Ben Torkian
CTO
Ben joined SkySpecs in 2025. He is a technology leader with 20 years of experience launching and scaling SaaS platforms. He blends strategy and execution across AI, LLMs, HPC, and cloud architectures to help companies modernize and grow. A named inventor on multiple patents, he turns research into real products with measurable impact.
Damian Malone
CFO
Damian Malone is the Chief Financial Officer and former Head of Corporate Development at SkySpecs. Damian joined SkySpecs following the acquisition of Fincovi. Prior to co-founding Fincovi, Damian worked at AlixPartners, a global consulting firm, where he specialized in M&A. Damian has over 15 years’ of experience working in corporate advisory and strategy.
Ray O’Neill
COO
Ray joined SkySpecs in 2021 after the company he co-founded, Fincovi, was acquired by SkySpecs. When he isn’t running SkySpecs global operations, you can find Ray playing chauffeur for his three girls in his Skoda Enyaq.
Hannah Pianko
CLO
Hannah Pianko is the Chief Legal Officer and Head of People at SkySpecs. Hannah graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Economics and earned her law degree from the New York University School of Law. She lives in Ann Arbor, MI, with her husband and three kids.
Josh Goryl
CRO
Josh Goryl is the Chief Revenue Officer at SkySpecs. He is responsible for all revenue generating functions, including sales, account management, and solutions design. With seven years of renewable energy experience, Josh and his team are focused on delivering asset management solutions to the leading renewable energy providers across the globe. He has a passion for ensuring customers have a world-class experience working with SkySpecs.
Ed Rusch
CPMO
Ed Rusch serves as Chief Product and Marketing Officer (CPMO) at SkySpecs, leading product innovation, and marketing strategy. With more than 20 years of executive leadership experience in B2B technology, Ed brings a proven track record of aligning product strategy, customer needs, and go-to-market execution to accelerate business growth.
Culture of Care
Building on a Culture
of Belonging
We see ourselves as much more than just a tech company. We’re a group of like-minded, kind, and talented people who love to collaborate and create awesome stuff together.
Our team members, a.k.a. “SkyBorgs,” genuinely like each other and enjoy spending time together, whether that means a quick coffee break, grabbing a beer, or attending local events.
While we love what we do, we know that life is about more than work, and we each have one beyond SkySpecs. We value healthy boundaries, and we’ll respect your schedule and try not to bother you on weekends (unless it’s for something fun).
Expecting a delivery and need to work from home? Need to leave early to pick up a sick kid? No problem! We’ve always had a flexible approach to working from home, and we understand if you need to modify your schedule or if something comes up. Life happens.
Lauren Russomanno
Director, Tech Enabled Services (TEI)
We keep it real. SkySpecs culture keeps the lines of communication open for our team to share stories from both their personal and professional lives, and we get to learn an immense amount from one another. I also admire our global reach and the opportunity to feel more connected to other cultures and parts of the world.
AJ Petix
Senior IT Manager
I never expected that I’d fall in love with a job like I have with SkySpecs. The culture is collaborative and supportive. There’s a sense that everyone in the company knows we’re striving for the same goals and recognizes when supporting a colleague is actually supporting the entire SkySpecs team. In the past I’ve known that my work helped my employer succeed, but my work at SkySpecs benefits the planet by making renewable energy more affordable. I finally feel good about the work I do and the lasting impact it has on the world long after I’m gone. That, to me, is priceless.
Michael McQueenie
Sales Director, Europe
Working for SkySpecs is more than just another job. We’re a group of like-minded individuals doing our best to make as large of an impact on the management of renewable energy assets as possible. After 15 years in the industry, my experience has been that companies often prioritize growth at all costs. Instead, SkySpecs wants to impact our clients’ day-to-day lives and show how robotics and software can support their growth. I’ve never been busier, I’ve never been happier, and I’ve never felt as valued as I do at SkySpecs. That speaks volumes for the support network that’s grown extraordinarily over the last three years. Getting back on the road after the COVID lockdown and visiting customers and colleagues around the globe has provided us with a new lease on life.