Co-founder & Chairman at QLess, Inc.

About us

  QLess delivers the world's best customer experience to our customers'​ customers first experience at any of their locations with a mobile wait management, analytics, mobile CRM and marketing platform. It's the world's first  mobile queuing platform, trusted by leading brands and establishments in six continents and tens of millions of people.

QLess replaces physical lines and waiting rooms with virtual, mobile lines.

    * Your customers can enter the line from their cell phones, touch screen kiosks, or the Web. Or, your employees can add them to the line from QLess Queue Manager.
    * Your customers can roam freely while they wait.
    * QLess sends them an SMS or calls shortly before their turn arrives.

All you need is a Web browser. It's that simple.

QLess, Inc.

The QLess vision is a world without lines. We create time & extend enjoyable lifespan. Best Computer/Consumer Services Company, American Business Awards, '13, '14,  '15, '16, '17 & '18.Best Computer Services Company, International Business Awards, '15, '16, '18, '19.Best Place to Work, LABJ '17.IT Executive of the Year, International Business Awards, '13.Best Business Services Company Under 100 Employees at a time when we had 0 full-time employees, American Business Awards, '10.QLess eliminates waiting in line offline and on hold by letting people join a mobile queue from their phone & get notified on their cell phones when their turn approaches, returning to its rightful owners the two years the average person spends waiting in line. We also revolutionized appointments with FlexAppointments that update bidirectionally in real-time as schedules change, and integrate seamlessly with QLess waitlists.For government, education, retail, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment and industry establishments, QLess increases profits by up to 50%, enables record-breaking throughput, reduces no-shows and walk-aways, personalizes service, empowers mobile marketing with industry-leading opt-in rates, reduces menial tasks, collects business intelligence and increases customer satisfaction by up to 113%. QLess has saved thousands of years for more than 150 million waits in 6 continents, as featured in the WSJ, The New York Times, the BBC, Mashable, TechCrunch, NBC, Fox News & elsewhere. QLess is available at thousands of locations including Walmart, Office Depot, Vodafone, Michigan DOS, NYU, UC Berkeley, NYU, Kaiser Permanente, DP World & other forward-looking customer-centric establishments.QLess has grown by a median 45% per yr for a total valuation growth of 4000%. Named a major trend by the “Father of Invention” & “Dean of Futurists”.Raised approx. $20M in equity and debt for QLess. Responsible for QLess' entire global IP portfolio.
    
        …
      
        see more
      
    



By transforming the classical notion of science diplomacy into a dynamic professional instrument for internationalizing Austria's research and technology development, OSTA Washington has become the hub of Austria’s Science, Technology, and Innovation initiatives in the USA, Canada, and Mexico

Office of Science and Technology Austria - Washington, D.C. | Embassy of Austria

Board providing strategic Information Science and Technology guidance to the California Institute of Technology. The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has been ranked the world's best university according to the London-based Times Higher Education survey for the last five consecutive years. Other Board members include Sabeer Bhatia (founder of Hotmail), Dr. Carver Mead (father of VLSI), and Dr. Philip Neches (founder of Teradata), among other luminaries.
    
        …
      
        see more
      
    




      Caltech
  

Endeavor is a mission-driven, global organization leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement.  Endeavor was founded on the belief that job creation, innovation, and overall prosperity flourish where there is robust support for high-impact entrepreneurs.  Launched in 1997, Endeavor has established a presence in nearly 40 markets across Latin America, Asia, Africa, Middle East, and underserved areas of Europe and the United States.  Today, Endeavor supports over 1,800 high-impact entrepreneurs at the “scale-up” stage, offering them a best-in-class seal of approval, an unrivaled personal and professional network, frictionless co-investment capital, and peer-to-peer idea exchange in a truly global setting.  In 2018, Endeavor companies generated over $20BN in revenues and created over 3MM+ jobs in their markets.  Endeavor’s ultimate aim is a more equitable and prosperous future for everyone.

Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Medium and Twitter at @endeavor_global.

Endeavor

ab|inventio, the Invention Factory, was named one of the most Innovative Companies in North America by the International Business Awards. We invent and develop our own products, and help other companies with their innovation needs. We specialize in complex algorithmic software problems. ab|inventio has spun off QLess & Whozat.


ab inventio is an Invention Factory. Named one of the most Innovative Companies in North America by the International Business Awards in 2010, we invent and develop our own products, and help other companies to help with their innovation needs. We specialize in complex algorithmic software problems. ab inventio operating companies include QLess, Whozat/SocialDiligence and mynew.TV.

abInventio

Whozat? is a one-stop-shop that allows users to find other people in social networks, blogs, photo and video sites and on the WWW. Whozat? was recognized by the prestigious TechCrunch40 competition among the 100 hottest new start-ups in the world. Whozat also tops the Top 10 list of search engines in stealth or Beta at AltSearchEngines. In a blind study of the relevance of search results for ordinary people, Whozat? beat every other search engine tested, including Google, Yahoo, Ask, and all people search engines tested, by a large margin. For a list of ordinary people compiled by a third party, Whozat? beat every other search engine, yielding the most relevant results, as evaluated by the searcher, almost three times as often as all generic search engines and more than five times as often as any other people search engine. Prof. Harry Lewis, endowed chair in CS at Harvard; former Dean of Harvard College, wrote in his blog: “Try whozat.com. I learned things about myself I didn’t know. Seriously. And now I’m checking on you.” Whozat has since launched SocialDiligence.com, pioneering the first search engine that can search based on a resume (or any document).I have put my involvement in Whozat on hold to focus on QLess, due to its rapid growth and demands on my time.
    
        …
      
        see more
      
    



Adapt automates the management and optimization of search engine marketing campaigns on Google and Yahoo with do-it-yourself technologies for keyword discovery, bid optimization, ad testing, competitive research and more, making paid search accessible to small businesses and extending the reach of large marketers' campaigns to the long tail of keywords. Adapt was acquired by WebVisible in 2008, which was in turn acquired by The Berry Company in 2013, which was renamed Vivial in 2016.
    
        …
      
        see more
      
    



Boosted the reach of Search Engine Marketing campaigns by up to 580% while simultaneously reducing their cost per action by up to 78%.


Grew net revenues by more than 200% every quarter of tenure.


Co-creator of Choizi.com. Find the best place to have lunch or dinner today at http://www.Choizi.com . My role here was just providing ideas, support and advice --most of the work was done by Ram.


Publications can be found at http://alexbacker.com/caltech/pub.html and http://alexbacker.pbwiki.com/Science .


Created and led the Bits, Brains and Genes Lab. Publications can be found at http://alexbacker.com/caltech/pub.html and http://alexbacker.pbwiki.com/Science .


Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. Our team of scientists, engineers, researchers, and business specialists apply their knowledge and skill toward delivering cutting-edge technology in an array of areas. 

Across our main sites in Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore CA, our research ranges from nuclear defense and homeland and global security to innovative work in biotechnology, environmental preservation, energy, and cyber security. 

Our teams have shared some of the reasons they enjoy working at Sandia:  

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Access to some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world (tours.sandia.gov)
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Work-life balance with flexible work schedules, competitive benefits, and convenient on-site amenities


      Sandia National Laboratories
  

Was selected for the first batch for advanced professional degree interns. Improved profitability for a major bank. Got (and declined) a job offer for a permanent position.


McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. We are the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. 

We work with leading organizations across the private, public and social sectors. Our scale, scope, and knowledge allow us to address problems that no one else can. We have deep functional and industry expertise as well as breadth of geographical reach. We are passionate about taking on immense challenges that matter to our clients and, often, to the world. 

We work with our clients as we do with our colleagues. We build their capabilities and leadership skills at every level and every opportunity. We do this to help build internal support, get to real issues, and reach practical recommendations. We bring out the capabilities of clients to fully participate in the process and lead the ongoing work.


      McKinsey & Company
  

Dean's Award for great contributions to Graduate Life and outstanding qualities of Leadership and Responsibility.Published in Nature, the world's leading academic journal, a paper that has been cited by 278 publications to date.GPA: M.S. 3.8, Ph.D. 3.9.


The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned science and engineering research and education institution, where extraordinary faculty, students and staff seek answers to complex questions, discover new knowledge, lead innovation, and transform our future.

Caltech's 124-acre campus is located in Pasadena, California.

Caltech

GPA: 4.7/5.0.Award for Contribution to Biology Undergraduate Student Association, MIT, 1995.


The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  MIT is devoted to the advancement of knowledge and education of students in areas that contribute to or prosper in an environment of science and technology.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Took courses in Molecular & Cell Biology w/the legendary Alberto Kornblihtt and Daniel Goldstein, Molecular Physiology w/DG, Physical Chemistry with Ernesto Timmerman and Physics with Guillermo Dussel, & great courses on Calculus, among others.

Universidad de Buenos Aires

National Champion of Informatics and represented Argentina twice at the International Olympiads of Informatics. Best Cambridge 'O', 'S', and 'A' level scores in the history of 150-year-old St. Andrew's Scots School.Dux Medallist, the highest honor awarded to 1-2 students in each class of 120 at the end of high school.


Co-founder & Chairman at QLess, Inc.

QLess, Inc.

Co-founder & Chairman

QLess, Inc.

Co-Founder and CEO

Office of Science and Technology Austria - Washington, D.C. | Embassy of Austria

Mentor

Caltech

IST Board of Advisors

Endeavor

Mentor

abInventio

Founder and CEO

Whozat? - The People Search Engine

Founder

Adapt Technologies, Inc.

Founder and Director

Adapt Technologies, Inc.

Founder, President and CTO

Adapt Technologies, Inc.

Founder and CEO

CafeThink

Co-founder

Caltech

Scientist

Sandia National Laboratories

Scientist

McKinsey & Company

Summer Associate

Caltech

Computation and Neural Systems, Biology

M.S., Ph.D.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Biology, Economics

SB

Universidad de Buenos Aires

Biology, Chemistry

St. Andrew's Scots School

Bachillerato

Markham College