About Us | Workrede

Jonathan Erwin, Founder and CEO of Workrede, has pioneered workforce optimization through enterprise technology for more than 30 years. He has dedicated his career to connecting the unconnected and enabling the power of communication at every layer of an organization.

Behind Workrede is Jonathan’s passion for helping organizations embrace the human aspects of business. The company was founded in 2011 to help leaders leverage the increasing value of people, purpose, and process. Today, Workrede is a vital solution that extracts lasting value and results by transforming outdated business operations to modern solutions that enable a more empowered, connected workforce.

Not only an innovator in workforce optimization, Jonathan is a mobile industry thought leader with the experience and results to help company’s accomplish their business objectives. To that end, he built Workrede to deliver solutions that address the fundamental challenges that mobile workers face.

Justin Rudwell, Chief Ecosystem Officer for Workrede, is responsible for identifying, assessing and implementing Workrede strategies that strengthen an organization’s portfolio of technological resources. His role is fundamental in helping customers create operational efficiencies, reduce technical debt and overcome the challenges of change. 

Justin’s experience navigating change within government, management, and operations inform his ability to ensure customer success. Moreover, he actively delivers opportunities to further leverage an organization’s resources by engaging human capital through Workrede.

The journey of change isn’t always linear. But understanding the power of Workrede to enhance the experience of mobile workers that positively impacts the bottom line, is key to ensuring its success.

Patrick Goodman, Chief Technology Officer at Workrede, is a design engineer at the intersection of people and programming. With 12 years of specialized experience and the goal of making workforce optimization a reality, Patrick designs intuitive software through thoughtful research and programming. 

To Patrick, design is more than a solution. He believes communication is the lifeblood of all organizations and recognizes important outcomes build trust, understanding, and value among teams. Designing with those attributes in mind results in solutions that are adoptable, usable and valuable. 

Patrick’s belief in the connectivity of the mobile workforce has resulted in industry wide technology advances that have unlocked the potential of people and teams on a global scale.

Taylor Phillips, Chief Administrative Officer for Workrede, is a business engineer with experience extracting return on investment for industries reliant on communication with the mobile workforce. With Workrede, he focuses on an organization’s business objectives and sustainable outcomes derived from efficient communications tools.

The measurable outcomes in a complex business often fail to account for the cost of communication inefficiencies. Taylor’s expertise is in identifying the value of improved efficiencies in industries such as retail, health care, manufacturing and logistics. As a business engineer, he helps customers develop enterprise-wide communication solutions that exceed measurable business objectives and ROI.

Taylor’s 20 years of experience is key to understanding the opportunity for human capital with the implementation of Workrede.

Christopher Krebs, a seasoned computer scientist and former CIO, boasts over two and a half decades of distinguished service in the tech industry. His extensive expertise spans software development, cloud computing, machine learning, and more. A notable highlight of his career is his instrumental role at Fruit of the Loom, where he not only revolutionized the company’s e-commerce platform by developing a comprehensive media management, payment services, inventory management but also significantly enhanced operational efficiencies by leading the integration of a custom pick-to-light system in warehouse operations, achieving a remarkable 50% reduction in picking time. Krebs’ achievements extend beyond, including securing a US patent for a novel telecommunication method, spearheading software/network architecture for First Data Corporation’s CycleView, and founding StatisticHouse, a company at the forefront of AI-based sports analytics. Most recently, he was the Chief Cloud Architect for the State of Tennessee, further demonstrating his commitment to leveraging the cloud for the state.

Erika Brown, Director of Marketing & Communications, is a seasoned strategist that is responsible for developing and overseeing the company’s marketing, media, digital, and brand strategy. She also helps amplify partnership opportunities to drive results for stakeholders. 

Prior to her time in Louisville, Erika spent over a decade in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, leading communication campaigns for creative agencies, national non-profits, and federal government agencies. 

Erika holds a Master of Arts in Communication from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Public Relations from Western Kentucky University. She currently sits on the Board of WaterStep as the Vice Chair and is a recent Leadership Louisville Bingham Fellow.

Leslie Erwin Dover, Director of Customer Success, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her role. With over 20 years of experience in delivering exceptional customer experiences, Leslie’s background as a former flight attendant turned ambassador for frontline workers uniquely positions her to understand and address the needs of customers and frontline workers alike.

In her role, Leslie is responsible for enhancing the overall customer experience, optimizing retention strategies, and scaling growth while continuously improving customer needs with market trends. Her tenure has provided her with a deep understanding of the needs of frontline workers, allowing her to guide organizations towards success using the Workrede platform.

Leslie’s commitment to client satisfaction and her ability to foster lasting partnerships make her a valuable asset to any organization utilizing the Workrede platform. Her leadership ensures that customers receive the support and guidance they need to thrive in today’s competitive market landscape.

Reid Hafer is an experienced and successful marketer with over 20 years experience in 

corporate and brand building. Over her professional career, Reid led the growth of some of the distilled spirits industry’s most notable brands. 

Reid’s passion for people, growth and the industry dynamics has been a driving force in her success and that of her products. She employs that spirit with a unique ability to identify industry trends and consumer interests. The result is a history of branded success with mature and new-to-the-world products alike. 

With Workrede, Reid has parlayed her experience into the rebrand of the company focusing on their unique ability to empower the human aspects of business. As the leader of the company’s product marketing, she facilitates collaboration across the product teams to deliver a best-in-class workforce optimization platform.

Derek has been working at Workrede for 4 years as the Director of Finance. Previous to this role he has worked in Financial roles at the tech company, Teamworks and the Investment Bank, Credit Suisse. He has degrees from Elon University and The Lisbon MBA. His expertise is in financial planning & analysis, as well as business operations & strategy.