Sameer Maggon is the founder of SearchStax, an open source based search-as-a-service company serving companies, government and universities around the world. He works at the intersection of information retrieval, open source and scalable platforms. He is a builder who enjoys the process of making something from nothing. His contribution to the efforts of YP.com, AT&T, eBay and Allstate Insurance, have achieved significant outcomes, and have positioned Sameer as a highly sought after expert. Sameer holds Masters in Computer Science from University of Southern California.