December 1, 2025

Robots & Pencils Plans Seattle-area Expansion with Studio for Generative & Agentic AI

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The Bellevue, Washington investment opens pathways for forward deployed engineers and builders seeking career-defining work in applied AI.

Robots & Pencils, an applied AI engineering partner known for high velocity delivery and measurable business outcomes, today announced plans to open a Seattle-area Studio for Generative & Agentic AI office in downtown Bellevue in early January 2026. The expansion fuels the next phase of growth for the company’s AI-native Studio and strengthens North American delivery, as demand for AI-enabled product engineering accelerates across the United States. As an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner, the Bellevue location, with its proximity to Amazon headquarters, is a natural site to accelerate client AI solutions on Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and more.

Candidates seeking high-impact engineering roles can learn more at robotsandpencils.com/careers.

The new Studio reflects a growing U.S. footprint supported by existing global operations in Cleveland, Calgary, Toronto, Bogotá, and Lviv. The Studio organizes cross-functional product, engineering, data, and design talent into vertical industry-focused pods that support sectors such as Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Retail/CPG. The presence in the Seattle area adds meaningful engineering capacity and enhances support for clients pursuing ambitious AI programs and large-scale modernization work.

“The investment in Bellevue and access to deep talent in the Pacific Northwest gives our teams and our clients a powerful new chapter,” said Len Pagon Jr., CEO of Robots & Pencils. “The engineering expertise in this region aligns perfectly with our Studio strategy. We see tremendous opportunities to grow our talent base, strengthen delivery, and help organizations reach AI outcomes that advance their businesses. Our teams are energized by this expansion and ready for the momentum ahead.”

Jeff Kirk, Executive Vice President of Applied AI at Robots & Pencils, will lead the Bellevue studio. “The Studio in Bellevue is a pivotal investment in our client and talent strategy,” said Kirk. “Engineers and builders in this region bring the experience and ambition that shape industry-defining solutions. Speed matters, and our Studio structure is designed for launching AI products to market every 30 to 45 days. The Seattle-area strengthens the engineering capacity required to deliver that velocity at scale. We look forward to building a team that thrives on complex challenges and produces work that matters.”

Robots & Pencils continues to invest in environments where elite talent can perform at the highest level. The company is known for its talent density, with teams averaging fifteen years of experience and contributing patents, published research, and category-shaping products across industries. The Studio creates space for engineers, applied AI specialists, product leaders, and user experience innovators to influence major client engagements and shape a new hub from the ground up. It anchors work in AI systems, agents and agentic workflows, digital modernization, intelligent automation, and data-driven product innovation.

Interested applicants can explore open roles at robotsandpencils.com/careers. The Studio is ready for builders who want to shape the next era of AI solutions with momentum and purpose.

The pace of AI change can feel relentless with tools, processes, and practices evolving almost weekly. We help organizations navigate this landscape with clarity, balancing experimentation with governance, and turning AI’s potential into practical, measurable outcomes. If you’re looking to explore how AI can work inside your organization—not just in theory, but in practice—we’d love to be a partner in that journey. Request an AI briefing.

November 6, 2025

Robots & Pencils Brings Its Applied AI Engineering Expertise to AWS re:Invent 2025

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As AI reshapes every industry, Robots & Pencils leads with applied intelligence that drives measurable business advantages.

Robots & Pencils, an applied AI engineering partner, will attend AWS re:Invent 2025, taking place December 1–5 in Las Vegas, joining global builders and business leaders shaping the future of cloud, data, and AI.

Schedule time to connect with the Robots & Pencils team at AWS re:Invent.

Robots & Pencils enables ambitious teams to move faster, build smarter, and deliver measurable results. With proven systems and elite engineering talent, the company modernizes, activates AI, and scales intelligent products across leading cloud platforms.

“Leaders of organizations are seeking methods to speed up time-to-market and modernize work,” said Jeff Kirk, Executive Vice President of Applied AI at Robots & Pencils. “AI is a strategic advantage that increases the velocity of how organizations deliver on customer needs. That’s where we live, turning data, and design into intelligence that moves the business forward.”

Where traditional systems integrators scale with headcount, Robots & Pencils scales with small, nimble teams and compounding systems that learn, adapt, and accelerate impact. Through a continuous cycle of piloting, scaling, calibration, and operationalization, the company helps clients move from idea to implementation with speed and confidence. By combining automation with human-in-the-loop intelligence, Robots & Pencils compresses months of research, design, and development into weeks, driving faster outcomes and sharper market alignment.

Across industries such as Financial Services, Education, Healthcare, Energy, Transportation, Industrial Manufacturing, and CPG/Retail, Robots & Pencils helps organizations modernize systems, activate intelligent automation, and deliver products that evolve with the business.

The team will be in Las Vegas throughout the week. Schedule a meeting with Robots & Pencils at AWS re:Invent.

October 20, 2025

Robots & Pencils Launches “Rewired: The New AI Architecture of Higher Education”

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As the world’s top education innovators gather at ASU’s Agentic AI Summit and EDUCAUSE, Robots & Pencils unveils a bold blueprint for the intelligent university.

Robots & Pencils, an Applied AI Engineering Partner that helps universities and enterprises modernize applications and increase the speed of productivity, today announced the launch of Rewired: The New Architecture of Higher Education. This three-part thought leadership series challenges universities to reinvent how they define, deliver, and prove learning in the age of AI.

As AI reshapes every dimension of learning from admissions to advising, research to retention, Robots & Pencils offers a vision for what intelligent universities can become.

Start reading Rewired: The New AI Architecture of Higher Education.

Arriving as higher education leaders converge for the Agentic AI and the Student Experience Summit at Arizona State University and the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Rewired explores how institutions can move from digital transformation to institutional intelligence, building systems that learn, adapt, and evolve alongside their students.

“The next era of higher education will be defined by who learns fastest,” said Kristina Gralak, Client Strategy Analyst at Robots & Pencils and author of the series. “Agentic AI is transforming what it means to be student-centered. The universities that win will rewire their infrastructure for intelligence, creating systems that personalize experiences, validate skills, and connect learning to lifelong opportunity.”

The three essays within Rewired trace higher education’s most urgent frontiers:

The New AI Architecture of Higher Education: Why enrollment decline is an opportunity to expand who institutions serve and build unified, lifelong learning ecosystems.

How Higher Education Proves Value in the Skills Economy: How AI and verifiable credentials will rebuild trust between universities, students, and employers.

The Invisible Infrastructure That Determines Higher Education Success: Why operational intelligence, data integration, and cloud modernization are the true differentiators of the next decade.

“Kristina’s series captures the intersection of vision and engineering,” said Jeff Kirk, Executive Vice President of Applied AI at Robots & Pencils. “Every institution seeks to enhance the student experience, yet few realize that progress begins with the invisible systems: the data, cloud, and AI engines that make intelligence possible. Rewired shows what it takes to connect strategy with reality.”

From intelligent tutoring systems to AI-powered credential networks, Rewired outlines how forward-thinking universities can turn experimentation into institutional evolution. It is a call to action for higher education leaders to design for the lifelong learners of tomorrow and to embrace an AI-driven future where universities think, adapt, and evolve as intelligently as the students they serve.

September 22, 2025

Robots & Pencils to Sponsor and Exhibit at Agentic AI and the Student Experience Conference

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AI-first consultancy joins higher ed leaders to explore how agentic AI is reshaping the student journey

Robots & Pencils, an AI-first, global digital innovation firm specializing in cloud-native web, mobile, and app modernization, today announced its sponsorship and participation in Agentic AI and the Student Experience, hosted by Arizona State University (ASU). As a Silver Sponsor, exhibitor, and active participant, Robots & Pencils will engage with education leaders from around the world October 22–24, 2025, at the Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU.

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The three-day event convenes higher education professionals and technology innovators to explore how agentic AI, systems that not only respond but proactively decide and solve problems, is revolutionizing the student experience.

“Higher education is at a turning point, and agentic AI represents a breakthrough opportunity to enhance every stage of the student journey, from admissions to graduation and beyond,” said Leonard Pagon, CEO of Robots & Pencils. “We’re proud to join ASU, AWS, and other higher-education leaders to showcase what’s possible when cloud-native design, intelligent systems, and human-centered experiences come together. This is about accelerating AI readiness and charting the future of the student experience.”

Robots & Pencils brings deep expertise to the higher education sector, having partnered with ASU on a multi-year transformation to unify academic data, streamline credential management, and expand student engagement through secure, scalable platforms. As an AWS Partner, the firm builds AI-ready, cloud-native systems that deliver speed, security, and scale across higher- ed institutions.

“Education stands at the edge of a new frontier with agentic AI, where AI systems are proactive, adaptive and deeply personalized to enhance the student experience,” said Lev Gonick, Chief Information Officer at ASU and executive sponsor for the event. “What began as a call to convene has grown into a global gathering of more than 500 education and industry leaders who will chart the next chapter of AI in education,” Gonick continued.

Robots & Pencils will host conversations at its exhibit table in the conference lobby, where attendees can explore use cases, see demonstrations, and connect with experts on campus modernization and AI readiness. Higher education leaders attending the event are encouraged to reach out in advance to request one-on-one meetings at robotsandpencils.com/asu2025.

September 10, 2025

Jeff Kirk Named Executive Vice President of Applied AI at Robots & Pencils

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From Alexa to Emma, Kirk brings two decades of AI breakthroughs that have reshaped industries. Now he’s powering Robots & Pencils’ rise in the intelligence age.

Robots & Pencils, an AI-first, global digital innovation firm specializing in cloud-native web, mobile, and app modernization, today announced the executive appointment of Jeff Kirk as Executive Vice President of Applied AI. A seasoned technology leader with a career spanning global agencies, startups, and Fortune 100 enterprises, Kirk steps into this newly created role to accelerate the firm’s AI-first vision and unlock transformative outcomes for clients. As EVP of Applied AI, Kirk will lead the firm’s strategy and delivery of AI-powered and enterprise AI solutions across industries.

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Kirk’s track record speaks for itself, with AI breakthroughs that fueled customer engagement and business growth. He founded and scaled Moonshot, an intelligent digital products company later acquired by Pactera, where he spearheaded next-generation experiences in voice, augmented reality, and enterprise digitalization. At Amazon, he served as International Product & Technology Lead for Alexa, driving AI-powered personal assistant expansion to millions of households and users worldwide. Most recently, at bswift, Kirk led AI & Data as VP, delivering conversational AI breakthroughs with the award-winning Emma assistant and GenAI-powered EnrollPro decision support system.

Across each of these roles runs a common thread. Kirk builds and scales innovations that transform how industries work, creating technologies that move from experimental to essential at breathtaking speed.

“Jeff has been at the frontier of every major shift in digital innovation,” said Len Pagon, CEO of Robots & Pencils. “From shaping the future of eCommerce and mobile platforms at Brulant and Rosetta, to pioneering global voice AI at Amazon, to launching AI-driven customer experiences at bswift, Jeff has consistently delivered what’s next. He doesn’t just talk about AI. He builds products that millions use every day. With Jeff at the helm of Applied AI, Robots & Pencils is sharpening its challenger edge, helping clients leap ahead while legacy consultancies struggle to catch up. I’m energized by what this means for our clients and inspired by what it means for our people.”

Across two decades, Kirk has built a reputation for translating complex business requirements into enterprise-grade AI and technology solutions that scale, stick, and generate measurable results. His entrepreneurial mindset and hands-on leadership style uniquely position him to help clients experiment, activate, and operate AI across their businesses.

“Organizations and their workers are under pressure to innovate on behalf of customers while simultaneously learning to work with a new type of co-worker: artificial intelligence,” said Kirk. “The steps we take together to learn to work differently will lead to the most outsized innovation in our industries. I’m thrilled to join Robots & Pencils to push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI, to deliver outcomes that matter for our clients and their customers, and to create opportunities for our teams to do the most meaningful work of their careers.”

Kirk began his career at Brulant and Rosetta, where he worked alongside Pagon and other Robots & Pencils’ executive team members, leading engineering and solutions architecture across content, commerce, mobile, and social platforms. His return to the fold marks both a reunion and a reinvention, positioning Robots & Pencils as a leader in applied AI at scale.

August 4, 2025

Patrick Higgins Named Chief Revenue Officer at Robots & Pencils

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From IBM transformation to AI-powered product strategy, Higgins brings proven enterprise expertise and client-first vision to fuel the firm’s next phase of commercial expansion

Robots & Pencils, an AI-first, global digital innovation firm specializing in cloud-native web, mobile, and app modernization, today announced the appointment of Patrick Higgins as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). A seasoned technology leader with over 15 years of experience driving digital innovation for Fortune 500 companies, Higgins steps into a pivotal role to deepen client partnerships, scale impact, and fuel the company’s next phase of growth.

Higgins built his career at the intersection of digital product development, enterprise transformation, and applied AI. He began at IBM delivering mission-critical programs for large government and healthcare clients. Higgins then spent nearly a decade at WillowTree, where he helped scale the firm into a full-service digital agency and led go-to-market efforts across Media, Healthcare, and most recently, AI. Over the past year alone, he has advised more than 80 organizations on how to turn AI ambitions into action through strategic governance, rapid prototyping, and practical deployment strategies.

Now, as CRO at Robots & Pencils, Higgins will lead all commercial operations, with a focus on aligning strategy, sales, and client partnerships to help organizations unlock the full potential of AI, cloud-native architecture, and next-generation experiences.

“Patrick’s ability to listen deeply, build trust, and connect business goals to technical outcomes is exceptional,” said Leonard Pagon, CEO of Robots & Pencils. “He doesn’t just understand AI—he understands how to activate it inside the enterprise. He’s helped clients across industries turn emerging tech into scalable solutions, and his presence here marks a key step in our evolution. We’re not chasing growth for growth’s sake—we’re scaling the way we serve our clients. Patrick is the right leader to ensure that growth stays grounded in trust, results, and partnership.”

Higgins joins a growing executive team committed to challenging the traditional global systems integrators with a model that prioritizes speed, strategy, and elite delivery. With global centers of excellence and strategic partnerships with AWS, Salesforce, and Databricks, Robots & Pencils is positioned to help clients move beyond experimentation and into meaningful, AI-infused transformation.

“What drew me to Robots & Pencils is the caliber of the team and the clarity of the mission,” said Higgins. “We’re not just talking about AI. We’re delivering it—wrapped in thoughtful design, modern cloud infrastructure, and agile engineering. This is a firm built to move fast and deliver real results, and I’m honored to help lead the next chapter.”

In addition to his leadership role, Higgins is an active contributor to the AI community, serving as a panelist for the University of Virginia’s AI initiatives and helping organizations demystify their path to innovation. He holds a BA and MBA from the University of Virginia and lives in Charlottesville with his family.

August 4, 2025

Nathan Carmon Named Chief Operating Officer of Robots & Pencils

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Seasoned transformation leader joins the executive team to scale AI-first growth, elevate client delivery, and drive operational excellence

Robots & Pencils, an AI-first, global digital innovation firm specializing in cloud-native web, mobile, and app modernization, today announced the appointment of Nathan Carmon as Chief Operating Officer (COO). A battle-tested operator and longtime business partner to CEO Leonard Pagon, Carmon joins at a pivotal moment to bring sharper execution, deepen client value, and accelerate the company’s AI-first momentum.

Carmon’s mandate isn’t just about growing fast—it’s about growing right. That means investing in people, refining delivery systems, and ensuring every client engagement is marked by clarity, care, and measurable impact. His arrival marks another major milestone in Robots & Pencils’ evolution from mobile pioneer to AI-first consultancy.

For more than 20 years, Carmon and Pagon have built, scaled, and sold consulting businesses together—from growing Brulant from a 25-person startup into a 500-person powerhouse, to doubling Rosetta’s scale post-acquisition. As an Operating Partner at Next Sparc, Carmon has spent the last decade turning strategy into results across a portfolio of high-growth ventures. Now, he brings that same transformation expertise to Robots & Pencils.

“Nathan is the rare kind of operator who makes complex things simple and ambitious things achievable,” said Leonard Pagon, CEO of Robots & Pencils and President of Next Sparc. “When we were building Brulant, I could count on Nathan to turn big vision into day-to-day momentum. We scaled fast because he knew how to align teams, deliver value, and move with speed and precision. With Nathan as COO, we’re not just ready for what’s next—we’re built for it.”

Carmon joins at a time when every business is under pressure to adopt AI, modernize legacy systems, and compete at digital speed. Robots & Pencils is meeting that moment with a challenger mindset, deploying high-impact, Navy SEAL-style teams that combine elite engineering with intuitive UX design. With global delivery across North America, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, and partnerships with AWS, Salesforce, and Databricks, the firm is uniquely positioned to help clients lead in the age of AI.

“I’ve helped scale consulting firms from the ground up, and I know what great looks like,” said Carmon. “Robots & Pencils has it. The talent here is exceptional, the leadership is bold, and the market timing couldn’t be better. This team has everything we need to do it again—only bigger, faster, and smarter.”

“With Nathan leading our internal operations, I’m freed up to spend more time where I create the most value—engaging directly with clients, exploring strategic opportunities, and helping shape the future of Robots & Pencils to meet market demand,” said Pagon. “That’s the power of having a leader you trust.”

Carmon holds a BS in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Michigan. When he’s not accelerating digital transformations, he enjoys wake surfing, biking, model rocketry, and spending time with his daughter and four grandchildren.

July 26, 2025

Robots & Pencils Earns AWS Qualified Software Distinction as an AWS Partner

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Recognition spotlights firm’s AWS-native innovation and its mission to help clients modernize fast, scale smarter, and activate AI

Robots & Pencils, an AI-first, global digital innovation firm specializing in cloud-native web, mobile, and app modernization, today announced that it has been recognized as an AWS Partner with an AWS Qualified Software solution. By earning this designation, Robots & Pencils proves its strength in designing AWS-native platforms that are fast, secure, and purpose-built for the AI era.

The AWS Partner Network (APN) is a global community that leverages AWS technologies, programs, and expertise to build solutions that accelerate customer outcomes. With this AWS Partner designation and Qualified Software distinction, Robots & Pencils proves it can meet the highest standards for security, reliability, and operational excellence while outpacing traditional global systems integrators in speed, precision, and innovation.

“We believe the future belongs to companies that can move fast, modernize wisely, and integrate AI seamlessly, and that future runs through AWS,” said Leonard Pagon, CEO of Robots & Pencils. “This recognition is more than a milestone. It’s validation of the demanding work our engineers and designers have put into building intelligent, cloud-native solutions that scale with confidence.”

Robots & Pencils has been delivering solutions on AWS for more than a decade, with a track record of more than 100 successful projects across industries. From data center exits to AI-powered applications, Robots & Pencils supports clients across every phase of digital modernization with AWS. The firm’s software solutions—developed using proven AWS services like AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, and Amazon EventBridge— enables clients to rapidly shift from legacy infrastructure to cloud-native environments that are secure by design, built to evolve—and delivered without the drag of bloated teams or outdated methods.

“We build with purpose. Our teams don’t just plug in services; they architect solutions that solve complex problems and scale in the real world,” said Mark Phillips, Chief Technology Officer at Robots & Pencils. “Being recognized as an AWS Partner with an AWS Qualified Software solution reflects the technical rigor, security focus, and customer impact we bring to every project. This is how we deliver meaningful change for our clients.”

With delivery centers across North America, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, Robots & Pencils partners with organizations in industries including Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail and Consumer Goods, Technology, and Transportation, to re-architect systems, accelerate time to value, and lay the groundwork for intelligent, scalable growth.

“We’re proud to be part of the AWS Partner Network and to contribute software that helps clients take full advantage of the cloud,” added Pagon. “Whether it’s launching AI-enabled workflows, eliminating technical debt, or modernizing at scale—this is what we were built to do.”

July 22, 2025

Accomplished Tech Leader Eric Ujvari Joins Robots & Pencils as Lead Solutions Architect

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From Fortune 500 transformation to nimble innovation, Ujvari brings digital systems expertise to deepen client trust and accelerate value delivery.

Robots & Pencils, an AI-first, global digital innovation firm specializing in cloud-native mobile, web, and app modernization, today announced that Eric Ujvari has joined the company as Lead Solutions Architect. With over 20 years of experience leading enterprise technology, innovation, and consulting initiatives, Ujvari steps into a key role designed to deepen the company’s ability to bring technical strategy and execution earlier in the client journey.

In this new position, Ujvari will help shape the future of digital transformation by acting as a trusted conduit between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring technical decisions align with long-term goals and drive meaningful outcomes from day one.

“Eric’s ability to translate business vision into technical architecture is unmatched,” said Leonard Pagon, CEO of Robots & Pencils. “He doesn’t just understand complex systems—he knows how to simplify and scale them. He asks insightful questions, listens deeply, and has a rare talent for making complex ideas refreshingly easy to understand. He’s the kind of architect every client wants in the room, and every engineer wants on the team. He’s here to help our clients move faster, with more confidence, and I’m thrilled to have him on board.”

Ujvari’s arrival marks the latest step in Robots & Pencils’ evolution from mobile pioneer to AI-first consulting powerhouse. Known for deploying small, high-impact teams with elite engineering talent, the firm is rapidly expanding its ability to blend intuitive UX with future-ready, AI-infused digital platforms. Ujvari will play a key role in helping clients recognize opportunities earlier and design systems that scale.

“I’m excited to be joining a dynamic organization whose mission is to push the technological and operational boundaries for current and future client partners,” said Ujvari. “Having the opportunity to collaborate with such a talented, nimble team of engineers, designers, AI specialists, and digital product professionals is something I’m truly looking forward to. I see this role as a chance to help showcase the best of Robots & Pencils to the world—through thoughtful architecture, collaboration, and innovation.”

Before joining Robots & Pencils, Ujvari played a pivotal role in scaling and shaping the Solutions Architecture discipline at WillowTree, contributing at the intersection of commercial strategy, engineering, and delivery. His experience includes leadership roles at Cardinal Health, where he drove large-scale enterprise data strategy and system design initiatives across global supply chain, healthcare, and digital transformation programs. Across roles, he has built a reputation for strategic clarity, collaborative leadership, and an unwavering commitment to client value.

As Robots & Pencils accelerates its growth, Ujvari’s addition marks a key inflection point: embedding digital strategy and technical leadership earlier in every client engagement—ensuring better solutions and stronger partnerships.

July 16, 2025

Tony Antonelli Joins Robots & Pencils as CFO to Fuel AI-Driven Growth with Financial Precision

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Robots & Pencils, an AI-first, global digital innovation firm specializing in cloud-native mobile, web, and app modernization, today announced the appointment of Tony Antonelli as its new Chief Financial Officer. Known for his sharp financial acumen, pragmatic leadership, and deep experience across SaaS, consulting, and manufacturing, Antonelli takes on this expanded role as the company enters a bold new chapter of expansion and AI-first innovation.

The appointment comes on the heels of a leadership shift at Robots & Pencils, with tech entrepreneur and scale-up veteran Leonard Pagon Jr. stepping in as CEO. Pagon is also the founder of Next Sparc, a Cleveland-based private investment firm focused on scaling high-potential businesses. Over the years, Antonelli has held key finance leadership roles within several of Next Sparc’s portfolio companies — including Tiger Pistol, where he continues to serve as CFO, Revel Bikes, and now Robots & Pencils, making this a reunion built on deep trust and shared momentum.

“Tony is a powerhouse. He brings the right mix of focus, agility, and strategic thinking to help us scale smartly in this era of explosive AI opportunity,” said Pagon. “Over the years, I’ve trusted him to navigate complex challenges. He brings a rare ability to combine financial discipline with operational speed, exactly what we need as we accelerate into this next phase of growth. He’s not just a CFO. He’s a thoughtful business partner.”

Antonelli brings two decades of experience to the CFO seat. In addition to his ongoing role at Tiger Pistol, he previously served as CFO of Revel Bikes and began his career in public accounting at Skoda Minotti (now Marcum), rising to manager before moving into audit and FP&A at Scott Fetzer. He’s known for translating financial strategy into results, optimizing capital structures, and leading high-performing teams that support rapid, sustainable growth.

“I’ve watched Robots & Pencils grow from a mobile pioneer into a world-class digital innovation firm,” said Antonelli. “What excites me is the team’s unique ability to move fast, think differently, and deliver meaningful business results through technology. We’re not just embracing AI; we’re doing it the right way — with human-centered, AI-enabled solutions that are grounded in real-world impact. I’m here to help scale that success with focus and financial discipline.”

Antonelli holds BBA degrees in Accounting and Business Law from Ohio University and is a licensed CPA. In 2022, he was named to Crain’s Cleveland Business Notables in Finance. He also serves as Treasurer and Board Member for the Kidney Foundation of Ohio. His appointment reinforces Robots & Pencils’ commitment to pairing bold innovation with operational excellence.

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