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About Gliffy

A picture is worth 1,000 words.
Gliffy makes expressing yourself simple.

But why the name Gliffy?

It comes from the word glyph, a symbol or character that imparts information non-verbally. Gliffy is an online diagramming service that helps users communicate with a combination of shapes, text, and lines.

Doesn't sound so silly now,
does it?

With a tool that makes it easy to create, share, and collaborate on a wide range of diagrams, Gliffy users can communicate more clearly, boost innovation, improve decisions, and work more effectively.

Founded by Chris Kohlhardt and Clint Dickson in San Francisco, California, Gliffy is the world's first net-native business graphics software.

We've committed ourselves to platform independent internet applications with rich user interfaces that make collaboration an easy and obvious part of your day.

Our Team

  • Chris Kohlhardt

    CEO & Founder

    Cutting-edge web experiences are nothing new to Chris, but don't think for a second that dulls his enthusiasm for Gliffy. As our resident power-user, Chris keeps us all pushing toward a more visually-based world.

    Before he became our fearless leader, Chris developed and deployed several other innovative web experiences. He gained insight into Rich Internet Applications as a member of Laszlo Systems' elite professional services group, Laszlo Studios. Prior to his work at Laszlo, Chris managed teams in high-profile web deployments such as Orbitz.com and Toyota.com. Check out his frequent blogs.

    When he isn't working, Chris tries to keep active by racing mountain bikes, running, or his latest obsession, climbing. You should also know that Chris doesn't have dark hair in real life. In this photo he had it colored because his girlfriend prefers him having dark hair more than his usual dirty blonde.

    Chris has a degree in Computer Science from San Francisco State University

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  • Clint Dickson

    Principal Engineer & Founder

    Contrary to speculation, Clint didn't develop Gliffy just to create golf course designs. His passion for developing cutting-edge applications outshines even his golf fanaticism.

    With over 13 years of experience developing world-class client-server and cloud-based applications, Clint has led development teams for high-profile clients including Fireman's Fund Insurance, McKesson Healthcare and BEA Systems. He has focused on creating multi-tiered systems with Java and developing rich-client interfaces built on portal architectures and Laszlo technology. Before joining Gliffy, Clint led the development of the ColorSmart application by Behr.

    Clint has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the California State University, Chico.

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  • Eric Chiang

    Senior Software Engineer

    Eric specializes in making Gliffy work behind the scenes, as well as integrating Gliffy with just about anything you can think of. With over 10 years of experience in writing large scale Web applications and custom integrations for Fortune 100 clients like Genentech, Ross Stores, DIRECTV, and UBS, he's seen it all when it comes to getting data from point A to point B. Wanting to take on more "agile" challenges, Eric began developing Web application prototypes for early stage startups before joining Gliffy as their resident server side expert.

    When Eric isn't creating all manner of software diagrams using Gliffy, he's obsessively following tech blogs for the next cool thing to tinker with. Little known facts about Eric: He is obsessed with Apps and movies. He has downloaded over 400 Apps for his iPhone, and has rated over 800 movies on NetFlix. Really!

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  • Debi Kohlhardt

    Support and Sales Specialist

    Who says brothers and sisters can't get along? Debi is the energetic voice of Gliffy at conferences and the phone, and often the first point of contact for customers. She is the go-to person for your Gliffy questions and suggestions.

    Debi developed her advocacy skills through her work at non-profit agencies: developing new programs and streamlining processes to improve outcomes. When she is not advocating for you with the Gliffy engineers and developers, she guides willing participants into yoga poses and provides a safe home for dogs looking for a forever home.

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  • Kerry Liu

    Software Engineer

    Kerry is a full stack web developer focused on creating polished, usable applications that work well from start to finish. After studying Electrical Engineering/Computer Science at UC Berkeley, she got her start in software at Lithium Technologies where she was responsible for many high profile end user visible features including a mobile version of the platform as well as a contextual WYSIWYG editor for the entire web UI.

  • Todd Espiritu Santo

    Software Engineer

    Todd is a generalist that has worked on many platforms and technology, from OpenGL to RoR. After getting his BS at UCSD he worked on 3d urban modeling software and then worked on web startups where he found a new favorite language, Javascript. He also believes that burritos and food are two different things.

A few of our customers

Gliffy has customers in over 40 countries. Gliffy customers include personal users, small businesses, academia, and leading global corporations, who are embracing the benefits of communicating visually. They are creating, sharing, and collaborating across time and distance, vastly improving clarity, efficiency, and decision making.