About Us
Originally an Industrial Engineer, Brian’s a problem solver with deep experience operating and reengineering businesses, who’s equally comfortable wearing a hardhat, as a former real estate construction manager, or leading large teams in an office. As an operations expert consultant, he led three successful business turnarounds, including a multifamily rental housing portfolio. He created and successfully exited a property management company while earning a Masters in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University.
As an advocate for systemic changes in housing and policy, Brian’s focus shifted to creating technology solutions to solve legacy housing problems. He founded and is CEO of INTELeTech as a harbinger for change, poised to transform the housing sector. From analog beyond digital and into the new age of Superhuman Productivity through AI-powered solutions that are user-friendly, flexible, and highly functional for novice users of technology. He’s an experienced thought and business leader and Army officer veteran who resides in Howard County, MD.
Brian is a housing industry advocate who transitioned into real estate, both as an investor and property manager, after more than two decades of experience in engineering, sales, and executive management. His expertise in the rental-housing market has been sought after for local and state level legislation/policy development. Brian’s writings have been published multiple times in national publications such as Think Realty Magazine and the National Association on Residential Property Managers about legislative issues, affordable housing matters, and rental housing advocacy.
With over 30 years of experience envisioning, building, and leading software companies, Joe Valeri is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive in the technology space. His expertise spans real estate, property management, construction, restaurant, and hospitality industries, where he has successfully launched innovative products, built high-performing teams, and led companies from inception to exit.
Joe was the co-founder and CEO of Lucernex, Inc., a pioneering real estate management software firm and the creator of what is now the Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS) market. Under his leadership, Lucernex grew from a startup into a market leader, ultimately resulting in a successful acquisition by Accruent/Fortive. Throughout his career, he has held executive roles including CIO, CTO, CMO, and Chief Product Officer, contributing cross-functional leadership at all stages of the startup lifecycle.
Following Lucernex’s acquisition, Joe founded Valeri Management Consulting, where he identifies and mentors promising entrepreneurs and early-stage teams, helping them transform visionary software concepts into scalable, successful companies. Notably, he joined both InteleTech and Rendr (Homequote) at their earliest stages and played a pivotal role in guiding their structure, funding, growth and success.
Joe has served on the boards of several organizations, including Lucernex, Tango Analytics, Clinical Trials and Surveys Company (C-TASC), COLA, and Southeast Foreign Investment Company (SFIC). He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Homequote, Inc. (Rendr) and Director at InteleTech, Inc.
To date, Joe has led or supported the raising of over $30 million in capital for early and mid-stage companies, contributing to three successful exits.
In addition to his professional pursuits, Joe is a certified Sommelier and, with his wife of 30 years, Jill, owns V-NO Wine Bar in Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland. Jill and Joe also own Tenuta Valeri, an olive farm in Umbria, Italy, where they reside.
As a serial entrepreneur and technology leader, Jonathan boasts over 20 years of business leadership and technology experience, with a decade specializing in architecting SaaS products. His journey began at Rallio as a frontend engineer, where he developed their social media marketing platform. Later, he founded Investor Deal Room, leading its technical direction and implementing EOS principles, culminating in a successful exit to Resman in 2021.
In 2022, Jonathan provided strategic technical guidance as a fractional CTO. Recognizing INTELeTech’s potential, he joined as founding CTO, architecting the v24 product, microservices platform, and AI jurisdictional navigator. His leadership has been crucial in client onboarding and technical innovation.
Beyond his ventures, Jonathan explores new programming languages, creates video games with his son, and is a passionate martial artist, holding a 3rd degree black belt in Judo. Currently, he is building a local Judo dojo in Southwest Missouri, blending his love for martial arts and community building. His diverse expertise and disciplined execution make him a valuable asset to INTELeTech’s leadership team.