Meet the Foundry Lifecycle and Inventory Experience Team.

Mike Matteo and Mary Catherine Pflug bring a wealth of knowledge and many years of experience in the type industry. They cultivate a strategic vision and lead the Foundry Team to help achieve strategy-aligned goals. Leadership also builds relationships with key stakeholders and connects the Foundry Team’s work with other teams across Monotype.

Mike Matteo

Chief Typography Officer

Mary Catherine Pflug

Senior Director, Foundry Lifecycle & Inventory Experience

The Foundry & Inventory Experience team is an essential partner to foundries, providing optimized tools and actionable insights necessary for long-term success across Monotype’s ecosystem. The team oversees search and discovery strategies and updates to merchandising and artwork, and advocates for foundries in the ever-evolving licensing landscape. They unlock customers’ ability to find fonts and understand the value of type, while redefining the industry standard in font licensing and distribution.

Casey Hargreaves

Manager, Foundry & Inventory Experience

Gui Rastelli

Sr. Merchandising Manager

Henning Krause

Senior Foundry & Inventory Experience Manager

Molly Doane

Foundry & Inventory Experience Manager

The Foundry Relations & Lifecycle team cultivates the relationships with Monotype’s foundry partners. The team executes communication campaigns to support these relationships, creates engaging educational content, and organizes webinars and community events. Foundry Relations also oversees the Foundry Program and its implementation, which aims to enhance foundries’ experience working with Monotype.

Romeo Ruz

Senior Manager, Foundry Relations & Lifecycle

Kelci Elliott

Sr. Foundry Relations Manager

Akash Chandoliya

Sr. Foundry Activation Specialist

Theresa Dela Cruz

Foundry Client Services Manager

Simon Lamb

Graphic Designer - Freelancer

Chloe Miller

Content Writer - Freelancer

The Foundry & Inventory Operations team ensures that font management tools and platforms are organized and maintain high data quality, allowing foundry partners to manage their inventory and relationships with Monotype effortlessly. The team also reviews new font submissions, provides foundry and internal support, and handles inventory integrations from new partnerships and acquisitions.

Kristen Frias

Director, Foundry & Inventory Operations

Ashleigh Baker

Senior Inventory Operations Specialist

Trilok Kumar Mishra

Associate Manager Foundry Operations

Jatin Jadoun

Foundry Operations Specialist

Pat Lightizer

Senior Type Operations Manager

Rishabh Nahata

Foundry & Inventory Ops Trainee

Sumant Raj

Foundry Operations Specialist

Tanu

Technical Writer Trainee

Inka Strotmann works as Product Manager for the Foundry Platform, our central system for font submission, pricing management and performance reporting. Built for transparency, scale and ease of use, the platform equips foundries with the tools they need to grow their business and engage seamlessly with Monotype. Inka collaborates closely with design and engineering and leads the development teams to deliver features that support both partner success and internal efficiency. The platform continuously evolves to meet the changing needs across the ecosystem.

Inka Strotmann

Product Manager of Foundry Platform

Foundry Platform Engineering Team

We build and maintain the self-service platform that helps Foundry Partners manage their submissions and assets independently and at scale. The focus is on usability, scalability and transparency, making sure every tool works as expected and evolves with real needs. Behind this work are two teams named after Greek gods, Cerberus and Kairos. Product management is led by Inka Strotmann, working closely with design and engineering to align the platform with the needs of our partners.

A talented network of internal collaborators support the Foundry Team’s work by providing specific knowledge on topics like media relations, partner engagement, legal advice, and project management.

Carol Lee

Director Global Data

Colleen Good

Media & Investor Relations Specialist

Dan Bianco

Principal Program Manager

Graham Sturt

Creative Director

Joseph Flanagan

Legal Counsel

Kevin Woodward

Head of Strategic Foundry Growth

Marie Boulanger

Design Team Lead

Ryan Hallett

Director, Royalties Operations