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Former Congressman Patrick Erin Murphy is the CEO and Founder of Togal.AI, where he leads the company’s day-to-day operations. He also serves as Executive Vice President of Coastal Construction, the largest general contractor in Florida. Patrick comes from a multi-generational construction family and grew up working across the business—from laborer to project engineer, estimating assistant, and accounting manager. After graduating from the University of Miami, he joined Deloitte, earning his CPA license, which he maintains today. From 2013 to 2017, Patrick represented Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016. After leaving office, he chaired the Future Forum Foundation, a nonprofit researching issues affecting millennials, including automation, artificial intelligence, and the evolving economy. In 2023, he was appointed to the President’s Export Council under President Joe Biden, advising on strategies to strengthen American exports and support job creation through trade. Patrick founded Togal.AI to modernize preconstruction by bringing AI-powered efficiency to takeoffs—helping contractors save thousands of hours and win more bids. Today, he blends real-world construction experience with cutting-edge technology to transform how projects get built. Under his leadership, Togal.AI has earned major industry recognition, including first place at the 2022 eMerge Americas Global Startup Showcase, The Big 5’s 2022 Startup City Global Pitch Competition, recognition from BuiltWorlds, and Most Innovative Contractor of the Year at the 2024 RED Awards. Beyond business, Patrick serves on the board of Miami Bridge Youth & Family Services, supporting vital community programs.

Olek is an experienced software and machine learning engineer with over fifteen years of hands-on experience across a range of industries. With experience both as a developer, project manager and CTO, Oleksandr understands both the technical side and business value driving side of the equation.

With almost a decade of experience in digital content and brand messaging, Kelsey's unique brand of “emotion-first” marketing spans a portfolio of multi-million dollar companies from tech to entertainment. From her work as Sr. Director of Content and Brand at leading influencer marketing platform, Tagger Media (acquired by Sprout Social), to founding her own viral marketing company, to hosting a podcast about the intersection of mental health and business, Kelsey is an expert at building marketing strategies that both incite emotion and drive profits. Kelsey's work has been featured in top publications like Business Insider and AdAge, and she's spoken at some of the world's top marketing events like Hubspot’s Inbound conference and SXSW (South By Southwest). Kelsey was also named one of the 50 most influential persons in influencer marketing by industry leader Talking Influence on their coveted “Influencer Top 50” list.

Chip has over 20 years of software product management experience in a variety of markets and industries. He has led the development of many successful and innovative new products that achieved broad adoption and are used by millions of paying customers. Previously, Chip was VP of Product at Insynctive, an insuretech SaaS company. Chip has an MBA from Northwestern University.

Johnny Maghzal is Head of Growth at Togal.AI, helping customers get the most out of our innovative takeoff software. He brings his expertise from his previous role as Head of Product Development, where he oversaw the daily development needs of the software. He received his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon in addition to receiving his MBA from the Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami. An estimating expert, he has been working in the construction industry for nearly a decade. Before moving to the United States, Johnny worked for the largest specialized engineer solutions firm in the Middle East. While studying for his MBA, he joined the pre-construction department of one of the largest general contracting companies.

Karlie has worked as a Business Development Administrator at Coastal Construction, one of the largest General Contractors in Florida for over five years. She also helps manage a family investment portfolio that consists of a diverse group of companies spanning across various industries. Additionally, Karlie serves as Head of Operations & Investor Relations for Togal.AI. She has worked in some capacity for four technology & operations companies within the construction industry. With a background in construction and politics, Karlie has great experience in business development administration and political fundraising having worked on a national and state level. Karlie holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida.

Jay is the founder and president of Big Blue Innovations, a technology startup advisor and innovation enabler to construction companies. Jay has been in the engineering and construction industry throughout his career. He has industry experience as a construction project executive, corporate director of planning, design and construction for a healthcare system, founder of multiple technology startup companies, and most recently as a past senior consulting executive at FMI who founded FMI's technology and innovation practice. Jay's experience is unique, and the numbers reflect that. He has led nearly $1 billion of construction on the builder side, participated in the acquisition of four tech startups, assisted in $50 million in venture capital fundraising, advised contractors spinning out technology companies, and has published over 20 pieces of thought leadership. Jay is a founder, builder, consultant, and investor. Jay also serves on the United States Air Force innovation program as an AFWERX senior technology evaluator. Jay earned a bachelor's degree in construction management from SUNYESF at Syracuse University and a Master of Business Administration from Emory University. Jay is a decorated military officer that has served on active duty and completed seven deployments around the globe leading combat operations and providing humanitarian assistance. Jay currently serves in the United States Air Force Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel and is based at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.