Sean Ogden is a data analytics and search expert with extensive experience in technology. Sean specializes in providing organizations with access to search technologies that leverage best-in-class automation and visualization tools. His career covers areas including data analytics, software development, semantic search applications, intelligence portals, payment security, and emerging platforms.Originally from upstate New York, Sean spent his early years as a competitive swimmer. He shifted focus to computers and software during college, studying Computer Science at UMBC in Baltimore, Maryland. His first software development role was at a voice recognition startup near Washington DC. Afterwards, he migrated to Cambridge, Massachusetts to work for a fast-growing enterprise, Oracle Endeca, where he focused on search technologies and data analytics. In pursuit of warmer weather, Sean moved to Scottsdale, Arizona where he joined a nonprofit cancer research company and he created a business intelligence portal that gave the National Cancer Institute (NCI) insight into their research capabilities. Next, he joined Accenture, a Fortune 500 company, where he developed search solutions for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Census Bureau.In recent years, Sean founded his first startup, Agenda Discovery, a search and alert tool for government relations professionals, onboarding customers like Southern California Edison, APS, Cox Communications, and Republic Services. Sean continues to expand his entrepreneurial approach to work, partnering with businesses, institutions, and the public sector to implement new and alternative solutions.