Charlie Kindel
American tech executive
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Early life and education
Kindel was born in Vail, Colorado.[3] He earned a bachelor's degree in systems engineering from the University of Arizona in 1990.[4]
Career
Kindel joined Microsoft in 1990.[5] He was named general manager of Windows Home Server in 2004, remaining in that position until 2009, when he became general manager of the Windows Phone developer experience.[6][7][8]
In 2011, Kindel left Microsoft to create BizLogr, serving as chief executive officer.[7][9] The calendar scheduling startup launched in 2012,[7] and was later renamed FreeBusy.[10] The company created the mileage-logging app MileLogr.[11]
Kindel joined Amazon in 2013, becoming director of Alexa Smart Home,[7][8] remaining there until April 2018.[8][10]
In August 2018, he joined home automation systems provider Control4 as senior vice president of products and services.[2][12] After Control4 merged with SnapAV, Kindel was named chief product and technology officer of SnapAV,[13] remaining there until November 2020.[14]