# Arthur Weagel

> Arthur Weagel is Podium's founding engineer and chief software architect, an information-systems specialist whose public record runs from science and technology competitions in Albuquerque and at BYU to the early rebuild of Podium's product. He left Adobe in 2014 after a pizza-and-whiteboard meeting with Podium co-founders Eric Rea and Dennis Steele, then helped turn their young review product into a sustainable software platform for local businesses.

- **Role:** Founding Engineer & Chief Software Architect at Podium
- **Organizations:** Podium, Adobe, GE Aero Energy, Sandia National Laboratories, Brigham Young University
- **Education:** Bachelor's and master's degrees in Information Systems, Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business
- **Known for:** Won two first places, one second place, and one honorable mention across four disciplines at the 2011 AITP National Collegiate Conference., Was selected as one of five winners in Sandia National Laboratories' 2004 Albuquerque-area student essay contest focused on science, math and engineering., Reworked Podium's early prototype into a more sustainable product after joining as its first engineering hire in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Named one of five winners of Sandia National Laboratories' Albuquerque-area science, math and engineering essay contest while attending Cibola High School.
- **2011** — Represented BYU at the AITP National Collegiate Conference, placing first in systems analysis and design and database design, second in Java, and earning an honorable mention in Visual Studio application development.
- **Before 2012** — Worked as a software developer at Sandia National Laboratories and participated in GE Aero Energy's Information Management Leadership Program.
- **2012-2014** — Worked in demand generation enablement at Adobe.
- **2014** — Joined Podium as its founding engineer after meeting co-founders Eric Rea and Dennis Steele, and rebuilt the early product into a more sustainable platform.
- **2014-present** — Continued at Podium, where his public title is Founding Engineer & Chief Software Architect and his stated focus is AI-powered tools for local businesses.

## Achievements

- Won two first places, one second place, and one honorable mention across four disciplines at the 2011 AITP National Collegiate Conference.
- Was selected as one of five winners in Sandia National Laboratories' 2004 Albuquerque-area student essay contest focused on science, math and engineering.
- Reworked Podium's early prototype into a more sustainable product after joining as its first engineering hire in 2014.
- Has remained in a senior technical role through Podium's expansion from online-review software into a wider local-business communication platform.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Publicly amplified Podium's account of rebuilding its platform as an AI-first system of agents for local businesses.

## Links

- Website: https://www.podium.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurweagel
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/arthurweagel

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Last updated: 2026-09-27