# Jeff Rick

> Jeff Rick is the co-founder and CEO of Maitri Services, a software engineering business with US leadership and teams in Nepal. A Tufts computer science graduate, he previously co-founded Rezzonate and Deerwalk and held engineering leadership roles at Intranets.com, WebEx and Cisco.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Maitri Services
- **Organizations:** Maitri Services, Deerwalk, Rezzonate, Cedar Gate Technologies, Cisco Systems, WebEx Communications, Intranets.com
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Tufts University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Maitri Services in 2023., Co-founded Deerwalk, where he served as CTO and COO., Co-founded Rezzonate and led its technology work.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2005** — Principal Engineer at Intranets.com.
- **2005-2007** — Software Development Manager at WebEx.
- **2007-2009** — Senior Engineering Manager at Cisco.
- **2009-2010** — Co-founder and CTO at Rezzonate.
- **2010-2018** — Co-founder and CTO at Deerwalk.
- **2018-2021** — COO at Deerwalk.
- **2021-2023** — CTO at Cedar Gate Technologies.
- **2023** — Co-founded Maitri Services with Julie Ditta and Robert Woollam; became CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Maitri Services in 2023.
- Co-founded Deerwalk, where he served as CTO and COO.
- Co-founded Rezzonate and led its technology work.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Featured in episode 27 of Agil Alizada’s podcast, discussing validation, execution, referrals and startup growth.

## Links

- Website: https://maitriservices.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrick/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27