Building a product shouldn’t feel chaotic, isolating, or risky. I partner with founders as a guide — helping them make clear decisions, avoid expensive mistakes, and build products that are scalable, meaningful, and successful.
I’ve spent decades delivering products and leading teams across startups and global organizations, with experience spanning mobile, APIs, AI, and full-stack systems. I stay hands-on enough to communicate effectively with developers — but my real focus is helping founders move with clarity and confidence.
When I’m not working with builders and innovators, you’ll likely find me outdoors — hiking, taking photos, or exploring new trails with gear over my shoulder.
Meet Rob Mayer
Engineer, technologist, and creative explorer with decades of experience delivering products across industries. Rob created My OWL Tech to bring thoughtful innovation to the world — blending technology, clarity, and curiosity through multiple product lanes.
Rob Mayer is a seasoned Product & Technology Advisor who partners with founders and growth-stage companies to turn early-stage ideas into successful, scalable products. With a unique blend of business insight and hands-on technical expertise, he guides teams through market validation, product strategy, architecture design, and delivery leadership. Rob has spent decades building and leading product initiatives across mobile, API, and full-stack platforms, working in environments ranging from bootstrapped startups to large global organizations.
As the founder of My OWL Tech, Rob works alongside founders to reduce risk, clarify direction, and ensure that teams build the right product the right way. His approach is collaborative and grounded—he asks the right questions, brings order to complex problems, and translates vision into actionable plans that development teams can execute confidently. Rob has led high-performing teams from 3 to 60, delivered mission-critical systems, and advised organizations on product direction, technology strategy, and execution best practices.
Known for his calm, practical guidance, Rob helps align business goals with technical decisions and bridges communication between founders, product leaders, and engineers. His passion is helping innovators bring clarity to their ideas, avoid costly missteps, and deliver products that make a meaningful impact.
For more information on Rob’s background, please visit his LinkedIn profile.
Core Focus Areas: Business Technology Alignment • AI Decision Support Systems • Outdoor Solutions • Prototypes • Mobile App Innovation • Full-Stack Product Development • API Architecture • Agile Leadership •
Current Technologies. Always learning new technologies
- Mobile Development: iOS (Xcode, Swift, SwiftUI, Objective-C), Android (Android Studio, Java, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, RxJava, Retrofit, OkHTTP), React Native, Maps, location, and geofences, Figma, Flutter
- Web Development: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Responsive Web Design, Spring MVC, Thymeleaf
- Backend Technologies: RESTful and microservices architecture, Spring Boot, Spring Security, .NET, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code
- Database Management: SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server), NoSQL (MongoDB)
- Cloud Platforms: AWS Essentials Certification, Ionos
- Frameworks and Tools: Spring Framework, Apache Tomcat, Git, Agile Methodologies (SCRUM), UML, Jira
- Machine Learning: Python, Jupyter Notebook, SciKitLearn, Numpy, Pandas, Tensorflow
- Embedded: Arduino, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), IoT