Leadership

Rod brings more than 45 years of experience in software development, marketing, and technology sales, beginning his career at IBM. During his tenure with “Big Blue,” he held roles ranging from systems analyst at IBM World Trade to marketing representative in the General Systems Division in Philadelphia.

Before founding SpeedBuilder Systems in 2001, Rod served as an account executive at Policy Management Systems Corp., where he focused on the company’s eBusiness strategy and sales. Earlier, he founded and led Data Results, Inc. (DRI), which launched the building materials industry’s first online marketplace in 1996.

Through leadership roles in both large enterprises and entrepreneurial ventures, Rod developed a deep conviction that businesses cannot afford the inefficiencies common in corporate IT. After watching insurance carriers live with cost overruns and delayed time-to-market as the norm, he set out to create a better model — one that reduces development time and long-term costs while delivering superior quality.

That vision became SpeedBuilder Systems. Rod has built a results-driven culture where employees treat clients as their boss and are rewarded for delivering projects on time and under budget — helping insurers lower the time, cost, and risk inherent in IT initiatives.

Rod is a graduate of the Wharton Business School. He lives in Lexington, SC, where he plays league tennis and is a long-time volunteer with the Kairos Prison Ministry.

Shelly brings more than twenty years of experience in insurance underwriting, management, technology, and training to lead the SBS engineering teams, overseeing delivery of the BindExpress Suite. She sets performance benchmarks and quality standards for both onshore and offshore resources.

Before joining SBS, she served as Vice President of Service Operations for WE Insure, where she helped scale the organization from a single-state agency to a multi-state network of more than 300 agencies in just three years. She also led a successful migration and implementation of WE Insure’s corporate system platform.

Earlier in her career, Shelly spent fifteen years within the Berkshire Hathaway insurance group, serving in leadership roles at Geico Marine and National Indemnity Company. She reduced underwriting turnaround time from two weeks to under twenty-four hours while maintaining a 97% quality rating. She also built the company’s quality assurance department and developed standardized operating procedures. Geico Marine twice honored her with the Admiral Award, its highest team recognition.

A licensed Florida agent, Shelly holds an MBA from Bellevue University and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska. She resides in Jacksonville with her family and enjoys volunteering and playing competitive softball.

Marcel Bagley is a sales and insurance technology leader with more than 30 years of experience driving sustained revenue growth, building strategic partnerships, and delivering enterprise solutions for property and casualty insurers. He is recognized for his strategic perspective and deep industry expertise, helping insurers modernize operations and achieve measurable business outcomes through innovative technology.

In his role at SpeedBuilder Systems, Marcel partners closely with executive stakeholders to align technology strategy with the ever-evolving marketplace. He is known for consultative approach, communicating complex technology solutions into tangible results for clients —improving their operational efficiency, organizational agility, and long-term performance, making him a trusted advisor to insurance leaders throughout the US.

Previously, Marcel held sales leadership roles at leading technology and Insurtech companies, including Guidewire, Carpe Data, Policy Management Systems, and DXC.
Marcel and his family reside in Columbia, South Carolina, where he enjoys playing golf, hunting, and spending time at Pawleys Island with family and friends.

Rafal oversees the architecture and structural integrity of the BindExpress Suite. Since joining SBS, he has driven the unified design of its core modules, including the BindExpress AlwaysCurrent™ architecture—a unique market solution that enables clients to tailor the system while seamlessly adopting ongoing product updates – without retrofitting custom code.

He joined SBS as a Java Developer in 2006 and advanced through the roles of System Architect and Chief Architect before becoming Vice President. Along the way, he led the design of the BindExpress database, ensured a modular and scalable system framework, architected and delivered the SCoRE dynamic rating and rules engine, built data warehouse and ETL solutions, and guided the transition to a fully cloud-based platform.

Rafal also drives the companies coding standards, oversees third-party integrations, and monitors client environments with SBS hosting partners to ensure performance and reliability.

Originally from Poland, Rafal earned a Master’s degree in computer science from the University of Wroclaw. He joined SBS in 2006 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2011. He lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife and three children.

Amy brings more than 30 years of experience in insurance and insurance technology, supporting both the property and casualty and healthcare sectors. She is responsible for overseeing SBS operating procedures while leading strategic marketing initiatives for the company’s products and services.

Amy began her career as a surety bond underwriter with Aetna Casualty and Surety Company before transitioning into insurance technology. She joined INSpire Insurance Solutions (now CGI), where she held leadership roles in training, marketing support, project management, and consulting.

Prior to joining SBS in 2024, Amy spent ten years with Beyontec, Inc. (acquired by Azentio), where she advanced from Project Manager to Director of Sales and ultimately Vice President of Implementation – North America. In this role, she led large-scale implementation initiatives across the United States and Canada, including a multi-million-dollar commercial lines implementation for the Canadian government.

Amy holds a B.S. in Marketing and Accounting from Rio Grande University. She is a Certified Scrum Master and maintains several industry designations, including Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding (AFSB) and Associate in Reinsurance (ARe).

Amy resides in Ashland, Kentucky, and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, gardening, traveling, and cheering on the Ohio State Buckeyes each fall.

Kathy leads the product strategy, design, and implementation of the BindExpress Claims module. Since joining SpeedBuilder Systems in 2023, she has brought more than thirty years of expertise in claims systems implementation, operational leadership, and quality assurance.

Kathy began her career as a claims adjuster with South Carolina Farm Bureau before transitioning into systems leadership as an analyst with CSC (formerly PMSC), where she specialized in claims platform implementations. She later joined the Insurance Services Office (ISO), directing large-scale project implementations and advancing enterprise quality assurance standards.

She went on to hold leadership roles at Capgemini (formerly TCube Solutions), guiding complex claims management software deployments, and most recently served as Claims Implementation Manager for Sapiens, overseeing client implementations and delivery execution.

A Certified Scrum Product Manager, Kathy also holds a Certificate in General Insurance from the Insurance Institute of America. She resides in Columbia, South Carolina, where she enjoys traveling and spending time with her granddaughters.

Formerly VP of Clients Services, Debbie now has stepped back to assist on special projects as SBS continues to grow. Prior to joining SpeedBuilder Systems in 2019, she was the director of Liability Navigator for ISO Claims Partners, a division of Verisk. Up to that point, she had served as the product owner of Liability Navigator since 1998.

Over the course of her career, Debbie has worked with dozens of insurance carriers, ranging from those in the top ten, to nascent start-ups. The products she was responsible for developing have been used by over 7,500 insurance professionals in the United States and hundreds of others throughout the world. The first policy administration system she developed more than three decades ago is still in production today.

Debbie graduated from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, and is an avid fan of South Carolina Lady Gamecock basketball.