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Your Partner in Turning Data Into Action

At BlastPoint, we believe data is only powerful when it’s put to work for real people. We help organizations make smarter, faster, and more ethical decisions so they can grow strategically while creating positive change in the communities they serve.

Our AI-powered customer intelligence platform transforms complex information into clear, actionable insights. The result? Better service, stronger engagement, and more confident decision-making.

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Who We Are

The BlastPoint team is a diverse blend of data technologists, entrepreneurs, writers, and operations experts from a wide range of backgrounds. Together, we share a common goal: to provide reliable, excellent software that our customers can use to answer fundamental questions and drive smart growth.

We combine deep technical expertise with a commitment to human-centered design so every solution works in the real world, for real people.

Our Values

  • Everybody matters
  • We beat expectations
  • Innovation built on foundation
  • Cards on the table, always
  • “The smartest systems from the most comprehensive data built by the best people”

We are a values-driven organization that takes a wider view of AI analytics. It’s not enough to deliver a one-time positive result. We take a critical look at the long-term impacts to ensure there are no blind spots for the people affected by data-driven business decisions. Our commitment is to protect customers from unintended harm while helping them serve their broader communities.

Our Purpose in Action

We are a values-driven organization that takes a wider view of AI analytics. It’s not enough to deliver a one-time positive result. We take a critical look at the long-term impacts to ensure there are no blind spots for the people affected by data-driven business decisions. Our commitment is to protect customers from unintended harm while helping them serve their broader communities.

With You, Side by Side

From onboarding to optimization, we partner closely with our clients. Our team works alongside yours to:

  • Identify opportunities and blind spots.
  • Translate data into clear next steps.
  • Adapt strategies as conditions evolve.

We’re here not just to provide technology, but to ensure you can confidently put it to work.

Our Team

Alison Alvarez

CEO & Co-Founder

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Tomer Borenstein

CTO & Co-Founder

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Tony Cebzanov

VP of Engineering

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Kelsey Hall

VP of Operations

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Alison Alvarez

CEO & Co-Founder

Alison Alvarez spent over a decade building big data tools for large companies in the media, automotive and banking spaces. She became convinced that more affordable and accessible solutions should exist and applied those insights to build BlastPoint.

She has emerged as an expert consultant regarding large geospatial data systems, lecturing around the country to teach people how to use data tools for themselves. Alison is an NSF Research Fellow, a Jack Kent Cooke Fellow, and a Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow.

She holds two Master’s degrees from Carnegie Mellon: a 2007 MS from the Language Technologies Institute at the School of Computer Science and a 2016 MBA from the Tepper School of Business. She is a former advisor to Y-Combinator’s Valor Water.

Tomer Borenstein

CTO & Co-Founder

Tomer Borenstein has significantly expanded BlastPoint by developing AI technology for highly regulated industries. His leadership fostered partnerships, extending the technology’s reach that currently serves over 20% of the United States.

He has been named a Business Times’ “30 under 30,” has authored numerous articles and speaks regularly at conferences on the benefits of A.I. and machine learning for customer engagement and business growth. His previous work in the startup space includes an exit to Apple.

Tomer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Master’s in Machine Learning and Computer Vision from Carnegie Mellon University.

Tony Cebzanov

VP of Engineering

Tony Cebzanov joined BlastPoint in the summer of 2020 after 15 years at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute.

He is a versatile and dedicated software engineer with 20+ years of experience planning, designing, and developing software for delivery to a diverse array of customers in government, academic, and industry settings.

Tony is originally from Philadelphia and now lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Erica, their dog, Kona, and cat, Pearl.

Kelsey Hall

VP of Operations

Kelsey Hall is BlastPoint’s problem-solving guru – or Director of Operations, as she is officially known.

With a proven record of managing projects from concept to completion, building internal and external relationships, and creating operational consistency by defining new processes, she brings order to the chaos of startup life.

She is particularly skilled in building cross-functional teams and making critical decisions during challenges. Kelsey lives in northeastern Ohio.