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Joel D'Souza

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Principal Architect at Method
📍 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Joel is a seasoned fintech entrepreneur and Principal Architect specializing in ML-powered AP and expense automation. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Colleagues describe him as a hard-working, resourceful, and insatiable leader who excels at translating complex needs into impactful solutions.

Beyond his primary roles, Joel is deeply invested in the startup ecosystem. He acts as an angel investor for wealth management platforms and provides fractional CTO and advisory services to early-stage companies, helping guide their technology strategy and execution from the ground up.

He founded Barespend, an ML-powered expense automation platform, where he led the business, product, and backend API development strategy.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Principal Architect
Job Level
Senior
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Fintech Automation
He has architected intelligent AP, procurement, and expense automation platforms for the fintech and healthcare sectors, leveraging ML to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
Startup Advising
He serves as an angel investor and provides fractional CTO services to early-stage startups, helping non-technical executives with technology strategy and execution.
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Career

Work history

11-2024
Principal Architect
Method
7-2021 - 6-2026
Founder, Head of Product & Engineering
Barespend
5-2021
Angel Investor
Maybe
12-2019
Owner, Technology Consultant
IndieBLD
11-2019 - 6-2020
Technology Advisor
Emporos Systems Corporation
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Education
1998 - 2002
B.S.
Virginia Tech
2007 - 2008
M.S.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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