Our Team
We are a tightknit, dynamic team that focuses on providing value to our customers. Your challenges are our challenges. And with our experience in channel management, you can’t help but succeed. We look forward to a long and rewarding relationship.
Meet the CommerceInterface Team
Get a snapshot of who we are.
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Ivan Ramirez, Founder & PresidentIn 2000, while starting his own Internet company, Ivan was “discovered” by none other than Patrick Byrne of Overstock.com. Ivan was asked to present a business plan for the emerging Latin America market and he delivered a three-page summary that caught Patrick’s attention. Ivan became Overstock.com employee number 23, rose to VP of business development and was instrumental in creating a partner program that, today, is responsible for 80% of Overtock.com’s revenue. Ivan states, “ I earned the equivalent of two master’s degrees at Overstock.com.” Yet, he wanted to recapture that feeling of being an entrepreneur and left to pursue new endeavors. With money earned investing in real estate—and lessons picked up from Patrick’s teachings—Ivan founded CommerceInterface and assembled a team from across the globe: India, Colombia, Ukraine, and the U.S. As President of CommerceInterface, Ivan is responsible for the direction of the company, sales and marketing, and channel relationships. His vision is to create an e-commerce ecosystem with CommerceInterface at its center. Helping customers do business online is his main objective and his goal is providing turnkey solutions for any seller or retailer wanting to get in. Expansion into Europe and Latin America is on the horizon. His most prized possession is a box of lessons learned, written on napkins, gleaned from his travels with Patrick Byrne. From his experiences, Ivan has developed the business philosophy that you must focus on the intrinsic value of your company toward your customers. Do the right thing (take care of your customers) and the rest will come naturally – success, growth, and profitability. |
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Rob Christiansen, Vice PresidentAs our resident troubleshooter, Rob frequently interacts with customers and rises to their challenges. He bridges the customer support function by tapping into all available resources. To him, the creative side of software development is exciting. He embraces the role of providing easy-to-use technology for our customers to seamlessly implement their e-commerce multi-channel strategies. Rob joined our company after having successfully sold Fourteen40, a start-up that was to be “the iTunes for electronic textbooks.” Prior to that, and after getting his master’s degree in Information Systems Management from BYU, Rob worked for Capgemini and managed development teams throughout the U.S. He’s happily made the progression from technical ability to a position of managing people, ideas and business. Rob provides insight into what metrics to explore, what information is empowering and how we can simplify things for customers. He loves seeing the people around him succeed. |
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Jason Utgaard, Director, Sales & Business DevelopmentJason is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, where he majored in entrepreneurship and studied business leadership and management. After moving to Utah, he cut his teeth in the retail setting of Sportsman’s Warehouse as a project manager and providing inventory analysis for their 74 stores. He loves the fast pace at CommerceInterface where, as he puts it, “business is moving faster than dog years.” And he’s excited to put his understanding of the retail-side and supply-side to work. Jason believes every business should consider three things:
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Martha Garcia, Sr. Account ManagerSince then, we’ve convinced her to join the CommerceInterface team and to bring her understanding of suppliers’ needs with her. She’s energetic and engaging, and has a few simple rules for providing outstanding customer service.
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Alejandro Garcia Posada, Vendor Support SpecialistAlejandro graduated in Business Administration from EAFIT University in Medellin and applied his marketing knowledge for Disandina one of the largest distributors in Colombia. As a brand manager, he helped move product for companies such as Oakley, Giant bikes, Dragon and more. When he moved into the online marketplace, Alejandro was happy to maintain direct customer contact and to deliver the best service for CommerceInterface suppliers and vendors. In his opinion, there are even higher demands for producing Internet sales. And he’s completely behind our pay for performance business model because, to him, it means both our customers and our company grow proportionally, and that leads to better customer satisfaction. |
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Damien Seisun, Vendor Support SpecialistThe technical skills come easily to Damien, who earned his CCNA and worked in program management for Telstra, a large Telco in Australia. His travels throughout Latin America landed him in Medellin, where along with co-worker, Alejandro, he helped establish our Colombian office. Damien’s understanding of the various channel systems is of particular value to our customers who gain more exposure through multiple online marketplaces. He has a passion for delivering top-level service and for helping our customers use all the online management tools at their disposal. In his words, what’s great about CommerceInterface is that customer growth and success is directly aligned with our own. |






