Zach Little
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RADAR, the technology platform that combines RFID and computer vision technology to track and precisely locate in-store inventory with 99% accuracy, today announced the appointment of Zach Little as Chief Technology Officer, effective July 22, 2024. An Apple and Microsoft veteran with more than two decades of experience, Little will oversee all RADAR product development initiatives, reporting directly to CEO Spencer Hewett. The company also announced that Morgan Levine, former VP of Legal and Compliance at Farfetch, has joined RADAR as General Counsel, reporting directly to Chief Growth Officer Eric Mogil.
“Zach is a respected leader who combines technology expertise and the ability to get large hardware and software engineering teams to move in unison to accomplish business goals with lightning speed,” said Spencer Hewett, Founder and CEO of RADAR. “His unique skill set and strategic mindset make him an ideal fit for RADAR. At the same time, we’re delighted to welcome Morgan Levine as General Counsel as we accelerate our business momentum.”
“Morgan’s deep experience and expertise in both retail and technology organizations make her an excellent partner to our executive team and board as we continue to scale RADAR into a global market leader in retail technology,” said Mogil.
Little and Levine join a growing roster of new executives, engineers and customer experience leads from the likes of Amazon, Google, Zara, Meta, Uniqlo and others as RADAR enters a new phase of growth. Former CTO Paul Petrus will continue to be a senior advisor to the company as one of RADAR’s largest stakeholders.
“Paul has been an amazing CTO and partner and I can’t thank him enough for his leadership, dedication and guidance over the last four years, enabling us to launch RADAR and deploy our technology in-store with some of the world’s top retailers,” added Hewett.
RADAR’s RFID and AI-powered inventory-tracking platform empowers retail teams with the inventory knowledge they need to consistently elevate the in-store customer experience, ensuring store associates always know what product is available on-site and where it’s located. The solution drives efficiency and enables employees to serve customers more easily as well as replenish products on the sales floor and fulfill online orders that customers pick up in-store. In addition, the platform’s AI analytics help inform inventory and store operations decisions and ensure that brands are stocking the right products in the right locations at all times.
“Retailers and brands are seeking every competitive edge today, and RADAR offers a revolutionary solution that delivers the inventory accuracy needed to enhance efficiency and profitability,” said Little. “I’m thrilled to join Spencer and the entire RADAR team to scale the company’s technology and empower more retail brands with the crucial information they need to succeed.”
Little has more than two decades of experience leading the development of products that rely on computer vision, lidar, radar and other technologies. He most recently served as VP of Engineering at global automotive technology company Luminar Technologies, where he oversaw development of the company’s lidar products. Prior to that, Little was VP of Hardware and Firmware at Argo AI, where he directed all hardware engineering efforts for the autonomous vehicle technology company. He previously spent more than seven years at Apple, serving as head of the Camera Engineering Program Management organization. Prior to that, Little was a Program Manager for the Health Solutions Group and Windows division at Microsoft. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
Morgan Levine is a legal, commercial and compliance leader with nearly two decades of experience. She has provided strategic advice to senior leaders and board members at global companies spanning B2B products and technologies, DTC, e-commerce, retail, marketplaces, data platforms and gaming. She most recently served as VP of Legal and Compliance at Farfetch, where she oversaw the legal team advising the North American business as well as the global litigation, ethics and compliance, risk management, and insurance teams. Prior to that, Levine served as Legal Counsel at Palantir Technologies, Lead Counsel at King and Senior US Associate at Linklaters. She holds a BA from Binghamton University and a JD from the New York University School of Law.
“I’m thrilled to join RADAR at such an exciting time and look forward to leveraging my legal and compliance expertise and retail industry background to support the company’s continued growth,” said Levine.
RADAR’s technology solution enables retailers and brands to complete a full in-store inventory cycle count with 99% accuracy in near real time, providing invaluable data insights that can be used to quickly correct inefficiencies. This level of inventory accuracy empowers associates to provide a better customer experience, allows retailers to fulfill omnichannel orders more consistently, and increases revenue by eliminating shortages and optimizing product across both back and front of house.
RADAR’s proprietary platform currently powers inventory accuracy in hundreds of American Eagle stores nationwide and is being piloted by multiple other Fortune 500 retailers.
About RADAR
RADAR offers a proprietary hardware and software platform that uses RFID and computer vision to track and precisely locate in-store inventory in near real time with 99% accuracy, empowering store associates and corporate retail teams with the knowledge they need to provide a superior customer experience and enabling brand leaders to ensure each store has the right inventory in stock each day. Headquartered in New York, RADAR is backed by some of the biggest global retailers, including several Fortune 500 companies; leading funds such as Beanstalk Ventures, Y Combinator, Sound Ventures, Align Ventures and Founders Fund; and the family offices behind Michael Kors and other leading retailers and brands. Connect with us on LinkedIn.
