Our Story

1996

Nowcom begins operating as an ISP

2002

DealerCenter initial release to market

2005

Nowcom releases Dealer Desktop DMS

2008

Nowcom hits 4,000 producing dealers

2010

DealerCenter DMS is launched and reached 10K producing dealer

2011

Nowcom starts Nowcom Global Services in the Philippines

2012

LA Business Journal recognizes Nowcom in the top 100 fastest growing companies

2015

Nowcom launches DealerCenter DMS 2.0

2016

Nowcom launches Carzing

2017

Nowcom starts Nowcom Global Services in India

2019

LA Business Journal recognizes Nowcom 2nd time in the top 100 fastest growing companies

2021

Nowcom crosses 15,000 producing dealers.

About Us

Nowcom is a dynamic player in the tech industry, focusing on developing sophisticated solutions for both the automotive and financial sectors. Our expertise extends to delivering tailor-made software for dealers and finance companies, including DMS and CRM systems, dealer websites, online marketing tools, as well as loan origination and servicing platforms. Our flagship product, DealerCenter, offers a comprehensive, cloud-based Dealer Management System (DMS), designed specifically for independent car dealers. We have also developed a groundbreaking, fully automated finance decision engine, a key feature of our consumer facing online car shopping website, Carzing.com. Complementing our technological offerings, Nowcom also excels in operational support, running a comprehensive contact center that efficiently manages a spectrum of services from customer support and debt collection to seamless back-office functions.

Incorporated: 1996

Head Quarters: Los Angeles, CA

Employees: Over 1000+

Our Mission

Nowcom’s mission is to provide innovative technology and business solutions to our clients so they can achieve a sustainable competitive advantage within their market.

Our Core Values

Integrity

Integrity and honesty are at the core of our business.

We work to be a responsible partner to those who place their trust in us, conducting business in a way that is inclusive, transparent, and respectful.

Because we “do what we say and say what we do”, we have gained the trust of all our partners, employees and customers.

Our employees will conduct themselves ethically with professionalism, trustworthiness and sincerity.

Collaboration

We value and consider each employee an essential asset and embrace diversity, collaboration and teamwork.

We treat people with dignity and respect and help them grow personally and professionally.

We believe in always learning and challenging the status quo without disrespecting the values and opinions of individuals or groups.

We believe in having fun in what we do and are proud of our corporate community.

Execution

We are always striving to provide innovative industry-leading solutions and putting them into practice successfully.

We believe in being agile and moving quickly and decisively to meet our clients’ needs with a sense of urgency.

We are passionate about achieving the highest standard of quality in all our products and services we offer.

We maintain an intense focus and dedication on meeting customer needs.

Leadership Team

Don Hankey

Founder/CEO

hankey@nowcom.com

323 • 692 • 8888

Bret Hankey

President of Hankey Group

bret@nowcom.com

323 • 692 • 4053

Vimal Nair

Chief Technology Officer

vkumar@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6555

Matt Mee-Lee

COO & General Counsel

mmeelee@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6944

Ricky Li

Sr. VP of Software Development

rli@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6880
Jesse Martin

Jesse Martin

Sr. VP of Sales

jesse@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6806

Vaibhav Deshpande

VP of Software Development

vdeshpande@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6379

Andrew Gunawan

VP Infrastracture

agunawan@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6052

Don Borgmeyer

VP of Product Development

dborgmeyer@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6459

Brian Ward

VP of Dealer Operations

bward@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6506

Barry Lane

VP of Business Development

blane@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6087

David Lee

VP of Data Engineering

dlee1@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6048
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Arjun Jobanputra

VP of Software Development

ajobanputra@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6595

Glen Suares

AVP of Software Development

gsuares@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6035

Rahul Sonthalia

AVP of Software Development

rsonthalia@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6905

Phani Tammineni

AVP of Software Development

pgowthami@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6479

Wayne Wong

AVP of Software Development

wwong@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6027
Sonal-Mandelecha

Sonal Mandelecha

AVP of Software Development

smandelecha@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6064

Alex Resurreccion

AVP of Sales

aresurreccion@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6168
Kyle-Menger

Kyle Menger

AVP of Operations

kmenger@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6207

Simon Cho

Director of Developer Operations

scho@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6595

Ricky Ma

Director of Software Development

rma@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6146

Aditya Bannaravuri

Director of Project Management

abannaravuri@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6122

Florence Aquino

Sr. Director of QA

faquino@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6183
Joann-Prod

Joanne Oh

Director of Database Development

joh@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6802
Karthik-Prod

Karthik Kumar

Director of Database Development

kkumar@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6654
Priyanka-Deshmukh-Prod

Priyanka Deshmukh

Director of QA

pdeshmukh@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6246
Bashar-Shaba

Bashar Shaba

Information Security Manager

bshaba@nowcom.com

323 • 746 • 6138
2019-award-winner

Nowcom recognized as one of the 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2019

The 2019 Awards Reception was held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills where the selected Companies gathered to learn their actual ranking in the Top 100. This is the 2nd time Nowcom has been recognized in this category as Nowcom posted phenomenal growth in both revenue and profits.

– The Los Angeles Business Journal