We know your daybecause we’ve lived it.

The 11th-hour changes, the details retyped into five places, the admin between you and the show. We’ve run events for 15+ years, and we built BackOps to take that work off your plate.

Built from the stage up

Between us, we’ve lit festival stages, worked Super Bowls and produced 300+ events a year. We’ve felt every late change land on a crew that’s already stretched.

So BackOps is built around how your shows actually run, and shaped with the producers who use it.

The point is more time for the creative work: shows people remember long after load-out.

Meet the founders

We are producers and lighting designers. Architects and product builders. A team that knows the stage and the software, and cares about both.

Andrew Pla

Co-founder, Head of Technology

15+ years as a lighting designer, programmer and production systems architect
Super Bowls, NFL, NBA and MLB All-Star events, Bonnaroo, national tours, theater and corporate shows
Former Global Solutions Architect at IBM, where he helped build its enterprise AI platform and led generative AI training for engineers
Still works festivals today

Evan Henry

Co-founder, Head of Product

Built products at IBM
Designed and built products across insurance, construction and nightclub management
Built products for the event space, including Loot Queue, PayGrids and Captive Fi
Leads product and UX
Works directly with every customer team so BackOps fits the way their shows really run

Sarah Stewart

Co-founder, Head of Growth

Experiential sales and marketing leader and certified PMP, with 15+ years in experiential strategy and revenue growth
Produced 300+ events a year globally
Still produces events today
Board of Directors at EMMA, the Event Measurement and Marketing Association
Champions growth at Club Ichi
Founded the Tapped-Tober Craft Beer & Wine Festival for cancer patients

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