About BYOD™
Our team at BYOD™ (Bring Your Own Data) brings decades of experience in the restaurant industry to the table. Founded in Midland, MI by long-time restaurant operator, Dave Dittenber, and technology pioneer, Frank Luijckx, BYOD™ creates customizable, easy-to-use digital tools that improve operations and enhance customer experience. As the name suggests, bring us your data and we’ll transform it into actionable plans to control labor, increase profitability and make your clients happier. Our products deliver results in real-time, to help impact your real costs.
Our Team
Dave Dittenber
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
For over 25 years, Dave has been an entrepreneur and has owned restaurants in the Great Lakes Bay Region of Michigan. Including BYOD™, Dave is also the President and CEO of Downtown Restaurant Investments (DRI) in Midland, MI. Dave also founded start-ups with DLR Development in 2010 and GENE-5 in 2018. Dave has also held positions in national sales management, marketing, project management and other leadership roles, including Board memberships across the healthcare, finance and technology markets.
Dave graduated from Aquinas College with a B.S. in Biology and later received an MBA in Finance.
Sam Short
Chief Strategy Officer
Besides being featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, Imbibe Magazine and Esquire Magazine for his world-renowned pizza (Sam placed 9th in the World at the World Pizza Expo), Sam is a life-long restaurateur and specializes in team building & development, operational systems integration and conceptualization & implementation of business strategy. Over the last 20 years Sam has been able to help develop more than 30 brands in the restaurant, bar and brewery world through the early adoption of new technology.
Sam graduated from Dartmouth College.
Keith Geiling
Director of Marketing
Keith has over 25 years of experience in retail marketing and operations. He specializes in expanding digital footprints and facilitating go-to-market strategies.
Scott Nemode
VP/Treasurer
Scott has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience. Scott focuses on leading teams and implementing financial systems and analytics across multiple industries. Scott has worked for a public accounting firm serving over 80 clients. After that, he spent several years with EDS supporting the engineering workstation support teams and call center teams globally for both Delphi and GM. He has also spent 12 years supporting an ad-sales division for Comcast Cable as Director of FP&A, leading all metrics, forecasting and budgeting processes. Scott has also supported sales organizations specializing in driving metrics and sales performance.
Scott graduated from Northwood University with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting.
Vince Severns
Chief Technical Officer
With deep experience spanning both emerging hospitality technology and large-scale restaurant operations, Vince Severns brings a practical, operator-first mindset to every initiative he touches. Through his work with BYOD and his leadership experience at Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Brinker International, and NCR, Vince has focused on building scalable systems, aligning technology with frontline realities, and helping teams operate more efficiently without losing sight of the guest experience.
Vince specializes in operational enablement, systems integration, and translating complex technology into tools that restaurant teams actually use. His background in high-growth, multi-unit environments gives him a unique perspective on what it takes to roll out new platforms successfully—balancing speed, simplicity, and accountability.
Vince is known for his collaborative approach and his ability to bridge the gap between operators, developers, and executives to drive measurable results.